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Eat Yourself Healthy, May 15 - 16

Posted in Health on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 5:50am by lee -

Spring in the Twin Cities, and the events keep on coming. This one looks especially simple, good and tasty. Eat Yourself Healthy is a workshop that comes just in time to enjoy spring's first fresh, local (Minnesota) produce. Its focus will be on not just purchasing, preparing, and eating local foods, but also on what these foods can do for our health, our environment, and our community. The events featured speakers are:

Homegrown.org: Social Networking for Dirt Lovers

Posted in Books & Media on Fri, 05/01/2009 - 11:49am by lee -

The website Homegrown.org, created by the Farm Aid organization, attempts to bring together all sorts of people who love food, farming, and the land. According to the Philosophy section of their website:

Restaurant Alma Delights

Posted in Out & About on Fri, 05/01/2009 - 5:05am by lee -

For a city its size, Minneapolis is home to an impressive number of great restaurants, with amazing chefs focused on providing seasonal, local, sustainable Minnesota-and-Wisconsin-grown food. Add in St. Paul (which you really should, especially given the existence of Heartland, named St. Paul's best restaurant in the City Pages 2009 poll), and the number becomes almost shocking. Restaurant Alma has been quietly delighting fans of local food since 1999.

Simple, Good, and Tasty Dinner at the Birchwood Cafe, May 18

Posted in Out & About on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 5:04am by lee -

Please join us for another amazing meal this month! The May local, sustainable Simple, Good, and Tasty dinner will be held at the Birchwood Cafe, whose praises I've sung several times here already. Openings for the meal are filling up fast - please email me at lee@simplegoodandtasty.com as soon as possible to reserve your spot.

Twin Cities Living Green Expo This Weekend

Posted in Environment on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 9:22am by lee -

This Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, the St. Paul State Fair Grounds is host to the Living Green Expo, billed as: ... a free, family-friendly event that inspires people to lead healthier and more sustainable lives. The focus of the event is living green, of course - not specifically food - so the many vendors and providers (250+) include those in industries as diverse as transportation, building, arts, and music. Here are the details:

Bachman's "Grow Your Own" Sale

Posted in Out & About on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 5:27am by lee -

Twin Cities mega-garden store Bachman's (no relation to Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, thankgoodness!) is hosting a "grow your own" event at all of their floral, gift, and garden stores on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, from 10 am to 4 pm. The event is mostly a sale, of course, and includes the following discounts and activities (summarized here from the

IATP Event Tonight: A New Urban Strategy for Health and Wealth

Posted in Out & About on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 12:35pm by lee -

Quick post, with thanks to Tracy from the Birchwood. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is hosting an event about local food and farming in Minneapolis tonight. Here's the information from their website: Be part of an important conversation about urban agriculture, food policy, city planning and food access. Learn from national experts about how urban food systems can improve health, strengthen communities and grow local economies. Speakers:

King Corn: A Good Natured Look at a Scary Industry

Posted in Books & Media on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 5:12am by lee -