September 2009 Calendar of Food, Cooking, Farming, and Eating Events in Ithaca and Tompkins County
(weekly farmers markets listed at the end)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Dilmun Hill-MacDaniels Nut Grove Farm Stand, 3:00PM Tuesday Mann Library, Cornell University
NYS Fair in Syracuse, New York. See the complete schedule here.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
ScienCenter Showtime! Local Gardens, Changing Climates at 2pm. Sciencenter educator John Alvarez del Castillo will describe how climate change may affect local gardens, allowing new plants to grow in Ithaca and making it difficult to grow species that used to flourish here. Families can take home cuttings of plants that have recently become hardy in our area.Saturday, September 5, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Slow Food USA "eat-in" from 5-7 pm, at Ithaca Farmers Market, Steamboat Landing. Part of the "Time for Lunch" campaign to give school children real food, and time to eat it.Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Hunger and Food Insecurity in the US: History, Correlates and Dynamics, 12:00PM Seminar at Myron Taylor, Cornell University. "How many hungry people are there in the US?" In the mid-1980s this question set off a flurry of activity that ultimately resulted in annual measurements of the proportion of US households and individuals who are food insecure and hungry. This seminar will address the history of food insecurity measurement and the antecedents and consequences of food insecurity and hunger in the US. It will also describe current research addressing the dynamics of food insecurity" particularly addressing the question, “What allows some poor families to move out of food insecurity over time?"
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Dilmun Hill-MacDaniels Nut Grove Farm Stand, 3:00PM at Mann Library, Cornell University
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Country Stimulus Garden, FREE garden tour from 6-7:30 by neighbors Joan Adler, David Dietrich and Ann Rider who have joined forces to grow veggies this season. They prepared the site in fall with cardboard mulch topped with manure, tilled it in spring and have been planting and enjoying vegetables ever since. Pre-register and get directions by calling Cooperative Extension at (607) 272-2292.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Home Food Gardening & Storage I, from 6:30 - 7:30pm. This guided tour visits the extensive vegetable and fruit gardens and root cellars of f Kathy, Bill and Dan Halton's farm on Danby Road. In 1984, Bill used a construction technique from Ken Kern (The Owner Built Home) to build a circular root cellar dug into the hillside. In 1991, when they built their house, they put in another root cellar below ground, which they use to store the produce from their gardens. They have found root cellars to be very useful for storing: potatoes, beets, carrots, and other root crops, as well as wine, beer, and rain water for dyeing fiber. The Haltons also make their own electricity from solar panels which stand inside the garden. Visitors must pre-register for this tour by calling 607-272-2292. Tour fee for this site is $5/person or $8/couple, limited to 40 visitors. If tour fills we will start a waiting list for a second tour.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Finger Lakes Distilling Liquor Tasting & Meet the Distiller at Felicia's Lounge this Thursday 9/10, 7-8:30pmFriday, September 11, 2009
"Breaking New Ground Together: Local Gardening Takes Root" at 7pm at the Trumansburg Fire Hall, a presentation and discussion about edible schoolyards.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Tompkins County Farm City Day in Groton, NY from 11am to 4pm. Spend the day on a working dairy farm, learn about cows and crops, and meet the people who care for them. Explore educational exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on activities.
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
SWEET LAND FARM HARVEST DINNER - SOLD OUT! Reception 5:30pm, Dinner 7:00pm Harvest Dinners are fundraisers for the Healthy Food for All program, which reduces the cost of fresh, locally grown produce for more than 100 low-income families in our community. WHERE: Sweet Land Farm, Trumansburg COST: $75 per ticket WHO: Chefs Christina & Jonah McKeough from Hazelnut Kitchen, with wine poured by Atwater Vineyards and Billsboro Winery hosted at Sweet Land Farm.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Dilmun Hill-MacDaniels Nut Grove Farm Stand, 3:00PM at Mann Library Cornell University
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Home Food Gardening & Storage II, from 6-7:30. This guided tour visits the gardens, orchard and root cellar at Peasant Dreams Farm (www.peasantdreamsfarm.com) owned by David and Katie Quinn-Jacobs in Ithaca. This farm focuses on root crops for winter home storage and offers information about root cellaring. The farm uses certified organic seed and no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. The gardens are a mix of raised beds, raised rows and larger crop plantings. The orchard includes apple, pear, peach, pawpaw, northern kiwi, Cornellian cherry, and an assortment of berries and nuts. The root cellar below their porch is divided into two storage areas: for cool/dry and cool/moist storage to accommodate different crops. Chickens and Romney sheep provide manure to the gardens. Visitors must pre-register for this tour by calling 607-272-2292. Tour fee for this site is $5/person or $8/couple, limited to 40 visitors. If tour fills we will start a waiting list for a second tour.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Sustainable Agriculture Investment Conference in New York City on September 17, 2009, which will put the industry’s top innovators and investors under one roof for the first time ever! Entrepreneurs, farmers, scientists, academics, government officials, heads of investment funds focused on alternative agriculture - a ‘who’s who’ of the rapidly growing sustainable agriculture industry – will be in New York for this all-day event. Agriculture 2.0 is the starting point for the next stage of growth in sustainable agriculture – bringing together top-tier capital sources, business leaders and innovators.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Sustainable Food Seminar Series. The Eastern Seaboard Food Security: Systems that link Local production with Regional Consumer Demand, September 18, 2009 - 12:30PM to 1:30PM at Rice Hall 300, Cornell University. Jeffrey Steiner (USDA) and Timothy Griffin (Associate Professor, Tufts University) will present.
September 19 - 20, 2009
From 12:00-5:00pm, come and celebrate our anniversary with live music, hayrides, food, and fun for the whole family. All are welcome! Special offers and tastings available. Guest vendors include: Ithaca Bakery, Ithaca Beer & Soda Co., Cayuga Lake Creamery, Side Hill Acres Goat Dairy, Mare-o-Lin's Chili Sauce, Finger Lakes Soap Co., photography by Carl Schofield, Andrea's Boutique, Allens Hill Farm (SAT only), massage by Lynn Carr (SUN only), & more! LIVE MUSIC from Richie Stearns and Steve Selin, Pearls & Swine, Tom Olson, and the Six Mile Creek Boys. Free admission!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
EARLY MORNING FARM HARVEST DINNER. Harvest Dinners are fundraisers for the Healthy Food for All program, which reduces the cost of fresh, locally grown produce for more than 100 low-income families in our community. WHEN: Sunday, September 20th, 2009 - 6:00pm WHERE: Early Morning Farm, Genoa COST: $75 per ticket WHO: Chef Sean O'Brian of Serendipity Catering (former Chef-Owner of Willow Restaurant), with wine poured by Bet the Farm Wines hosted at Early Morning Farm. http://www.healthyfoodforall.org/
Monday, September 21, 2009
Learn about the Finger Lakes Wine Industry. Dr. Timothy Martinson, Senior Extension Associate with the Cornell Viticulture Program, will trace the roots of the wine industry and discuss why wine grapes do well here, and what has propelled the Finger Lakes into a position of world reknown for winemaking. The program, to be held on Monday, Sept. 21 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue in Ithaca, will provide an interesting look at one of the prominent agricultural revolutions that has shaped our landscape and created a tourism boom over the past 30 years. There is a $3/person or $5/couple charge for this program payable at the door.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dilmun Hill-MacDaniels Nut Grove Farm Stand, 3:00PM at Mann Library Cornell University
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Food, Inc. the movie, 7:15PM Film at Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell University. Using The Omnivore's Dilemma and Fast Food Nation as a starting point, the powerful documentary Food, Inc. is "a mind-boggling, heart-rending, stomach-churning expose on the food industry."
Thursday, September 24 through the 27th, 2009
Apple Harvest Festival Sept. 24-27 on the Ithaca Commons.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
ScienCenter Showtime! Local Farm Produce at 2 p.m. Join Sciencenter educator John Alvarez del Castillo on a tour of the Sciencenter's new garden featuring New York State crops, and learn about produce grown at local farms, including corn, apples, soybeans and sunflowers.Sunday, September 27, 2009
Food, Inc. the movie, 4:30PM Film at Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell University. Using The Omnivore's Dilemma and Fast Food Nation as a starting point, the powerful documentary Food, Inc. is "a mind-boggling, heart-rending, stomach-churning expose on the food industry."
Monday, September 28, 2009
Food, Inc. the movie, 9:15PM Film at Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell University, Using The Omnivore's Dilemma and Fast Food Nation as a starting point, the powerful documentary Food, Inc. is "a mind-boggling, heart-rending, stomach-churning expose on the food industry."
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Dilmun Hill-MacDaniels Nut Grove Farm Stand, 3:00PM at Mann Library, Cornell University
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Food, Inc. - with faculty panel discussion! 9:15PM Film at Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell University. This screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Professor Emeritus Davis Pimentel (Entomology, CU), Prof. Phil McMichael (Development Sociology, CU), and Visiting Professor Harriet Friedmann (Sociology, University of Toronto).
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Farmers markets recurring weekly
Ithaca Farmers Market through September
Dewitt Park Tuesdays 9am-2pm
Dewitt Park Thursdays 4pm-8pm
Steamboat Landing Saturdays 9am to 3pm
Steamboat Landing Sundays 10am to 3pm
Future Events:
5th annual Farmers' Ball and Auction! It will be Saturday, Oct. 3rd, at the Farmers' Market pavilion. Musicians TBA. Free and open to everyone, this event is a dish-to-pass dinner, dance party, and auction.
Monday, October 5, 2009Saturday, October 10, 2009
STICK AND STONE FARM HARVEST DINNER. Harvest Dinners are fundraisers for the Healthy Food for All program, which reduces the cost of fresh, locally grown produce for more than 100 low-income families in our community. WHEN: Sunday, October 11th, 2009 - 6:00pm WHERE: Stick and Stone Farm, Ithaca COST: $75 per ticket WHO: Chef Hans Butler from Watercress, with wine poured by Hosmer Winery hosted at Stick and Stone Farm.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Taste of the Nation Dinner, The Hayloft at The Carriage House. Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation® is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid in America grows up hungry. Each year, the chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at more than 45 Taste of the Nation events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger.
Local Meats Tasting & Education Fair
Women’s Community Bldg., 100 W. Seneca St., Ithaca
Meet local meat producers, see and taste their products, and ask questions about their farms. Taste cooked samples and attend concurrent presentations on tasty recipes for unfamiliar cuts, cutting a whole chicken into smaller cuts, and more. Samples prepared by Serendipity Catering. Admission fee. For more information or to register, contact Matthew LeRoux at 272-2292 or mnl28@cornell.edu.
Celebrate Local Food & Wine! October 26, 2009 - 5:30PM at Cornell University, presented by the Restaurant Management Course and Taverna Banfi Restaurant. Join Red Newt Vintner, David Whiting, and Chef, Deb Whiting, for a dinner that celebrates local food & wine. Event features a 4-course dinner menu paired with Red Newt wines selected by the winery owners. Reservations accepted between 5:30pm and 9:00pm. Please call 607-254-2624 for reservations.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Taste of the Nation Dinner, La Tourelle Resort and Spa. Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation® is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid in America grows up hungry. Each year, the chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at more than 45 Taste of the Nation events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger.
November 13-14, 2009
It Takes A Region: A Working Conference to Build our Northeast Food System at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Albany, NY. Food system advocates, policymakers, planners, researchers, educators, farmer groups, food businesses, consumer groups, students, and others will discuss questions like: Why regional? What does a regional food system look like? Who needs to be at the table? What are our realistic milestones? What do we need to know, measure and monitor?
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