Slow Food CNY

I recently read an article in Hobby Farms magazine about planning a garden. The article mostly discussed different ways to keep charts and store information, however it touched on phenology as a method of timing plantings. I had never heard of this before so I began to look around and inquire more about [...]

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season, whatever your beliefs. Be aware of the food you eat, but also be aware that the most important thing (in my humble opinion) is to let food bring everyone together. I think April McGreger says it best in her Thanksgiving post on Grist (also [...]

The convivium application is in the mail! I can’t say when the office in Brooklyn will get it, being the crazy holiday season and all. However, once that is recieved and approved, we will then have to get an EIN and a bank account and some other things. After that second round [...]

Here’s an awesome New York Times article discussing the possibility of redefining the position of Secretary of Agriculture into a role that actually focuses on nutrition and food rather than industrial profit (who would have thought?).

The fabulous Georgianna Burke will be presenting tomorrow night at the Beauchamp Library! The meeting is titled:

“CREATING GARDEN HARMONY: Integrated planting to avoid pests and disease.”

The meeting will go from 6PM to 8PM – I hope some of you can make it. Bring snacks or a dish to share too!
This, by the way, [...]

Last night we worked on crafting our mission statement. We looked at Buffalo’s convivium for inspiration (as Rochester’s website was down!). Now, I will confess, I thought Buffalo’s wording could use work and that some of the items are redundant. After some streamlining, and adding some food justice type statments, here [...]

After much decision and deliberation, at the meeting last night we decided to call ourselves the Central New York Convivium of Slow Food USA. Some contenders were:

Central New York
Syracuse, NY
Onondaga
The Syracuse Hot Mamas

The “Hot Mamas” name didn’t last longer than the laughter it brought forth. The Onondaga name was removed from consideration when [...]

So much awesome stuff going on!
Article: As many of you know by now, we’ve had an article in the Post Standard yesterday. Not just any story, but a front page story with me and my husband on the front cover! (Okay, yes, we’re on the bottom half of the cover, but it’s still [...]

I had my first encounter with this locally plentiful green when I was living over on Judson Street. My landlord let his front yard pretty much do its thing, other than plant some daffodil bulbs here and there, and throw a bunch of corn, bean, and squash seeds (the three sisters) onto a heap [...]

For the local food homework assignment I’ve chosen Seneca hominy flint corn. This variety dates back about 1000 years to when maize itself was introduced to this region. Originally cultivated by the Seneca, who called it ha-gó-wa, Seneca hominy is one of several varieties of flint corn surviving in the region which date [...]