- What: Fox Valley Conference on Environment, Energy and Conservation
- When: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Where: Batavia City Hall, 100 North Island Avenue, Batavia IL
- Cost: FREE
A day of workshops and speakers which will bring us together – leaders, volunteers, students, advocates, cooks, gardeners, and greenies of all shades. Come share your ideas and work together!
- meet other Fox River Valley environmental groups and volunteers so that we can help each other and work together more effectively in our missions
- hear experts in various fields so we become more knowledgeable,
- find inspiration and motivation
Please visit Greenbatavia.org for more information
The Geneva Green Market, NFP is looking for volunteers! We have so many exciting things we hope to do this year, and we will only be able to accomplish our goals with your help. From one-time events to involvement with ongoing projects, there is an opportunity for everyone to contribute, helping ensure that the Geneva Green Market, NFP remains a vibrant, fresh, exciting part of our community. The Market thrives on its volunteer staff. Without our volunteers the Market wouldn’t be what it is Read more
Vote for the Geneva Green Market, NFP’s Tree!
The Geneva History Center has once again invited local nonprofit organizations to engage in an initiative called Geneva Giving Trees. Seventeen local charities are currently decorating a Christmas tree of their choice, which will be unveiled to the public at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St. on Friday, December 4 during the Christmas Walk.
All participating nonprofit organizations serve the Geneva area. Each organization has decorated its tree in accordance with its mission and areas of service.
The impetus for the Geneva Giving Trees came from Geneva History Center Board member Mary Bencini, who wanted to find a way to highlight the good work that local non-profits do in the community. The response has been overwhelming. Geneva History Center Executive Director Dave Oberg noted,
“We gave away every tree we had and still found more demand, so we have expanded to display trees in our lobby and both exhibition galleries. I love the idea of calling attention to the efforts of our local non-profits, many of whom have deep roots in our history.”
Beginning on December 4, the public will be invited to visit the Geneva History Center and vote for their favorite tree with their dollars. The winning organization will be announced on Tuesday, December 29 at a special press conference at 4:00 p.m. at the Geneva History Center. The winning organization will keep 100% of the funds pledged to support their tree. Read more
Karen Stark has a challenge for all suburbanites: eat only locally produced meats, grains, fruits and vegetables this Thanksgiving.
It certainly sounds like a daunting task until Stark, a Geneva mom and coordinator of the town’s winter farmers market, explains that within a 100-mile radius of the ‘burbs you can find farmers raising free-range turkeys and beef, growing sweet potatoes and pumpkins and milling flour for biscuits and pie crusts. Cast the net a little wider and you can enjoy wild rice from Minnesota and cranberries from Wisconsin bogs and chestnuts from Michigan. (read more) …”Give thanks for food”.
This year the Geneva Green Market, NFP is having a localvore essay contest to accompany the Localvore Thanksgiving Challenge. To participate one must strive to come as close to eating 100% locally grown food for your Thanksgiving meal as possible. To participate, write a 250-word essay, discussing the experience of purchasing local ingredients as well as eating the meal itself.
The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate for the Community Winter Market, and their essay will be published in the GGM, NFP’s newsletter. Email your essays to genevagreenmarket [at] gmail [dot] com by 12/1/09.
The Geneva Green Market, NFP wants to thank all of you for supporting both the Geneva Green Market and the Community Winter Market. Both markets have grown exponentially, which has been a big gift to the community.
If you can’t make it to the Saturday market and are interested in having the the market on a second day, please email us at genevagreenmarket [at] gmail [dot] com.
Here are some colorful salad recipes to share with family made with the foods that you purchase from the market.
Thanksgiving Golden Beet, Yam and Apple Salad from eatdrinkbetter.com
The recipe is simple. First boil and roast the beets and yams. Then let cool, slice some organic apples and the golden beets together with the yams or sweet potatoes Read more
If I cook from frozen do I have to use a power drill to put the meat thermometer in?
Great question but way ahead of the class! Hey! I’m Renee Ferguson and just to let you know I’ve handled America’s turkey trauma for over 15 years! And, yes, that is a real question I answered and one that I will let you know about as we get closer to T-Day.
Having worked for the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, I’ve answered many frazzled cooks questions. So I am here at the Community Winter Market, November 21, 2009 to guide you to a successful and less stressful Thanksgiving Day turkey. Even if you know your way around a drumstick there are questions to be answered and this Turkey Lady will do her best to help you become your own Holiday Hero.
The big question at this point in the game in early November is does size really matter. Well for sure! If you want to have ample portions but little or no leftovers plan on 1 pound per person. If you want to savor delicious turkey sandwiches the next day, or you have plans for some scrumptious casseroles in the days ahead you better plan on 1 ½ pounds of turkey per person. Sounds like a lot well think about this you’ve got to remember you are not buying a boneless, skinless cut of meat. The overall weight when you buy a turkey includes bones, packaging, giblets and something called drip weight. So plan ahead and buy 1 ½ pounds per person you can always freeze your leftovers for another day.
I invite you to visit my website at TurkeyTools.com if you need to Talk Turkey to Me or pick up your copy of my cookbook, Talk Turkey to Me, at Inglenook Pantry, 11 North 5th Street, Geneva IL on your next trip to the Community Winter Market. Find out why the FOOD NETWORK featured me as a turkey expert in a Throwdown! with Bobby Flay!
Remember that the Community Winter Market starts on Saturday, November 7th, 11 North 5th Street, Geneva and goes from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
You can still enjoy the benefits of a local farmers’ market with the comfort of it being indoors during the cold months! Come buy the same food that you would at the Geneva Green Market, and there’s still time to order your heritage or broad breasted white turkey for Thanksgiving.
During this transitional period, the Geneva Green Market, NFP will be holding weekly meetings. Check our website for times and dates. Everyone is welcome at the meetings, but if you want to get involved, talk to a board member at the Community Winter Market to find out how you can become a member.
What was formerly known as the Geneva Winter Market, has become the Community Winter Market sponsored by the Geneva Green Market, NFP. You’ll still be able to purchase fresh, local food throughout the winter. Once the Geneva Green Market has ended for the season, the Community Winter Market is scheduled to be open from 9 am through 1 pm on Saturdays, starting November 7. It will be located at 11 N 5th St, Geneva IL 60134.
On Saturday, November 21st, the Community Winter Market will be hosting its annual Thanksgiving Localvore Challenge. The vendors will have the majority all the ingredients you will need to eat an entirely local Thanksgiving dinner. Sign up early for local free-range turkeys.
Irv Pavlik will be a feature musical guest at the Thanksgiving Festival, Saturday November 21 and Holiday Festival on December 19. Check out his music on youtube http://www.youtube.com/irvpav
