UPCOMING EVENTS

February Meeting

Join us for an informal potluck dinner to share ideas and discuss

"Sustainable Communities Grow Slow Food"

We will screen 4 short films that tell the stories of individuals, families and communities for whom gardens and the growing of food has taken on a special significance.

 Sunday, February 21  
5:00 - 7:00 pm
 
Araby Cove, Palm Springs 
directions provided with RSVP
 
Members Free
$5.00 Guests
Bring a seasonal dish and beverage
 
RSVP BY FEBRUARY 18

 

SPECIAL THANKS

to our January hosts:
 
Renaissance Esmeralda Resort
Indian Wells
 
Executive Chef
Greg Picard
 
Catering Sales Director
Meagan Zemnick 

Support Our Local Certified Farmers Markets'
Fabulous Fundraiser
 
March 20, 2010

$75 per person

Call 1.760.898.5250
for details

GET YOUR LOCAL VEGGIES AND ARTISINAL PRODUCTS 

at the weekly

Certified Farmers Markets

 Brought to Us by the
Palm Springs Cultural Center
www.psculturalcenter.org

Palm Desert Visitors Center
Wednesdays 8 am to12:30 pm

Camelot Theatres Palm Springs
Saturdays 8 am to12:30 pm

Old Town LaQuinta
Sundays 8 am to 12:30 pm

 

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Welcome to Slow Food Desert Cities

WHAT WE DO

Taste Education - Good, clean and fair food is only possible with knowledge: the knowledge of those who bring food to the table and the knowledge of those who eat it. Understanding more about our food, how it tastes and where it comes from makes the act of eating all the more pleasurable. Slow Food helps people rediscover the joys of eating and understand the importance of caring where their food comes from.

Convivium Activities - Learning can take place in many ways in a convivium: by visiting an apple orchard or local farm, through food and wine tastings, by inviting a guest speaker or local producer to a dinner.

Taste Workshops - The Slow Food educational style is based on the Taste Workshops – a permanent feature at all large Slow Food events – in which experts teach participants to taste and compare foods and match them with wine and other drinks. 

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Today, we have over 80,000 members all over the world. JOIN TODAY!

To view the Agua Caliente Elementary School Garden, follow this link: www.dreamschoolgarden.org/

Slow Food in Schools - Slow Food Desert Cities & Hidden Harvest built their first outdoor garden for the Agua Caliente Elementary School in Cathedral City. The garden offers an outdoor classroom providing opportunities for teaching children math, science and the values of eating locally, seasonally and sustainable though hands-on projects.

Slow Food at the Market - Slow Food Desert Cities sponsors the Chef’s Booth at the La Quinta Farmers’ Market on alternating Sunday’s. Using the ingredients available at the market, the chef prepares tasty dishes. It is a great opportunity for us to talk to the shoppers about Slow Food.