Eat Local Resource Fair: Saturday, August 17

Posted on August 7, 2013 by admin

Eat Local Resource Fair

Saturday, August 17, 2013

11 am – 3pm at the Urban Ecology Center in Riverside Park (1500 E. Park Pl, Milwaukee 53211)

Free (but donations appreciated)

 

• Shop local food producers at the market

• Get information, tips, ideas and tools for enjoying local foods year round

• Attend workshops and cooking demonstrations

• Lunch available for purchase

• New this year: DIY workshops featuring basics of canning, composting and urban beekeeping

 

Workshops and cooking demonstrations

11:30am  Food Advocacy & Policy 101 with Mary Ryan

12:15pm  Eating Locally with Little Kids with Annie Wegner LeFort

1:00pm    Ark of Taste: How to save our local heritage foods with Jennifer Casey of Slow Food

1:45pm    Eating Locally on a Budget – Cooking demo with Judy Mayer of Outpost Natural Foods

 

Eat food that is good for you, our community and the planet. Get ready to take the Eat Local Challenge Sept. 1st – 15th.  Learn more www.eatlocalmilwaukee.org  Eat Local Milwaukee is a partnership of the Urban Ecology Center and Outpost Natural Foods with support from MKEfoodies.com and Slow Food WISE