Events Calendar

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  1. AUGUST

  2. SEPTEMBER

    Beach Potluck and Paella Tasting
    Sunday, September 11th    add to calendar
    Time: 2 p.m.
    Location: Heisler Park in Laguna Beach

    Enjoy an end-of-summer potluck in the great outdoors.  Slow Food members will be on hand making paella over an open fire and giving a quick talk on the process.  The paella tasting will be complemented by the bounty of member-created dishes!  RSVP to events@slowfoodoc.org, and don't forget to bring your own place setting and a beverage to share (alcoholic beverages permitted).


    Slow Food Challenge Slow Food USA National Day of Service: Take the $5 Challenge
    Saturday, September 17th add to calendar 
    Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Jerome CommUnity Garden
    2115 W. McFadden Avenue, Santa Ana
    This year's national day of service has called Slow Foodies from around the nation to create and share a meal costing less than five dollars per person. Come join Slow Food Orange County at one of our favorite gardens, Jerome Park CommUnity Garden in Santa Ana, as we demonstrate just how easy it is to create a tasty and nutritious meal for under five bucks! As always, we will be helping out in the garden all morning and preparing lunch at the same time.  Seeking volunteers willing to put their talents and skills to the challenge at the home of the Grain Project!  RSVP to Outreach Chair Claudia Chapel at csparkyt@mac.com.  To learn more about the work of the Grain Project, visit www.grainproject.org.

    What to bring: garden gloves and small garden implements, any preparation utensils you might like to use, and we encourage everyone to bring their own tableware and napkins, making it easier to clean up afterwards.
    Tustin Memorial Academy - Organic Garden & Nature Center Work Day
    Date: Sunday, September 18     add to calendar
    Time: 8AM - 2PM
    Location: 12712 Browning Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92705

    VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Join us for a back-to-school work day in the TMA Garden. Read all the details.

  3. OCTOBER

    Mold-Ripened Cheeses sold out
    Sunday, October 2nd  
    Time: 1 p.m.
    Location: Laguna Beach


    Join Slow Food Orange County Chair Heather Westenhofer in exploring techniques for making delicious mold-ripened cheese at home. Learn general cheesemaking principles and how to turn milk into a camembert-style cheese in only a few short weeks. Cheese expert Pam Thompson will present a tasting of artisanal mold-ripened cheeses complemented by wine pairings. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets.

  4. NOVEMBER

    Persimmon Party
    Sunday, November 13thadd to calendar
    Time: 12 p.m.
    Location: 204 S. Cambridge Ave., Pitcher Park, Old Town Orange


    You won't want to miss this annual event held at the former Pitcher homestead, a testament to Orange's agricultural roots.  Orange residents share all varieties of persimmons grown on their backyard trees, many baked into delicious treats.  There is also live music and opportunity to visit the Honey House and tour the memorabilia museum.  If you would like to be involved in this event, email Heather Westenhofer at chair@slowfoodoc.org. 
    Some Thanksgiving dishes 2010

    Thanksgiving Potluck Feast at the Home of Ted Wright & Nina Macdonald
    Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 4 p.m.    add to calendar
    Join SFOC for the second annual Thanksgiving potluck. For many of us our Thanksgiving tradition includes a large family feast. For those of us that find ourselves away from family for the holiday, Ted Wright and Nina Macdonald are once again graciously opening their home in Irvine to the Slow Food family for a potluck feast on Thanksgiving Day. They will provide a LARGE, organic, roast turkey. Guests are kindly asked to bring a dish to share that is critical to or closely associated with their Thanksgiving tradition.

    To get directions, rsvp by emailing Ted and Nina.
    Space is limited so your early reply is appreciated.

  5. DECEMBER

    Inaugural SFOC Food Swap
    Sunday, December 11th
     Time: TBD
    Location: TBD

    Modeled on a movement happening across the country, a food swap is a silent auction/village marketplace/fun-loving open house where your creations become your own personal currency for use in swapping with other participants. Diversify your pantry and pick up some holiday gifts while meeting fellow Slow Foodies! We welcome everyone, as long as you bring something you made, grew, or foraged yourself. Think baked goods, jam, pickles, spreads, honey, vinegar, granola, pasta, fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, homemade sausages, backyard eggs…you name it! Bring as little or as much as you like. You can bring a bunch of one thing or multiples of a few different things. If possible, you should also bring samples for others to try.  Keep in mind that swappers will be examining and picking up your goods, so be sure to package them in a way that protects the food and makes it clear the amounts you want to swap. We encourage reusable, earth-friendly packaging whenever possible. 

    How it works (Thanks to Food Swap LA for the great description!): 

    Each swapper displays his or her wares on tables, along with a sheet filled out for each item and a few lines under the item. The first part of the swap is devoted to walking around, examining, talking, and sampling items from the other swappers.

    Then, everyone writes on the sheets of paper the items they would like to swap. For example, if Margot has some jam you’d like, you may write on her sheet of paper what you’re willing to swap for it. Multiple people can put in swap offers for the same item.

    Finally, everyone goes back to his or her original sheets of paper, looks at the offers, and finds people to swap with. These offers are just a starting point for conversation; there’s no guarantee you will get what you “bid” for and, likewise, you are under no obligation to trade with the people who wrote on your paper.  This is purely a swap – no selling or exchange of money is allowed.  If you don’t want to swap, gifting is also encouraged. 

    If you’d like to swap, RSVP to events@slowfoodoc.org.  Hopefully we can make this a regular event!

  6. JANUARY 2012

    Mini-Potlucks
    January 21st & 22nd
     Time: TBD
    Location: TBD


    Get to know your neighbors!  A new model for potlucks, these mini-gatherings will allow you to meet other Slow Foodies in your immediate area and gather on a more intimate basis close to home.  If you are interested in holding or participating in a smaller-scale potluck gathering, check with us in the fall for details.

     

  7. FEBRUARY

    Worm Composting & Aquaculture Demonstration
    Sunday, February 5th
    Time: TBD
    Location: Laguna Beach


    In this class you will have an opportunity to learn the basics of vermiculture (worm composting), view an operational vermiculture system and be part of a demonstration on how to construct your own system.  There will be a drawing and the winner will take home the demonstration system.  In addition, an operational aquaponics system will be viewed and discussed, in which fish and vegetables are raised together so the fish help feed the plants and the plants clean the water for the fish.  Ticket details to come!

  8. MARCH

    Tours of the 5 Bar Beef Ranch
    Saturday, March 10th
    Time: TBD
    Location: Trabuco Canyon


    Frank Fitzpatrick, owner of the 5 Bar Beef Ranch, says “I won’t sell anything that I won’t eat.”  He has owned his herd of Barzona (a composite breed of beef cattle developed in the high desert, inter-mountain region of Arizona in the 1920s and 1930s) cattle for over 31 years. The yearlings are brought to the Trabuco Ranch and run for over one year. They are raised on natural grasses and browse. Their supplemental feeding consists of crop residue and/or non-irrigated hay -- no hard grain is fed.  SFOC will offer 40-minute tours of the ranch, where you will learn about sustainable beef production and get information about how to purchase this incredible product.  Tours are free.  RSVP information to come!

  9. APRIL

    Green Scene, Fullerton Arboretum
    Saturday, April 14th and Sunday, April 15thadd to calendar
    Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    Location: Fullerton Arboretum

    Fullerton Arboretum's annual weekend-long outdoor garden event is the spring event to find bulbs, succulents, organic vegetables, varietal plants, garden accessories and garden products. Stop by the SFOC table and say hello!


    Slow Food Orange County Potluck
    Sunday, April 29th
    Time: 4 p.m.
    Location: TBD


    Join us for a SFOC signature event where you can enjoy the company of other Slow Foodies in a private home while showcasing (and devouring) the products of our renowned culinary abilities. Don't forget to bring your own place setting and a beverage to share. Reservation information to come.

  10. MAY

    Dinner with Chef David Slay of Park Ave.
    Sunday, May 6th
    Time: TBD
    Location: Park Ave, Stanton


    Details will be forthcoming about this unique opportunity to share a delightful meal prepared by this incredible chef in the beautiful garden of Park Ave. Named Orange Coast Magazine's 2009 Restaurant of the Year, Park Ave.'s menu features produce grown just steps away from the kitchen.  Details to come!

  11. JUNE

    Tustin Chili Cook-Off 2012
    Date: TBD
    Time: 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    Location: Old Town Tustin


    A team of Slow Food chefs will once again compete in the Tustin Chili Cook-Off, this year's goal is the People's Choice award!  Our 2011 chili was a huge hit with the lucky few who sampled it, and we have our eyes on the prize in 2012.  We can't win without you – come and vote your support for chili produced with local, sustainable ingredients, slow food style!

  12. JULY

     

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