Hello Community Food and Garden Network Friends!
We've been carrying out the Seed-To-Supper program and Slow Food has a new
initiative called Renewing America's Food Traditions. We're having a potluck on
Tuesday. Some of you might be interested in attendings. See the details below.
Your CFGN colleague... Susan Boldt


NEWS FROM THE SLOW FOOD MADISON LEADERSHIP TEAM!


SPECIAL EVENT
RENEWING AMERICA’S FOOD TRADITIONS (RAFT*)
AND SEED-TO-SUPPER POTLUCK
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
West Madison Agricultural Research Station
8502 Mineral Point Road
Verona, WI 53593

· Enjoy potluck dishes made with vegetables featured in the gardens prepared
and presented by local chefs, cooks and foodies. Please bring a dish to
pass.
· Have a guided tour of the Renewing America’s Food Traditions and the Madison-
Mantova Sister City Demonstration Gardens at the Research Station.
· Learn about our Slow Food Madison events including:
1. Wine Dinner at Lombardino’s Restaurant to benefit Slow Food Madison
projects. (September 11, 2006)
2. Slow Food supports REAP: Local Night Out (Wednesday, September 13 and The
Carrot Café at the Food for Thought Festival (September 16, 2006)
3. Celebrate Autumn at Crawford Farm (see below) (October 1, 2006)
4. Upcoming trips to our Sister City Mantova, Italy and to Turin, Italy for the
Terra Madre the Meeting of World Food Communities. (October 23-30, 2006)
3. Calendar events for the remainder of the year.
(Note: We welcome your dishes made from your favorite summer vegetables/fruits-
even if not one of the RAFT specialties. We’ll provide nonalcoholic beverages
and tableware.)
R.S.V.P. susanboldt@... or call her at 608 219-8846. We
could use the help of some volunteers to assist with the event.
* RAFT is seeking to preserve America’s diverse food supply and culinary
traditions through initiatives like the Heritage Food Grow Out. This year 400
specialty farmers around the U.S. received seed and are growing endangered
crops to restore endangered species, to revive regional food traditions and to
improve American gastronomy. The seven organizations involved in RAFT are:
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, Center for Sustainable Environments,
Chefs Collaborative, Cultural Conservancy, Native Seed/SEARCH, Seed Savers
Exchange and Slow Food USA.

The RAFT team has identified over 750 distinctively American foods as
endangered, in large part because the commercial food system promotes a small
number of commodity crops and livestock species. The list represents a
potential loss of 750 regional flavors and culinary traditions that are
important to America’s cultural heritage. Visit www.slowfoodusa.org for the
RAFT list.

Please support these local producers who are growing our RAFT vegetables: Mark
Voss (Voss Organics), Paul and Louise Maki (Blue Skies Berry Farm), Rink DaVee
(Shooting Star Farm), Matthew Smith (Blue Valley Gardens) and Richard de Wilde
(Harmony Valley).

OTHER NEWS
Slow Food Madison invites Slow Food members and supporters to Celebrate Autumn
at picturesque Crawford Farm, just north of New Glarus, on Sunday, October 1,
2006.

This second year we are featuring an authentic Yucatecan feast, including
cochinita pibil, Crawford Farm pig rubbed with achiote and green chilies and
slowly roasted underground in banana leaves. Frontera Grill of Chicago and
farmers Tracey Vowell and Kathe Roybal of Three Sisters Farm have generously
offered their time and talents. The all-inclusive meal will also feature
organic mashed black beans with epazote, the traditional pickled onions in sour
orange, a fiery habanero salsa, as well as a vegetarian option. Nonalcoholic
beverages and beer will also be available.

Arrive at the farm between 1 and 1:30PM. Lunch will be served between 1:30 and
2:30PM. Depart the farm by 5PM. Reservations limited. No pets allowed.

Advance ticket sales for Slow Food members $15.00. Tickets available to
nonmembers after August 25th at $20.00. All adult tickets $25.00 day of event.
Children ages 14 and under $10.00. Reservations required as well as advance
payment. Directions with reservation confirmation. Online until September 25 at
pixperson@.... Reserve and write/mail check to: Slow Food Madison c/o
Oaklawn Farm, 261 Highway 138 South, Stoughton, WI 53589.






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