Hamilton Eat Local-Slow Food Hamilton's 4th Annual HOLIDAY ECO SCHMOOZE!!

Join us at 7pm when doors open! This year's featured film is the amazing and inspiring "NOURISH PETERBOROUGH", and it's our pleasure to have Emily Blondin-Doan, the director as our special guest!! This film was chosen for screening after meeting some of the amazing people and community food groups encountered at the recent BRING FOOD HOME food conference at Trent University in October.

The film will be followed by a panel of amazing local food activists (Clare Wagner of Green Venture, Theresa Phair of City of Hamilton Housing and Sapphire Singh, the coordinator of the new Hamilton Farmers' Market Community Kitchen) and a group discussion. It's amazing what can be achieved when we work (and eat) together.  Refreshments and community will be served :-)

Only $5 (or $2 unwaged). Ticket info is coming soon but seating is definitely limited, so watch for news!

Slow Food Hamilton's 2nd Annual Holiday Eco-Schmooze - Season's Greenings!

You're invited to join the Second Annual Slow Food Hamilton HOLIDAY ECO-SCHMOOZE on Wednesday December 17 at Tapestry Bistro 7-9 pm. Enjoy complimentary appetizers, holiday punch and a chance to meet and network with people who care about good food and a healthy planet!

It's an opportunity to share stories and strategies; successes and suggestions; mishaps and media contacts... or just chill out and enjoy relaxing in one of Hamilton's most unique dining establishments.

Members of eco-friendly organizations are all invited to attend, such as supporters of Slow Food Hamilton, Hamilton Eat Local, Environment Hamilton, Food Not Bombs and more, so please feel free to share the news with folks who like to live on the green side. :-) Meet us on the mezzanine level of The Tapestry Bistro, located at the amazing Staircase Theatre at 27 Dundurn Street North. Please RSVP if you can, but feel free to drop in! Space is slightly limited, so come early!

Mother Earth - Terra Madre: A Slow Food Celebration of The Harvest

SLOW FOOD Halton-Peel, SLOW FOOD Hamilton and Hamilton EAT LOCAL
present
Mother Earth - Terra Madre

SATURDAY OCTOBER 25th, 2008
7 – 11 PM

AT GREEN VENTURE’S ECOHOUSE - 22 VEEVERS DRIVE

A food gathering celebrating our local bounty of Mother Earth, featuring gardener, seed saver, speaker and television personality, KEN PARKER Jazz guitarist Nick Bastian will provide dinner music.

Ken is the co-founder of Sweet Grass Gardens, the first Native North American nursery dedicated to native plants. Ken and Linda Parker were part of the Canadian Delegation to Terra Madre 2006 in Turin, Italy, proudly representing the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation community. This amazing experience organized by Slow Food International brought together almost 9,000 people with food producers from 1,583 food communities and 150 nations. Terra Madre is celebrated in Turin, Italy every two years and our celebration coincides with Terra Madre 2008, which runs from October 24-27.

OUR “BOUNTIFUL BASE” MENU

Potato Onion Crunch

BBQ Grilled Free-Range Chicken Wings

Poached Pears with Cinnamon Caramel Sauce
Apple-Cranberry Ginger Crisp

Tea and coffee

Add to this the delicious dishes from our home kitchens that make our potluck events so special!

$25.00 per person OR $10.00 per person bringing a potluck dish for 6!

***Please RSVP to kburson.eatlocal@environmenthamilton.org – SEATING IS LIMITED***

Donations of non-perishable foods will be accepted for
Hamilton Food Share

photo by *karen b