Local 101 is back- an event NOT to be missed!
So, you want to try your hand at eating more locally and understanding how it benefits you and the land you live on? Well, there is absolutely no better time than Saturday, March 13th. The best local eating event of the year is back! Check out the information below and start your journey towards eating with a local conscience!
Here is a clip from founder and organizer,Wade Sirois’ website. You can click here to go directly to his page, www.foragefoods.com. This is a truly innovative and important event for any Albertan who wants to keep eating carrots that aren’t washed in bleach or tomatoes that don’t come from the other side of the world. I know I won’t miss it. See you there!
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
River Park Church Auditorium
3818 14A Street SW
Everything has come together for this year’s version of LOCAL 101! For those of you who did not get to LOCAL 101 last year, you aren’t going to want to miss this year. LOCAL 101 is an afternoon of presentations by farmers and cooks about local food and agriculture. This year we have Sheila Hamilton of Sunworks Farm, Tim Hoven of Hoven Farm, Elna Edgar of Edgar Farm, writer, cook and poet dee Hobsbawn-Smith, Kris Vester of Blue Mountain Biodynamic Farm, and Wade Sirois ofForage and Infuse Catering. A sampling of local foods and cash bar with local beers, fruit wines, and mead will follow the talks. This event is for everyone and it is a great way to start connecting with people in our local food system.
LOCAL 201 is new for this year and we have created it to connect the broader local food movement. If you are looking to find out more about what is going on and the people who are making it happen you’ll want to come to 201. We are going to have about two dozen people give short overviews of what they are doing and then follow that with a panel discussion. After that there will be a chance to network over lunch by Forage.
LOCAL 101 and LOCAL 201 are being held at River Park Church (3818 – 14A Street SW) are being sponsored by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Slow Food Calgary, and Forage with support from SAIT Tourism and Hospitality Management and Calgary Food Policy Council.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and the space for LOCAL 201 is limited. The cost for LOCAL 101 is $20 and LOCAL 201 is $40 and both include GST. Call Forage if you want to buy tickets and pick them up at the event or drop by Forage to buy them.