Terra Madre Day Event

Hear from our local delegates who attended Terra Madre 2010, enjoy food prepared by local chefs, pourings, learn more about CSAs and why this model of food production must be supported, and find out about other organizations. 
In partnership with FarmFolkCityFolk at our sponsor, the Italian Cultural Centre. We must develop a parallel food system based on small-scale sustainable farming.  At Terra Madre, we examined eight crucial issues for the future of agriculture and the planet (from biodiversity to renewable energies and education to traditional knowledge).  For more information visit terramadre.org  Come and learn more.  Be part of the solution.

Date: Friday, December 10, 2010
Location: Italian Cultural center, 3075 Slocan, Vancouver, Classroom #4, 5, and 8
TIME:  6:30-9:30pm
Admission by sliding scale $5 - $20 (no one declined). Net proceeds to the Terra Madre Fund.  Terra Madre Day 2009 raised almost $1,000.00. 

In the House will be the following participating Chefs, Bakers, Organizations, CSA’ers, Producers and Pourings.  
Chefs:  Aphrodite Cafe, Rachel Lovick; Bishops, Andrea Carlson; Savoury City, Donna Wadsworth; Schokolade Cafe, Edward Suter; West Restaurant, David Gunawan; YEW restaurant + bar, Fabian Geppert.
Bakers: A Bread Affair and Terra Breads

Pourings provided by: Black Cloud Wine, Chandra Wine, Crannog Ale, Dao Tea, Farmstead Wines, Forbidden Fruit Wines, Fort Wine Co, Lake Breeze Winery (Naramata), R & B Brewery and Schramm Vodka

CSA’ers:  Blessed Bee Farm, Richmond Sharing Farm, Earthwise Society, Rootdown Organics, Fresh Roots Urban Farm, Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery, Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-operative, Southlands Farm, Glorious Organics Co-op, Skeeter Farm, Klipper’s Organics Acres, The Home Grow-In Grocer Ltd., NOWBC Co-op, UBC Farm, and Urban Grains
Producers: Ethical Bean Coffee Co., Gelderman Farm, Limbert Mtn. Farm, Kootenay Cheese Co., Queen Charlotte Seafoods, Lilikoi Specialty Foods
Organizations:  Backyard Bounty,Traceability/WCVI Fishermen, Richmond Food Security, Windermere School Garden, FarmFolkCityFolk, Two Block Diet, Shared Harvest, Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Ocean Wise Program , Western Canada Wilderness Committee

AGENDA:
6:30pm open with entertainment by the Drive Street Band
7:00pm A Tribute to Local Grain - with Chris Hergesheimer (The Flour Peddler) 
7:15pm - 7:45pm Terra Madre 2010 Delegate Panel - hear their lessons learned - facilitated by Karen Rideout 
Mixing, mingling, sampling, buying holiday gfts, learn more from the Delegates at the CSA Fair and our Producer Showcase
8:30pm - 8:40om Slow Food Vancouver Annual General Meeting. After AGM - draw for gift baskets
9:30pm wrapup 
The objective is to celebrate Terra Madre Day worldwide and locally, we are raising funds to send delegates to Indigenous Terra Madre 2011 and to Terra Madre 2012.
Terra Madre Day is also an opportunity to buy gifts for the holidays.  Learn more about and buy CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Shares; preserves, cheese, baked goods; and produce and items that fit with our good, clean and fair philosophy. 
The Moda Hotel is offering for our Terra Madre Day guests a special room rate.  Click here to make your reservation and to receive the discount rate of 99$ + taxes for King Deluxe and Queen Deluxe rooms.

For more information on this wonderful boutique hotel in downtown Vancouver, visit their site modahotel.ca
Moda Hotel
900 Seymour Street
Vancouver

Our 2010 local delegates:

* Mark Bomford, Director, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm.  (with gratitude to the UBC Association of Administrative and Professional Staff,  UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems for financial assistance for Dr. Bomford’s flight)
* Christopher Hergesheimer, Grain Chain Project, Flour Peddler, Urban Grain CSA Coordinator
* Holger Schwichtenberg, Holberg Dairy Farm
* Amy Suess, Skeeter Farm (CSA)
* Heather Pritchard, Community Farm Director (FarmFolkCityFolk) and Glorious Garnish Organics
* Jordan Maynard, Southlands Farm, Vancouver (CSA)
* Jeremy Pitchford, Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-operative
* Sarah McMillan, Rootdown Organics
* Dawn Morrison, B.C. Food Systems Network – Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
* Joanne MacKinnon, Convivium Leader, Slow Food Vancouver

* DONATE to the Terra Madre fund!  Visit our Terra Madre Fund page to support farming and your commitment to a local, sustainable food secure future.  Slow Food Vancouver in partnership with FarmFolk/CityFolk are raising funds to send local farmers, chefs and academics to Terra Madre 2012.  Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)for more information.
Slow Food Vancouver is organizing a year of events with Farm Folk/City Folk.

Thank you to Campagnolo Restaurant, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Schokolade Cafe and Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks for their contribution to our fund.

Terra Madre Day 2009 Thank You
On behalf of Slow Food Vancouver, a big thank you to the producers, chefs, cooks and bakers who volunteered their time, resources and expertise to made the local celebration of the international Terra Madre Day on December 10, 2009, a success. We encourage you to support these producers as it is our responsibility to make farming viable!  The December 10th event had over 200 participants and raised $1,000 to the Terra Madre Fund. 

Our thanks to:
• A Bread Affair • Anita’s Organic Grain and Flour Mill • European Bakery • Grain Chain Project- FFCF • Heritage Grains Foundation • Heritage Organic Farms • Terra Breads • The Flour Peddler• Urban Grains CSA • Vancouver Community College • Seed Security Project - FFCF • Farm House
Natural Cheeses • Holberg Dairy Farm • Kootenay Alpine Cheese Co. • Paula Cranmer-Underhill
• Wild BC Salmon (CSF) • Wild Salmon Circle • Queen Charlotte Fishing Co.’s Jon Hunter
• All Seasons Mushrooms • biovia Organic Link • Bishop’s Restaurant • Canadian Hazelnut
• Cook the Hood • Dr. Art Bomke, UBC • Ethical Bean Coffee • Gelderman Farms
• Glen Valley Organic Farm • GWFC • Helmer’s Farm • Hills Food • Honeyview Farm • NowBC
• Ladybug Manor • Mosaic @ Hyatt Regency • Misty Mountain Specialties • Dr. Andrew Rushmore • Savoury City Catering
• The Preserved Seed • UBC Farm • Vancouver Farmers Markets
• Western Canada Wilderness Committee • Yona Sipos, PhD Candidate
• Artisan Sake Maker • Kermode Wild Berry Wine • The Fort Wine Co.

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