March 14th, 2012 by Heather Westenhofer
Many of you are familiar with Joel Salatin’s work at Polyface Farms, and if you have never seen him speak in person, I highly recommend it. This event is not necessarily in our backyard (he is speaking in Chico), but even if you can’t make it up to see him, please read the info about this event: they will be using the income to pay for a private lunch for Salatin and members of the California Departments of Public Health and Food and Agriculture, the USDA, and more. So consider sending a donation, to allow our state and national agencies to hear a voice of reason!
http://salatinchico.eventbrite.com/
February 21st, 2012 by Heather Westenhofer
I thought this might be of interest to our group.
Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Time: 5:00 P.M. — Social Hour & Silent
Auction Browsing
6:00 P.M.– Dinner
7:00 P.M. — Program
Where: UFCW Union Hall, 8530 Stanton Ave.,
Buena Park, CA 90620
From 91 Fwy West toward Los Angeles:
Take the Beach Blvd. Exit toward Buena Park
Turn LEFT onto Beach Blvd.
Turn LEFT onto Crescent
After crossing Stanton, turn RIGHT into the
parking lot. We?ll have signs up.
Christine Chavez is our speaker! She’s a
granddaughter of Cesar Chavez and has been
active in farm worker issues her whole life. She
now works for the US Dept of Agriculture on farm
worker outreach.
Silent Auction has some fabulous items:
tickets to Catalina, Third World Handarts items,
Gift Baskets, and more!
Dinner: $20 contribution per person with a
prepaid reservation, or $25 at the door.
Reservations for dinner are requested
by Tuesday, March 6.
All proceeds will be given to the United
Farm Workers. We must have a firm
count so that the correct amount of food
will be provided. Please indicate with the
check the names of the people who plan
to attend.
For reservations, call Nadene Ivens at
714-526-7422 and for a pre-paid reservation,
make your check payable to UFW (not tax
deductible) and mail it to
Nadene Ivens
1229 Crestview
Fuller ton, 92833
If you can’t be at the dinner, a donation would
be very much appreciated. If you have auction
items to donate, please call Tina Laine at
714-565-7855 to let her know.
February 8th, 2012 by Heather Westenhofer
Many Slow Foodies are involved in the Transition movement and it is coming to more and more cities in Orange County. Active Transition communities are already at work in Laguna Beach and Aliso Viejo, with Irvine coming next. Here is info for those in the Irvine area:
You are invited
to Transition Irvine’s first potluck event,
on Sunday, February 12, 2012.
Transition Irvine is becoming an official Transition Town Community. Please join this promising movement. Transition Towns are spreading across the globe as communities work together to develop practical alternatives to fuel-based economies. For more information on the transition movement check out: http://www.transitionus.org/
It will be a fun social event with great food, lively discussions, an information session, and an energizing drumming circle. So come join our growing community of like-minded, active, and engaged eco-citizens.
New members are welcome!
Bring a healthy potluck dish and/or beverage to share.
Join us from 5pm at the
Jutta/Jesus Gamboa residence:
134 Starcrest
Irvine, Ca 92603
RSVP to germanprof@hotmail.com
February 8th, 2012 by Heather Westenhofer
Slow Foodies may be interested in this upcoming event:
Event Title: Re-Imagining Agriculture: Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship in Southern California
Date: Wednesday, March 7 from 6pm – 9pm
Details: The event will feature networking opportunities as well as a moderated panel with several Southern California-based sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs as they discuss their companies, their perceptions of the marketplace opportunity for sustainable agriculture, challenges that they face and more.
Drinks and hors d’oeuvres provided by event sponsor Whole Foods Market, Westwood Village will be served.
Event Location: UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, CA. Complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Event Registration: http://seedstockandersonevent.eventbrite.com
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