Event - CIDER & CHEESE PAIRING Oct. 27, 3-6PM, Sebastopol

Celebrate the bountiful apple harvest and American Cheese Month with a guided pairing of local artisanal ciders and cheese. Devoto Orchards and Tilted Shed Ciderworks, two Sebastopol-area farm-based cider producers, will join seven local cheesemakers in showcasing craft cider's amazing range and versatility. Fermented from 100% locally grown heirloom apples right here in Sonoma County, the ciders come in diverse styles that will make you shed your preconceptions about hard cider: from semidry to bone-dry; fruity to funky; crisp, refreshing, and bright to savory, vinous, and tannic. The cheeses are handcrafted in a similarly wide range of styles, ages, and milk varieties, including sheep, goat, and cow. Together, they will surprise and delight even the most seasoned cheese aficionado, proving that what grows together, goes together. 

 
Leave urban life behind and put on comfortable shoes. This event will open with a tour of the Devoto Orchards' beautiful organic apple farm in Sebastopol, then follow with a sit-down pairing at communal tables in their handsome barn. We will learn about the history of the apple industry in the region, marvel at the variety of heirloom and traditional cider apples, then taste and toast to the flavors of fall and the rise of authentically crafted, truly local cider and cheese.

CIDERMAKERS
Titled Shed Ciderworks, Sebastopol www.tiltedshed.com
Devoto Orchards, Sebastopl www.devotogardens.com 

CHEESE MAKERS
Andre Artisan Cheese Valley Ford
Bleating Heart www.bleatingheart.com
Bohemian Creamery www.bohemiancreamery.com
Gypsy Cheese Co. www.gypsycheese.com 
Toluma Farms www.tolumafarms.com
Valley Ford Cheese Co., www.valleyfordcheeseco.com
Weirauch Farm & Creamery, www.weirauchfarm.com

* Pre Sale Tickets Only ($35 Slow Food Members, $46 Non Members) 
Click here to purchase tickets on Brown Paper Tickets.

* Guests must be 21 or older to attend this event.
* This event is hosted by Slow Food Russian River.
* This event is a fundraiser for a new SRJC Scholarship by Slow Food Russian River, for students pursuing careers in agriculture.

Event - THREE SISTERS' GARDEN-TO-PLATE DINNER Oct. 26, 6PM

The Piner High School Three Sisters' Garden Project

A GARDEN TO PLATE DINNER

 Saturday, October 26th at 6pm

Piner High School Activity Center - 1700 Fulton Road, Santa Rosa

Last Spring, students and teachers, Robert Lopez and Michael Doucette, with the help of Slow Food Russian River members, planted 20 different heirloom beans, blue and multi-color corn, plus several types of squash – including many Slow Food ‘Ark of Taste’ varieties. Tender-loving care produced a bountiful harvest - now to be shared with the community. Join us for a very special evening!

Savor a delicious sit-down meal, prepared by the award-winning Piner High Culinary Program students, supervised by Rob Dilillo.

Menu:  Roast Pig | 2 Three Sisters Stews | Seasonal Dessert | Soft Beverages

John Ash, nationally reknowned chef, author and teacher, will join a panel to discuss:

the importance of biodiversity  http://www.slowfoodusa.org/biodiversity

career opportunities in the food-farming-restaurant cultures of Sonoma County




Tickets:   18.00 adults  | 10.00 students

Available at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/467686

Proceeds to benefit the Piner High School Garden

Questions? Contact Sueki at suekiwoodward@mac.com

Newsletter - October 2013

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Order Now Heritage Pork & Lamb

Green Goose Farm in Petaluma is now accepting orders for pork and lamb from our pasture-raised heritage pigs and sheep. This is our last harvest of the year. For more information, email Rebecca at greengoosefarm@gmail.com

Small family farm, raising pastured, grass-fed, grass-finished animals for the local community. The animals are raised in idyllic conditions, stress-free, and with the highest nutrition.  Our farming practices provide a level of quality not found in any grocery store.  We provide animal protein that can serve to improve the health of your family. Animals are raised with beyond organic methods, are not given hormones, antibiotics, medications or any artificial substances.  Their diverse diet is locally sourced. We raise heritage breed animals, both for their ability to thrive on pasture, and for the preservation and improvement of their genetic heritage.

PORK
Whole Pig: $6 per pound hanging weight, including cut and wrap from the butcher.
Half Pig: $6.50 per pound hanging weight, including cut and wrap from the butcher.
We estimate an average hanging weight of 125 pounds per whole pig.

LAMB
Whole Lamb: $9 per pound hanging weight, including cut and wrap from the butcher.
Half Lamb: $9.50 per pound hanging weight, including cut and wrap from the butcher.
We estimate an average hanging weight of 60 to 70 pounds per whole lamb.

Green Goose Farm
Grass-fed pork, lamb and poultry.
Yesterday's traditions, today's health, tomorrow's hope
www.greengoosefarm.iconosites.com

Event: September 22 @Bloomfield Farms

Join other members to harvest vegetables at Bloomfield Farms as a donation to the Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) in Petaluma.

SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 22 | 10 -2:00
BLOOMFIELD FARMS
12550 VALLEY FORD ROAD
PETALUMA CA 94952

• Share a delicious Southern-influenced meal by chef Brandon Guenther of Rocker Oysterfeller's Kitchen + Saloon and Firefly Catering in Valley Ford, made from products from the farm and other growers in the area.
• Sample non-alcoholic beverages and cheeses from a new generation of young local food entrepreneurs.
• Hear from Elizabeth Hale, Director of Food Programs/The Petaluma Kitchen and Monica Savon, Assistant Executive Director, about the programs of COTS.
• Get to know the new community network platform CropMobster™, the idea of Nick Papadopoulos, the general manager of Bloomfield Farms, to solve problems relating to food waste, hunger and the challenges farmers and food companies face to remain economically viable.
• Hear about the recent history of the EsteroAmericano watershed from the Friends of the Estero, an eco-agricultural disaster averted.
• Learn about new thinking around money and investments in local agriculture from Slow Money, the North Bay group.

It's an all-family event, so bring your kids, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and their friends, too.

This is a BYO adult beverage, BYO place setting, including glassware, and BYO musical instrument event.

Parking is limited so please carpool.

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Newsletter - August 2013

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EVENT: Summer Mixer at Gradek Ranch Aug. 4

Please join us for the annual Slow Food Summer Mixer, hosted this year by Sonoma County North. Picnic grounds at the Gradek Ranch2323 West Dry Creek Road, HealdsburgSunday, August 4, 4 pm

Live music by VanTini. Tasting of Bear Republic craft beers with the beer-maker. Local peppers roasted by J & R Roasting. Swim in the lake. Buy a Slow Food apron. Join the Salsa and Chips contest: Be creative, go crazy, and bring your favorite salsa and chips to be judged by a panel of regional leaders! Salsa and chips will be judged together.

Grilled local lamb will be provided. Please bring an appetizer, side dish or dessert. Bring your own place setting, glass and beverage. Bring your bathing suit for swimming.RSVP to Marisha at mzeffer@gmail.com by July 30. Directions will be sent upon registration. $15 for Slow Food members, $20 for non-members. No cost for children 12 and younger. Send your check to Sonoma County North, P.O. Box 1494, Healdsburg 95448 or pay online at Brown Paper Tickets.

Newsletter - July 2013

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SAVE THE DATE - August 4th, Regional Mixer

SLOW FOOD ANNUAL REGIONAL MIXER
AUGUST 4th @ GRADEK RANCH
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Event - Bloomfield Farms Tour June 9th

Slow Food Russian River and Bloomfield Farms have joined together for an event you will not want to miss! Learn more about the importance of sustainability, enjoy brunching on farm-fresh and artisanal goodies, and try your hand at harvesting your own basket of heirloom produce.

When: Sunday, June 9th at 11:00
Where: Bloomfield Farms between the towns of Valley Ford and Bloomfield

*Tickets for the Farm Tour and U-Pick:  
   25.00 for members   30.00 for non-members   Kids 12 and under free
  Available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/387157

*Brunch is additional. Please bring cash for the “pay what you can” can!
        

Farm Tour - 11AM
We will start off your visit with a tour of the farm. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress in layers.
Fun Farm Brunch - 11:45AM
Chef John Lyle, who is well known for his amazing work producing Chosen Spot, will be offering a seasonal and delicious 'pay what you can' brunch. Suggested donation 12.00.

U-Pick - 12:30PM
After brunch we will head out to the fields so you can harvest your own basket of the freshest, highest quality produce around, enjoy the landscape and meet members of the farming team!


Bloomfield Farms grows 45 acres of certified organic and heirloom produce of unparalleled nutrition, freshness and quality. We strive to be the reliable sustainable farming “partner of choice” to our customers and suppliers, all the while taking great care to conserve and regenerate the lands we steward in the Estero Americano Watershed.

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Mushroom Event MAY 25th

MUSHROOMS FROM A BAG THIS Saturday, May 25 - 3 pm to 7 pm 

A Family Event at the New Carpati Farm, Sebastopol  

  

BUY YOUR TICKET HERE :  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/374195       

Join Steve Schwartz - founder of Farmlink and the Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative - on his family farm overlooking the Laguna De Santa Rosa for an afternoon of Slow Food conviviality, play, and food that is good, clean, and fair. New Carpati Farm has chickens, polycerate Jacob sheep, and grows berries, and mushrooms.

• Learn how to grow mushrooms from a bag.  Make your own oyster mushroom growing kit, and learn how to take care of it, or bring home a pound of New Carpati shitake and oyster mushrooms. 

• Also will include comparative mushroom tasting, contrasting shitake with two varieties of oyster mushrooms. 

FOOD :

Pizza with and w/o mushrooms will be served with chef Rick Rozet's famous pizza crust. Salad with greens grown on-site from Brad Thompson's Roots of Creation Farm.

COST : Slow Food Member (or join at the door)

Price includes your self-made mushroom kit or 1 lb of musrooms plus pizza and salad - $ 30

Student, with mushroom kit ( under 22 ) - $20     Chlldren under 12 - $5

Buy tickets : http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/374195 

This is a BYO beverage, BYO place setting, and BYO musical instrument event. 

Parking is limited so please carpool. Park on the street at the end of this cul-de-sac if the lot has filled up.

For this event at least one member of your party needs to be a Slow Food member. You can join at the door. Yearly membership fee is $25. This supports our work to make our food system good, clean, and fair.

Questions : contact  Zeno Swijtink <swijtink@sonoma.edu>