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Heard the latest about the 'pink slime' in our school's hamburgers? Seen the studies linking soda with childhood obesity? Wonder why we feed our next generation precooked, sugar, fat & preservative laden food? The future looks grim; due to the economy, school budgets are being cut left & right, and you can assume that the kitchen is often first to feel the knife (no pun intended).

Despite this conundrum, there is hope. Communities across the US are fighting for schools to have the ability to feed children good food. And some are going beyond just 'good' demanding real, whole foods sourced from local farms and cooked on site. Groups are organizing and planting gardens right there on school properties, using them as teaching tools and as a source for the cafeteria

Our next film, the documentary Two Angry Moms displays some of the hope. It follows two mothers, Amy Kalafa & Susan Rubin, as they become concerned and then buckle down and work to better the quality of food at their children's schools. Starting at '2' they hope to build to '2 million'. 2 million concerned individuals, that is...

The speakers panel following immediately after the film include a few in that 2 million; JJ Gonson of Cuisine en Locale (an angry mom herself) and Claire Kowozer from Waltham Fields Community Farm.

The screening is co-sponsored by the Whole Foods Markets in Brighton and Symphony Hall and Slow Food BU.

Directions:
Boston University's George Sherman Union is located at 775 Commonwealth Avenue beyond Kenmore Square, just before the BU Bridge. The film will be shown in the Conference Auditorium, on the 2nd floor at the far end of the common room.

The closest T stop is Boston University Central on the 'B' line, and there is street parking up & down Commonwealth Avenue.

A Google map of the area is HERE.
 

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Plan now to join us for what promises to be a stupendous (& filling!) dinner of beef (grass-fed, of course) with paired brews (local, naturally) at 606 Congress in the Seaport.

After the rip-snorting success of the nose-to-tail lamb dinner a few months ago, we're letting chef Greg Griffie loose in the kitchen once more - this time with an amazing grass-fed steer from Millbrand Farm in Brandon Vermont. Expect fabulous things, such as shredded beef empanadas, braised oxtail ragout, corned tongue, mini meatballs with slow roasted confit and even a salted standing rib roast. Wow.

Harpoon Brewery has stepped up to complete the meal from the beverage side. They'll be pairing different brews (Celtic Ale? Leviathon Baltic Porter?) with each course, and even sending attendees home with a souvenir tasting glass.

Cost is only $45 for this feast - and trust me, it will be a feast... Chef Griffie claims he has more meat from this steer than he knows what to do with!

Directions:
606 Congress is located in the Renaissance Hotel at 606 Congress Street in the Seaport area. There is lots of parking, and the Silver Line lets off just a few blocks away. More information about them can be found on their website.

Feel free to contact them with questions by phone: 617.476.5606 or on Facebook.
 

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Forget wine and cheese or champagne and caviar… 2010 is all about oysters and beer!

To help prove it, on March 3rd we're gathering at Cambridge Brewing Company for a five course oyster feast with bivalves generously donated by Island Creek in order to help fund the Massachusetts Oyster Project.

The Massachusetts Oyster Project is dedicated to revitalizing the oyster population in Boston area waters and in doing so, helping to reduce the impact of man-made waste. The project began in October of 2008 with the placement of 150,000 oysters and they continued with an additional 50,000 placed in 2009. Founder Andrew Jay will be joining us to talk about the positive results thus far and their admirable aspirations for the future.

So did you know that… one oyster can clean up to 30 gallons of water per day? ... once upon a time the Charles River and Boston Harbor was home to hundreds of thousands of oysters? ...only 1 in 10,000 oysters will produce a pearl? ...oyster aficionados can tell what region an oyster is from just by their taste? ...the more oysters you eat, the better your love life will be?

CBC's Chef David Drew will be doing what he can to help you on that last item with a mouth-watering menu including oyster bisque, oyster and chorizo stuffed Cavendish quail, and a special oyster dessert (don’t worry, we've been promised it won't be fishy!!). Each course will be paired with a beer carefully selected by Brewmaster Will Meyers. Both Will & David will be on hand to tell us more about the local foods and the beer and just why they go so well together.

Cost for this fabulous evening is $50 all inclusive. To reserve your spot, contact the Cambridge Brewing Company at 617.494.1994 and mention the “Slow Food Boston Oyster Event”.

Oh, and sorry, but no pearls can be guaranteed!

Directions:
The Cambridge Brewing Company is located at 1 Kendall Square in Cambridge. There is street parking as well as a parking lot in Kendall Square. The Cambridge Brewing Company is also T accessible, not far from the Kendall Square stop on the red line. More information about them can be found on their website.
 

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Bullshit is a documentary film from PeÅ Holmquist and Suzanne Khardalian about Vandana Shiva, who TIME Magazine calls "...a hero of our times, an icon for youngsters all over the world."

The film tackles the truly thorny issues facing agriculture around the world; the rise of globalisation, seed patenting, genetic engineering, bio-piracy, the loss of indigenous knowledge.

Shiva is an Indian environmental activist and nuclear physicist, as well as an organic farmer who doesn't hesitate to travel far & wide in order to argue the plights of the Indian farmers. The film follows her as she does battle with one of her toughest opponents, Monsanto, when they try to patent an ancient Indian strain of wheat.

The issues facing the Indian farmers are facing the farmers in our own country as well, as we have seen in films like Fresh or Food, Inc. We use our post-film panel to bring these issues home; we'll be joined by local foods advocate Jamey Lionette and Tufts professor Dr. Sheldon Krimsky among others.

Screening is co-sponsored by our friends at Slow Food Tufts.

Directions:
Tufts' Friedman School of Nutrition is located at 200 Harrison Avenue, off of Kneeland Street. It is close to Chinatown, the Theater district and the New England Medical Center.

Closest public transport options are the Orange Line NE Medical Center stop, Silver Line SL4 & SL5 stop on Washington St @ the Medical Center, as well as the Green Line Boylston St stop. South Station is also in the vicinity. Street parking is limited in the area, but there are garages on Washington Street.

A Google map of the area can be found HERE.