F O O D F O R T H O U G H T
A free author talk series presented by
Point Reyes Books & Marin Organic
DEBORAH MADISON - SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2009 · 7PM TOBY'S FEED BARN
Deborah Madison, author of What We Eat When We Eat Alone, was the founding chef of Greens in San Francisco,and of Cafe Escalera in Santa Fe, NM. She is the author of four cookbooks, including Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, which was named the IACP Cookbook of the Year, and most recently, Local Flavors, which was named the James Beard Book of the Year.
WENDY JOHNSON and DEBORAH MADISON:
Food for Thought Day Long Retreat
June 7th, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Commonweal Center, Bolinas
A day-long retreat with Wendy Johnson, one of the founders of the San Francisco Zen Center's Green Gulch Farm in Muir Beach and author of Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World. Deborah Madison is one of the founders of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco and author of Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets and What We Eat When We Eat Alone. Johnson and Madison will read from their books, reflect on their lives as friends, cooks, and gardeners, and talk in conversation with participants on how food and gardens nourish us. There will be walking and writing meditations and an organic lunch prepared with fresh produce from Green Gulch Farm.
Fee: $50.00 includes lunch
RSVP for Johnson/Madison Retreat by calling Point Reyes Books, (415) 663-1542
NICOLETTE HAHN NIMAN - SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009 7PM
POINT REYES BOOKS
Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms, is a rancher, attorney, and writer. Much of her time is spent speaking and writing about the problems of industrialized livestock production. Previously, she was the Senior Attorney for Waterkeeper Alliance where she was in charge of the organization's campaign to reform the concentrated livestock and poultry industry.
LISA HAMILTON - SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009 · 7PM
POINT REYES BOOKS
Lisa Hamilton, author of Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness (Counterpoint), is a writer and photographer who focuses on food and agriculture, particularly the stories of farmers. Her work has also been published in the Nation, Harper's, National Geographic Traveler, Orion, and Gastronomica.
MARION NESTLE - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009 · 7PM TOBY'S FEED BARN
Marion Nestle, author of What to Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating, is the most respected nutritionist in America Today. Her book Food Politics was given the James Beard Award, the top award for food writing.
DAVID MAS MASUMOTO - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 · 7PM TOBY'S FEED BARN
David Mas Masumoto, author of Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacy from the Land, Epitaph for a Peach and three other books, is a third generation organic peach and grape farmer, whose organic farming techniques have been employed by farmers across the nation.
EDWARD ESPE BROWN - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009 · 1PM LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
Edward Espe Brown, author of The Complete Tassajara Cookbook: Recipes, Techniques, and Reflections from the Famed Zen Kitchen and The Tassajara Bread Book, is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest, an accomplished chef, who helped found Greens Restraunt with Deborah Madison, and author of five books. In 2007, Edward appeared in
How to Cook Your Life, a critically acclaimed feature-length documentary.
What is a localvore or locavore???
My Favorite online recipe site
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Baraka
West Marin's Personal Chef Service
Enjoy delicious meals prepared in the convenience of your vacation rental. Savor the bounty of California's amazingly fresh seafood, plethora of vegetables and sublime fruits. All this and more awaits you. Dinnner, parties, afternoon barbecues, or intimate romantic dinner. Let me take care of all the details.
Enjoy delicious meals prepared in the convenience of your vacation rental. Savor the bounty of California's amazingly fresh seafood, plethora of vegetables and sublime fruits. All this and more awaits you. Dinnner, parties, afternoon barbecues, or intimate romantic dinner. Let me take care of all the details.
Actions You Can Take
Actions You Can Taketo Promote Local Food Systems
Learn what foods are in season in your area and try to build your diet around them.
Shop at a local farmers market.
People living in areas without a farmers market might try to start one themselves, linking up with interested neighbors and friends and contacting nearby farmers and agricultural officials for help.
People can do the same with CSA subscription schemes.
Ask the manager or chef of your favorite restaurant how much of the food on the menu is locally grown, and then encourage him or her to source food locally.
Urge that the share be increased. People can do the same at their local supermarket or school cafeteria.
Take a trip to a local farm to learn what it produces.
Host a harvest party at your home or in your community that features locally available and in-season foods.
Produce a local food directory that lists all the local food sources in your area, including CSA arrangements, farmers markets, food co-ops, restaurants emphasizing seasonal cuisine and local produce, and farmers willing to sell directly to consumers year-round.
Buy extra quantities of your favorite fruit or vegetable when it is in season and experiment with drying, canning, jamming, or otherwise preserving it for a later date.
Plant a garden and grow as much of your own food as possible.
Speak to your local politician about forming a local food policy council to help guide decisions that affect the local foodshed.
( Fom the locovares.com website)
Learn what foods are in season in your area and try to build your diet around them.
Shop at a local farmers market.
People living in areas without a farmers market might try to start one themselves, linking up with interested neighbors and friends and contacting nearby farmers and agricultural officials for help.
People can do the same with CSA subscription schemes.
Ask the manager or chef of your favorite restaurant how much of the food on the menu is locally grown, and then encourage him or her to source food locally.
Urge that the share be increased. People can do the same at their local supermarket or school cafeteria.
Take a trip to a local farm to learn what it produces.
Host a harvest party at your home or in your community that features locally available and in-season foods.
Produce a local food directory that lists all the local food sources in your area, including CSA arrangements, farmers markets, food co-ops, restaurants emphasizing seasonal cuisine and local produce, and farmers willing to sell directly to consumers year-round.
Buy extra quantities of your favorite fruit or vegetable when it is in season and experiment with drying, canning, jamming, or otherwise preserving it for a later date.
Plant a garden and grow as much of your own food as possible.
Speak to your local politician about forming a local food policy council to help guide decisions that affect the local foodshed.
( Fom the locovares.com website)
Monday, March 30, 2009
Up coming food tours and events!
Cow Girl Creamery tour
These are held every Friday at 11:30 a.m.
The tour consists of a 25-minute presentation, followed by a tasting of Cowgirl Creamery cheeses. The charge for the tour is $3 per person and reservations are recommended. Special group tours can be scheduled by sending an email to Carol or calling 415.663.9335.
Wild Foods
NEXT OFFERED - April 5, 2009, 10am - 4pm
LOCATION - Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, California
Come explore what wild edibles can be found at the Commonweal Garden and surrounding areas. Learn how to make wild weed raw energy bars, how to identify some key edible plants, what plants not to eat, nutritional values, strategies for enhancing wild food production and sustainable harvesting methods.
COURSE FEE: $75 Adults, $45 Children age 10-16
REGISTRATION:
Please register at least two weeks in advance.
see link for commonweal
Eat Local 101
Learn to cook with local produce
\Eat Local 101 Educational Programs
The goal of Eat Local 101 is to inform and inspire eaters looking for a deeper connection to the people and places that grow their food. Eat Local 101 encompasses MFM's educational programs, including: market tours, chef demonstrations, seasonal tastings, and interactive displays on healthy eating and greening your farmers market experience. These activities rotate through our Eat Local 101 booth at the Sunday Civic Center Farmers Market in San Rafael, enabling devoted regulars and curious visitors alike to dig in to the Marin Farmers Markets.
Chef Demos and Market Tours – 1st Sunday of the Month
Beginning in April, Chef Demonstrations and Market Tours are offered the first Sunday of every month at our Civic Center Farmers Market in San Rafael. The day highlights a local chef and one of our local producers who come together to share a fresh, taste-tempting, seasonal recipe. At 9am meet our featured culinary expert of the day at the Eat Local 101 Booth for a farmers market walking tour. The chef will share a recipe, highlighting what’s in season, and then take the group to visit a handful of the farmers that are growing the necessary ingredients. Then at 10am (and again at 11am) a cooking demonstration, featuring both chef and producer, will be staged. Both the tours and demonstrations are free and open to the public.
Check out the seasonal dishes recently featured at the Eat Local 101 booth on our Recipe Page.
Operation C.H.E.F – 2nd Sunday of the Month
Join nutrition educator Shannon Beitchman of Operation C.H.E.F. at the Eat Local 101 Booth the second Sunday of each month. Shannon will engage customers in exploring the importance of eating seasonal and local food through interactive demonstrations that take a closer look at processed foods, sugar, artificial flavors, colors, additives and GMO foods. Operation C.H.E.F. activities are simple and approachable, reaching a wide age range of eaters.
Learn more about Operation C.H.E.F.
Greener Markets – 3rd Sunday of the Month
Beginning April 19th, in honor of Earth Day, Marin Farmers Markets will partner with Green Sangha to bring you information on how to green your farmers market shopping experience. Every third Sunday of the month, this local environmental grassroots organization will offer practical tips on how to pick up all your food for the week without all the plastic. To learn more about how to volunteer at the Greener Market booth, please visit our volunteer page. More details are listed under "Information Booth Volunteer."
Seasonal Tastings – 4th & 5th Sunday of the Month
Savor the best of what’s in season every 4th and 5th Sundays of the month. Sample seasonal fruits and vegetables from a handful of producers each week, to get a taste of what you’d like to take home for the week. Our volunteers and staff will share cooking tips on the featured products and direct you to the farmers who are growing them.
Market Tours
School Tours at the Thursday Civic Center Farmers Market
The sites, smells, and tastes of the farmers market are sure to get your students or colleagues excited about fresh, local, healthy food. Meet the people who grow your food, learn how to eat with the seasons, taste fruits and vegetables at their best. To join us for an interactive educational tour of the Thursday Civic Farmers Market with a MFM Market Manager please contact Tyler at tyler@marinfarmersmarkets.org Visit our Market Tours page to download a Market Tour Request Form. The tours are free and open to the public.
Community Tours at the Sunday Civic Center Farmers Market:
Every first Sunday of the month, a walking tour of the farmers market will depart at 9am from the Eat Local 101 Booth. MFM's "Market Chef of the Day" will share a recipe highlighting what’s in season and then take the group to visit a handful of the farmers that are growing the necessary ingredients. Learn what to look for in each ingredient and chat with the farmers about how they grow them. The tours are free and open to the public.
These are held every Friday at 11:30 a.m.
The tour consists of a 25-minute presentation, followed by a tasting of Cowgirl Creamery cheeses. The charge for the tour is $3 per person and reservations are recommended. Special group tours can be scheduled by sending an email to Carol or calling 415.663.9335.
Wild Foods
NEXT OFFERED - April 5, 2009, 10am - 4pm
LOCATION - Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, California
Come explore what wild edibles can be found at the Commonweal Garden and surrounding areas. Learn how to make wild weed raw energy bars, how to identify some key edible plants, what plants not to eat, nutritional values, strategies for enhancing wild food production and sustainable harvesting methods.
COURSE FEE: $75 Adults, $45 Children age 10-16
REGISTRATION:
Please register at least two weeks in advance.
see link for commonweal
Eat Local 101
Learn to cook with local produce
\Eat Local 101 Educational Programs
The goal of Eat Local 101 is to inform and inspire eaters looking for a deeper connection to the people and places that grow their food. Eat Local 101 encompasses MFM's educational programs, including: market tours, chef demonstrations, seasonal tastings, and interactive displays on healthy eating and greening your farmers market experience. These activities rotate through our Eat Local 101 booth at the Sunday Civic Center Farmers Market in San Rafael, enabling devoted regulars and curious visitors alike to dig in to the Marin Farmers Markets.
Chef Demos and Market Tours – 1st Sunday of the Month
Beginning in April, Chef Demonstrations and Market Tours are offered the first Sunday of every month at our Civic Center Farmers Market in San Rafael. The day highlights a local chef and one of our local producers who come together to share a fresh, taste-tempting, seasonal recipe. At 9am meet our featured culinary expert of the day at the Eat Local 101 Booth for a farmers market walking tour. The chef will share a recipe, highlighting what’s in season, and then take the group to visit a handful of the farmers that are growing the necessary ingredients. Then at 10am (and again at 11am) a cooking demonstration, featuring both chef and producer, will be staged. Both the tours and demonstrations are free and open to the public.
Check out the seasonal dishes recently featured at the Eat Local 101 booth on our Recipe Page.
Operation C.H.E.F – 2nd Sunday of the Month
Join nutrition educator Shannon Beitchman of Operation C.H.E.F. at the Eat Local 101 Booth the second Sunday of each month. Shannon will engage customers in exploring the importance of eating seasonal and local food through interactive demonstrations that take a closer look at processed foods, sugar, artificial flavors, colors, additives and GMO foods. Operation C.H.E.F. activities are simple and approachable, reaching a wide age range of eaters.
Learn more about Operation C.H.E.F.
Greener Markets – 3rd Sunday of the Month
Beginning April 19th, in honor of Earth Day, Marin Farmers Markets will partner with Green Sangha to bring you information on how to green your farmers market shopping experience. Every third Sunday of the month, this local environmental grassroots organization will offer practical tips on how to pick up all your food for the week without all the plastic. To learn more about how to volunteer at the Greener Market booth, please visit our volunteer page. More details are listed under "Information Booth Volunteer."
Seasonal Tastings – 4th & 5th Sunday of the Month
Savor the best of what’s in season every 4th and 5th Sundays of the month. Sample seasonal fruits and vegetables from a handful of producers each week, to get a taste of what you’d like to take home for the week. Our volunteers and staff will share cooking tips on the featured products and direct you to the farmers who are growing them.
Market Tours
School Tours at the Thursday Civic Center Farmers Market
The sites, smells, and tastes of the farmers market are sure to get your students or colleagues excited about fresh, local, healthy food. Meet the people who grow your food, learn how to eat with the seasons, taste fruits and vegetables at their best. To join us for an interactive educational tour of the Thursday Civic Farmers Market with a MFM Market Manager please contact Tyler at tyler@marinfarmersmarkets.org Visit our Market Tours page to download a Market Tour Request Form. The tours are free and open to the public.
Community Tours at the Sunday Civic Center Farmers Market:
Every first Sunday of the month, a walking tour of the farmers market will depart at 9am from the Eat Local 101 Booth. MFM's "Market Chef of the Day" will share a recipe highlighting what’s in season and then take the group to visit a handful of the farmers that are growing the necessary ingredients. Learn what to look for in each ingredient and chat with the farmers about how they grow them. The tours are free and open to the public.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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