Local Events & Activities

Please check this page often. Events and details added as we find out about them.

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SLOW FOODING IN 2010 
POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW: STAY TUNED FOR A NEW DATE
at Beta Verde, 3733 Milhaven Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Come join area producers, cooks and chefs, local food enthusiasts, community gardeners and  slow food members as Slow Food Piedmont kicks off the new year.   The Piedmont is burgeoning with new initiatives that both sustain and regenerate!

Discover what's new in the growing local food movement of the Piedmont. Learn more about SFP's emerging Snail of Approval program and collaborative efforts from other local and environmental organizations, such as the Growing Young Farmers. Meet some of the SOA recipients, leaders in what is good, clean, fair and local.  

Swap seeds! If you have saved seeds or have leftovers from last year's crop to share, please add them to the seed swap table. Everyone is invited to take seeds home.  

Slow Food Piedmont's potlucks are legendary, known for good eats. Please bring a small plate or appetizer to add to the food table. We encourage everyone to bring your own utensils, cup and plate whenever possible.

Training for Ambassadors for Just & Sustainable Agricultre
Wednesday, February 10
Temple Emanuel in Winston-Salem!

Ambassadors is an initiative to train and support the people who care most about sustainable food and farming in our state - consumers, farmers, and people who work on farm worker justice, nutrition, or hunger - to communicate directly with their state representatives about this important topic. Click here for more details!

Environmental Symposium 2010: Practical Steps toward Sustainability
UNCG, Sullivan Science Auditorium 101, UNCG Campus
March 26, 1 - 5 pm
Free and free parking in the McIver Parking Deck

(Flyer...)

Dr. Patricia Gober, one of four internationally recognized speakers at the symposium, will discuss community-based food systems.

Green Drinks - Winston-Salem Chapter
(Website...)
5:30 p.m. the last Wednesday of every month at
Krankies Coffee at 211 E. Third St..

Green Drinks - Greensboro Chapter
5:30pm. the third Wednesday of every month at
at the Green Bean Coffeehouse at 341 S. Elm St