2009 Local Food Fair – DRAFT

Notes from November 12 meeting (in this color)

Updates from Dec 3 in this color

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

                        100 – 150 – 200 participants (?)

Timing:           Tuesday, March 3rd

Venue:                      SPASH – Auditorium and south commons

Components:

1) 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

2) Food

Provide local food for participants to enjoy.  Provide a local potato bar.  Farmshed will provide baked potatoes, restaurants will be asked to provide toppings.

3) Initiative Information/Local food exhibition

Provide an opportunity to showcase local food/Farmshed initiatives (below) 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)

Agenda:        6:00                 Local Food Play      

                        6:30 – 7:30      Dinner

                        6:30 – 8:00      Local Food Displays, Exhibits, Farmshed Initiatives, Art Display and Demonstrations

Responsibilities:

Sue Anderson – consider dinner options, talk with Jasia -

Jan Way – look at venue options - done

Jeremy Solin – talk with arts folks, especially Portage County Arts Alliance – basics set, need to have a meeting of performers; talk with Carrie Winn about after school arts project

Dale Bovey – ask about potato donations

Mary Mallor – find out about restaurants willingness to provide potato toppings and desert

Holly – begin talking with exhibition folks

Next meeting: January 12, 6:30, Emy J’s.