Pork Party at Punkeydoodles
Sunday, August 15th - 3pm til the cows come home
Lassdale Farms (see map below)

Bring the whole family for a grassroots supper featuring local pork, spit-roasted on site, as well as sweet and buttery corn on the cob, juicy heirloom tomatoes, fresh baked foccaccia bread and summer-ripe watermelon. Slow Food members will be providing homemade BBQ sauces to go with the pork.

Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate some classic summertime flavours before the kids head back to school and summer fades into fall.

Bring your instrument to take part in the live, down-home entertainment.

This party’s on rain or shine - dress accordingly!

Tickets available at:

Click here for full details. Click map below for directions.

Slow Food Socials
3rd Thursday of every month

This month: Thursday, August 19th beginning at 8pm
Location: Dominion House, 3 Guelph St.(@ Downie St.), Stratford

Slow Food members and like-minded people are invited to join us for an informal discussion about local food and related issues and opportunities.This is a very casual get-together. Everyone is welcome - members and non-members, producers and co-producers. If you have an interest in good, clean, fair food, we look forward to chatting with you.

Contacts:

2010 Social Calendar:

2nd Annual SPLAT Festival

Savouring Perth County Local Annual Tomatoes

Featuring McCully's heirloom tomatoes and delicious, local varieties of Cheese in partnership with Slow Food Perth County.

Sunday, August 29, 2010 1–4 pm
McCully's Hill Farm

What you can expect:

• Heirloom Tomato & Cheese Tasting
• Tomatoes featured from our new COMMUNITY GARDEN
• ARTISINAL CHEESE from a variety of local dairies
• Pazzo Pizzeria & Ristorante chefs on site making grilled pizzas - from sauce made from their tomatoes in the community garden
• PAIRINGS with Ontario Wines and local Craft Brews
• Horse-drawn Wagon Rides for all ages
• The 2nd Launching of McCully’s Hill Farm’s Heirloom Tomato KETCHUP
• Tomato Target Contest (to later make into sauce)
• Restaurant TOMATO-TYPE PRESERVE Contest (YOU VOTE)
• Outside Canning & Preserving Demos
• Famous Gazpacho & Tomato-based food Sampling
• LIVE music
• Local Hot Dogs for our ketchup
• And more….

Cost:

$10/person. Additional $6.50 / person for wine & beer pairings
$5/Kids 12 & under (accompanied by an adult)
Kids activity coordinator on site

 

Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival
September 18th - 26th

The third annual Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever! Mark your calendars – the Culinary week begins on September 18th with the Garlic Festival, followed by a week of tastings, workshops and special dinners.

The celebrations are capped with the festivities of Savour Stratford on September 25th and 26th. The festival includes:

- a two-day outdoor Farmers and Artisans’ Market
- Concerts in the park
- an old-fashion Pork Roast
- a Beer and Wine Pavilion
- Children’s Area
- Perth County BBQ’s
- Stratford Chefs School Learning Centre
- BBQ Blues and Brews on Saturday night
- the Savour Stratford Tasting on Sunday

For more information on programming and tickets, click here.

Terra Madre - Turin, Italy
October 20-25, 2010

Terra Madre People 2008 - Part 1