October 20, 2016
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The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Barn Social
will now take place at
Naugles Barn, Hallockville Farm Museum
Sunday, October 30th
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Come enjoy a "Slow" Harvest Potluck Supper and
learn about the Long Island Cheese Pumpkin
!
Slow Food East End's Halloween weekend potluck welcomes back its "Know Your Farmer" educational series for the 2016 Fall / Winter season. The kickoff will spotlight The Long island Cheese Pumpkin Project, one of the many awareness campaigns of The Long Island Regional Seed Consortium (LIRSC).
The LI Cheese Pumpkin has been slowly disappearing from commercial seed catalogs since the 1970's and is currently listed among the 200 foods in
Slow Food USA's "Ark of Taste."
Speakers will include Stephanie Gaylor & Cheryl Frey of Invincible Summer Farms and the LIRSC, and Ken Ettlinger who saved the Long Island Cheese Pumpkin seed.
Slow Food East End is proud to be one of the "ambassadors" of the Long Island Cheese Pumpkin by helping to save this indigenous species.
Event: The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Project
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2016
Location: Naugles Barn at the Hallockville Farm Museum
6038 Sound Avenue
Riverhead, NY
There is ample parking near barn
No running water, kitchen or heat in barn, please dress accordingly
Cost: Slow Food members: $15 per person. Non-members: $20 per person. Slow Food East End will donate a portion of the proceeds from this event to the Long Island Regional Seed Consortium, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to education, advocacy, and research to foster and nurture local seed systems.. Space is limited to 50 guests, so please make your reservation promptly.
Deadline for Reservations: October 29, 2016
What to Bring:
A dish to share made with local ingredients - from the garden, CSA, or local farm stand or market. Hmmm, Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, perhaps? Each dish should serve 6-8 people. Please don't forget to bring serving utensils and most importantly, your favorite beverage (local, if possible) to complement the dining experience and to share with friends. Please note, alcoholic beverages are limited to beer and wine only,
no hard spirits allowed.
Menu: The link to our menu planning website will be provided once we have confirmed your reservation. Please check it out and list your tasty contribution to the menu.
What to Wear:
It's Halloween! Creativity and humor
are encouraged. Alter egos are welcome.
Whatever you decide to wear, please make sure it is weather appropriate since there is no heat in Naugles Barn.
The LI Regional Seed Consortium &
The LI Cheese Pumpkin Project
The LIRSC works closely with breeders, farmers, chefs, gardeners and other organizations to spread the word about the importance of biodiversity, regional varieties and seed saving. Through various projects like The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Project, the annual seed swap and seed library launch, they strive to bring the importance of a sustainable food culture to the forefront. Through their on-farm research, they test and actively breed new varieties for the Long Island region.
To learn more about the LIRSC & The LI Cheese Pumpkin Project, please click
here.
About Invincible Summer Farms
Invincible Summer Farms specializes in growing rare, unique, and endangered heirloom and open pollinated vegetables, herbs and flowers. In addition to providing fresh produce to the public and fine restaurants, their primary mission is preserving biodiversity as seed savers with a seed bank that boasts well over 6,000 crop varieties to date. To learn more, please click
here.
About The Hallockville Farm Museum
The Hallockville Farm Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to re-connecting the community to our shared agricultural heritage. To learn more, please click
here.
See you at the Barn on October 30th! Don't forget your costume!
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Your East End Chapter Leaders
Anne Howard, Chair
M. Pierre Friedrichs, Vice-Chair
Al Goldberg, Treasurer
Joan Turturro, Secretary
Jeannie Calderale, Kim Folks, Darlene Salatto Rose, Megan Schmidt, Cheryl Stair, Ivo Tomasini, Jeri Woodhouse
Bryan Futerman and Laura Luciano, Guest Leaders
Ex Officio: Ted Conklin, Founding Leader;
Kate Plumb, Past Chair; Mary Morgan, Past Chair; Judiann Carmack-Fayyaz, Past Chair; Michael Denslow, Brian Halweil, Emily Herrick, Tom Morgan, Chef John Ross, Ursula Massoud, Tullia Limarzi, Linda Slezak
NY State Governor: Judiann Carmack-Fayyaz
Want to get more involved?
Slow Food East End is a volunteer-run chapter that is part of the international Slow Food movement. If you are interested in volunteering to help make our local programs and activities possible, please contact:
Volunteers@slowfoodeastend.org.
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oin one of our committees:
You can learn more about our chapter and the movement at the following
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