Slow Food Bluegrass Calendar Released

Calendar of Events
Saturday, April 11, 2009 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM "Everybody Eats!" From the Ground Up: First Annual Louisville Food Summit Metro United Way 334 E Broadway Louisville, KY 40202 This day will reflect the flow of our food from "farm to table" and encourage dialogue between all parties involved in each step to create a synergy that will work to begin efforts to improve Louisville's food system. Slow Food Bluegrass will be an exhibitor.
Join us Saturday, April 18 and Sunday April 19 for Art in the Garden: The 46th Annual Farmington Plant Sale and Louisville Artisans Guild Spring Fair. A wide selection of vegetables, herbs, annuals and perennials, are featured in the Sale, which will be held behind the Farmington Museum House adjacent to the historic Anne Bruce Haldeman garden. Hours will be 9:00-3:00 both days. New for this year Farmington has partnered with the LAG for their Spring Art Fair. The Fair will consist of juried artists featuring jewelry, textiles, pottery, stained glass and more. Hours will be 10:00-5:00 Saturday and 12:00-5:00 Sunday. Attendance is free. There will be food and refreshments for sale provided by Slow Food Bluegrass. Farmington will continue its preorder tradition. Please call for an order form. http://www.historichomes.org/farmington/index.html
Saturday, April 25, Whole Foods Market , Louisville, NOON to 4:00pm 4944 Shelbyville Road You are invited to the Whole Foods annual GREEN FAIR – in the heart of St. Matthews in the Whole Foods Market Parking Lot. Slow Food Bluegrass will be an exhibitor.
Sunday, April 26, Whole Foods Market, Lexington Green, Lexington 859-971-8600 Whole Foods Market’s Back to Basics Event, come learn about reducing your carbon foot print through your food choices. One of the educational focuses will be on the Slow Food movement. Slow Food Bluegrass will provide local food samples. Free
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 9am-4pm, Louisville Nature Center and Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve 3745 Illinois Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40213 The Nature Center’s Spring Plant Sale is scheduled for May 9th from 9am to 4pm. There will be food and refreshments for sale provided by Slow Food Bluegrass. Call the Nature Center at 458-1328 for more information.
Saturday, May 16, BloomFest, Bring the entire family and enjoy the glory of the season with something for everyone Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest Clermont, KY502.955.8512 http://www.bernheim.org/ Slow Food Bluegrass will be an exhibitor
Saturday, May 16, Lexington, Bluegrass Community Technical College, “Peace and Global Citizenship Fair”. Slow Food Bluegrass members and Terrapin Hill Farm will prepare local food for sale. http://district.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/rebecca.glasscock/peacenew/index.html
Saturday, May 16, Frankfort, Franklin County Fairgrounds, 17th Annual Kentucky Herb Festival. Slow Food members will present a Kentucky herbal feast. http://www.kyherbassociation.com/
Saturday, May 23, Norton Commons Farmers Market, Louisville, “Spring on the Greens” featuring sustainable agriculture farmers and food producers. Slow Food Bluegrass members will prepare samples of food being sold at the market 9:00 a.m.-1 p.m. http://nortoncommons.com/
Saturday, May 30, Louisville, Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve, NatureFest! featuring nature discovery, music, games, Slow Food, arts and crafts, environmental groups and activities for the whole family 12-5 p.m. http://www.creaseymahannaturepreserve.org/
Sunday, June 14, Louisville, Locust Grove Historic Home and Slow Food Bluegrass present “The 2nd Annual Slow Food + Locust Grove Summer Family Picnic”. Featuring arts and crafts, old fashioned children’s games, farmers, artisan foods, animals, Bluegrass musicians and more! http://www.locustgrove.org/ $5 a carload, bikers free
Friday, June 19, Louisville, Come party with Slow Food at Thieneman’s Herbs and Perennials Annual Summer Solstice Party. http://www.thienemans.com
Saturday, June 20, Jazz in the Garden, Hidden Hill Nursery, 1011 Utica—Charlestown Road, Utica, Indiana 47130Tel: 812-280-0347812-282-0524. Slow Food Bluegrass and Huber Winery come together again for one great night of local food, wine and live jazz. More details to follow.E-mail: bobjanhill@sbcglobal.net
Sunday, June 21, Slow Day and Night, Statewide celebration of local food on the longest (and Slowest) day of the year.
Saturday, June 27, Midway, Francisco’s Farm Fine Arts Festival. Slow Food Bluegrass and Honest Farm will present “The 2nd Annual Starving Artist Party” http://www.franciscosfarm.org/
Slow Food Bluegrass is a nonprofit organization that supports a biodiverse, sustainable food supply, local producers, heritage food traditions, and rediscovery of the pleasures of the table. Please join us! http://slowfoodusa.org/
We also recommend
Vital Food Programs Cooking Classes at Foxhollow Farm Center, Crestwood, KY vitalfoodsprogram@gmail.com, www.foxhollowfarmcenter.org
Rona and Steve Roberts Monday night Cornbread Potluck Suppers at 250 Campsie Place, Lexington more details@ rona.roberts@gmail.com;
April 5-30 Terra Madre & A Taste of Italy Photography exhibit by Jim Embry 7am-11pm daily Third Street Stuff, 257 N Limestone
April 11 Saturday 2-4pm Sustainability Lecture Series Bringing Italy & Terra Madre Home to the Bluegrass... Slide presentation by Jim Embry about his trip to Italy in October 2008. Food and olive oil tasting. Third Street Stuff, 257 N Limestone
Lexington, KY Reforest the Bluegrass (RTB) is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 11th at Shillito Park off of W. Reynolds Rd. I hope that you can join us on April 11th. If you have any questions, feel free to call 866.222.1648. Directions: Take the Nicholasville Rd exit off of New Circle Rd. Turn right onto W. Reynolds Rd (right before Fayette Mall). Turn left onto Shillito Park Rd and follow the signs.
April 13 Monday 6pm Central Public Library, Main St. 2008 MacArthur Fellow, Speaker Will Allen, an urban farmer who is transforming the cultivation, production, and delivery of healthy foods to underserved, urban populations. Founder/CEO of Growing Power, (UK Gaines Center)
Growing our Community Food System.From the Ground Up, a regional conference, will be held April, 17 &18 in Lexington, KY. The Friday workshops will address general topics about creating a more sustainable community foods system such as food assessments, farm to table, CSAs, food and hunger. The Saturday workshops will focus primarily on providing practical tools and resources for creating community gardening. Sustainlex@sustainlex.org., 859-312-7024, www.sustainlex.org
Gardening with Class! Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden A One-Day Workshop for Developing School Garden Programs When & Where: Saturday April 18, 2009, 8:30-4:00, Crestwood Christian Church, 1882 Bellefonte Dr or Friday June 12, 2009, 8:30-4:00, University of Kentucky, Gorham Hall Cost: Free to all participants includes lunch Obtain application by email request or at www.sustainlex.org.For more information, contact Jim Embry at embryjim@gmail.com or (859) 312-7024

This year’s Arbor Day celebration is scheduled for Saturday April 25, 2008, from 10am to 2pm, at The Arboretum. Our theme for this year’s celebration is “Our Trees, Our Earth, Our Heritage”, and we will be doing activities celebrating Abraham’s Lincoln bicentennial. The Arboretum, 500 Alumni Drive, Lexington, KY 40503.
Saturday, MAY 9th 11-5 at Willow Park in Cherokee Triangle for Louisville's 2nd Annual Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny Mighty Kindness 502.235.0711 mightykindness@gmail.com http://www.mightykindness.org