Slow Food CNY

So, for our homework assignment, we all agreed to take on discussing some of our local foods. Back when I was an ESF student, I took a class called “Food and the Landscape” by the wonderous Matt Potteiger (which is totally worthy of its own post). Regardless, my final project focused on Onondaga [...]

Yet another NY Times article from my bookmarks. It discusses obscure or lost regional food varieties and how we can go about preserving/reviving them. If you don’t feel like reading the article, at least check out the cool food region map attached to it. It comes from a book called Renewing America’s [...]

I came across this New York Times article a few months ago, and thought it might interest folks as it pertains directly to what we discussed at our first meeting.
Actually, it was this article that helped change my opinion of Slow Food, because prior to reading it I also had a somewhat [...]

Okay, this is something that just makes me smile: urban chickens. I just saw an article from Greensboro, NC about people having chickens in their yards. Apparently, it’s more difficult to have chickens than a cow in Greensboro. In the article, they also mention the website Backyard Chickens as a resource for [...]

We had our first meeting last night at Second Story Books and I feel it was a great success. We had a great turnout with a lot of passionate people (13 to be exact). I’m really excited where this chapter can go.
At the meeting we looked at the five pieces of the Convivium [...]

All are welcome to attend!…..(I found this event to be quite relevent to what we spoke about yesterday)
The event will be held in the basement of Marshall Hall , located on SUNY Environmental Science and Forestery campus (let me know if you need more info on location….9147150136
-michelle
BAOBAB SOCIETY’S “FILM & FEAST” – [...]

How many of us have root cellars here in Central New York? How many of us have root cellars and don’t even know it?
I just read a New York Times article titled “The Return of the Root Cellar.” I believe one of the most poignant lines of the whole article came from [...]

It has come to my attention that Recess is not open on Mondays. Thankfully, we have another local gathering spot a few doors down: 2nd Story Bookstore. We will meet at 2nd Story at 5:00PM this coming Monday. The address is 550 Westcott Street.
Also, Green Campus Initiative at ESF’s Campus tonight at [...]

We’ll be having our first meeting on Monday, November 10th at 5PM at Recess Coffee House and Roastery. The address for Recess is 110 Harvard Place. A map is available here. I’ll bring a Slow Food sign or something for people who haven’t met other people involved in this yet. [...]