APRIL FOODS DAY! NO JOKE!--- SAT. APRIL 16TH-- 2-6 pm

[Guest guest]

Here's a great chance for all our new members to finally meet the farmers, meet

the activists and meet the loyal foodists who have kept the faith through thick

and thin. A chance for all of us to brush off the winter blahs and get ready for

some fabulous farm food! It is our intense relationship to glorious food that

brings us together! You can also get fresh sourdough starter, kombucha cultures,

kefir starters and other goodies! This is the true core of the Twin City

traditional food movement!

It's a tradition! We started April Foods Day (actually on an April 1st one

year) about 5-6 years ago partially as a WAPF chapter event and partly as a raw

milk extravaganza. We were so innocent then! The basics then and now (because

it works) include a small VENDOR MARKET, a short PRESENTATION, a wonderful

POT-LUCK meal wherein everyone gets to show off their favorite NT recipe!, and

then plenty of free-time to shop, swap stories, and have fun! Feel free to come

for a quick hello, for just part of the event, or stay for the whole darn

thing.

So, here's the details....

APRIL FOODS DAY

What:

Potluck/Swap & Shop/Community Building

Where:

Lauderdale City Hall

1891 Walnut Street

Lauderdale MN 55113

When:

Saturday, April 16th 2-6 pm-

Alvin and presenters at 3:30, eat 4:30, shop till you drop, starting at 2 pm!

Why:

Due to recent events and ongoing struggles it is apparent that our Traditional

Foods Community needs to come together to rebuild and re-energize. Alvin

Schlangen will be there to educate us about his Freedom Farms Coop, Will Winter

will have some Lucky Pig pork, and many other vendors will join us as well.

There will also be a short summary of where we stand on the raw milk

legislation.

Please join us! ALL CHILDREN WELCOME!

What to bring:

~Picnic-ware (plates, napkins, utensils, we have dish-washing space to prevent

waste)

~Beverages

~NT style dish to share for our POT LUCK MEAL (serving at 4:30)

~Items to swap (example: sourdough starter, kombucha scoby, kefir grains, etc)

You

can either SELL your food items, or BARTER/SWAP! The more the merrier!

~Bring a couple of bucks for us as we will " pass the hat " to pay the small

rental fee.

VENDOR SPACE IS FREE, AND ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE AS A VENDOR!

*if you'd like to help set up, please arrive at 1pm* a few cleaners afterwards

appreciated.

RSVP (OR FOR MORE DETAILS):

Susie Zahratka

szahratka@...

651-329-8401

[Guest guest]

I'll be out of town for my uncle's memorial service, but will be there in

spirit. Hopefully I can make the next one... Have fun, everyone!

-- Jenn

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 7:30 AM, holisticminnesota <holistic@...>wrote:

> Here's a great chance for all our new members to finally meet the

> farmers, meet the activists and meet the loyal foodists who have kept the

> faith through thick and thin. A chance for all of us to brush off the winter

> blahs and get ready for some fabulous farm food! It is our intense

> relationship to glorious food that brings us together! You can also get

> fresh sourdough starter, kombucha cultures, kefir starters and other

> goodies! This is the true core of the Twin City traditional food movement!

>

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