Summer bounty

Happy August, foodies!

We hope the summer is treating you well. August is upon us, and school will begin again in just a few weeks. Here are some updates to look forward to!

FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR: open to all current members/supporters – Wednesday, August 25, 2010. Time and place TBD. We will be discussing Megafair plans and ideas for Fall activities.

Oxford Farmer’s Market Uptown – Open Saturdays 7:30 a.m. – noon

Slow Food Cincinnati Summer/Fall Events:

Saturday, August 21st: Berry Picking Slow Food Cincinnati will head to Alpine Berry Farm in Batesville, IN for a day of berry picking with friends. Admission is free, pay for what you pick.

Saturday, August 28th: Farmers’ Fair Come down to the Roebling Entertainment District in Covington for this all-day celebration of local food! The event will feature a Farmers’ Market from 10-4, as well as food and wine tastings from local chefs and vineyards, cooking demonstrations, educational activities for the whole family, and featured speaker Ed Begley, Jr. Proceeds benefit Slow Food Cincinnati, as well as CORV (Central Ohio River Valley) Local Food Guide, the Northern Kentucky Chapters of the Future Farmers of America, and the Ohio Valley Foodshed Project. Please visit theFarmers’ Fair website for the most up-to-date information or to volunteer for this wonderful event. Admission is free.

Sunday, October 10th: Slow Food Dinner at Nectar Join Slow Food Cincinnati for a private dinner at Nectar in Mt. Lookout. Chef/owner Julie Francis embodies Slow Food ideals year-round, serving local, seasonal, and organic ingredients whenever possible. Once details are finalized, the event will be opened to our current Slow Food members first. Any remaining available spots will be opened to the public.

But Wait, There’s More! Keep an eye out for more info on these other exciting events later in the summer.

• Slow Food Day of Service Join Slow Food Cincinnati as we participate in this National volunteer initiative.
• Bread Baking with Blue Oven Bakery Slow Food Cincinnati will travel to Williamsburg, OH to get a lesson from the pros at Blue Oven in how to bake bread.
• Cheese Making with Blue Jacket Dairy Angel from Blue Jacket Dairy will be offering a free cheese making demo here in Cincinnati.

So stay tuned for more news on SFMU’s activities! Enjoy the last few weeks of summer vacation and we look forward to seeing you on campus at the end of the month.

Kombucha today!

Slow Food MU will be giving out free samples of Kombucha at the Hub today between 12pm and 3pm. Come check us out!

Earth Week 2010

Hello Foodies!

Get ready for a week of Earth conscious activities. Slow Food MU has a line-up of events you won’t want to miss!

Thursday April 22 – Showing of No Impact Man Benton 102 8pm

Friday April 23 – Free Samples at the Hub 12-3pm

Saturday April 24 – Concert at Kofenya 9pm

Tuesday April 27 – Canning and Preserving Class

If you would like to attend the Canning and Preserving class on Tuesday April 27 please comment below or email slowfoodmiami1809@gmail.com no later than April 23 to reserve your spot. Once you reserve your spot you will receive more details about the spot. This class is limited to 15 people, so save your spot today!

Meeting Tonight

We will be meeting tonight at 7pm in McGuffey Hall, room 120.

Our meeting will include:

• Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” Campaign launch
• Planning fundraising and trips to farms
• Discussing SFUSA’s Time for Lunch Campaign’s new additions

If you can’t make it to the meeting, check out the Let’s Move video below.

Also, remember to write to your Congressmen asking for their support for school lunches. Visit http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/campaign/time_for_lunch

A New Semester

Hello all!

We are excited to get rolling for the new semester. Our first meeting will be held Monday, January 25 in Upham Hall 209 at 6pm. All are welcome!

We will be discussing some exciting plans for the semester as well as having some fun getting to know each other. Below is a teaser of tentative plans…

• OEFFA Conference in Granville, OH
• Michael Pollan Lecture at Earlham College
• Dinners with distinguished guests and homemade food
• National school lunch policy and the Time for Lunch campaign
• Concerts
• Farm visits
• Movies
• And much, much more!

We hope you will join us in our meetings and events this semester! And remember, if you have any questions please email slowfoodmiami1809@gmail.com

Slow Food Cincinnati TM Day Event

Slow Food Cincinnati is sponsoring the Segoe Symposium on Smart Growth on Thursday, December 10 at 5:30pm as their Terra Madre Day event. The event is on the University of Cincinnati campus and is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to food.project@uc.edu.

For more information, please read below:

Terra Madre Day

Slow Food MU will be having a small get together for Terra Madre Day next week. We will be meeting at Kona Bistro on High Street at 6:30pm on Tuesday December 8 for a small group dinner. There is no set menu, so everyone can order what they want (unfortunately we cannot cover any of the costs). If you would like to join us please email slowfoodmiami1809@gmail.com by Friday Dec. 4 to RSVP so we can have a rough count for the table.

At the dinner, we will be taking donations of canned goods for the Oxford Community Choice Pantry to help with their holiday season needs.

Welcome to Slow Food Miami!

We are just getting started on Miami University’s campus in Oxford, Ohio. We hope to have the blog up and running within the next week. If you have any questions, please contact the group at slowfoodmiami1809@gmail.com or our president, Jillian Hertzberg at hertzbjm@gmail.com.

Check back soon for updates!