Date: August 5th 2010

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

There is a travel theme in the works:

Times, they are a changin’ over at Taste our Goods.  Nora has already taken off on her whirlwind-life-world-tour and Suzy is about to go research her memoirs as well.  New TOG boss Elena will join Suzy in the kitchen for her last performance:

·        Georgian cheesy bread – a yogurt dough filled with egg and yummy cheese.  Served with grilled eggplant and slices of heirloom tomatoes.

·        A summertime quiche - with tomatoes, basil, summer squash and red peppers.  Served with Sunseed organic melon.

And then we have the pleasure of hosting the traveling team from Food and Water Watch.  The gang includes chef Rocky Barnette who will be gracing us with a third special:

·        Savory yeasted waffles – with herb roasted chicken and apricots.  Served with a bit of melon and ‘maters.

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

The news:

Summer Hoop builds are here!

We will again be building hoops with breakfast proceeds this August and September.  We will be building for:

August 14^th - Fox and Janet Addelman of Portage River Farm in Pinkney (a monster 30’x144 footer).  This is coming up real fast, so we really need your help building this food palace!  Please sign up here.  And please help us spread the word on this one y’all.

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·        August 28^th - Jennifer Kangas of Cappela Farm on Scio Church Rd.  A standard 30x96 midwall.  I will have the sign up for this one next week.

·        September 25^th - Shannon Brines (Brines Farm) in Dexter

Sustainable Michigan Slow Money Series continues with:

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. 

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

Holler Fest 2010 is almost here!  Mark your calendars for August 20-22 - a three-day festival on Frog Holler Farm, supporting local musicians, sharing local food, and building local community!  Over thirty performers, organic meals from the farm, camping, lots of kid's activities, guided nature walks, yoga/t'ai chi.  Our own little Woodstock – local-foods style.  Lisa and I will be there, camping all weekend, and serving up breakfast Saturday.  Lisa will be teaching yoga as well.  Not to be missed.

Salsa Canning Work Day: Sunday, August 22^nd  Preserving Traditions will host a salsa canning work day from 1-5pm on August 22nd. We'll work together to turn tomatoes, onions, garlic, and peppers into five or six gallons of salsa (some hot, some mild). We'll contribute the ingredients collectively - ideally, from our own gardens - and split the finished salsa among us to stock our pantries for winter!

There are a few requirements you can check out at the above link. 
$5 or free for Grange members

Announcing Michigan Agritours' first trip of the Fall 2010 Season

A Day in the Vineyard: From Grape to Glass

 Sunday Sept 19^th     9:30 am – 4:30 pm 

• Joel Goldberg, Ann Arbor Chronicle wine columnist & publisher of MichWine.com, joins our visit to 3 unique area grape growers and wine producers:  Glacier's Edge, Sandhill Crane & Chateau Areronautique  • Meet and chat with the growers and winemakers, walk the vineyards, sample the grapes & taste the wine  • Understand what’s required to grow grapes in Michigan  • Learn how locally grown grapes become wines you enjoy  Includes transportation, local foods lunch & fun folks $95   

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.  Read Lisa’s Repasts blog to get all the dish.  Please reply to this email or click here to let us know what you are thinking, and how you would like to participate.