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From: susan.boldt@... [mailto:susan.boldt@...]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 11:46 AM
To: susan.boldt@...
Subject: Fwd: Seed to Supper Project 2007

Hello,
You're receiving this e-mail because you had expressed an interest in
the past about our Seed to Supper project. Here is our 2007 update.

We're having a seed distribution and tasting at Bunky's Cafe this
Thursday, April 19th 5:00PM (or so) to 8:00 PM. It is an open house.
See the details below.

If you'd prefer to be removed from future notifications, please let me
know.

Looking forward to a productive 2007 season.

Sincerely, Susan Boldt


> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:45:20 -0500
> From: <susan.boldt@...>
> To: susanboldt@...
> Subject: Seed to Supper Project 2007
>
> Please share the attached information with your friends who may be
interested in participating in the Seed to Supper Project for 2007. The
seed list is enclosed.
>
> Also, please note the April 19th Seed2Supper event at Bunky's Cafe.
>
> Any questions, please contact me. Thank you, Susan
>
> P.S I've cut and pasted the text in this message for those of you who
can't accept attachments.
>
> SEED TO SUPPER:
> GROWING and TASTING ITALIAN HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES AND FRUITS TO CREATE
TASTE MEMORIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
> (A Culinary History Project)
> YEAR 5
>
> UPCOMING EVENT
> APRIL 19, 2007 - Thursday 6:00PM-8:30PM
> Seed Distribution AND A Celebration to Support Our School and
Community Gardening Programs, Bunky's Cafe, 2827 Atwood, Madison, WI.
>
> For reservations contact 204-7004. Our special evening will feature
foods that highlight some of the vegetables that we will be growing this
year in our Seed-to-Supper and Renewing America's Food Traditions (RAFT)
Projects. Pick up seeds for your garden! Please help us support our
community programming. Cost $10.00
>
> Please contact Susan at susan.boldt@... or call her at 608
219-8846 if you have questions about the event or the project
>
>
>
>
>
>
> PROJECT BACKGROUND
> We began our project by asking these questions. 1. Do you have special
memories of Italian heirloom fruits and vegetables grown by your family
and friends? 2. Have you grown these varieties? 3. Would you like to
grow and sample vegetables from your favorite regions in Italy and to
share this vegetable heritage with future generations? The rest is
history!
>
> We provide SOME SEEDS AND MAYBE A FEW PLANTS and ask that you share
your memories, growing tips and a few of your vegetables. We'll capture
our "taste memories" through photos and interviews. We will record our
results, impressions, vegetable uses (recipes), preservation tips and
even garden designs for future generations.
>
> We are seeking volunteers to grow a vegetable or two like, Radicchio
di Mantova, Italian Torpedo onions (Rossa di Milano), (Costoluto
Genovese) tomatoes and others. We'll continue to share our successes and
feature the fruits of our labor at "special tasting" events.
>
> Our project began in conjunction with our Sister City Madison,
Wisconsin-Mantova, Italy partnership and has expanded over the years.
Members from Slow Food Madison, the Italian American Women's Club,
Italian Workingmen's Club, Madison-Mantova Sister City Partnership,
Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin, CIAO, Community Food and
Gardening Network have grown our vegetables. Again, this year we'll
have Slow Food Sister City Seed-to-Supper demonstration garden at the
University of Wisconsin West Madison Research Station. We hope to
continue our project at Community and school gardens, home gardens and
container plantings around the state. We will be distributing seeds at
community meetings and events throughout the spring.
>
> Our small demonstration gardens will feature seasonal favorites and
will be located throughout the city including the planters at
neighborhood restaurants. Our calendar includes several special events
for spring, summer and fall: perhaps a container planting workshop,
revitalize our Seed to Supper Garden Tour and Tasting when our summer
veggies are at their prime, a vegetable preservation workshop and a
harvest dinner. For information contact kboldt@...,
susan.boldt@... or call Susan at 608 219-8846.
>
>
> A PARTIAL LISTING OF SEED TO SUPPER PLANT VARIETIES FOR 2007
> arugula(selvatica, sylvetta)
>
> basil (basilico greco, large lettuce leaf, monstruoso mammoth,
napoletano mammoth, sweet genovese)
>
> beans (different varieties of bush and vines, annellino, cannelino,
trionfo violetto, borlotto)
>
> beets (chioggia)
>
> many chicories (radicchio di Mantova)
>
> eggplant (listada di Gandia, violette di Firenze)
>
> garlic (italian late, lorz italian, music, early italian and chet's
red ttalian)
>
> lettuce (misticanza, which is an Italian mesclun mix),lolla rossa,
riccia rossa d'America, rosa di Trento, rossimo
>
> melons (capitol, dalton, giusto, honey moon)
>
> onions (cippolina borrentano,italian torpedo, rossa di milano)
>
> parsley (giante d'italia, catalogno)
>
> peppers (Cuneo Giallo e Rosso, Piacentino Lungo, Mantovano, Porta
Innesto, marconi sweet, quadratto Asti Giallo, Jimmy Nardello)
>
> pumpkins/squash (bush delica, black, yellow, piacentia, round
Ungherese), squash (a large variety of summer and winter squash -
cristoforo(S), marina di chioggia (W), romanesco (S), tonda padana,
tromboncino(S), zucchino (S)
>
> tomatoes (Cuore di Bue, cherry, principe Borghese, Roman Candle,
Speckled Roman
>
> watermelon (merilee, mostarda, giant watermelon) and more!
>
> Plus.... kale, onions, chard, borage and a few surprises including
unnamed family varieties!
>