Slow Food CNY

The second annual Fall Harvest Potluck returns!
On Sunday, October 18th, join your friends and neighbors of the region as we come together to celebrate the fall harvest!
The potluck will take place from 3PM to 6PM at the Assisi Center on 800 N. Salina Street.  The door to the potluck is found around the corner on [...]

If you are looking to get more involved in creating a vibrant local food economy, then we are here to help!
Board Members Wanted!
The Slow Food Central New York Chapter has two open board positions! The responsibilities for being on the board are fluid and decided via consensus of the board members.  Board meetings only occur [...]

As many of you know, Slow Food USA adopted a sliding scale membership for the month of September.  For the entire month, any donation to Slow Food USA will make you a member of this fabulous organization.  Think you missed the boat?  Think again:  The deadline has been extended to October 15th.

If that is not [...]

[ September 7, 2009; 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. ]

This fall, Congress will decide whether to update the Child Nutrition Act, a federal law that governs the National School Lunch Program.  This act comes up for reauthorization every four to five years and it determines what 30 million children eat at school every day.  For many children, school lunch is their only meal of [...]

The Time for Lunch Campaign is a project of Slow Food USA, an educational non-profit with the goal of creating a world in which everyone can enjoy food that is good, clean and fair.
This year, we’re asking parents, teachers and every responsible citizen to speak up and tell our nation’s leaders that change can’t wait: [...]

[ May 21, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ]

Kudos to New York State!  The state’s Agricultural and Farmland Protection Program has put 9,000 acres of active farmland into a trust, with over 1,000 of those acres impacting the Central New York region.
More specifics can be found though the State Department of Ag and Markets , or through the American Farmland Trust.

[ April 25, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Syracuse Grows
Community Gardening Resource Drive and Clean Up
April 25
Resource Drive: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Bring donations to Lipe Art Park, W Fayette St., near S Geddes St.
Rain Location: The Gear Factory, corner of W Fayette and S Geddes

All new and gently used gardening tools are greatly appreciated.
Donations should be clean and in good working [...]

Slow Food Central New York now has a variety of lists. Before, I would just add you to a contact list I was keeping in my address book. Now, we have become quite a bit more sophisticated! Below are our lists:

SFCNY Announcements: This is the default list that everyone should be on. [...]

I just recently found out about another group dedicated to slow food practices: Edible Gardening CNY. Started by John Allen, the focus of this group is on productive gardening at home. The next meeting is January 24th at 2PM in the Liverpool Library and will answering the question: “What do you need to [...]