UPCOMING EVENTS
A Love Shared: Sunday, October 13th
An ALS Awareness Fundraiser honoring Chef Gerry Hayden
Place: 8 Hands Farm, Cutchogue, NYA Love Shared is a collaborative effort between the North Fork Table and Inn, renown Long Island chefs, local farmers and important community businesses, aka "Hayden's Heroes." All will come together for a once-in-a-lifetime evening of great food, great wine and great friends with the goal of raising $75.000 for ALS research and quality of life care for their good friend, Chef Gerry Hayden.
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PAST EVENTS
Edible School Garden Meeting: Wednesday, September 18th
at Bridgehampton School from 4:00-6:00 pm
Place: Bridgehampton School
Address: 2685 Montauk Highway
Bridgehampton, NY 11968
The first meeting of the school year for the Edible School Gardens group will be at Bridgehampton School on Wednesday, September 18th at 4:00 pm. The meeting will enable group members to catch up with each other, to hear about how each garden has fared, and to discuss the Master Farmer program and available resources.
Address: 2685 Montauk Highway
Bridgehampton, NY 11968
The first meeting of the school year for the Edible School Gardens group will be at Bridgehampton School on Wednesday, September 18th at 4:00 pm. The meeting will enable group members to catch up with each other, to hear about how each garden has fared, and to discuss the Master Farmer program and available resources.
FOOD REVOLUTION DAY Potluck! Friday, May 17th
at Bridgehampton School from 5:00-7:00 pm
Standing Up For Real Food!
Edible School Gardens has joined forces with Slow Food East End and Chef Jamie Oliver's FOOD REVOLUTION to host a community potluck at Bridgehampton School on Friday, May 17th at 5:00 pm. Join us for healthy food, cooking demonstrations, community...REVOLUTION!
More from FOOD REVOLUTION: Standing Up For Real Food!
Jamie's peition has gained over 795,000 supporters since March 2010; mostly from the USA and over 30,000 from the rest of the world. From September 1st 2011 we updated Jamie’s petition to show a global count of supporters. Signers are showing their support for the Food Revolution and standing up for better food at school, better health prospects and the need to keep cooking skills alive around the world. This is a move to highlight the global obesity epidemic: 1.7 billion people are obese or overweight globally including 200 million children, this is a global issue. The world wants a Food Revolution! www.jamiesfoodrevolution.com/sign Sign the petition to get fresh food back in our kid's schools and our communities.
Edible School Gardens has joined forces with Slow Food East End and Chef Jamie Oliver's FOOD REVOLUTION to host a community potluck at Bridgehampton School on Friday, May 17th at 5:00 pm. Join us for healthy food, cooking demonstrations, community...REVOLUTION!
More from FOOD REVOLUTION: Standing Up For Real Food!
Jamie's peition has gained over 795,000 supporters since March 2010; mostly from the USA and over 30,000 from the rest of the world. From September 1st 2011 we updated Jamie’s petition to show a global count of supporters. Signers are showing their support for the Food Revolution and standing up for better food at school, better health prospects and the need to keep cooking skills alive around the world. This is a move to highlight the global obesity epidemic: 1.7 billion people are obese or overweight globally including 200 million children, this is a global issue. The world wants a Food Revolution! www.jamiesfoodrevolution.com/sign Sign the petition to get fresh food back in our kid's schools and our communities.
Edible School Garden Meeting: Wednesday, April 24th
at Southold School from 4-6 pm
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24th at Southold School. Southold will tell us all about their upcoming visit from a member of the Board of Regents, who is coming to see how the school garden is incorporated into the school curriculum. We are hoping that our Edible School Garden curriculum will be ready for presentation.
Place: Southold School
Address: Southold Union Free School District
420 Oaklawn Avenue, P.O. Box 470
Southold, New York 11971-0470
Phone: 631-765-5400
Website: http://www.southoldufsd.net/home.cfm
Time: 4-6pm
Place: Southold School
Address: Southold Union Free School District
420 Oaklawn Avenue, P.O. Box 470
Southold, New York 11971-0470
Phone: 631-765-5400
Website: http://www.southoldufsd.net/home.cfm
Time: 4-6pm
"American Meat" NYC Screenings and Panel Discussions: April 12-18th
Food Democracy Now! is excited to announce the New York City premiere of American Meat, the new documentary that takes a pro-farmer look at sustainable meat production in America. In the past several decades, factory farms have replaced small family farmers producing the majority of meat in the U.S. The great news is a vibrant community of small farmers have resisted that trend, leading a revolution in meat production that values raising livestock in humane and environmentally friendly ways.
If you care about where your food comes from, American Meat is a must see documentary that's having its theatrical release April 12th - April 18th at the Cinema Village Theater in NYC. They have lined up an impressive array of speakers for 7 panel discussions throughout the screenings, including Edible School Garden's own Ian Calder-Piedmonte of Balsam Farms on April 14th at 7 pm. Learn more about the film and the screenings here.
If you care about where your food comes from, American Meat is a must see documentary that's having its theatrical release April 12th - April 18th at the Cinema Village Theater in NYC. They have lined up an impressive array of speakers for 7 panel discussions throughout the screenings, including Edible School Garden's own Ian Calder-Piedmonte of Balsam Farms on April 14th at 7 pm. Learn more about the film and the screenings here.
Early Spring Workshop at KK Haspel's "The Farm": Sunday, April 7th
KK Haspel has offered to do a wonderful early Spring Workshop on Sunday, April 7th at her farm, The Farm, in Southold from 10am to 12pm. This 2 hour workshop is going to cover the incredible topics listed below, so do not miss it!
Topics:
Place: KK's The Farm
Address: 59945 Main Rd Southold, NY 11971
Tel: (631) 765-2075
Website: http://www.kkthefarm.com/
RSVP: "KK" <khaspel@irahaspel.com>
Topics:
- How to make soil blocks (anyone with a soil blocker please bring it) for stress –free and environmentally safe planting
- how to use and install remay row covers during cold weather periods
- How to prepare beds for planting
- Putting biodynamic preps out for soil fertility and to combat any toxins in the soil (available for sale)
- Using the biodynamic calendar – learning the cosmic rhythms for successful planting of root, leaf, fruit and flowers
Place: KK's The Farm
Address: 59945 Main Rd Southold, NY 11971
Tel: (631) 765-2075
Website: http://www.kkthefarm.com/
RSVP: "KK" <khaspel@irahaspel.com>
3rd Annual Joshua Levine Memorial Dinner: Sunday, March 24th
The Josh Levine Memorial Foundation/Slow Food East End Cocktail Party and Dinner was a resounding success. It was so nice to see so many of you at the event which honored Josh Levine and our Master Farmers who have been funded through the generous donations of the JLMF program. We am happy to report that the Master Farmer program will carry on this upcoming year and KK Haspel, Jeff Negron and Marguerite Nesteruk will continue to work with Edible School Garden schools!
Dear Friends and Supporters of Slow Food and the Edible School Garden Program of the East End:
We are excited to celebrate the 3rd Annual Joshua Levine Memorial Dinner on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Last year's dinner was an amazing culinary experience and a financial success. Approximately $18,000 was raised and was used to fund stipends to three master farmers to work with sixteen East End schools which are members of the Edible School Garden group. The schools now have a curriculum which integrates what children experience working in the garden with their other subjects. The Edible School Garden programs have been very successful, and now there are twenty East End schools with gardens and/or greenhouses. Some of the money raised last year was also used to fund projects at some of these school gardens. For more information on the foundation and how your support and participation in this wonderful event can benefit the lives of children on the East End of Long Island, go to facebook.com/JoshuaLevineMemorialFoundation. Some of the comments from families involved in the program are truly inspirational.
Once again, Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor has generously donated space in the theater for the pre-dinner cocktail party and the American Hotel has donated their restaurant for the dinner. All the food and wine for the dinner is donated by the area's local farms, vineyards and merchants. The event is sponsored and organized under the auspices and leadership of the East End Chapter of Slow Food in cooperation with the Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation (JLMF). Our son, Joshua, was committed to promoting a healthy life style and was a beloved member of the East End agricultural community. Your support of this dinner is greatly appreciated and provides sustenance to Josh's passions and mission, which centered on the eduction and wellness of children, who are our future.
Please secure your reservation as early as possible. Seating is limited and it has been sold out in the past. Also, because everything is donated, it is a great help to all involved in planning the event if we have a good reservation count as early as possible. You can attend the dinner or cocktail party, or hopefully both. If you cannot attend, but would like to support JLMF, we greatly appreciate your donation. To make your reservation or donation, go to joshualevinefoundation.org, click on the "donate page" and enter the pertinent information.
We look forward to sharing this wonderful dinner with all our friends, family, the slow food community and those who support this wonderful school garden program. Wishing all of you and your loved ones a healthy and happy New Year.
The Myron Levine Family
Edible School Garden Meeting: Tuesday, March 19th
at Cornell Cooperative from 4-6pm*
Our next meeting will be held at Cornell Cooperative on Tuesday, March 19th, thanks to another compelling partnership: Cornell and the wonderful team of Elizabeth Takakjian, Caroline Kiang, Susan Wilk, Maryann Birmingham and Meg McGrath. Meg McGrath will give a presentation on plant diseases that we should be aware of such as the infamous late blight.
Place: Cornell Cooperative
Address: 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901
Website: http://ccesuffolk.org/
Date: Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Time: 4-6pm*
* This meeting will feature a presentation by Meg McGrath (see attached: CHPSC) so the meeting will last a little longer than usual.
The April meeting will be hosted by KK Haspel at Southold Elementary School on Wednesday, April 24 from 4-6pm.
The May meeting will be hosted by Marcia Winter and held at Quogue School, exact date to be determined.
Place: Cornell Cooperative
Address: 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901
Website: http://ccesuffolk.org/
Date: Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Time: 4-6pm*
* This meeting will feature a presentation by Meg McGrath (see attached: CHPSC) so the meeting will last a little longer than usual.
The April meeting will be hosted by KK Haspel at Southold Elementary School on Wednesday, April 24 from 4-6pm.
The May meeting will be hosted by Marcia Winter and held at Quogue School, exact date to be determined.
Screening of 'Growing Farmers', the award winning documentary directed by Michael Halsband
and Co-Produced by Hilary Leff, Michael Halsband & Peconic Land Trust
Edible School Garden Meeting: Wednesday, January 16th at
Southampton Intermediate School from 4-5:30pm
There will be an Edible School Garden meeting this Wednesday, January 16th at 4pm.
The venue has changed from Southampton High School to the Intermediate School, so do take note of the change of address below.
SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Faculty/Teachers Lounge
70 Leland Lane
Southampton, New York 11968
http://www.southamptonschools.org
It is always so wonderful to catch up with everyone, especially as we enter a new year and new growing season. This meeting will be particularly exciting, guaranteed not to disappoint. We are very fortunate to be able to host a screening of 'Growing Farmers', the award winning documentary directed by Michael Halsband and Co-Produced by Hilary Leff, Michael Halsband & Peconic Land Trust. Yvette DeBow and John Halsey will be present to discuss the film and to provide information on how you can arrange a viewing at your own school. The documentary is relatively short and is perfect for the classroom setting.
Other great items on the agenda:
Look forward to seeing everyone there.
The venue has changed from Southampton High School to the Intermediate School, so do take note of the change of address below.
SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Faculty/Teachers Lounge
70 Leland Lane
Southampton, New York 11968
http://www.southamptonschools.org
It is always so wonderful to catch up with everyone, especially as we enter a new year and new growing season. This meeting will be particularly exciting, guaranteed not to disappoint. We are very fortunate to be able to host a screening of 'Growing Farmers', the award winning documentary directed by Michael Halsband and Co-Produced by Hilary Leff, Michael Halsband & Peconic Land Trust. Yvette DeBow and John Halsey will be present to discuss the film and to provide information on how you can arrange a viewing at your own school. The documentary is relatively short and is perfect for the classroom setting.
Other great items on the agenda:
- Tour of Southampton Garden and Garden Project Highlights
- Meatless Mondays in school! http://www.meatlessmonday.com/
- Josh Levine/Slow Food School Garden Coordinator Update: (Peter Priolo has accepted full-time employment elsewhere. :( )
- School Garden Curriculum update!
- Cornell Greenhouse Energy Audits!
- Update on Edible School Gardens and the many donations we have received!
- Upcoming Events (Check our new event page on edibleschoolgardens.org )
- AFTEE fundraising opportunities for school gardens!
Look forward to seeing everyone there.
