Taste Of Timmins
April
Newsletter
2011
Spring is here! And with it our first workshop of the year! Save the date and buy your tickets before they sell out. What can you expect at this workshop? If you feel overwhelmed by today’s food choices and wonder if you’re making the right ones for you and your family, then this is a workshop you won’t want to miss! We will explore the current food system, it’s benefits, it’s flaws and it’s interconnectedness. We will debunk the myths about conventional and organic food. Come to our workshop to learn, share and meet others like yourself making the effort to navigate the complex world that is our food system today. We can help you take the stress out of making good food choices! See page 4 for all the details... May 7th and 8th- The Food Diva is coming to Timmins! Chef Maribel will be in Timmins for a two part Taste Of Timmins hosted event. View her live broadcast of “A Señora in the Wild” via Ustream.Tv on May 7th from the home of Noella and Perry Rinaldo as she teaches viewers how to cook up wild game while co-hosting with a local Timmins femme-fatale hunter! Stay tuned for more details~
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On May 8th see Chef Maribel in-person as she screens her film “The Cutting Edge Of Child’s Play” at the Timmins Inn & Suites followed by a Q&A with Chef Maribel herself. This is for parents and kids and anyone who wants to learn about how to use knives properly, so bring the kiddies for a Sunday family educational event! See page 3 for details of this event and visit her website www.fooddiva.com
FARM NEWS: Hawk Feather Farm Has non-certified-organic SEED potatoes available. Four varieties to choose from and never once sprayed with pesticides! Contact them for pricing. They are also selling Spanish River Carbonatite for all those gardeners looking to improve their soil quality for the planting season. Contact John and Lois for more details. Naturally Pure Farm Has heritage turkey poults for sale. If interested contact them to reserve your pair. They also have a “Kid’s Lunch” sale on Polish Hen and Guinea Hen ‘kids size’ eggs! Call to reserve yours today! They will also begin scheduling farm tours for May. Stay tuned to their website for details and to reserve your spot. Dream Acres Farm will be offering farm fresh chicken eggs by the end of April! They will also be announcing their annual openhouse event soon to meet their alpacas! OTHER: If you attended the Seedy Saturday event on April 2nd and you signed up for our newsletter you will have received some hierloom Brandywine Tomato seeds. Check page 6 of this months newsletter for directions on how to care for your plant. We will be posting the video from the event in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to our website! “I think it’s one of the most important battles for consumers to fight: the right to know what’s in their food, and how it was grown.” - Joel Salatin
www. tasteoftimmins.com A food revolution is happening in Timmins
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“Our Food System” WORSHOP April 22, 2011 Earth Day
What: WORKSHOP, plus Organic WINE & CHEESE TASTING Hosted by Taste Of Timmins Presentation by Rosalia Rivera
When: April 22, 2011/Earth Day Where: Timmins Inn & Suites: 1800 Riverside Drive Time:
7pm-9pm
Price: Ticket Price is $10 : includes a complimentary organic wine & cheese tasting~ Tickets: Little Lamb (Downtown) 246 Third Avenue, Timmins (705)264-2225
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“Our Food System” WORSHOP About the presenter: Rosalia Rivera is a travel and documentary photographer, organic farmer and sustainable food activist. She has documented the practices of various pasture-based livestock farms in NY State which started her on her own journey as a farmer. Now living and farming in Timmins, Rosalia has delved deep into the local food movement, continually researching the global food system to understand it’s interconnectedness, it’s benefits and it’s flaws. Her passion to help create food security in the Timmins and area communities led her to create the website www.tasteoftimmins.com with the intention to help others connect with their local food resources. The website aims to provide not only resources, but also education for those interested in learning more about sustainable foods and farming practices. As a farmer and documentarian, she has an inside perspective of what true sustainable farming is all about and the value it contributes to the community and the environment. Through upcoming workshops, film screenings and events she hopes to bring the community together to learn, share and be inspired about good food, good health and good environmental practices. www.rosaliarivera.com www.tasteoftimmins.com www.naturallypurefarm.com
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Heirloom Tall Vine Brandywine Tomato
For Fresh Use, Canning, Juice or Sauce Seed Specs: Sow in flat or cold frame about 5-6 weeks before plants can be sent out, after frost danger. Keep soil temp. 24-32ËšC until emergence. When the true leaves are emerging gradually harden off the plant by keeping seedling at 16-21ËšC. Water only enough to keep soil from drying. Fertilize moderately with fish emulsion or a balanced soluble fertilizer or compost. Transplant after frost danger. Abundant soil phosphorus is important for high yields. Excess nitrogen causes fampant growth and soft, late-ripening fruits. Once the soil is thoroughly warm, a mulch may be applied. To reduce blight keep seedling healthy and growing steadily before transplanting out. Harvest ripe fruit regularly. To learn how to save the seed, visit our website in August when we will post information about saving open pollinated tomatoe seeds!