Potluck: Community New, Events, and Resources, A Newsletter of the Center for Food in Community and Culture

LOCAVORES IN NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN:

The Downtown Food Project is a group of volunteers working on the establishment of a downtown food cooperative, a shared commercial kitchen, and a brokerage linking local food producers to local consumers. They have a blog at: http://downtownfoodproject.wordpress.com and are on Facebook as the Downtown Food Project. Become a fan or leave a comment on the blog and provide your input into the creation of these local food projects.

Our Center is sponsoring a panel discussion on "Community Gardens in Brown County: Past, Present, And Future Gardeners" On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, from 7:00 at 8:30 pm in the Brown County Central Library in downtown Green Bay. The four speakers will talk about why they became community gardeners and what children and young people are learning from community and school gardens. This panel discussion is in support of the One Book, One Community reading selection--Seedfolks--a young adult novel about the creation of a community garden on a vacant lot in a low-income neighborhood in Cleveland. The panelists are from the Oneida Community Integrated Food System, Brown County Extension, the United Hmong and Asian American Community Center, And West High School.

The Oneida Community Integrated Food Systems (OCIFS) is sponsoring a film series on food in every Saturday in March, 2010 and the first Saturday in April. All films are 10-noon at the Duck Creek Coffee Company, 2667 W. Mason St. Suite 4. The first film is March 6-THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled patented genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. On March 13, they will be screening SUPERSIZE ME; on March 20, FAST FOOD NATION; on March 27, KING CORN; and on April 3, FOOD, INC. For more information contact Jill at 920-405-6900 or Bill at 920-869-4530 or Wvervoor@oneidanation.org.

The Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership is sponsoring a public talk by Michael Perry at 7:00 pm, Thursday, May 20, 2010, in the Phoenix Rooms of the University Union at UW-Green Bay. Perry is the Wisconsin author of the bestselling memoirs Population 485, Truck: a Love Story, and Coop. He writes about life and place in rural Wisconsin in a humorous vein. A $5 suggested donation at the door goes to support the work of the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership.

Wisconsin Local Food Network has created a wiki at http://wisconsinlocalfood.wetpaint.com This is a great way to keep abreast of local food initiatives statewide and post your upcoming events too.

THE 2009 FARM FRESH ATLAS OF EASTERN WISCONSIN is an authoritative source for the latest products and contact information on regional growers, food artisans, and farmers markets.

LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS:

Green Bay Farmers Market. Between Cherry and Pine streets, downtown Green Bay. 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays through Nov. 1. Produce, bakery, honey and syrup, crafts, meats and more.

Farmers Market on Broadway. On Broadway, between Walnut and Dousman Streets. Wednesdays 3-8 p.m. (June-Sept 24) Some shops open late.

De Pere Summer Market. Thursdays from 7 a.m. to noon from July to October, beginning July 10, in the parking lot at Seroogy's Chocolates, 144 N. Wisconsin St.

Eastside Farmers Market. Thursdays 11-5 through Oct. 2 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, 2845 Greenbrier Road, Lot 3 by the pond, Green Bay.

Oneida Farmers Market. 2-6 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 9 in the parking lot of the Hwy 54 One Stop in Oneida.

Sturgeon Bay Farmcraft Market. Saturdays, 9-noon, through Oct. 25 at Sturgeon Bay Market Square, corner of Michigan St. and Fourth Ave.

For other markets check Farmers' Markets in Wisconsin.

Howard Lyman spoke to full house public at Urban Frog, August 28, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. The Urban Frog, located at 163 N. Broadway, celebrates its Summer of Local Foods by welcoming Howard Lyman, a.k.a. “The Mad Cowboy” to Green Bay on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 5:30. Mr. Lyman, a fourth generation family-farmer from Montana, spent over 20 years in “traditional” agriculture raising pork, turkey, veal, chicken and cattle. After overcoming a life-threatening illness, Mr. Lyman set out to transform his health through sustainable, humane and chemical-free farming. Today this vegan cowboy travels over 100,000 miles a year as a speaker and lecturer sharing his unique perspective on current farming practices. He has spoken on radio stations in over 200 countries, appeared on numerous television shows including Oprah (after hearing Howard, she declared that she'd never eat a burger again) and has spoken to thousands of small and large groups alike. “If there is to be a bright future for our children and grandchildren, it will come from consumer support of producers who work in concert with nature—organically, sustainable, and humanely.” --Howard Lyman

The event is on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at The Urban Frog, 163 North Broadway, Green Bay, WI 54304. Live music with Jeanie Carlin starts at 5:30 and Howard Lyman begins at 6:30. Admission is free, but RSVP’s are appreciated either by phone (920) 490-1170 or at The Urban Frog: theurbanfrog@gmail.com

"Locavore" is the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2007 Word of the Year!