To launch the spring menu for 2009, Buckinghamshire restaurant of the year The Plough Wavendon auctioned their course tasting menu with matching ‘flight of wines’ on Ebay, allowing the lucky winner to enjoy a gourmet dinner for a fraction of the cost. 50% of the bid amount was donated to The Orchard Project being run [...]
Extraordinary General Meeting
Published in April 4th, 2009
There will be an EGM on 25th April 2009 to consider an alternative proposal for the future development of the Slow Food movement in the UK. The EGM will be held at Birmingham City University, City North Campus, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2SU at 13.00. Only SFUK members will be entitled to attend. If you [...]
Festival of Food
Published in April 3rd, 2009
The Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, is hosting the second Bedfordshire’s Festival of Food on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th April. Hopefully, this year it will be snow free! The festival is open from 10.00-17.00. A family ticket (two adults and two children) is £12. Tickets for concessions and children are £3 and adults are £5.
America’s school dinner lady
Published in January 9th, 2009
Here is an interesting talk from a Californian super-dinner lady which touches on a lot of the themes Ann Hepher in our local SFB Orchards Project discuss with the children who visit our SFB school events. The point about the coffee is particularly striking!
Congratulations to Brian & Olivia
Published in December 25th, 2008
SFB members, Brian & Olivia, organised a Traditional Christmas Fayre at The ENT Shed on Castle Road on Saturday 13th December in aid of Marie Curie and the Primrose Appeal. Thank you to everyone who supported the event.
Co-operative food?
Published in December 22nd, 2008
Here is an interesting article about food co-operatives where small, local groups take control of their own supply chains. Might it work here?
Southbank Christmas market returns
Published in December 17th, 2008
After the success of last year’s Christmas market at the Southbank Centre, another Slow Food market will be held between Saturday 20th and Tuesday 23rd December.
SFB convivium leader takes the SFB Orchard Project national
Published in November 14th, 2008
What started as a local, Bedford-based project to help our school children engage with their immediate environment and learn about a local heritage orchard is about to go national when Sue Miller (SFB convivium leader and UK Director) launches the project at The BBC Good Food Show in London 14th November. On a national level, [...]
Bedford schools ‘create your own sausage’ competition
Published in November 14th, 2008
During Sausage Week, pupils from Redborne Upper School in Ampthill enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of Franklins farm in Thorncote Green near Sandy. The three finalists of Franklins’ School Sausage Week competition had a chance to try their hands at making a batch of sausages before their own recipes were cooked up and judged and a [...]
Turin: the return
Published in November 14th, 2008
Everyone’s now back from the SFB trip to Terra Madre at Turin. If you went and have any photos or anecdotes, please send them in to the editor so our members who didn’t get to go this time can get a flavour of what this event is like. Here is the opening speech: Part 1 [...]
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