Alessandra Zecchini: Oratia Farmers Market

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Celebrate Terra Madre Day in Auckland, New Zealand

Dear all,

On December 10 the global network of Slow Food and Terra Madre comes together to celebrate Terra Madre Day and promote local food.

Slow Food Waitakere cordially invites you to celebrate Terra Madre Day

on Saturday 10 December 2011

Where: Oratia Farmers Market, 99 Parrs Cross Road, Oratia, Auckland.

Meeting and greeting, and photos at 11:00 am, at the TM delegates Karlene & Terry Shaw-Toomey’s stall (Earthbound Honey).

Lunch at Artisan Vineyard Restaurant (next to the Farmers Market)

1:00pm.

If you like to attend lunch please rsvp to Gabriella Turek

gaby@dv8.net

Free parking for the market and the restaurant.

We look forward to meeting you there,

Slowly

The Slow Food Waitakere Committee

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Terra Madre Day Celebrations in Waitakere

Terra Madre Day with the Community Garden

Slow Food had a double celebration this year. The weekend preceding Terra Madre Day saw a community celebrating its garden and for us in Slow Food, celebrating the creation of our Slow Food plot in that garden and our first very successful class of children learning to grow their own food.

There were many visitors amazed at the work that had been done. The politicians present mentioned how good it was to see Slow Food complementing other community initiatives. They were impressed with us. Many guests were gifted half a cabbage (they were big) and an onion – all grown in the Slow Food plot.

We then feasted on delicious food grown in the garden – the children’s class made monstrous coleslaw with fresh cabbage, carrots and herbs and Karen made a broad bean dip with cumin and garlic and baked a loaf of rye bread to eat it with. Carlos and Chris planted beans and sweet peas around the edge of the fence. Alessandra did a great job talking to everyone about the benefits of joining Slow Food. Mimmo’s mouth watered as he eyed a few more artichokes ready for his delicate cooking.

The children made a scarecrow from old clothes and hay, buttons for eyes and mouth, and then raced around finding little gifts under the beetroot and silver beet leaves.

All in all it was a good day and for those of us in Slow Food, much more exposure for what we do and many positive comments about how we are doing it.

Karen Perri

Terra Madre Day at the Oratia Farmers Market

On Saturday 12 December Slow Food Waitakere celebrated Terra Madre Day at the local farmers market. We had a stall promoting Slow Food, and many visitors throughout the morning. Slow Food Waitakere members and producers received purple bean seedlings to put in their gardens, and we also distributed literature and info about Slow Food.

Thank you all for your support, and see you at the next event.

Alessandra Zecchini

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Happy Terra Madre Day

Today is Terra Madre Day, celebrate by eating locally!!!! It is also Slow Food 20th birthday and celebrations are happening worldwide: more than 100,000 farmers, producers, cooks, students, and consumers across the association’s network of 150 countries. Click here for more info.

We already had a celebration, party, and planting day at our communal gardens last Saturday, and this coming Saturday we are meeting again at the local farmers market.

Please join us (invite below), I will be at the Slow Food Waitakere stall and look forward to seeing you.

Happy Terra Madre Day.

Saturday 12 December 2009

You are kindly invited to Oratia Farmers Market on Saturday, 12 December,

anytime from 9am to 12pm, to visit the Slow Food Waitakere Community Stall,

and celebrate Terra Madre Day with us.

Address: 99 Parrs Cross Rd, Oratia, Waitakere City, Auckland

We look forward to see you,

Slow regards

the Slow Food Waitakere Committee.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Honey from Earthbound

Thank you all for attending the Honey event hosted by Earthbound and the Oratia Farmers Market. We had a glorious day at the market, followed by a talk about beekeeping, honey and pollination by Karlene of Earthbound. After an educational Q & A we all enjoyed a honey tasting, salads with different honeygar dressings, a picnic, and good conversation.

Thank you also to all the SFW members and friends who made and brought food to share, to Aldo di Cesare for the salads, and to Hanna of Mámor for her lovely handmade chocolates.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Oratia Farmers Market

Photo by Chris Hoult

The Oratia Farmers Market is on again!
Every Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon, at Artisan Wines - 99 Parrs Road - Oratia, Waitakere City
For more information contact:

Chris Frentz mailto:info@oratiafarmersmarket.co.nz

Here are my picks from the market:

The best ice cream in Auckland,