Date: July 22nd 2010

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

Blake and Helen have been rockin’ our town’s taste buds for the last year or two, from intimate dinner parties, to weddings to backyard barbeques.  Their work is definitely more than the sum of its parts, bringing out the amazing flavors of the season.  For us, they now feed:

·        Grilled chermoula marinated zucchini and summer squash with a poached egg, cucumber yogurt sauce and heirloom tomato salad

·        Wilted lacinato kale with a bacon vinaigrette served with roasted broccoli and a fried egg

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

The news:

Summer Hoop builds are coming up!

We will again be building hoops with breakfast proceeds this August.  The schedule will be known soon, but for now you can sign up to show your interest here.  Please help us spread the word on this one y’all.

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!)

Right on the heels of the Re-skilling fair, we now have:  Ann Arbor Free Skool presents: DIY FEST - Sunday, July 25th, 2010 - 2pm-bonfire - Black Elk Cooperative - 902 Baldwin Avenue  Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Here's a sneak peek of the festivities!
18 amazing skill shares including: Kombucha, primitive wilderness living skills, fermentation, computer building, yogurt making, bike repair, furniture restoration & more!
Live music & performances by: Patrick Elkins' Dreamland Theater puppet troupe, Inkblot & more!
FREE Store: Give your bronzed walnut-shaped walnut cracker a new place to call home at the Free Store.  Bring whatever you have that you think someone else would like for free (clothes, knick-knacks, food, art, tools, books - anything)!!
FREE Food, Bonfire & Surprises: That is right you don't have to pay for surprises or delicious sustenance at DIY Fest!  Community Potluck & Food served and prepared by Food Not Bombs.  Don't forget to whip up your favorite dish to pass around.   We need your help to make this happen.  No food = No potluck.  This is a "Bring your own bowl & spoon" event.

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 8th, 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 22nd, 1:00 pm:  Film & discussion: What’s the Economy For?                  
How do local currencies fit within the existing economic structure? 

Sunday, September 12th, 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 26th, 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.

And, …. Tammy Coxen would like to remind us abut some interesting upcoming eGullet events in early August.

Holler Fest 2010 is almost here!  Mark your calendars for August 20-22  Over 30 bands this year and more workshops/kid's activities.  Lisa and I will be there, serving up breakfast one day and Lisa will be teaching yoga as well.  Not to be missed.

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 here to let us know what you are thinking, and how you would like to participate.