Like many of you, I’ve put off joining my local Slow Food Convivium (in this case Russian River) in much the same way I’ve put off contributing to public radio.
Like many of you, I always mean to do it. I believe in the product. I know it makes the world a better place, but the action item of actually writing the check gets lost somewhere between “buy guinea pig litter” and “floss teeth”.
Enough with the excuses.
Throughout September, they just plain want your dang money — whatever you can contribute from a dollar to, well, something a bit more generous than that. Whatever you can give makes you a member and a part of their cause. The cost is usually $60. You make the call. Here’s how to join>>
What’s this all about? You’ve probably heard of Slow Foods — grassroots collectives of local food “conviviums” — that do everything from helping to preserve endangered local foods (like the Gravenstein apples) to education and political action around how food is produced.
Basically they want us all to stop cramming the Costco-sized chips and fast-food burgers into our mouths and think about what we’re eating, how it was produced and how it got to our table.
In addtion to all that, right now Slow Foodies from around the nation are busting their humps to make a difference in some serious national food policies including the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act (meaning what kids eat in school, ie: not more mystery meat) and the Farm Bill.
On Sept. 7, 2009 Slow Food conviviums around the nation will hold “eat in” potlucks to mark the kick off of their campaigns. Santa Rosa’s Eat-In will be at Bayer Farm. Here are the details:
Bayer Farm (is) small community farm in an urban neighborhood park started by an organization called Landpaths. The potluck picnic will be supplemented with homemade tamales and a roasted goat for tacos – with salsa ingredients made fresh from the farm. Expected attendance will reach about 300 people including members of the Slow Food Russian River convivium, volunteers and community members of the farm and Landpaths, local legislators and officials, and members of the School Garden Network. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff to Bill Clinton, Maria Echaveste, will be a guest speaker. Other short speeches will come from members of Slow Food Russian River, the School Garden Network and Landpaths. Short tours of the farm conducted in both Spanish and English will be offered. More details on the event. | Looking for another Eat-in? Click here.
It’s a great opportunity to gather with like-minded folks who love food enough to fight for it. So are you ready to fork up a little cash to help the cause?
Find out more:
> Russian River Slow Food Convivium
> National Day of Action to Get Real Food In Schools
Apparently the grammar police are out in full force today.
This is a blog for those of you new to the Interwide Web. I make a lot of typos because I crank this stuff out fast. Fast. I don’t spend two months fussing over it. Yes, it is sometimes riddled with typos. Sometimes I make typos just to irritate people.
It is not edited because it is a blog. Which means that I write it as best I can…but it is “of the moment”…If that really yanks your chain, read my stuff next week in the newspaper. That is edited by real editors at the newspaper.
Oh for chrissakes, Don – get a life.
Or at least get a sense of humour…….
This ranks as one of the ugliest sentences in the PD for the year, “In addtion to all that, right now Slow Foodies from around the nation are busting their humps to make a difference in some serious national food policies including the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act (meaning what kids eat in school, ie: not more mystery meat) and the Farm Bill.
This is journalistic fast food. Are there no editors?
It’s not too late to have your own Eat-In! Just get together with some family and/or friends and have a picnic on Labor Day! Sign the petition. Register your picnic with Slow Food USA and voila’ you are adding your name or organization to almost 300 others throughout the nation who are taking a stand for getting real food into kids’ lunches. http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/campaign/time_for_lunch/
What’s more important? Cel phone tones, or healthy kids? There is a direct relationship between processed food and child-hood and adult obesity, and that cost is just now hitting our pocket-books thru higher health-insurance costs and higher taxes to pay for those who can’t afford health care. Vote with your Fork, for what’s important!