Slow Food Denver Seed to Table

February 10 YFM/GTC Workshop

Thanks to all who helped to make our first Youth Farmers’ Market/Garden to Cafeteria Workshop a great success. Please look for photos and all of the material on this page.

Rabbit Shadow Greenhouse Workshop

February 26th 10 am to 12 pm

Meet at the Broadway Market Park and Ride if you want to carpool: 450 S. Bannock St.

Please RSVP to Gigia Kolouch at thenaturalpantry@estreet.com

1. 2012 Youth Farmers’ Market and

Garden to Cafeteria Workshop

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2. Seed Swap at Denver Urban Homesteading

         Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 2:00 pm-4:30 pm

3. Apply for free seeds and transplants from Denver Urban Gardens. Applications open January.

Visit the Slow Food Denver booth in Mitchell Hall at the Denver Botanic Gardens on October 24. We will have our booth staffed from 10-4.

Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Urban Gardens, and Denver Sustainable Food Policy Council are hosting a marquee Food Day celebration that will focus on reducing obesity and diet-related diseases by promoting safe, healthy foods; supporting local agriculture and sustainable farming; and expanding access to real food to alleviate hunger. Admission is FREE! No need to register in advance—just stop by anytime, and stay as long as you like. Our hope is that this event will bring awareness to the real food movement and start a Food Day tradition that will flourish for many years to come.

The Conference Events will all be held in Gates Hall:

Healthy Cooking on a Budget 10-11 am

Healthy Snacks for Kids (Hands on cooking demo) 11:15 – 12:15

Get in Touch with Your (Food) Source 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Food Access Action 1:45-2:45 pm

Stirring the Pot for a School Food Renaissance 3-4 pm

Home Food Preparation, Preservation and Dehydration – Best Practices 4:15-5:15 pm

Canning Like Your Life Depends on It 5:30-6:30 pm

There are also children’s activities and booths to visit in Mitchell Hall and a Panel Discussion on Food Security: the Power of Community 7-9 pm

Oct 11 from 6:30-8:30

Join us for our September Cooking Workshop at
RAFT – 2875 Blake St., Denver

Simple food processing techniques including:

Home made noodles-Using rolling pins
Tomato Sauce-Using food mills and food strainers
Red chili sauce-Food mills and strainers
Thai curry paste-mortar and pestles

All of these dishes are fun and simple to make! They can be used with whatever vegetables you have ready to harvest.

Please RSVP to Gigia Kolouch at thenaturalpantry@estreet.com

Denver School Garden Coalition

Slow Food Denver, Denver Urban Gardens, Learning Landscapes and Denver Public Schools have come together to form the Denver School Garden Coalition. The Coalition has developed the following DSGC Manual to help schools start and maintain school gardens. These are the official recommendations adopted by the school district governing school regarding school gardens.

Next workshop: Sensory Education Classes Tuesday August 23rd 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Location: RAFT 2875 Blake St. Denver, CO

Check http://www.sfdseedtotable.org/?page_id=2 to see the schedule for the rest of the year.

Slow Food Denver

School Garden Tour

Noon- 5ish

Begin the tour with a wood-fired pizza lunch at Fairmont Elementary.

Cost per person to be determined based on attendance— around $7.

Bring a drink or dish to share with the pizza.

Please RSVP to Ellen Datino at emdhome@msn.com

We will be visiting the following six schools:

Fairmont Elementary 520 W. 3rd Avenue Denver noon-1:00

Eagleton Elementary 880 Hooker St. Denver 1:15-1:45

Logan Elementary 1005 Yosemite St. Denver 2:00-2:30

Lowry Elementary 8001 E. Cedar Avenue Denver 2:45-3:15

Franklin Elementary 1603 E Euclid Ave, Littleton 3:45-4:15

Highland Elementary 711 E Euclid Ave, Littleton 4:20-4:45

These times are approximate but will give those who may only have part of the afternoon free a chance to drop in. Call Gigia 720 235-6230 or Ellen 303 730-3312 if you want to drop in and need to find out where we are. Directions will be available at the lunch—carpool if you can.

Find all you need to organize your Youth Farmers’ Market on our website.
Get the forms to sign up for the innovative Garden to Cafeteria program.
Contact Andy Nowak at ajnowak@mindspring.com for any questions

Register for a GTC training workshop date if you plan to participate:

Monday August 8th-CANCELLED
Tuesday Aug 9th 6-7 pm at Johnson Elem 1850 S. Irving St., Denver, 80219
Wednesday Aug 10th 10-11 am at Steele Elem 320 S. Marion Parkway, Denver, 80209
Thursday Aug 11th 6-7 pm at Steele Elementary  320 S. Marion Parkway, Denver 80209
Sunday Aug 14th 2-3 pm at Brown International School 2550 Lowell Blvd, Denver 80211
R.S.V.P. to Andy Nowak at ajnowak@mindspring.com
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Red Currants at Eagleton

Check out Slow Food’s Origins of Taste Curriculum at http://www.slowfood.com/education/pagine/eng/pagina.lasso?-id_pg=25. Explore the five sense with your students.

Mid Summer Planting Workshop/Andy Nowak

July 6 6:30-8:30 pm
Steele Elementary 320 S. Marion Parkway
Learn how and what to plant for fall harvests of lettuce, cold season crops and other fast growing vegetables to use in you Youth Farmers’ Market or Garden to Cafeteria Program.
RSVP to Gigia Kolouch at thenaturalpantry@estreet.com

Slow Food Denver and History Colorado’s
Fruit Gleaning Harvest

July 10
Do you have a fruit tree or vine on your property? Register them for potential harvesting on http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F6WSPB7. Once registered, you will be contacted prior to the harvest to confirm your participation and check on the progress of the fruit.

• Sign up to pick fruit! Anybody over the age of 12 interested in volunteering to pick fruit can register by calling 303-866-4686. Once you sign up, you will be contacted more information. Cherry harvest date will be July 10.
• Sign up to can! Once the fruit is picked, the harvest will be processed during classes that teach you how to preserve using canning techniques. You will be able to take home canned fruit and a portion will be donated to Project Angel Heart. The cost is $10 per person for members of History Colorado or Slow Food Denver; $15 per person for the general public. The date for the cherry canning class is July 10; the date for the grape canning class will be determined. Register by calling 303-866-4686.

Edible Landscapes Diorama Contest at the

Denver County Fair July 28-31

Come create a diorama that displays your ideal edible garden, the benefits of growing your own food, the advantages of local food, your favorite place to purchase local food, or just something about your favorite food in general! Just be creative and use your imagination! Click Diorama for more information.