Who: 5th Annual CFPAC Summit
What: Growing Healthy Food Systems: Block by Block
Where: UIC Forum – University of Illinois at Chicago
When: Friday, March 12th 2010, 8:00am-5:00pm
Please join us at the 5th Annual Chicago Food Policy Summit to learn, strategize and connect with others who are all Growing Healthy Food Systems, Block by Block!
- Activate your neighborhood council
- Contribute to a policy working group
- Share a delicious meal
- Guest Participant: Michael Dimock, Roots of Change
Online registrations has begun!
to purchase tickets: http://www.familyfarmedexpo.com/foodpolicysummit/summittickets.html
$40.00 donation covers cost of Summit
$60.00 donation covers Summit + Advertising space in program
$100.00 donation covers Summit + Family Farmed Localicious Party
(limited scholarships are available – become a sponsor to help offer additional scholarships!)
Scholarship Information and Questions? info [at] chicagofoodpolicy [dot] org
For more details and to view the schedule visit: www.chicagofoodpolicy.org <http://www.chicagofoodpolicy.org/>
Hope to see you there!
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The Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council (CFPAC) facilitates the development of responsible policies that improve access for Chicago residents to culturally appropriate, nutritionally sound, and affordable food that is grown through environmentally sustainable practices.
Niche Restaurant will be hosting a Chef’s Collaborative Dinner benefiting the Geneva Green Market, NFP on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. call for reservation 630.262.1000
Chef Jeremy Lycan, along with Kevin Bozis from the Spice House and Matt Lennert from Moveable Feast will prepare a six course meal paired with wine for $125 inclusive of tax and gratuity. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Chef’s Demonstrations held weekly at the Geneva Green Market.
All three of these chefs have participated in the Geneva Green Market’s Chef demos. We would like to thank them in contribution towards the maintenance the Chef’s demos for next year.
To all the Chefs and cooks who contributed their time and talents in creating the demonstration, we thank you. These talented individuals added so much to educational aspect of the Geneva Green Market, NFP.
Support the Chef’s Collaborative Dinner
When : Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Niche Restaurant
14 South Third Street
Geneva, IL
Six course meal paired with wine
cost: $125 inclusive of tax and gratuity – limited seating
Call to make your reservation: 630.262.1000
Beverly Ellen Schoonmaker Alfeld, “The Jamlady”
Published author of The Jamlady Cookbook, Beverly has a B.A. and M.F.A. in Art and a M.A. in Theoretical Design and has completed school of instruction in food processing prescribed by the FDA. She has completed advanced coursework in the fields of education, administration and school law. Beverly is renowned for her innovative jam recipes and unique canning techniques.
Her next book illustrates methods of food preservation, Pickles to Relish, published in 2008. Charlie Trotter, of Charlie Trotter’s Restaurant said:
“Bev Alfeld shows her reader how to add pizazz to food… [her] book offers a myriad of exciting concepts—food preservation, the history of self-survival through fermentation, the field of culinology, and of course, healthy food education.”
Beverly Ellen Schoonmaker Alfeld will be the first in a series of educational lectures and demonstrations presented by the Geneva Green Market. She will be discussing canning techniques at the lecture. The event will be held May 21st, 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m at Inglenook Pantry, 11 N. Fifth Street in Geneva, IL. Her lecture begins at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. A $20 donation for the fundraiser would be appreciated.
Sign up by May 19th. Limited seating available!
To reserve your seat – simply click here to email us and include your name. See you there!
Thursday, June 26 through October 30, 2008 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., locally grown, minimally processed produce and products will be available at the Geneva Green Market to chefs, foodies and everyday people.
Interested farmers—please call 630-208-9321 for the 2008 season. We are in the process of sending out information to local farmers, please call or email us to receive information. Thanks and have a great growing season!
