More info on Slow Food Seacoast’s Time For Lunch Day of Action — September 7
Posted By Sara Zoe On August 27, 2009 @ 7:07 am In events | No Comments
 |
| Time For Lunch! A Day of Action and Learning It’s back-to-school time – a great time to make a real difference in the quality of school nutrition. Slow Food Seacoast invites volunteers of all ages to Time for Lunch!, a day of action to improve school nutrition.This interactive workshop and service project will bring together community members and skilled local farmers at Dover High School where we’ll work together in the greenhouses helping to produce fresh, healthy greens for Dover Schools’ Dining Services program. The event runs from 8:30 – 11:30 AM on Monday, September 7, 2009 (Labor Day). A $10 donation is suggested, and funds raised will be used to support the ongoing operation of the greenhouse program. We know it’s early and it’s a holiday. Therefore we are providing breakfast! Coffee and tea from Adelle’s Coffeehouse in Dover, will be accompanied by healthy and delicious End-of-Summer Muffins prepared by the UNH EcoGastronomy Program and seasonal fruits from local farms. The program will be lead by Shawn and Sarah Stimson of Sustainable Farm Products, along with Heather Fabbri, Agriculture Instructor for Dover High School and Career Technical Center, and Amy Winans, UNH Lecturer in the Department of Hospitality Management and Slow Food Seacoast member. Together we will work in the greenhouses to build new raised beds and plant seeds using a manually operated four-row seeder. Shawn and Sarah will provide an educational talk and demonstration about growing greens seasonally including tips on heat, light, moisture, and composting. Heather Fabbri will provide greenhouse walk-and-talk tours to small groups during the event. The event is part of a nationwide campaign by Slow Food USA to improve school nutrition for children around the country. Not only will this Time for Lunch! Project create a wholesome source for locally grown food in Dover Schools all year long, it will also raise awareness of ways we can act together to bring real food back to school cafeterias. Details and directions to Dover High School can be found on our website at [1] http://www.slowfoodseacoast. Check the Time for Lunch page to learn more and sign the online petition. |
Article printed from Seacoast Eat Local: http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org
URL to article: http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org/2009/08/27/more-info-on-slow-food-seacoasts-time-for-lunch-day-of-action-september-7/
URLs in this post:
[1] http://www.slowfoodseacoast.
[2] http://slowfoodusa.org/index.
Click here to print.