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| Slow Food Triangle Event Planning Meeting Minutes 4/6/08 |
I. Introductions II. Alex & Betsy Potluck - May 18th 1) Alex mentioned the need for folks to take charge of an event. 2) Alex & Betsy provide locale, table, and utensils…people provide the food: theme? Strawberries? Iron Chef? 3) Alex & Betsy suggested setting a theme, but leave it open. 75 – 100 ppl? 2pm – Dark? 4) Suggested – source? Bring recipe & source, take photo and post on blog later. 5) Daryl explains "Potluck in a Pasture" 6) Goal – to get to know each other; expanding membership into more communities; ideas for outreach. 7) Betsy suggested posting a map with pins at the potluck to find out where in the triangle people are coming from. 8) Who is welcome? Anyone – How to Advertise? Press release: worry about too many attendees? 9) Tom – reaching out to other organizations. 10) Targeted Networking; FloFood; Seeds; CCGC; Farmers' Market; Newsletters; CFSA; CCCC – Sustainable AG; Debbie Roos; Operation Frontline? 11) Donation to raise money for a targeted charity – optional donation 12) Hitts need volunteers : 13) What needs to be in the email that goes out about this event? a) phone number – what about people w/out email? b) Hitts will write email – Gordon will send out; RSVP form? c) Lex suggested donations go to local Slow Food Chapter – not – other charity 14) It is decided that as a group we will reach out to other organizations as we each can. III. Treasury Report: Andrea said we have about 2500.00– roughly 2,000 of which is committed to planting heirloom apple trees in Durham public schools. David A mentioned Slow Food USA disbursing portion of membership dues to local conviviums IV. Terra Madre: Applications due April 30; October 23-27; 2008; Last time 6,000; this year 7,000; 700 from US; 4 per delegation, but last year we sent 19. Slow Food International seems geared more toward developing countries – USA seems more geared towards farmers' markets – this year its all online - "every man for himself – lesson learned last year: some folks got a lot out of it, some folks didn't. This year encourage people to apply who will get the most out of it. 1) Lex: "How does the money work?" Alex – " US delegate pay for travel to Italy; Slowfood pays for delegates travel & lodging in Italy" Salone is open to everyone, but not Terra Madre. Last Terra Madre was not as rewarding because of staying in hotels as opposed to staying w/actual farmers/producers in Italy. SF USA has left it loosely – goose-y b/c it's all unclear at this point. Andrea thought maybe we could get 10 perhaps. NC had 2nd largest delegation. 2) Fundraising for folks: Last year we raised $200 per person. $1400 is estimate of plane tickets. In 2006, 16 Restaurants participated & donated 10% of sales for the night. Andrea suggested 30 restaurants as a goal for this year. V. Slow Food Nation – Slow Food event San Francisco Labor Day weekend to highlight USA Artisan Food. Counter Culture & Farmer's Daughter submitted applications VI. Blog – form a committee of interested bloggers. Tom Philpott will be a resource. Cross-post. Incentive? Lex suggested setting up guidelines for what is appropriate to post. April suggested gathering & posting oral histories/interviews. Mike Tiano is willing to post about Greek wine dinner. VII. Events 1) Mike Tiano talked about Greek wine Dinner for a grape that is on the Ark will be at Lantern. Date TBA. 2) Tomato Tasting: Ark tasting in Triangle – did not get a date on this? VIII. Ideas from membership 1) Mark Overbay: Home Cook Events – wants coop kitchen options. Suggested: Piedmont Biofuels; A Southern Season; UNC Memorial Hall; University of Humanities? El Centuro Latino? Reaching out to the other communities. Brainstorming more local events. 2) Jim: interested in Kids events –making homemade pasta with his own kids is a big success. Partnering with mentoring agencies, such as Blue Ribbon or Teens Climb High was suggested. 3) Lex mentions "the Choir" is not so educated in response to suggestion that we reach out into other communities and "stop preaching to the choir." The choir being folks who shop at farmer's markets, whole foods, weaver street market, etc. April mentioned that community gardeners don't know what to do with the produce that they grow. 4) Mara - interested in philanthropy – "great American Bake Sale" Scholarships? Food Bank? Silent Auctions: Food Bank; Buying a CSA box for families in need; Community gardens. 5) Kathryn – interested in getting the word out about the Slow Food community – tabling at Farmers' Markets? 6) Joanne – container gardening with her student – wants advice. 7) Daryll wants to do a camp out at Bill's Farm for kids and wants Slow Food person to come to Sept potluck. 8) Flow Food potluck – wants Slow to come table, 9) David – tasting events – bread – meat processing – local, pastured meat event – Gordon wants do a BBQ contest using all local, pastured pork. Maybe even with professional bbq circuit judges. 10) Phoebe – Sorghum cooking – Bring in the Guenthers? The farmers who have planted the sorghum need help- they don't know what they are doing! 11) April – Pie social; NC food potluck "beyond BBQ" Gordon's Notes April 17th – Flow Food May 18th – Potluck at Hitt's registration form fields and checkboxes: - name of dish - recipe - sourcing - member or not? - Ever attended a SF event - Should we add you to the mailing list? - How many in your group will be attending? Use of Listserv starting with full Events Planning Committee membership first - introduce separate listservs for each committee via web links |
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