Slow Foods roundup — Snacks Edition

September 24, 2010

This Saturday, September 25th, Lynden celebrates National Slow Food Day of Action, “Dig In! Break Ground, Break Bread” by holding a resource fair featuring local food activists, organizations and vendors. All week I’ve been blogging about participating groups. Today’s final post in the series features four groups that will have snacks available on Saturday: Rishi Tea, Amaranth Bakery, Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers’ Association, and Jennifer Casey with the Wisconsin Apple.

Rishi Tea is a fair-trade and organic tea company based in Milwaukee’s Bay View area, dedicated to importing, producing and distributing premium tea in a manner that is sustainable and good for the environment and consumer. Their green initiatives range from biodegradable and recylable packaging to donating portions of their proceeds to organizations like the Clean Water Fund. For more information about Rishi Tea, visit http://www.rishi-tea.com.

Located at 3329 W. Lisbon Ave., Amaranth Bakery is a neighborhood bakery with a special focus on healthy food and living. The sustainability ethic extends from the building itself, whose bamboo floors and solar-heated water water system were installed by owners David Boucher and Stephanie Shipley during renovation, to the food, which is made from local, organic and fair-trade ingredients. More info about Amaranth Bakery is available here.

Maple syrup production is a Wisconsin tradition that dates back to the Native Americans. Jerry and Dottie Stepien, parents of our own Jeremy Stepien, Director of Education, keep the traditional alive by making their own maple syrup. Taste a sample of this local treat, and take home some pure maple syrup made right here in Wisconsin. For more info on the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers’ Association, visit their website, http://wismaple.org.

The Milwaukee Apple is just one of hundreds of endangered fruits that have disappeared from our plates to be replaced by fewer than a dozen commercial varieties. Slow Food WiSE joins the handful of orchardists and chefs who are bringing antique apples back to our tables by adopting the Milwaukee Apple. Jennifer Casey (of www.sustainablenutrition.blogspot.com) provides information and tastes.

All of these treats will be available at the resource fair on Saturday. We hope to see you there!

Lynden celebrates National Slow Food Day of Action, “Dig In! Break Ground, Break Bread,” on Saturday, September 25th, from 1 – 4 pm. Admission is $9 general, $7 for students and seniors. Members and children under 6 are free. Admission includes access to the garden, house, and resource fair, and snacks from local vendors. This will be the first in a year-round series of sustainability events at the sculpture garden.


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