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Tag: Sustainable Food

  • Tuesday, February 28, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – An Evening with Jose Duarte of Taranta

    Join The Trustees of Reservations on Tuesday, February 28th for the launch of The KITCHEN’s newest series where we will be partnering with some of the region’s most celebrated chefs who source from New England’s local farmers, fishermen and artisans. We will kick start the series with Jose Duarte, owner of Taranta in the North End, one of the few “sustainable restaurants” in the world.

    Meet Boston Public Market vendors and taste Jose’s delicious menu inspired by his Peruvian heritage and his mastery of Venezuelan and Italian culinary traditions. Enjoy a seated dinner while you watch Jose make each dish, taste six courses with wine pairings, and delight in learning from one of Boston’s innovative culinary leaders. Attendees will also enjoy an open bar serving New England craft beers from Hopsters Alley and wine selections from the Massachusetts Wine Shop.

    Signature Chef Tasting Series
    An Evening with Jose Duarte of Taranta and Boston Public Market Vendors
    Tuesday, February 28th 6:00 – 9:00PM
    The KITCHEN at The Boston Public Market | 100 Hanover Street | Boston

    Single Event Tickets: Trustees members $160; Nonmembers $200 Register online at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/greater-boston/event-30141.html?

  • Sunday, September 30 – Tuesday, October 2 – Chefs Collaborative Sustainable Food Summit

    The 2012 Chefs Collaborative Sustainable Food Summit will take place Septembver 30 – October 2, with a focus on Flavors of a Foodshed: Seattle. This year, Summit participants will have the opportunity to hear and meet Ruth Reichl, former editor in chief of Gourmet Magazine; Kim Severson of the New York Times; Rowan Jacobson, author of five books including a Geography of Oysters; chef Tom Douglas of Tom Douglas Restaurants, and others to discuss food and cooking, culture and sustainability. You’ll have the chance to enjoy great Northwest food from Northwest chefs. Think Pacific oysters, Alaskan salmon, local beans and grains, apples and berries, craft spirits and more.

    We’ll be fabricating goat carcasses, offering in-depth beef butchering lessons and baking with heritage grains. We’ll be discussing the challenges of sourcing sustainably raised poultry and looking at traceability and other tools in seafood sourcing, as well as deciphering the nuts and bolts of running a sustainable restaurant, to name a few details. Besides all this, you’ll have the chance to network and learn from like-minded chefs from all over the country. “The highlight of the Summit for me,” says Rich Garcia, executive chef of Boston’s 606 Congress and Boston Local Network Leader, “is the chance to meet chefs I’ve looked up to throughout the course of my career.” All of the Summit information is found at http://chefscollaborative.org/sustainable-food-summit/2012-2/ – programs, events, field trips, meet-and- greets, accommodations, and venues. So what are you waiting for?  Register now at Eventbrite by clicking here.

  • Monday, April 25, 4:00 pm – Fred Kirschenmann on Sustainable Agriculture

    Join farmer, agrarian philosopher, author, and sustainable food advocate Fred Kirschenmann for a lecture and discussion about the future of sustainable agriculture on Monday, April 25, beginning at 4 pm at Harvard University, Sever Hall 113. Kirschenmann’s experience as an organic farmer along with his education in philosophy combine to make him a leader in sustainable agriculture. He oversees his family’s 3,500-acre, certified-organic farm in North Dakota and is also a professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Iowa State University. Kirschenmann holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Chicago and has written extensively about ethics and agriculture. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored with Center for Health and the Global Environment.  For directions, log on to www.harvard.edu.

  • Thursday, November 19, 6:00 – 9:00 pm – The Taste of Sustainable Food

    EcoLogic will hold its Annual Benefit on Thursday, November 19, from 6 – 9 pm, at the Boston Center for the Arts, Carol Dean Rehearsal Hall, 539 Tremont Street in Boston.  Come discover how EcoLogic is promoting environmentally-friendly agriculture and making a positive difference for rural farmers in Central America. Plus, experience the taste of New England as local chefs present delectable dishes made with sustainably-grown ingredients.  You will be joined by Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, as well as one of EcoLogic’s field staff, who will speak about how our work with agroforestry is helping both the environment and poor farmers.  Admission: $50 ($40 for non-profit staff) www.ecologic.org/greenag.

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