Events for May, 2012 — Eat Local, West Michigan!

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	1	2 Slow Food West Michigan Quarterly Meeting Slow Food West Michigan Quarterly Meeting Slow Food West Michigan Quarterly Meeting May 2, 2012 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my FREE email updates. Thanks for visiting!Agenda will shared in advance of the meeting. Hope you can make it. Please RSVP…	3	4 Slow Food West Michigan Quarterly Meeting Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table May 4, 2012 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Food Demo, Light Supper and Dialogue about Accessing Healthy Food in Our Neighborhoods. More details: http://oktjustice.org/2012/04/26/may-events/	5 Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table Cook, Eat & Talk with Our Kitchen Table West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle May 5, 2012 – May 11, 2012 Here’s how it works: Users purchase products from our producers on this site during a shopping “window” that begins on the first Saturday of every month and ends on the… Spring Sip & Savor Spring Sip & Savor May 5, 2012 – May 6, 2012 Join us the weekend of May 5-6, 2012 for the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association’s annual Spring Sip & Savor wine trail event. As our vineyards wake to the sun &… Fulton Street Farmers Market ribbon cutting Fulton Street Farmers Market ribbon cutting May 5, 2012 7:45 am – 8:00 am Speakers for the event include: - FSFM Campaign Chairperson Diane Griffin, Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell & Commissioner Rosalynn Bliss The Our Goodness is Growing capital campaign to improve the 90-year-old Fulton Street Farmers… Ready, Set … Compost! Our Kitchen Table Garden Education Series Ready, Set … Compost! Our Kitchen Table Garden Education Series May 5, 2012 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Learn the basics of healthy composting with biochemist Clinton Boyd, PhD. At the grassy lot behind the bank parking lot. More details: http://oktjustice.org/2012/04/26/may-events/ New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours May 5, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm New Holland Brewing offer brewery and distillery tours at our Production Brewery every Saturday. No need to reserve your spot in advance Brewery tours are at 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm.… Invasive Species Volunteer Day: Garlic Mustard Removal Invasive Species Volunteer Day: Garlic Mustard Removal May 5, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Have you ever wanted to volunteer at Blandford Nature Center? Come out for this educational volunteer opportunity as we aim to eradicate the invasive garlic mustard from the property. All… Cooking Class – Spring in Tuscany Cooking Class – Spring in Tuscany May 5, 2012 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm Chef-Educator Nancy Krcek Allen Chef-Instructor Lynne Brach Spring is surely Tuscany’s most beguiling season. The landscape fills your eyes with so many shades of green that words fail. Cypress trees, like columns… Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours May 5, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Want to learn about what makes Brewery Vivant beer so special? There is no better way than to learn from the very people whose passion put that beer in your…	6 Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle May 5, 2012 – May 11, 2012 Here’s how it works: Users purchase products from our producers on this site during a shopping “window” that begins on the first Saturday of every month and ends on the… Spring Sip & Savor Spring Sip & Savor May 5, 2012 – May 6, 2012 Join us the weekend of May 5-6, 2012 for the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association’s annual Spring Sip & Savor wine trail event. As our vineyards wake to the sun &… COOKING CLASS: PASTA 2.0 – FILLED PASTAS COOKING CLASS: PASTA 2.0 – FILLED PASTAS May 6, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm We’ll continue with our pasta lessons and move into tortellini, ravioli, caramelle, and the like! Don’t worry- if you missed 1.0, you won’t be left behind! Visit the Facebook event page. Local Food, Local Foraging: The Ethics & Eating of Wild Edibles Local Food, Local Foraging: The Ethics & Eating of Wild Edibles May 6, 2012 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Interested in local food that’s more local than your cultivated salad bed in your garden? Ready to go wild with weeds? Join longtime locavore, urban forager an backyard herbalist Lisa Rose…
7 Local Food, Local Foraging: The Ethics & Eating of Wild Edibles West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle May 5, 2012 – May 11, 2012 Here’s how it works: Users purchase products from our producers on this site during a shopping “window” that begins on the first Saturday of every month and ends on the…	8 West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle May 5, 2012 – May 11, 2012 Here’s how it works: Users purchase products from our producers on this site during a shopping “window” that begins on the first Saturday of every month and ends on the…	9 West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle May 5, 2012 – May 11, 2012 Here’s how it works: Users purchase products from our producers on this site during a shopping “window” that begins on the first Saturday of every month and ends on the… Farm to Plate Cooking Class Farm to Plate Cooking Class May 9, 2012 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Join us as we celebrate May with produce from the Market! We’ll start with Fresh Pea Soup with Morels, Dandelion and Bacon Salad, a savory Leek Pie, Maple Barbecued Chicken,… Trellis Gardening with Our Kitchen Table Trellis Gardening with Our Kitchen Table May 9, 2012 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Learn how to use trellises to get more yield from your container food gardens. With Farmer Jennifer Bongiornoaa More details: http://oktjustice.org/2012/04/26/may-events/	10 Trellis Gardening with Our Kitchen Table Trellis Gardening with Our Kitchen Table Trellis Gardening with Our Kitchen Table West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle May 5, 2012 – May 11, 2012 Here’s how it works: Users purchase products from our producers on this site during a shopping “window” that begins on the first Saturday of every month and ends on the… Wild Foraging in May Wild Foraging in May May 10, 2012 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Join Blandford Nature Center’s Wild Foraging series. We will discuss healthy and responsible ways to harvest nature’s bounty and experience the delicious flavors of spring. Adult program for ages 12+.… “Cooking with Spices and Herbs” with Chef Tina Marie “Cooking with Spices and Herbs” with Chef Tina Marie May 10, 2012 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Have you ever noticed how each culture has it own specific spices and seasonings that flavor the food? Many dishes depend on a good balance of spicy, salty, sweet, and…	11 “Cooking with Spices and Herbs” with Chef Tina Marie West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle May 5, 2012 – May 11, 2012 Here’s how it works: Users purchase products from our producers on this site during a shopping “window” that begins on the first Saturday of every month and ends on the…	12 West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle West Michigan Co-op Shopping Cycle Farmer’s Market Experience Cooking Class Farmer’s Market Experience Cooking Class May 12, 2012 8:00 am – 12:30 pm We’ll begin our day at the new and improved Fulton St. Farmer’s Market. Yes, it starts early… but we are going to beat the crowds and meet some producers! We’ll… New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours May 12, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm New Holland Brewing offer brewery and distillery tours at our Production Brewery every Saturday. No need to reserve your spot in advance Brewery tours are at 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm.… Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours May 12, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Want to learn about what makes Brewery Vivant beer so special? There is no better way than to learn from the very people whose passion put that beer in your…	13 Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Summer Wine Pairing with The Starving Artist Summer Wine Pairing with The Starving Artist May 13, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm It’s getting warmer, food is getting lighter and fresher– let’s try and pour something that isn’t “just another cheap chardonnay”! We’ll explore a range of wines, and how to pair…
14	15 Summer Wine Pairing with The Starving Artist The Importance of Bone Broths & Pastured Meats! The Importance of Bone Broths & Pastured Meats! May 15, 2012 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm	16 The Importance of Bone Broths & Pastured Meats! The Importance of Bone Broths & Pastured Meats! Farm to Table Cooking Class Farm to Table Cooking Class May 16, 2012 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Join us as we prepare for cooking with produce from the Farmer’s Market. Pea and Scallion Salad, Roasted Spring Onions with Romesco Sauce, Lamb Chops with a Fresh Herbed Paste… Founders Beer Dinner Founders Beer Dinner May 16, 2012 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Join us for an evening of all things pork…and beer…as Salt of the Earth and Founders Brewing Company present the “Pork Barrel Project” Dinner on Wednesday, May 16 at 7pm. SotE’s…	17 Founders Beer Dinner Founders Beer Dinner Founders Beer Dinner Green Drinks GR Green Drinks GR May 17, 2012 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Come tour the new CityFlats Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids for this month’s Green Drinks. CityFlats is an eco-friendly, boutique style hotel and lounge that has received rave reviews since… Spring Foraging Dinner Spring Foraging Dinner May 17, 2012 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm It’s here! Join us for the firsts of Spring, a 4 course menu of foraged delights; fiddleheads, ramps, mushrooms and more. Please check back with us for the menu, weather… Bar Divani Slow Food Dinner – A Deliciously Diverse Edible Education Experience Bar Divani Slow Food Dinner – A Deliciously Diverse Edible Education Experience May 17, 2012 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm What is Slow Food? Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization with supporters in 150 countries around the world who are linking the pleasure of good food with a commitment…	18 Bar Divani Slow Food Dinner – A Deliciously Diverse Edible Education Experience Book Launch for Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food Book Launch for Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food May 18, 2012 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food embraces the surging interest in eating local food for our physical and economic health, and for tasting the pleasure of simple, delicious, beautiful food. This…	19 Book Launch for Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food Book Launch for Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours May 19, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm New Holland Brewing offer brewery and distillery tours at our Production Brewery every Saturday. No need to reserve your spot in advance Brewery tours are at 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm.… Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours May 19, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Want to learn about what makes Brewery Vivant beer so special? There is no better way than to learn from the very people whose passion put that beer in your…	20 Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Weird Animals with The Starving Artist Weird Animals with The Starving Artist May 20, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Maybe you’ve had them in restaurants, maybe you’ve seen them on the Food Network, maybe you’ve read about them in your magazines, well it’s time you learn how to cook…
21	22 Weird Animals with The Starving Artist Weird Animals with The Starving Artist Foraged Finds Cooking Class Foraged Finds Cooking Class May 22, 2012 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm This is the perfect time of year to work with wild and foraged foods. We’ll attempt to collect ramps, morels, fiddlehead ferns, sorrel, lamb’s quarters, mulberries, dandelions, cattails… whatever we… Farm to Plate Cooking Class Farm to Plate Cooking Class May 22, 2012 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm We continue to highlight the seasonal produce of May with Pea and Scallion Salad, Roasted Spring Onions with Romesco Sauce, Lamb Chops with a Fresh Herb Paste and Raspberry- Rhubarb…	23 Farm to Plate Cooking Class Farm to Plate Cooking Class Farm to Plate Cooking Class May 23, 2012 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm We continue to highlight the seasonal produce of May with Pea and Scallion Salad, Roasted Spring Onions with Romesco Sauce, Lamb Chops with a Fresh Herb Paste and Raspberry- Rhubarb…	24	25	26 Farm to Plate Cooking Class Farm to Plate Cooking Class Farm to Plate Cooking Class New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours May 26, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm New Holland Brewing offer brewery and distillery tours at our Production Brewery every Saturday. No need to reserve your spot in advance Brewery tours are at 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm.… Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours Brewery Vivant Brewery Tours May 26, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Want to learn about what makes Brewery Vivant beer so special? There is no better way than to learn from the very people whose passion put that beer in your… 7th Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival 7th Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival May 26, 2012 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm Short’s, Bell’s, Jolly Pumpkin, New Holland and Founders have been anchors of the festival for years. A number of new brewers will take part in 2012 including Cheboygan Brewing Company,…	27 7th Annual Michigan Beer & Brat Festival Vegetables Everyone Hates with The Starving Artist Vegetables Everyone Hates with The Starving Artist May 27, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm It’s time to get over your inner 5-year-old and learn how to make some vegetal enemies into new friends! We’ll play with eggplant, brussels sprouts, and other notoriously unpopular plants,…
28	29	30	31 Vegetables Everyone Hates with The Starving Artist Vegetarian Party Fare with Flair Cooking Class Vegetarian Party Fare with Flair Cooking Class May 31, 2012 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm This class features the technique of making fettuccine from scratch (everyone will get to make a handful of pasta), and beautiful, local, seasonal flavors. We’ll start with a brief lesson…

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