Archive for April, 2009

Urban Oaks Gets Blogged

Monday, April 20th, 2009

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Check out Timelesscool for some more photos.

Fast Food/Slow Food Panel at C.C.S.U.

Friday, April 17th, 2009

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Fast Food/Slow Food  Panel: Are We Ready To Pay The Bill?

Wed. April 22,  EARTH DAY, 2:15 – 3:15pm

Bill Duesing, Director of Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut
Ingrid Jon, District Manager of
CCSU’s Sodexho Food Services

Mike Kandefer, General Manager of New Britain’s Urban Oaks Organic Farm

Jane Slupecki, Agricultural Marketing & Inspection Rep for CT Dept of Agriculture.

Panel moderator: David Fearon, CCSU Professor in Organization and Management.

After presentations, the panel and audience will discuss/debate.

Following CCSU Dining Service’s trayless lunch, the panel will take place in CCSU Art Galleries, Maloney Hall, 2nd floor, where the art exhibition SUSTAINABLE? is on view March 19- April 23.

Tomato To-mah-to!

Friday, April 17th, 2009
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Save the date for our most popular annual event!
The largest heirloom tasting in the nation (by number of tomatoes).  We had 116 varieties in 2008!
SLOW FOOD CONNECTICUT
Tomato To-mah-to Heirloom Tasting Feast
Sunday, August 23rd
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Upper Forty Farm, Cromwell
Delicious details to follow (in July or so)