Terra Madre Day

Terra Madre Day Around the World…
Join us on December 10 when the global Slow Food network comes together to promote good, clean and fair food:
* Small-scale farmers, producers, cooks, students, and members using their creativity and knowledge to build a better food future.
* Action to strengthen communities, because a global food revolution begins from local roots.
* More than 1150 events in over 120 countries in 2010.

To Support Terra Madre Day you can:
• Print and display the poster or other resources on the slowfood.com page
• Host a potluck or a convivial dinner
• If you are a chef or cook, offer a menu item in tribute to our farmers and eating local. 

Register your event or activity at slowfood.com or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Terra Madre is a gathering held every two years to stand in solidarity with a good clean and fair food system in the face of many challenges.
Locally our 2011 Terra Madre Day Theme is The Joy of Preserving… food, knowledge and traditions

Events include:

Schokolade Artisan Chocolate & Cafe December 1st –15th
2263 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver
Purchase your holiday chocolates at the Schokolade café and 10% will go to the Fund. Please show your membership card upon purchase.  Be sure to visit them at the Vancouver Christmas Market.

Potluck: Slow Food is for children too!
Several families in the Dunbar neighborhood will get together for a ‘local foods’ potluck with their pre-schooler children (ranging between 1 year to 4 years old). On the menu: squash soup, roasted carrots, apple sauce, home-made bread and cheeses, and fruit preserves (made at a group canning session earlier in the fall).  The potluck is organized by Karen Le Billon, a teacher, PhD, and blogger about food politics, France, and parenting (karenlebillon.com). Her latest book will be published by HarperCollins in April 2012, and is titled: “French Kids Eat Everything: How our family moved to France, cured picky eating, banned snacking, and learned 10 simple rules for raising happy, healthy eaters.”