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Showing posts with label slow food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label slow food. Show all posts
Saturday, March 19, 2011
New website...
Check out this lovely site. Slow Food is keen to promote the notion of reducing the distance from field to plate this website takes a step closer in illustrating how to grow your own veg...
www.seedtoplate.co.uk provides great information on how to make it all possible. A seasonal calendar, growing tips, videos and recipes.
Worth a look.
Worth a look.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Next Year's Menu of Events....
Slow Fooders,
We are organising a few events for next year as you can see by the list below. Actual dates and venues will be identified and you will be updated as and when possible. But we wanted to let you know that all is in hand and to give you a chance to prepare.
We have a Pot Luck night planned for the 10th of December which is the date of Slow Food's International event Terra Madre Day.
Julia Quenault has kindly offered her home as the venue. So if you are keen to come along meet some members, share food and wine, then the 10th of December at Manor Farm at St Peters is for you. If you are bringing food, and I hope you do, try and make it local produce. If you can't no matter come along anyway. Please drop me an email to confirm if you can rod.bryans@live.com
2010 Calendar of Events
January - Twelfth Night Supper at the Grand Hotel
February - Cake making
March - Curry Event
April - Sausage Tasting Competition
May - Potato Tasting and Tour
June - RJA de Foire / Cheeses Tasting and awards
July - West Show and Fish Festival
August - Fresh Fish - Louise Jackson
September - Cookery Competition - Highlands
October - Hog Roast/ Black Butter / La Mare Vineyards
November - Chinese Night Mr Lam./ Fungi Delecti
December - Pot Luck Event
Rod.
We are organising a few events for next year as you can see by the list below. Actual dates and venues will be identified and you will be updated as and when possible. But we wanted to let you know that all is in hand and to give you a chance to prepare.
We have a Pot Luck night planned for the 10th of December which is the date of Slow Food's International event Terra Madre Day.
Julia Quenault has kindly offered her home as the venue. So if you are keen to come along meet some members, share food and wine, then the 10th of December at Manor Farm at St Peters is for you. If you are bringing food, and I hope you do, try and make it local produce. If you can't no matter come along anyway. Please drop me an email to confirm if you can rod.bryans@live.com
2010 Calendar of Events
January - Twelfth Night Supper at the Grand Hotel
February - Cake making
March - Curry Event
April - Sausage Tasting Competition
May - Potato Tasting and Tour
June - RJA de Foire / Cheeses Tasting and awards
July - West Show and Fish Festival
August - Fresh Fish - Louise Jackson
September - Cookery Competition - Highlands
October - Hog Roast/ Black Butter / La Mare Vineyards
November - Chinese Night Mr Lam./ Fungi Delecti
December - Pot Luck Event
Rod.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Patrick Holden
Partrick Holden Chairman of the Soil Association http://www.soilassociation.org/ provided a large gathering at the town hall last night with food for thought.
His assertion is that over a single lifetime we have used up half of the capital resources this earth has accumulated in the last millenia. 50% of all fossilised fuel, natural gas, water, etc have all gone in a growing constant stream of consumption. We are using it at such a rate of knots that the point when it has all gone is considerably closer than first imagined.
A notional date of between 2050/70 is predicted by the best scientific minds available.
So what do we do? The first point is to consider how far we have come without any real substance. We have lost so many simple skills along the way that we would find is so difficult to cope. His provocation was to think about how long you can survive if all the power is suddenly switched off? In his case 12 hours. As a Dairy farmer his herd would need milking and with no power to do it life would become extremely physical. We would be driven back to the land to fend for ourselves. It paints a pretty bleak picture but at least we have some time to sort things out.
His suggestion is to get organised and spread the word. To build in resilience to our lifestyles. To reduce where possible our dependency on fuels of all sorts and to get back to basics re-learning those lost skills of forebears. Create a sustainable lifestyle.
Rod.
His assertion is that over a single lifetime we have used up half of the capital resources this earth has accumulated in the last millenia. 50% of all fossilised fuel, natural gas, water, etc have all gone in a growing constant stream of consumption. We are using it at such a rate of knots that the point when it has all gone is considerably closer than first imagined.
A notional date of between 2050/70 is predicted by the best scientific minds available.
So what do we do? The first point is to consider how far we have come without any real substance. We have lost so many simple skills along the way that we would find is so difficult to cope. His provocation was to think about how long you can survive if all the power is suddenly switched off? In his case 12 hours. As a Dairy farmer his herd would need milking and with no power to do it life would become extremely physical. We would be driven back to the land to fend for ourselves. It paints a pretty bleak picture but at least we have some time to sort things out.
His suggestion is to get organised and spread the word. To build in resilience to our lifestyles. To reduce where possible our dependency on fuels of all sorts and to get back to basics re-learning those lost skills of forebears. Create a sustainable lifestyle.
Rod.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Websites....
Here are a few sites to consider whilst I get used to this site. This should provide you with a little more information to mull over.
If anyone coming across us would like to join just give me a call - Rod Bryans - 515141.
http://www.slowfood.org.uk/
http://www.slowfood.com/
http://www.slowfoodedinburgh.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/food_matters/slowfood.shtml
Rod.
Made me smile......
http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/
A site designed to make you think and save money. Can't be bad....
Rod.
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