September 28, 2011 – 9:11 pm
Foxhollow Farm is hosting their fourth annual Fall Festival on October 8th. This family friendly event will feature farm-fresh foods and fun farm activities. The event is from 12pm – 6pm on Saturday, October 8, at Foxhollow Farm, located at 8905 Hwy 329, Crestwood, Ky. Click here for directions. Parking is $5. Proceeds benefit Maryhurst.
This yearsʼ festival includes:
- Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch
- Live Music
- Slow Food
- Hay Rides
- Games
- Kidʼs Arts and Crafts
Foxhollow Farm is a grass fed beef and vegetable farm in Crestwood, Kentucky, just 15 miles north of downtown Louisville. Foxhollow is committed to organic and biodynamic agriculture methods, which nourish and sustain the vitality of the soil, plants, animals, and humans. Foxhollow makes it their mission to educate the public about where food comes from and how to support local farmers. For more information about Foxhollow Farm, visit www.foxhollow.com.
September 14, 2011 – 6:10 pm
Dear Slow Food Bluegrass Supporters,
As Co-Chair of the Bluegrass Region chapter of Slow Food USA, I’m committed to creating every opportunity I can for you to get more involved and connected with the Slow Food movement in our community. One of the easiest and most powerful ways to do that is through membership.
I’m inviting you to join Slow Food USA during our September campaign, when your donation — in any amount — will make you a member.
Click here now to join.
There are a variety of membership benefits… but I think you’ll find the best part is knowing your contribution plays a critical role in bringing our community together to support our farmers and our local food traditions, teaching the next generation about good food, and transforming laws to make a healthy meal as affordable as a Happy Meal.
I hope you’ll accept my invitation.
Sincerely,
Maggie Keith
Bluegrass Region, Slow Food USA
P.S. Donations to Slow Food USA are 100% tax-deductible. Join today.
September 12, 2011 – 2:15 pm
2nd Annual Bruce MacLaren Distinguished Lecture: “Animals, Humans, and Sensory Based Thinking”
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:30pm
Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts
The Eastern Kentucky University Agriculture Department and the Delta Tau Alpha Honor Society are proud to co-sponsor a lecture by Dr. Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin was recently named one of the Time Magazine 100 most influential people in the world. She is a world-famous animal scientist and austism self-advocate and is recognized as the authority on livestock behavior and facility design. Dr. Directions to the EKU Center for the Arts are available online. For more information on Dr. Grandin visit www.templegrandin.com.
September 2, 2011 – 4:38 pm
Stone Soup Community Kitchen Dinners
Stone Soup Community Kitchen dinners are held about once a month –when local farmers have produce (mostly in the spring, summer and fall). Those who gather at these Stone Soup suppers will work together to fix a meal that everybody shares. We try to use foods grown in the greater local area. Much of the food is gleaned from nearby farmers markets where the farmers donate their food so as to encourage cooking demonstrations of their foods everywhere. The dinners are FREE, but everybody who comes with the expectation to help fix the gleaned food and clean up after the meal. Donations are gratefully accepted. Even people who don’t know how to cook can help – we’ll all learn together. The Stone Soup dinners are held at different places around the city. That makes it easier for people from several parts of town to experience this event. We usually ask people to arrive and start to fix the food at 4pm–food is ready to eat around 6pm. Please check dates and exact times of the Stone Soup events at the bottom of this page when it becomes available.
The Big Picture
The meals are always tasty and memorable. The meals are absolutely open to the public.
Stone Soup’s goal is to create a supportive, inclusive community where everyone learns to cook with fresh, healthy food from a flourishing market of sustainable local farms. Much of the food comes from area farmers’ markets and local gardens collected on the day of the event. Please plan to arrive promptly at 4:00 pm and stay until the end. This is a full cooking experience from prep to clean up. Please RSVP (by the day before) to Nate Pederson at 502 299 9520 (cell )or email nate@metageny.com
The next Stone Soup dinner is September 24th in Southern Louisville. For more information visit The Stone Soup Project
September 1, 2011 – 3:25 pm
For 15thousand Farmers will be screening the inspiring documentary “YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip” on September 15th for their 15th Day Celebration.
Get inspired on Thursday, September 15th at the 15Thousand Farmers 15th Day Celebration at our Growing Center at Dismas’ St. Ann’s campus, 1514 Algonquin Parkway. The celebration will feature a screening of the award winning documentary “YERT (Your Environmental Road Trip)” by Louisvillians Ben Evans and Julie Dingman Evans and their friend Mark Dixon. Ben will be available for questions after the screening. In the film, Ben, Julie and Mark travel throughout the United States seeking good ideas. Along the way, the three friends find innovative people changing the world one step at a time, and naturally, that means 15Thousand Farmers will be on the big screen!
The film’s website says it best, “50 States. 1 Year. Zero Garbage? Called to action by a planet in peril, three friends hit the road – packing hope, humor, and all of their trash – searching for innovators and citizens solving humanity’s greatest environmental crises . Piling on personal challenges as they explore every state in a year (the good, the bad, and the weird), an unexpected turn of events pushes the team to the brink in this award-winning docu-comedy. Featuring Bill McKibben, Wes Jackson, Will Allen, Janine Benyus, Joel Salatin, David Orr, and others.”
Click here to watch the trailer… YERT: The Film
