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Dec 07 2023

Cook with Pulses for Terra Madre Day 2023

By Zeno Swijtink Blog, Recipes No Comments

Terra Madre Day is celebrated on December 10th, to commemorate the signing of the Slow Food Manifesto in 1989. Our Russian River chapter is celebrating the Day with a Holiday Party and Cookie Exchange. The theme for Terra Madre Day 2023 is Regeneraction. Regeneration by CHANGING the way we eat, by LEARNING about…

Jul 17 2022

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Sue Deevy (1947-2020): A Woman for All Seasons

By Jonah Raskin Blog, Gravenstein Presidium No Comments

By every account, she was a woman for all culinary seasons and primed to go into a kitchen and whip up pies, jams, red sauce, green sauce and juices, too, especially apple juice. She made the most of the bounty of the county. Food was a part of Sue Deevy’s...

Jun 06 2019

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Go, Go, Goguette Bakery

By Jonah Raskin Blog No Comments

Sonoma County members of Slow Food, their families and friends, are fortunate to have several very good bakeries making very good breads locally. The newest member of the tribe of first class bakeries, or boulangeries, as the French would say, is Goguette, which is located in central Santa Rosa, near...

Oct 31 2018

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Everybody Wins When We Support Local

By Slow Food Russian River News, Slow Food Russian River in the Press No Comments

From the North Bay Bohemian 10/24/18 issue, in the GIVE LOCAL section (middle insert).

Aug 05 2018

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3rd Annual Symposium on Women’s Leadership In The Food Movement

By Slow Food Russian River News No Comments

Slow Food Russian River is excited to co-sponsor this symposium on Women's Leadership In The Food Movement that will foster an intergenerational and cross-sector dialogue. Saturday, October 13, 2018, 10am - 6pm at the Permaculture Skills Center in Sebastopol, CA. A day of education, celebration, and dialogue, this 3rd annual symposium intends to...

Aug 02 2018

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Cider Revival at Tilted Shed's Fireball Farm

Cider Revival in Sonoma County

By Dana Glei Blog No Comments

[Above: Tilted Shed's Fireball Farm is part of the cider revival in Sonoma County (Photo credit: Ellen Cavalli).] Sonoma County is quickly becoming an epicenter of the cider revival. This week kicks off the inaugural Sonoma County Cider Week (August 3-12), brought to you by a collaborative group of local cider...

Jul 11 2018

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A Gravenstein Reboot

By Peg Champion News No Comments

Currently on view at the Canessa Gallery in San Francisco, the arresting images in photographer Karen Preuss’s exhibit tell the compelling story about the demise of the Gravenstein Apple industry and its current revival. At the July 6 opening, friends, local art lovers and members of the Slow Food Russian...

Jul 11 2018

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Take Thee To The Cidery: It’s Not Just About Wine Or Beer Anymore

By Michael Elinson Blog One Comment

Golden State Cider is the brainchild of Jolie Devoto and Hunter Wade. It has always been Jolie and Hunter’s mission to raise awareness and help revitalize California’s historic apple growing regions. Devoto Gardens & Orchards was established in 1976, the year Stan and Susan Devoto moved “back to the land” from...

Jun 29 2018

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Ten Local Cidermakers Launch Sonoma County Cider Week

By Peg Champion News No Comments

Slow Food Russian River is now a Community Partner of the first Sonoma County Cider Week. The area’s first Cider Week, showcasing the extraordinary quality and diversity of ciders made right here in Sonoma County, kicks off Friday, August 3, and runs through Sunday, August 12, 2018. All of the...

Jun 12 2018

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Capitalism Forum at SFN – Joy and Justice

Donate for Joy and Justice

By Slow Food Russian River Campaign No Comments

Charity Kenyon, Board member of Slow Food California writes us about bringing Joy and Justice to the forum on The Impact of Capitalism on Food at Slow Food Nations. Can you make a financial contribution to bring more diversity and change the demographics of who plans, attends, and speaks at our annual Slow Food…

Cook with Pulses for Terra Madre Day 2023

Sue Deevy (1947-2020): A Woman for All Seasons

Go, Go, Goguette Bakery

Everybody Wins When We Support Local

3rd Annual Symposium on Women’s Leadership In The Food Movement

Cider Revival in Sonoma County

A Gravenstein Reboot

Take Thee To The Cidery: It’s Not Just About Wine Or Beer Anymore

Ten Local Cidermakers Launch Sonoma County Cider Week

Donate for Joy and Justice

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