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- • Wednesday, Feb 10
Welcome Orientation
SFLT Potluck, Jan 2010
The delicious spread. Photo courtesy of Donna Reid
On Jan. 28, over 100 people attended Slow Food Lake Tahoe's first potluck of the year, held at Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee. The theme of the seasonal potluck was 'winter,' and participants were asked to bring a homemade dish featuring food that is in season. From lentils to lamb stew to mouth-watering duck, the food was amazing, as was the company.
Gary Romano of Sierra Valley Farms presented the documentary 'Passion for the Land'. To watch the video on YouTube, please click here.
Rick and Susan Reynolds of Sierra Pacific Roasting Company provided tasty samples of their locally-roasted coffee.
Chris Kerston of Chaffin Family Orchards was on hand with samples of his farm's goat meat, along with wares to buy: olive oil, pastured meat, jams, and oranges.
See what the Sierra Sun had to say about the event.
Monsanto is at it again
Oceanflynn on Flickr
Genetic food giant Monsanto is at it again. Its next target: a new product that could eliminate all organic alfalfa, a key food for raising organic-fed cows and pigs without any genetic engineering.
The USDA is well on its way to approving Monsanto's genetically modified alfalfa. In its own report, the USDA says that not enough consumers care enough about organic foods for the USDA to block Monsanto's modified alfalfa seeds. [1] This is absurd since one of the main reasons people buy organic food is to avoid genetically engineered crops.
