Slow Food Maumee Valley: CHANGING THE WAY WE EAT

Thursday, February 3, 2011

CHANGING THE WAY WE EAT

Saturday Feb. 12, all day (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) –
View and discuss a series of TED talks on food –
Maumee Valley Unitarian Church, on Dixie highway, just south of Rt-582,
between Bowling Green and Perrysburg. west side of road, free parking.
Coffee and snacks for donation; soup for lunch; pot-luck dinner.
RSVP or questions to Lucy Long lucyl@bgsu.edu (419) 304-1642
Free. Registration not necessary.

TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” will take place February 12, 2011, in New York City. The one-day event will highlight several aspects of the sustainable food movement and the work being done to shift our food system from industrially-based agriculture to one in which healthy, nutritious food is accessible to all.
Speakers with various backgrounds in food and farming will share their insights and expertise. Relevant clips from the TED conference will be shown. And, hopefully, we’ll have a few surprises during the day. A highlight of all TED and TEDx events is the ample time given for attendees to meet each other and look for new synergies and new ideas to help bolster the sustainable food movement.
Viewing events are taking place throughout the country.

Feel free to come anytime during the day.
10:00 am – 10:30 am Registration—Coffee and bagels
10:30 am – 12:15 pm Session 1 – What Happened?
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Break—Potluck Soup
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm Session 2 – Where are we?
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Early Potluck Supper Break
4:00 pm – 5:45/6:00 pm Session 3 – Where are we going?
6:00 pm END Webcast

TED (an acronym for “Technology, Entertainment and Design”)
Speakers in Manhattan include individuals with different backgrounds in the food and farming movement, including farmers, chefs, researchers, academics, activists, artists/creatives, health professionals, educational professionals, foodies and TEDsters. This is being done in an effort to bring different groups of people working on the same issue together to learn what each other are doing and to help create new partnerships and collaborations.

3 comments:

jmelfi said...: The Feb 12 event sounds very interesting! Thanks for the heads up. TED inspired me to launch videotalks.org. Your readers should find the site very helpful in that it links to more than 50 other websites that feature video talks and lectures. Please keep up the good work of spreading the word on TED and other such sites. Jim Melfi, founder, videotalks.org; February 3, 2011 at 7:12 PM
jmelfi said...: The Feb 12 event sounds very interesting! Thanks for the heads up. TED inspired me to launch videotalks.org. Your readers should find the site very helpful in that it links to more than 50 other websites that feature video talks and lectures. Please keep up the good work of spreading the word on TED and other such sites. Jim Melfi, founder, videotalks.org; February 3, 2011 at 7:13 PM
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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.
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