Food Justice BBQ @ MHSS - 9 Aug. 2009

7 farms + 1 bakery food from:

• Tofu: Twin Oaks Community Foods; purchased at Takoma Park-Silver Spring Food Co-op (TPSS)
• Hamburger buns: The New Yorker Bakery -- local kosher bakery based in Silver Spring (Georgia Avenue, south of the Beltway) and Bethesda; purchased at Takoma Park-Silver Spring Food Co-op
• Garlic, Squash, Zucchini, Canteloupe, Poblano Peppers: Tomatoes, Etc. Produce Farm
• Beef (ground beef for hamburgers): KOL Foods
• Herbs: Sage, Cilantro, Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley: Evensong Farm
• Green Beans, Purple Peppers: Spring Valley Farm & Orchard
• Peaches, Nectarines, Blackberries, HoneyBee Watermelons, Sweet Corn, & Potatoes (Red, Purple, Yukon): Quaker Valley Orchards
• Onions, Brandywine Tomatoes, Sundrop Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Asian Eggplant, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Red Leaf Lettuce: Spiral Path Farm
• All other foods (foods not mentioned in connection with a specific farm, such as olive oil and apple cider vinegar) purchased at TPSS or Silver Spring Whole Foods (on Wayne Avenue)

All food was either organic, or local, or both -- and EVERYTHING* was hechshered-kosher (*fresh produce not hechshered)

Speakers:

• Lindsey Savoie, Shomrei Adamah - compost
• Becca Weaver, Kayam Farm - sustainable & Jewish agriculture & food ethics
• Devora Kimelman-Block, KOL Foods - founding of KOL Foods
• Jessie Posilkin, AVODAH/AJWS - human rights issues related to food production & consumption

Other contributing organizations:

• Jews United for Justice
• Jewish Community Relations Council
  

* * * This event made possible -- and completely free for attendees -- by a generous grant from Jewish Community Relations Council (jcouncil.org) * * *

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