Date: July 15th 2010

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

Tammy Coxen runs one of the fantastic supper clubs in town.  And she was generous enough to host one such event to benefit FM@SELMA.  I think that one took care of re-covering the couch!  Well she is back to chef again with two new specials that I can’t wait to check out:

• Ham and Cheese strata – Natural cured Black Oak organic pork and Traffic Jam Asiago cheese in a light and fluffy savory bread pudding served with fresh greens
• Eggs Masala – Hard boiled eggs in a sauce of tomato, onion and cilantro and other spices, with curried vegis, chapatti and raita.  Oh boy.

Don't forget our fruit seasonal regular breakfast choices: Waffles with cherries or blueberries and Lisa’s cherry bread pudding.

The news:

Summer Hoop build applications are out!

We will again be building hoops with breakfast proceeds this August.  You can fill out an application (today!) to get a hoop at your place, and/or sign up to help us build hoops here.  Please help us spread the word on this one.

So the Cottage Food bill is law!  Michelle is organizing a collective booth at the Farmers Market of all the home produced stuff we have been itching to make all this time.  Or maybe you want to sell your goods here at FM@SELMA.  What are you going to feed us?

It’s here: Ann Arbor Summer ReSkilling Festival, Saturday, July 17, 10-4:30, Rudolf Steiner High School.  Free.  Learn skills for resilient, low-energy living-from preserving local fruits and vegetables to beekeeping, singing in harmony, or homebrewing.  Part of the Transition Towns movement, the concept of reskilling is preparing for our low-energy future by acquiring new skills related to what we eat, wear, use and live in.  Here’s the schedule and description of workshops.

TOUR de FRESH 2010 is Tuesday, July 20th starting at the Downtown Ypsi Farmer's

Market: Ypsilanti area garden, urban farm, & sustainable food system tour, sponsored by Growing Hope, Transition Town Ypsi, and Bike Ypsi.  Reserve your spot now! Bike the route (helmets & lights required), or go by van or car.  Sign-in at 5:30 pm; tour 6-8 PM, We'll stop at sites where our neighbors are growing food including: raised bed vegetable gardens, bees, chickens, goats and rabbits. We’ll visit gardens that teach children how good food gets from seed to plate, community gardens and a co-op.  A light meal awaits when the tour ends at the Growing Hope Center, 922 West Michigan Ave.

The 4th annual Pie Lovers Unite! Will be on July 24, from 7-9 p.m. at the Ypsilanti Ladies Literary Club. This year everyone is asked to reserve a ticket in advance.  Your ticket is free if you're bringing a homemade pie, otherwise throw in $8 for an evening of all-you-can-eat homemade pie, Stucchi's ice cream and Mighty Good coffee.  Yep, there will be a PIE CONTEST with PIE PRIZES, some themed PIE WALKS, PIE MUSIC and the ever-hilarious PIE-KU poetry recital (you can win a prize for yours!)

Sustainable Michigan Slow Money Series presents: Sunday, Jul 25th, 1:00 pm: Panel Discussion -Timebanks and other Tools of Exchange - Kim Hodge, President, MI Alliance of Timebanks, Chris Bedford, documentary film maker, founder of the Center for Economic Security, Jeff McCabe, co-founder of the SELMA neighborhood group and FM@SELMA and Bob Van Bemmelen, Executive Director, Unity Alliance (coupon model)
Location:  A2 Public Library Malletts Creek Branch, 3090 E Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor

Their remaining events  take place at The Gilbert Residence, 203 S. Huron St., Ypsilanti

·        Sunday, August 8^th, 1:00 pm: Presentation: What is “Progress”? - Gautam Kaul, Professor of Finance, UM Business School.  Why do we value growth?  Have we really made progress? What would a sustainable economy look like?

·        Sunday, August 22^nd, 1:00 pm:  Film & discussion: What’s the Economy For?                  
How do local currencies fit within the existing economic structure? 

·        Sunday, September 12^th, 1:00 pm: Film & discussion: Heat -How will Climate Change and the end of cheap energy change our economy?  A screening of “Heat” (PBS, 60’) and discuss how this changes the picture of a sustainable economy.

·        Sunday, September 26^th, 1:00 pm: Wrap-up: What are our next steps as groups and individuals? - a short film about our personal relationship to money, and discuss and develop action items arising from this series.  Updated information about local efforts to begin a local currency will be discussed.

Check out the Repasts blog to read about all of our recent hoop-house builds as well as other event news.

And finally…

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.