Another Successful Food Swap!

[Guest guest]

Well, we had another successful potluck and food swap. I saw some familiar

faces and lots of new faces. I'll let someone else describe the wares. Just

wanted to say thanks again to for arranging it and hosting us at the

beautiful Interpretive Center along the Mississippi River. I will keep it in

mind

for a family hike. And OOPS!, I seem to have come home with someone's

spoon and fork-a matching pair. If someone would like to claim them, I will

return them to you or hold onto them until the next swap.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

You got that right, Kathy, It was for us too! We came home with NT almond

cookies, NT bread, , home-made ketchup, NT tomato sauce, cultured butter,

gherkin pickles, cabbage and kombuchu (now I gotta figure out how to use it).

We tasted a delish calzone, both kinds of kvass, humus, spice cake, squash

pie, apple crisp, buffalo sausage, cheeses, raw milk (with the shortbread!),

and probably more I've forgotten. Every single dish was great.

Jodie and Jim, the naturalists stopped in, sampled our wares and raved about

them. They both took home bison and shortbread! Our newest converts. ha

ha.

I sold and bartered a lot of bison and all the seasalt I brought. Rebekah

brought her amazing shortbread and hopes everyone will order baker's

dozens for holiday gifting and gnoshing. She grinds our organic whole wheat

flour, uses the grass-fed butter and bakes them with love.

Perhaps best of all, we fell in love with the Upper Mississippi River Park and

Interpretive Center. I am planning to book all of our WAPF Traditional

Nutrition lectures for the 2004-2005 series at the center. We got a great tour

of the non-toxic, recycled building materials-made, earth-and-people-friendly

and beautiful building led by (also a naturalist at the center). I've

got a stack of maps and historical literature to digest.

After the meeting Rebekah and I walked the 87 acres of park and river and

saw all sorts of wildlife and beauty. Driving home, we followed the BIKEWAY

from the Center's parking lot all the way back to Uptown! This park is one of

the most well-kept and AMAZING secrets of our urban existance .

Therese, Kathy, , Jim and many others put a lot of work into this

event and it is thanks to them that it was A BIG SUCCESS. This inspired me

and gave me so many good ideas I had to rush home and write them all

down.

Thanks, all!

Will

[Guest guest]

I'm so glad the swap was a success. I had really wanted to come, but life got

in the way

Next time I'll definately plan on being there.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

Wow, sounds like it was a smashing success. Wish I could have dropped

in, although Sara and I got to chat later in the day at a different

event. )

~Joe