Open House — Slow Salon, Friday, November 20, 2015

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/or appetizer.

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

• Paula Shatkin about the founding of our chapter, the early years, and what in her judgment makes our chapter alive and kicking.

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

• Elissa Rubin-Mahon, of Artisan Preserves, about the Ark of Taste, telling the Story of the Bodega Red. What’s there to do working on the Ark?

• Lillian Blackof Green Goose Farm on writing blog posts for the Slow Food Russian River website and how to join the team.

• Roy Smith of Green Goose Farm on Slow Meat in the North Bay and what’s cooking.

• Peg Champion about Policy Issues and Slow Food’s work in Sacramento with allied organizations to support policies for good, clean, and fair food, and how you can get involved.

• Rebecca Black of Green Goose Farm on the Slow Food Russian River Book Group, what’s next for reading about food and ag, and how this can inform our projects and events. How to Join.

• Mike Stevenson of Warm Spring Wind Hop Farm About the recently founded NorCal Hop Growers Alliance and the potential for a “slow beer” type project.

• Announcement of details of the Holiday Party on December 13, 4–7pm, and the date of the 2016 Membership Meeting.

Please send your RSVP to russianriverca@slowfoodusa.org