We are being presented with the Slow Food DC Snail of Approval award! Come join us in celebration on September 25 at Poste Moderne Brassiere’s patio from 4-7pm. Click here to get tickets $30 for Slow Food DC Members, $35 for non-members. A sampling of roasts and seasonal sides plus a drink ticket is included [...]
We got the Snail of Approval from Slow Foods DC
September 14th, 2011 · Click here to add a comment · cooking, healthy foods
Tags:award·awards party·broccoli·Poste Moderne·Slow Food·Slow Food DC·snail of approval
Foodies can save the green movement
March 1st, 2011 · Click here to add a comment · FYI
According to Time.com, these are dark days for the environmental movement. Meanwhile, another movement is rising. Time calls it the food revolution and it’s made up of a variety of constituents, including foodies, pro-family groups, anti-obesity groups, slow food advocates, education adherents, supporters of local economies, and yes, environmentalists. The article talks about CSAs, farmers [...]
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Food co-ops by students for students
February 20th, 2011 · Click here to add a comment · FYI, healthy foods
From The Atlantic.com: At the University of California-Berkeley, a group of students protested the proposed opening of a Panda Express branch. What is surprising is that the students not only defeated the chain but also took their victory one step further by raising $100,000 to replace the proposed restaurant with a student-run co-op carrying fresh, [...]
Tags:Barry Estabrook·college·Cooperative Food Empowerment·organic·Panda Express·protest·Slow Food·sustainable·The Atlantic·University of California-Berkeley·Yoni Landau
Fall CSA opening day
October 5th, 2008 · Click here to add a comment · Erin
The week of October 6, 2008 we got chard (big green leaf w/red or yellow stems), Broccoli, Carrots, Turnips, fruit, a leafy green (either bok choy or kale) and Winter squash. Welcome to your first Fall pick-up. I will repeat the locations and some logistics below. This post will tell you the list of produce [...]
Tags:Barbara Kingsolver·Carlos Petrini·directions·Fall CSA·Michael Pollan·reminders·Slow Food