Slow Food CNY

[ October 16, 2010; 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm. October 17, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Two events coming up on October 16 & 17:
October 16th: Syracuse Grows Workshop
“Food Deserts and Food Security in Urban Communities”

Location: The Atrium Building, 2 Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY
Time: 12:00 – 2:30 pm
Description: Anan Xola Lololi, food justice advocate and urban agriculture pioneer, will be visiting Syracuse to speak on Food Deserts, as well [...]

Slow Food CNY thanks everyone who participated in Saturday’s Dig In! at Hughes Elementary School in Syracuse.  School grounds went from grass to “edible landscaping” at the school: new beds of high bush blueberries, apple trees and perennial plants.  Students, teachers, parents, and Slow Fooders all dug in to make it happen.  Slow Food CNY [...]

[ September 25, 2010; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] On Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 10am – 12pm, Slow Food CNY is breaking ground in Syracuse.  We are tying in with Slow Food USA and other Dig In events all over the country to help create a world where food is good for you, good for the grower and good for the planet.

Where: Hughes [...]

[ May 23, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] One month from tonight! Experience Slow Food, Slow Brew on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 6pm at Empire Brewing Company, 120 Walton Street, Armory Square, downtown Syracuse (315-475-2337).  Enjoy local food, beer, and wine, support local business, and fund the Slow Food CNY chapter – all at the same time!

Tickets are $55 per person for [...]

Two upcoming events make the thirteenth a lucky date for CNY growers in February and March.
This Saturday, February 13, 2010, Syracuse Grows and Canopy present Gardening in Syracuse, from 10am – 1pm at the Bob Cecile Center, 174 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse.  Three workshops will focus on managing physical conditions of soil, successful vegetable gardening, [...]

[ 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 [...]

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

[ April 1, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Eating the Landscape: Landscape Architecture, Urban Agriculture, and Food Systems
presented by Alethea Marie Harper
April 1, 4pm, Marshall Hall (ESF campus) room 409
I may or may not be there..that’s very close to my thesis deadline!

[ May 2, 2009; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] You are invited to attend a WTB Organic Gardening Workshop

Saturday, May 2, 2009
1:30 p.m.

Elderberry Pond Farm & Restaurant
3728 Center Street Road
Auburn, NY  13021
315-252-6025

Driving directions can be found at www.elderberrypond.com

Join us for lunch at the Elderberry Pond Restaurant, followed by a discussion and slideshow on organic gardening.  This will be followed by a farm tour.  We [...]

[ March 28, 2009; 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] We received the following from our food-loving neighbors in Utica. Sounds like a great opportunity to get to know the foods of this beautiful and historic city.

Slow Food Friends:

Back by popular demand, but with changes, is our Ethnic Slow Food Tour of Utica. As you can see, the date has been changed from March [...]