2009 Local Food Fair – DRAFT
Goals: 1) Increase the public’s awareness and interest in local foods
2) Increase involvement in local food (Farmshed) initiatives
3) Use the arts to express the value of local foods
Audience: Primary: The general public
Secondary: School teachers and food service; Restaurants; Farmers; Grocers
200 participants (?)
Timing: Tuesday, March 3rd, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Venue: SPASH – Auditorium and south commons
Components:
1) Food
Provide local food for participants to enjoy. Provide a local potato bar. Farmshed will provide baked potatoes with basic toppings, restaurants will be asked to provide toppings and dessert.
2) Local Food Play
Artistic expression of the value of local foods. This will include a play to address the 3 aspects of local foods laid out by Pollan – food security, health, and climate change. See the attached outline.
Local_Food_Play.doc
3) Information courtyard: Initiative Information/Local food exhibition
Provide an opportunity to showcase local food/Farmshed initiatives and to create a list of people interested in working on those initiatives during the next year. Also invite other local food related organizations to participate. Have CSA sign-up here. Maybe provide some demonstrations/examples (e.g., container gardening)
Schedule: 5:30-6:15 potato bar served
6:30-7:00 Play
7:00-8:00 Desert, coffee, information courtyard
Planning Notes
Food Fair Planning - Dec Notes
FoodFairPlanning - Jan notes
Food Fair Planning - Feb notes Food Fair Planning_Feb4Notes.doc
Exhibits
Local Food Fair Exhibit Sign-up
Publicity
FoodFair2009_announcement.doc
Volunteers
Community Volunteers
People Involved (Draft)
2009 Local Food Fair_people involved_March2.doc
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