Slow Food University of Puget Sound is a campus convivium of the international Slow Food Movement.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
The Sustainability Connection is almost here
Attention, concerned folk of Tacoma! This Saturday from 12-6, UPS is hosting The Sustainability Connection, a day-long summit bringing students, faculty, staff, community members, and professionals together to discuss environmental protection, health, and family planning. Slow Food is co-sponsoring the event and would love to see you there! Workshops, food, and tons of interesting information will circulate throughout the day, so if you'd like to participate please visit this page and register as soon as possible.
A few articles came out in yesterday's New York Times that caught our eye immediately. Wednesday's Dining and Wine section featured Prince Charles as a "hero of the organic movement," a growing trend to make wine production more sustainable, and a section on the Eat Local movement. What's so encouraging about these articles is not only their content; they are also a sign that Slow Food ideals are spreading to a larger public and becoming important enough for an internationally distributed newspaper to discuss! Keep your eye out for more news about our food choices and please share anything you find with us.
This Thursday in Tacoma, you can head out for dinner to a variety of local restaurants and have 25% of your meal go to fight AIDS/HIV. The program is called "Dine Out For Life" and all proceeds will go to the Pierce County AIDS Foundation and United Communities AIDS network. This is not affiliated with Slow Food, but eating for two purposes (good food and social justice) should certainly happen more often. So, if you're hungry and are looking for a good meal, check out their website and see where you can go.
Doing anything this Thursday night? Consider heading to a meeting on community gardens, April 19th at 7pm at the Commencement Bay Coffee Co. downtown. Check out this link for more information, and contact us if you're interested in going. There will be a panel discussion about the importance of these open spaces and the outlook for creating more in the Tacoma area. Speaking of community gardens, we had our first day of work at the UPS campus garden on Sunday (4.15). There is still a lot to get in line, though, so if you're free this coming Sunday please meet us again for some weeding! Some lovely photos of the day....
Check out the sidebar for our newest ally in producing, preparing, and consuming quality food: Slow Food on Campus! Their goal is to connect all the Slow Food groups on college campuses so that we share support and ideas. There's already a lot of interesting posts to read, and if you have further questions about the program or want to get involved, contact Cecily Upton at cecily@slowfoodusa.org or sfoc@slowfoodusa.org.
So what's happening in the organic garden on campus these days? Well, a lot of plants are growing, but they're not the kind we'd like to eat this summer. To remedy the situation, we're having a Garden Party this Sunday (April 15th) from 10-2. Meet us at the garden (on Alder and 16th) ready to pull some weeds, and we'll provide the tools and some riveting conversation. What should we plant? Who's willing to help maintain the veggie patch over the summer months? Come discuss, work, and maybe eat some food together when we're done.
