Upcoming local event to promote buying local produce

(reproduced from their website)...worth checking this out......

Saturday, April 12, 2008
6-9 p.m.
Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
728 W. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087

An evening of film and discussion
including a Slow Food* Supper

Admission: $ 15 per person

Watch the film made for PBS "Ripe for Change" by documentary film makers Jed Riffe and Emiko Omori. This will be a learning adventure with the possibility of lifestyle changes (understanding the connection between food and faith, eating locally grown food, eating organic food, valuing agriculture and farm workers, valuing local Farmers Markets, avoiding produce shipped from far away often sprayed with toxic chemicals, valuing the taste of REAL food, etc.), and world-view changes (change unhealthy eating patterns of Americans; promote, value and advocate for local food choices, and more. ) Important links: www.californiadreamseries.org/rfc.htmwww.pcusa.org/fairfood/www.slowfoodsv.com/pages/reviews/index.php
© 2008 The Presbytery of San José

Locally grown organic food

Whilst visiting the offices of my son's therapist the other day, I saw a flyer on Two Small Farms laying amidst all the other literature laid out for us parents. This one caught my eye and so I went online to check them out. It is really fascinating and fits along the lines of the objective of this blog so I am helping spread the word.

Taken from their website:

Two Small Farms is a collaboration between High Ground Organics and Mariquita Farm in Watsonville and Hollister. They grow organic specialty vegetables, greens, strawberries, flowers, and herbs for their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members in Santa Cruz County, Monterey County, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.

By joining the CSA, you will experience a wide variety of farm fresh organic produce throughout their growing season. Every week you can pick up a generous share of seasonal produce at any one of their several convenient locations. Their regular season will begin end of March 2008.

Check out http://www.twosmallfarms.com/ for more information and they also have a blog at http://twosmallfarms.blogspot.com/

Republishing post on Cupertino Daily

CALIFORNIA HEALTHY

Patricia Hamilton is a writer, editor and book publisher who had such a difficult time finding healthy food while on the road promoting books, she decided to write guides for people traveling through and living in Southern California, Central California and saved the last-coming to a bookstore near you very soon, Northern California version. Hamilton, does all the difficult work by listing restaurants, farmer's markets and stores featuring fresh and organic food options in an easy-to-locate format. So read--go forth and eat-California Healthy.
Park Place Publishing, www.parkplacepublications.com 888/702-4500