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Slow Food Piedmont Triad News
June 2007
Slow Food Piedmont Triad Events
 We just added a new event to the calendar that is sure to please! Please mark your calendars for:
 Saturday, June 30, 2007
Farm Tour and Slow Food Potluck
Sanders Ridge Farm
1501 Nebo Road, Boonville, NC
Come enjoy a day in the country at Sanders Ridge, a 350 acre farm consisting of old growth forest, marshlands, creeks,  lakes, and open fields. Explore 159 years of local history with 5th generation farmer Neil Sanders and organic grower/CSA manager Cindy Hinshaw. Sample and take home farm fresh produce, watch birds, take a long walk, rub an old horse's soft nose, or just sit and relax.
The “official” farm visit hours run from 10:00 – 2:00 Saturday June 30; Slow Food is sponsoring a covered dish potluck from 11:30 – 1:00. Located in the Yadkin County community of Boonville, NC, Sanders Ridge is 30 minutes west of Winston-Salem, and lies within the boundary of the Yadkin Valley Wine Appellation. (See their web site for Directions.)
Sanders Ridge: Where tree hugging, fern fondling, wine sipping, and cat napping are encouraged!
Monday, June 4, 2007
Slow Food at the Movies
The Werehouse, 211 E. Third St. Winston-Salem
Meet for coffee and socializing at 7:00, movie begins at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
VeggieFest - Slow Food Booth
Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market, corner of Yanceyville and Lindsay Sts., Greensboro
7:30 - 11 a.m.
The Greensboro Farmers' Curb Market celebrates the start of the fresh produce season with door prizes, music, and fun for the whole family. Chef Bryan and Slow Food members Pat Bush and Laurie O'Neill will host the Slow Food Booth with tasty samples from local produce.
Dinner and Cooking Groups
 This summer will see the launch of our convivium's Slow Food dinner groups. So far, three have been organized. In the Greensboro area, there will be one for adults only and one that will include children. In the Winston Salem area, there will be one for adults only.
The overall guideline for all the dinner groups will refer to our mission: "To celebrate and support our local food community." Thus, each dinner group will set its own guidelines but use as much local and seasonal food as possible, and share the stories of their dishes.
These dinner groups will be small, from 6-10 people per group. If you would like to organize or participate in a dinner group in your area, please email lponeill@slowfoodpiedmont.org and indicate where you live, how many adults/children would attend from your household, and whether you would like to organize a group or participate. Remember that each participant will be expected to host a dinner eventually.
Each group will first need an organizer to host the first dinner and set up the calendar and guidelines. The names of participants without groups will be put on a wait list until a group organizer volunteers.
Details about the canning/preserving group will be announced on this list later in June.
Volunteer Opportunities
Slow Food Piedmont Triad often needs volunteers to help with staffing information tables and helping with events such as the Open House at Goat Lady Dairy. If you're interested in becoming more involved with Slow Food Piedmont Triad events, please contact lponeill@slowfoodpiedmont.org and she'll put your name in the pool of those willing to help out.
More Events for 2007
We keep an updated list of events on our events page, but you can get the latest announcements delivered to you by email if you join our listserv. Our listserv is a free way that we can communicate with our members and other interested members of the community. It is secure and we don't share your email with anyone! (We don't like that, either.) You can join by emailing us at info@slowfoodpiedmont.org and entering "subscribe" on the subject line.
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