LYNDEN SCULPTURE GARDEN JOINS THE NATIONAL SLOW FOOD DAY OF ACTION, SEPT. 25
For further information:
Polly Morris, (414) 446-8794
pmorris@lyndensculpturegarden.org
lyndensculpturegarden.org
Sustainable Food is the Theme of Resource Fair
Lynden Sculpture Garden will be open on Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 1 to 4 pm to celebrate the National Slow Food Day of Action, "Dig In! Break Ground, Break Bread," with a resource fair that highlights the work of local food activists, organizations, and vendors. The Lynden Sculpture Garden is located at 2145 W. Brown Deer Road. 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.
The slow food movement envisions a world in which all people can eat food that is good for them, good for the people who grow it, and good for the planet. Drop in to taste, touch and learn more about food that is good, clean and fair.
Participants include Slow Food Southeastern Wisconsin; Growing Power; Walnut Way Conservation Corporation; Center for Resilient Cities; Beepods; Jerry and Dottie Stepien, proprietors of a family-run maple syrup operation; Rishi Tea; Amaranth Bakery, and more.
The art studio will be open from 2-3 pm for a drop-in basket-making workshop. Participants will learn a simple weaving technique to make their own garlic baskets. Open to all ages; children under 8 will need adult assistance.
ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS
Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast & Milwaukee Apple
Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast is part of Slow Food International, an eco-gastronomic non-profit organization of more than 100,000 members worldwide. The chapter partners with other groups to advocate in support of family farms and cooperatives, locally grown food, school gardens, conservation of regional culinary traditions and the maintenance of biodiversity.
One of the displays, courtesy of Jennifer Casey (of www.sustainablenutrition.blogspot.com) and the Slow Food Ark of Taste Committee, is devoted to the Milwaukee Apple. 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.
In the evening from 6 to 10 pm, Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast will host The Art of Food at the Lynden Sculpture Garden, an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres and world music in support of local food projects, biodiversity and this year's Terra Madre delegates. To learn more and purchase tickets to this event, visit http://slowfoodwise.org
Growing Power: Indoor Composting with Worm Bins
Growing Power is committed to providing high-quality, safe, healthy, affordable food through programs that develop community food systems. Learn how to transform the organic waste in your household into compost using a worm bin, and discover how to order fresh, healthy produce from Growing Power's Farm-to City Market Basket. www.growingpower.org
Walnut Way Conservation Corporation: Honey
Honey from the hives in the Walnut Way neighborhood will be available for sale at the group’s information booth. Walnut Way’s resident-driven program has focused on launching and sustaining experiential educational initiatives that inform and engage youth and adult residents in civic and community leadership; housing construction and restoration; stewardship of environmental resources; and economic development. Walnut Way residents and volunteers have five years of successful experience in urban-ecology-based initiatives, including creating and managing multiple, high-production community gardens; conducting successful, profitable sales of garden produce; and offering on-going gardening and nutrition education programs for youth and adults. www.walnutway.org
Center for Resilient Cities: Urban Gardening and More
Center for Resilient Cities works with citizens, nonprofits, and government partners to create healthy, high quality environments. Together, we improve and protect the natural environment, human health, and local economy. Martha Davis Kipcak, manager of their Milwaukee food program, will be on hand to answer questions. www.resilientcities.org
BeePods: Beekeeping for the Bees!
Local vendor Beepods is committed to raising awareness of the vital role that honey bees play in our ecosystem. Their BeePods are based on ancient top bar hives, emphasizing education over production, and easy viewing and maintenance. Interested in urban beekeeping? Come check out a BeePod. www.beepods.com
Maple Syrup: A Family Operation
Maple syrup production is a Wisconsin tradition that dates back to the Native Americans. Jerry and Dottie Stepien, who make their own maple syrup, explain how maple syrup is produced. Taste a sample of this local treat, and take home some pure maple syrup made right here in Wisconsin. WMSPA:www.wismaple.org
Rishi Tea
Rishi Tea combines sustainability and social justice in each cup of its organic, fair trade tea. Learn more about Rishi as you taste their tea. www.rishi-tea.com
Amaranth Bakery
Amaranth Bakery & Café, 3329 W. Lisbon Ave., is a neighborhood gathering spot as well as a place to enjoy food made form local, fair-trade and organic ingredients. Owners David Boucher and Stephanie Shipley bring their cookies to Lynden.
ABOUT THE LYNDEN SCULPTURE GARDEN
The Lynden Sculpture Garden offers a unique experience of art in nature through its collection of more than 50 monumental sculptures sited across 40 acres of park, lake and woodland. The sculpture garden is open to art and nature lovers of all ages on Wednesdays from 10 am to 6 pm and on Sundays from 12 noon to 5 pm. More information: lyndensculpturegarden.org.
