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

LOCAVORES IN NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN:

New Leaf Market Cooperative is seeking to establish a grocery cooperative in downtown Green Bay. As of June, 2011, they have 325 members. They are looking for more people to join by purchasing a member share. Find out more on their website at: www.newleafmarket.org and blog at: http://newleafmarket.wordpress.com and share your ideas on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newleafmarket. Become a fan or leave a comment on the blog and provide your input into the creation of these local food projects.

NEW Foodshed is an organization of citizens, farmers, producers, and consumers in Northeast Wisconsin. The purpose is to connect local producers and consumers and increase awareness and demand among citizens of Northeastern Wisconsin for local foods grown and produced locally using sustainable practices. Find out more about NEW Foodshed.

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.

LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS:

Green Bay Farmers Market. Between Cherry and Pine streets, downtown Green Bay. 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays JUne 11 through Oct. 29. Produce, bakery, honey and syrup, crafts, meats and more.

Farmers Market on Broadway. On Broadway, between Walnut and Dousman Streets. Every Wednesday (June 1-August, 3-8pm. Sept. 1- Oct. 12, 3-7pm.) Some shops open late.

East De Pere Farmers Market. Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon from July 7 to October 20, in the parking lot at Seroogy's Chocolates, 144 N. Wisconsin St.

West De Pere Farmers Market. Tuesdays from 7:00 a.m. to noon from June 15 through Oct. 31, Festival Foods parking lot, 1001 Main St.

Oneida Farmers Market. 12-6 p.m. Thursdays June 30 through Oct. 13 in (approximately 6 miles west of
Green Bay, WI) at the Oneida One Stop in Oneida at the intersection of Hwy 54 and Seminary Road.

For other markets check Farmers' Markets in Wisconsin.

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