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Community, Global, Slow Food Calgary
And the nominees are…
It’s time to submit nominations for Terra Madre 2010!
21 Oct 10 – 25 Oct 10
TERRA MADRE world meeting of food communities
Italy, Turin
Southern Alberta Farmers…
• who have not been to Terra Madre
• who practice good, clean and fair farming without chemical inputs
• who would like to do more toward making their farm practices sustainable
• who would like to do more toward growing and distributing good food in clean and fair ways
• the cultivation or interest in same of heritage/heirloom varieties will be considered
Southern Alberta Youth Farmers…
• same criteria as above only candidates must be younger than 35
Southern Alberta Cooks…
• who have not been to Terra Madre
• who have a demonstrated track record of supporting locally grown and raised food but who are keen on learning more about what it means to successfully source good, clean and fair local produce/products and to build a sustainable/marketable cuisine from them
DEADLINE: March 31, 2010
Names of candidates, a brief description of who they are and what they do and any words or letters of support should be sent to:
info@slowfoodcalgary.ca
WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Community, Local
Growing Food for the First Time: An Introduction to Organic Vegetable Gardening
Community Gardens Resource Network News
Sunday March 7, 2010
2:00 to 5:00 pm
Unitarian Church of Calgary_1703 First Street NW Calgary
***RSVP by Thursday, March 4, 2010 to growfoodcalgary@gmail.com
Join Master Gardener and Organic Market Gardener, Elaine Rude, to learn about growing vegetables successfully in Calgary!
$5.00 suggested donation.
Refreshments will be provided.
This workshop is made possible by…
Calgary Horticultural Society
Green Calgary
Unitarian Church Green Sanctuary Committee
Hello Gardeners!
I am excited to let you know of an upcoming workshop for people wanting to
learn how to have a successful vegetable garden in Calgary.
Elaine Rude’s easy introduction to organic vegetable growing in Calgary’s
high altitude climate was so popular last year she has agreed to present
it again this spring! Don’t miss it!
Encourage new food gardeners to RSVP as soon as they can to the email address
below as space is limited. If it happens that a gardener cannot attend please let us know so that a person on the waiting list can have that spot at the workshop!
Gael Blackhall
Community Garden Resource Network
A project of The Calgary Horticultural Society supported by The Calgary Foundation
communitygardens@calhort.org
Community Gardens Resource Network News
Community, Events, Growers and Farmgate Sales, Local, Slow Food Calgary
Local 101 and Local 201: Two LOCAL events about eating local food and meeting people who are a part of the local food movement.
Local 101: Eating food you know from people you know.
An afternoon of presentations by farmers and cooks followed by a sampling of local foods and beverages.
SATURDAY MARCH 13TH, 2010 @ 1:30 PM
@ River Park Church Auditorium
Tickets $20
Tickets are available from Forage
Tel: 403•269•6551
Go to www.foragefoods.com for more details.
Local 201: Connecting people in the local food movement
Hear what’s happening at the core of the local food movement followed by a panel
discussion and lunch.
SATURDAY MARCH 13TH, 2010 @ 9:30 AM
@ River Park Church Auditorium
Tickets $40
Tickets are available from Forage
Tel: 403•269•6551
Go to www.foragefoods.com for more details.
Click here to view event poster: 101201poster
Community, Local, Slow Food Calgary
2010 Seedy Saturday
written by Karen Anderson
Saturday, March 20, is the 2010 date for Calgary’s “Seedy Saturday” which is an annual seed and plant exchange.
The event is from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Montgomery Community Centre, 5003 – 16 Ave, NW (at the intersection of Hwy#1 and Home Road)
Slow Food Calgary members will be there to host an information booth so come on out and check out all the wonderful plants and seeds for sale and stop by and visit our booth. Gardening and growing your own food is the most “local” food you can get.
If you need a little more inspiration to get gardening here is a great idea for a plant you may not know much about but that a local gardening guru highly recommends. That guru is Gael Blackhall, the Coordinator of the Community Garden Resource Network which is a project of The Calgary Horticultural Society supported by The Calgary Foundation and Evergreen and here is her fun idea.
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Community, Local
Community Garden at Spruce Lane Organics
The Community Garden at Spruce Lane has been in operation since 1992 and has produced many tons of produce for those willing to grow their own food in our garden. About 30 varieties of vegetables are grown each year. Harvest can begin as early as mid June and continues to the end of September. Seeds, tools, instruction and encouragement are all provided.
The Community Garden is a non-profit project started by Edith Schaeffer and operates on her land. It is supported by various community groups and local agricultural societies affiliated with the Food Security Initiative in Lacombe, which supplies volunteer gardeners who grow their share for the Lacombe Community Suppers throughout the year. Last year, we partnered with Michener Services to start our tender seedlings in greenhouses. Garden and Greenhouse volunteers are always welcome.
We are most grateful for the financial support we receive from time to time. To learn how to support the Garden with a financial contribution, please call Edith at 403-885-4666.
Please read these Guidelines carefully to be sure you are familiar with the structure and operation of our community garden and fill out the application form if you are interested in taking part…Spruce Lane Application 2010
Community, Events, Local, Slow Food Calgary
10th Annual Roots & Shoots Dinner at River Café
When: Monday March 8, 2010 @ 6:30 pm
Where: River Café, Prince’s Island Park
Our annual hopeful celebration of Spring’s return is once again hosted by
River Café. Join chef Scott Pohorelic and his team, along with a cadre of
several guest chefs, for a magnificent seasonal multi-course prairie menu,
accompanied by stellar Canadian wines. If you thought there’s little to eat
in Alberta in early March, Roots & Shoots will delight your palate in
learning otherwise! This popular event is always a sell-out. Dinner at 6:30
pm.
Members, $115; non-members $150. GST and gratuity included. Tickets
available @The Cookbook Co Cooks, 722-11 Ave SW, Calgary, or by phone at
403-265-6066.
Community, Events, Local
Free Showing of Food, Inc.
FOOD, Inc. is one of the scariest movies in recent years. The New York Times calls it “an informative, often infuriating activist documentary about the big business of feeding, (force-feeding) Americans all the junk that multinational corporate money can buy”.
If you want to know why many of us are seeking out nearby organic food sources and enjoying our home gardens, come join us at the Unitarian Church on Friday, February 5th at 6:30 for a light supper and a screening of FOOD, Inc. beginning at 7:00 PM.
Wickenden Hall
Unitarian Church of Calgary
1703- 1st Street NW
*Free parking available in the Balmoral School lot next door.
The Green Sanctuary Committee, Unitarian Church of Calgary
Co-Sponsored with ARUSHA and The Calgary Horticultural Society
Community, Events, Local
Local Food Events: Two Workshops Coming Soon
Here is notice of two, FREE one-day workshops where you will hear more about innovative local food events and the smart practices involved in organizing them – in Alberta and across the continent.
Featuring:
• Edmonton Regional Toursim Group’s Taste Event
• Dine Kalyna
• Community Connection Dinners
• Badlands Long Lunch
The full-day sessions covers:
• the details of various local food events
• ideas and opportunities for creating your own local food event
A locally sourced lunch is available and there will be ample time to network.
DATES & LOCATIONS:
February 16 – Camrose
U of A Augustana Campus Chapel
9 am to 3 pm
To register call 780-672-2710 or email: laura@boomtowntrail.com
February 25 – Brooks
Douglas Country Inn
9 am to 3 pm
To register call 403-830-9707 or email: cmmcell@telus.net
BOTH WORKSHOPS ARE FREE BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND.
Community, Events, Growers and Farmgate Sales, Local, Slow Food Calgary
A Kitchen Party at Infuse Catering featuring Blue Mountain Biodynamic Farm
There is room for just 24 lucky people to join Chef Wade Sirois and local producer Kris Vester of Blue Mountain Biodynamic Farm in the kitchen at Infuse Catering. Chef Sirois will prepare several lovely tasting plates with food grown on this farm. Don’t know what biodynamic is? Come and find out and while you are at it bring your Valentine for a cozy winter’s night in a hot and happening kitchen.
Monday, February 8, 2010
6:30 – 9:00 pm
@ Infuse Catering
3510 – 19 St SW, Calgary
403-269-3902
Slow Food Members: $35.00|
Not Yet Slow Food Members: $45.00
• Price includes food and drink tastings.
Reserve tickets by calling:
The Cookbook Co. Cooks at 403.265.6066
Community, Events, Local
Food…The next oil?
CALGARY (January 18, 2010)
The Alberta Farmers’ Market Association, Just Food Edmonton and Greater Food Security Alberta are hosting an event that is relevant to the Slow Food movement…
Food: Today, Tomorrow, Together
7:00 pm, Thursday, February 18, 2010
Red and White Club, 1833 Crowchild Trail NW, McMahon Stadium,
Calgary
• Local Food & Artisans on site
• Tickets cost $30 each and are available for purchase by contacting Naomi Provencal at 1-866-753-4337.
Canadian Agrologist and farm columnist Wendy Holm will talk about why emerging public focus on food is happening “just in time” and what communities can do to support it. There will be local food and artisans on site with samples of their products for tasting and purchase. Julie Van Rosendaal, freelance food writer and regular contributor to several newspapers and magazines, and author of the best-selling cookbooks One Smart Cookie and Grazing, is the MC.