He'eia Fishpond March 16th

Good news,

Our rescheduled visit to He'eia Fishpond is on course for March 16th. We will meet at 8:30am at the Windward mall parking lot (makai, north shore corner of the lot), so that we can carpool to the pond. Again the cost is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. A number of you sent in your checks before we had to postpone this event. Please reconfirm your interest in attending by March 9th. We will have lunch at noon--please bring a pupu to supplement our poi and moi. For lots more information, see the Paepae o He'eia website.

Also, please let me know asap if you are interested in joining us for a cultural and gastronomic experience on the Windward side.

Laurie

Annual Meeting / Fishpond postponed

Aloha Slow Foodies,
We are postponing our annual meeting and the He'eia Fishpond excursion because of the less than perfect weather we have been experiencing this week. We are also going to "de-couple" the two events.
Karen has tentatively lined up the fishpond for Sunday, March 16, we should get confirmation on that very soon. We are checking around for an indoor venue for the annual membership potluck and meeting. There are several possibilities in town. We're looking for something available on Sunday, March 2nd.
Sorry for the delay,
Laurie

Slow Food Oahu annual meeting at He'eia Fishpond

New Year's greetings, Slow Food O'ahuans,
Karen Miyano has lined up an exciting windward excursion to the He'eia Fishpond for our annual meeting. [...event postponed]

Green Christmas Market, Culinary Swapmeet

Slow Food Oahu was well represented at the Green Christmas Market that was put on by The Green House and Kokua Hawaii Foundation.

The idea, originally conceived by our friends at Slow Food Hawaii (the big island convivium), was to collect kitchen equipment and other food related items for a Culinary Swap meet. Many members and non-members alike donated slightly used and new kitchenware, classic cookbooks, juicers, fiesta ware, and lots of fascinating gadgets (like the apple peeler/parer) and gizmos.

The booth also featured Slow Food literature and membership information. We chatted up customers and explained the SF mission.

We were very pleased with how things went--it was most satisfying to see goods get recycled into the hands of happy cooks and eaters. We managed to raise over $700 and we'd like to make this an annual event. We think there's a lot more great stuff out there--tucked away in kitchen cupboards and crannies. Thanks to Julie Rogers, Karen Miyano, Rike, Pamela Farris, Dirce Carmi, Stu and Max Robson, Rachael Edinger, Chuck Giuli for all their kokua in hauling, collecting, displaying and making this a real success.

Rachael Edinger, Our trusty secretary, at the Culinary Swapmeet

Many of these great platters were donated by Richard Shimizu--thanks, Richard for the wonderful donation.

Green House was one of the major sponsors of the Green Market.

Stu and Max Robson hawked our wares and chatted up customers.

The Green House gave demonstrations and advice on green cleansers and options.

2007 Slow Food Swap Meet

RECYCLE YOUR UNDER-UTILIZED,

UNWANTED KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.

Please donate your: kitchen tools, dishes, glasses linens, cookbooks, etc. to Slow Food Oahu. We will be holding a Culinary Sale this December. Please make sure all items are clean and functional. We will be picking up donations at both KCC and Kailua Farmers markets on:
November 29th
(look for the red/white VW van at Kailua),
November 17th and 24th
(white Toyota truck will be at KCC).
Both vehicles will be sporting the Slow Food O‘ahu banner.
At KCC we will be located at the Alohea entrance to
the KCC parking lot, opposite Diamond Head Theatre.
At KFM, we will be in the parking lot on the waimanalo side,
closest to the street.
Funds will be used to send our local farmer delegates to Slow Food Nation in S.F. next May.
Please call Karen at 239-7296 for more information.