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The Underground Food Movement

Posted by alisant on May 17 2011 | events

The Underground Food Movement

A discussion with Sandor Katz, Iso Rabins, Ted Purves and Susanne Cockrell moderated by Rosie Branson Gill

The underground food movement is characterized by strategies such as cow shares, market memberships, food swaps, pop-up restaurants, and backyard harvesting. These efforts support small-scale growers, gatherers, and makers. The farmers, chefs, artists, and activists that create these projects are contributing to a shift in the way we think about economics, food distribution, and community.

Join us for an evening discussion exploring the emerging underground food movement in San Francisco and around the country.The evenings panel will feature Sandor Katz, author of The Revolution will not be Microwaved: Inside America’s Underground Food Movement and Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods; Iso Rabins the founder of ForageSF and the Underground Farmer’s Market; and artists Ted Purves and Susanne Cockrell, whose social art projects include Temescal Amity Works and The Meadow Network. The evening’s panel will be moderated by Rosie Branson Gill, the Program Director of 18 Reasons.

Following the program several Underground Farmers Market vendors will be serving delicious home-made food.

Tuesday, May 17 7:00 pm
Space is limited. Please RSVP to rsvp@studioforurbanprojects.org
Suggested donation $5-$15

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Edible Wild Plants

Posted by kirstin on May 05 2011 | events

Edible Wild Plants

There are nutritious, delicious and abundant edible plants growing wild all around us. Join us for a presentation and discussion with foraging expert and author, John Kallas, who will show you how to identify, harvest and prepare edible wild plants found within walking distance of your kitchen. Dr. Kallas will be on hand after the discussion for a signing of his recent book, Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate.

A trained botanist, nature photographer, writer, researcher, and teacher, Dr. Kallas, is one of the foremost authorities on North American edible wild plants and other foragables. He learned about wild foods through formal academic training and over 35 years of hands-on field research. Dr. Kallas has amassed one of the largest personal wild food libraries in the country, and started Wild Food Adventures in 1993 and the Wild Food Adventurer newsletter in 1996.

The program will take place on Thursday, May 5 at 7pm.  Space is limited, RSVP to rsvp@studioforurbanprojects.org.

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