Date: June 10th 2010

FridayMornings@SELMA invites you to pull up a chair and share your vision for the future of food.

Well, I am away for the first time from FM@SELMA (boo hoo) at the Slow Money conference in VT, but I seem to be more slow email than slow money so far….

In the mean time, Gabe and Sarah from Millpond Bakery will be taking good care of you with something fresh from the SE Michigan Spring harvest:

• Omelets with choi, garlic scapes and sheep’s milk feta from Greystone Creamery in Chelsea and served with a side of greens
• Swedish pancakes with strawberries and cream

Both, of course, with bacon if you like, and a little special treat

Don't forget our fruit seasonal regular breakfast choices: Waffles with gingered apples or strawberries and Lisa’s bread pudding (also strawberry this week, and sweetened with honey until Michigan figures out how to grow some non-GMO sugar!)

Some News:

SIMBY (Sustainability In My Back Yard) presents...

CSA Day  Adventures in local food

Community Supported Agriculture  What is it? How can it work for you?  

• Tour 4 farms, meet 4 farmers, work and taste, greet your inner farmer.

• Celebrate creativity between farmers and consumers. 

• Enjoy a Farm-to-Table-Feast prepared by farmer-chef, Amie Mongeau.

June 12^th Saturday, 2 – 7ish pm

Tours and Dinner $35/adult  $20/kids under 12

The FSEP conference is coming up Thursday, June 24th, 2010 - The Food System Economic Partnership is building a better food system in Southeastern Michigan!  With 17 breakout sessions to choose from, there is a topic of interest to everyone. Participants will gain an understanding of the local food system and explore opportunities for growth in production, processing, distribution, sales and consumption of local foods. Learn how to launch your own specialty product, how to integrate farm to school into your school, about delicious local food and wine in Jackson, and much more.

And if you haven't read the Repasts blog for a bit, you are in for a treat.  Lisa has been doing a knock-out job documenting the exploits of this amazing community as it builds a new local food infrastructure.

So what the heck is this FM@SELMA thing anyway?

FridayMornings@SELMA is your local-foods breakfast salon.  The suggested donation for breakfast is $12 - $15.  All proceeds go to the farmers and producers of your food and our small farms-small farmers initiative.  FM@SELMA is here for you every week 6:30 to 10:00 am - 722 Soule - check out: Repasts, Present and Future for more information.  Early arrival is suggested for those on the go (we get wait-listed around 8:30).  FM@SELMA is all-volunteer.  We need your help to sustain this local-foods breakfast salon.  Please reply to this email or click her e to let us know what you are thinking, and how you would like to participate.