THIS Thursday, 6 p.m.—Locally grown food and the Slow Food Movement!

While many are buying strawberries, lettuce and other produce trucked 3,000
miles from California, SouthCoasters can enjoy greens, veggies and fruit
grown right here in our region.

This month the Sustainable SouthCoast Network will attend a talk and quick
farm tour organized by the Allen¹s Neck Friends Meeting as part of its
Summer Conversations series.

Thursday, July 12 ,at 6 p.m. we will meet at the Jansal Valley Farm Barn at
443 Barney’s Joy Road. The farm is 2.6 miles from Davoll’s store. Travel
south on Horseneck Rd. to the corner of Horseneck Rd and Barney’s Joy Road
(2 miles) where the brick wall is. Travel .6 miles down Barney’s Joy Road
and Jansal Farm is on the left. Come early for a walking tour of the farm at
6:00 PM, presentation begins at 6:45 PM.

The topic is “Slow Food Movement”. The Atlantic’s Senior Editor and food
critic, Corby Kummer, will join local gourmet produce king Henry Wainer at
Sid Wainer & Son’s Jansal Valley Farm to discuss the Slow Food Movement,
(think , opposite of fast food – in other words, you grow it, you cook it,
you eat it.) and growing public interest in healthy, sustainable
agriculture.

Just down the road is Eva¹s Garden, a source of a wide variety of greens and
herbs, as well as fruit, grown organically (certified!) by Eva Sommaripa,
who attends our gatherings. Eva¹s farm is a beautiful example of how to
grow a lot of food in a small area. You might have seen Eva¹s face on signs
at Whole Foods stores all over New England. She was featured in an in-depth
article in Edible Boston this month.

Remember, the farm tour is at 6 p.m. We can check in afterward and see Eva¹s
garden (without disrupting Eva, who is intensely busy with the growing
season).

$5 Donation appreciated but not necessary
For more info: Peter Crysdale, 508-636-2756
www.summerconversations.com