Slow Food Maumee Valley: January 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

February Slow Supper

SFMV is teaming up with the folks at the Original Sub Shop (SFMV members Jackie and Sarkis David)to bring you " A Night at the Baghdad Cafe" on Friday February 5th.

Jackie and Sarkis are cooking up community chicken - courtesy of ToledoGROWS - and exotic accompaniments. The dinner is for the benefit of ToledoGROWS Seed Swap.

When: February 5th, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Where: Original Sub Shop and Deli, 402 Broadway, Toledo 419.243.4857
Price: $30 per person

BYOB, RSVP by Tuesday, February 2nd to sfmv@ameritech.net

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Third Annual Soup Supper Potluck

It's a tradition:

Soup Supper Potluck
Monday January 11th
Start time 6:30 PM
Flying Rhino Coffee
436 13th Street
Toledo 43604
244-6100
Bring your own wine or we provide non-alcoholic beverages
Requested contribution: $1 per person

Our special guest speaker will be Andrew Zychowicz from Stanley's Meats. Andrew will draw on his training as a scientist and his experience as a small-scale producer to give us a new perspective on what we eat:

Processing, labeling, regulating... How do large food companies manipulate our choices? How can we as consumers/co-producers make good food choices?

Your RSVP will help us prepare: please reply to let us know if you will be attending: sfmv@ameritech.net

Who We Are and What We Do

Slow Food Maumee Valley is part of Slow Food USA and the global Slow Food network of over 150,000 members in more than 150 countries. Through our network, we link the pleasures of the table with a commitment to protect the community, culture, knowledge and environment that make this pleasure possible.

Our mission as an international grassroots membership organization is good, clean and fair food for all.
Good
Our food should be tasty, seasonal, local, fresh and wholesome.
Clean
Our food should nourish a healthful lifestyle and be produced in ways that preserve biodiversity, sustain the environment and ensure animal welfare – without harming human health.
Fair
Our food should be affordable by all, while respecting the dignity of labor from field to fork.
For All
Good, clean and fair food should be accessible to all and celebrate the diverse cultures, traditions and nations that reside in the USA.
Working together with members and supporters in our area, across the nation and around the world, we:
Care
We preserve and share local foods and food cultures. We defend and advocate policies that promote holistic alternatives to the industrial system. Through tastings, workshops and social opportunities, we explore and celebrate the Slow life.
Cultivate
We champion local, culturally significant heritage foods, customs and recipes – and bring these experiences into farms, markets, restaurants and homes. We teach the next generation how to grow, prepare and share food responsibly.
Connect
Conviviality is central to our mission. We are part of a global community, connecting people to the land and to each other through local projects, educational events, and shared meals. We become catalysts for change by sharing the joy of Slow Food and prioritizing wholesome living over convenience.
Learn more about Slow Food USA and Slow Food International