Uncategorized « Slow Food Eugene

Meet Slow Food Eugene Terra Madre Delegate–Megan Kemple

Meet Megan Kemple. One of Slow Food Eugene’s delegates to Terra Madre. Our other delegate is Erin Walkenshaw, who you will be able to read about next month. We chose Megan and Erin because of their dedication and long time commitment to bringing the finest, freshest, healthiest foods possible to our community.

Megan grew [...]

RAFT Garden Enters Its Fourth Year

After two years at NW Youth Corps, the RAFT Garden is now in the second year at the Whiteaker Community Garden at the end of N. Polk St. The plot is on the east side and marked with a RAFT sign. The RAFT garden includes Hooker’s corn, Oregon Giant Pole bean, Oregon Delicious melon, Lower [...]

Slow Food Eugene’s Upcoming Events In 2012

2012 is shaping up to be a super year of great food, great company, and great efforts to build a healthier food system. There are number of events already on the calendar and a few that are just brainstorms waiting to be fleshed out.

These events are going to be successful because you–our faithful [...]

Slow Food Eugene Flea Market Wants Your Stuff And Your Help

Ready to empty out the bookshelves and cabinets of those treasures you never use? We all have them–cookbooks we haven’t opened in years, bowls hidden in the far corners of our cabinets, the second or third KitchenAid blender or fondue pot that we got for wedding presents decades ago. The Flea Market wants that stuff. [...]

Farm to School Apple Fundraiser

When you buy Farm to School Fuji apples at participating retailers in the Eugene area including Kiva, Friendly St. Market, Sundance, Cappella, Red Barn, New Frontier and Eugene Local Foods, profits from the sale will support the Willamette Farm and Food Coalition’s Farm to School Program.

Slow Food Eugene Last Tuesday Meet-Up February 28, 2012

We’re meeting at The Humble Beagle this month. This is a great opportunity to meet and greet fellow Slow Food members and friends and learn about new developments in the food world. We start at 5:30pm. Our hosts will begin a presentation at 6:15pm. They will be on for 15 minutes or so with time [...]

Celebrate Stellaria’s Opening

Hummingbird Wholesale is hosting a grand opening of Stellaria Building and you are invited!

Our community of Birds and tenants welcomes you to experience a dynamic, fun, building-wide event.

Save the Date: Wednesday, February 29th Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Where: The Stellaria Building at 150 Shelton McMurphey Blvd What: [...]

FOOD JUSTICE CONFERENCE

The University of Oregon is sponsoring the Food Justice Conference this month. The 3 day event will be held on Feb 19-21.

Food Justice explores the history and future of our food system with a focus on three themes: community, equity and sustainability.

Food Justice will feature a unique forum called the Food Fair & Conference [...]

Bubbles, Bivalves, Birds, And A Bake Sale: Sunday, October 10

October 10, 1-3pm–Bubbles, Bivalves, Birds and a Bake Sale @ Meriwether Wines. Don’t miss this opportunity to share an afternoon of jazz and great food at Domaine Meriwether in Veneta. We’ll be drinking their renowned bubbly and eat oysters prepared by Adam’s Sustainable Table restaurant. Music will be provided by Ken Luker and Paul [...]

Pears, Fabulous Pears: Slow Food Pear Tasting at UO Urban Farm, Saturday Sept. 11

What an opportunity to taste 20 or more pears that are little known to our commercial markets, enjoy a sweet or savory dish made from pears and help select a pear candidate for the Slow Food USA Ark of Taste!

Slow Food Eugene Pear Tasting at Univ. of Oregon Urban Farm 1475 Franklin Blvd. Eugene, [...]