Open House — Slow Salon, Friday, April 22, 2016

Our Open House, the SFRR Slow Salon, is a convivial get-together for members, recent members who are considering joining again and prospective members. Please bring a beverage and appetizer or dessert. FREE or make a small donation.

Hear from Slow Food Leaders about upcoming events and ongoing projects and see how you can plug in. Hear from other leaders in the local food system.  Ask your questions and provide your ideas for projects and events the chapter may take on.

• Anna Chotzen, the new manager of the Bodega Bay Community Fishing Association.

• Pamela Letourneau about the  Sebastopol Gravenstein Apple Presidium, and how to become active in the Apple Core and with the Community Apple Press.

• Angie Corwin-Laskey, North Coast Regional Manager of CAFF (Community Alliance with Family Farmers) about the Harvest of the Month program.

• Announcement of more details of Strawberry Feast at Glen Oak Ranch, an event in partnership with the Sonoma Land Trust, May 21, 2016 and of other events in preparation.

• Tony Cohen summarizes his work to make a local native food, California Bay Laurel nuts, a commercially viable food source.

• Karen Hudson of Citizens for Healthy Farms and Families about the GMO-Free Sonoma County Initiative that will be on the ballot in November.

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Anna Chotzen’s Presentation

Angie Corwin’s Presentation