Farmers Market Schedule
- Tuesdays at Truckee River Regional Park, 8am-1pm
- Tuesdays at Kings Beach SRA, 9am -1pm
- Thursdays at Tahoe City's Commons Beach, 8am-1pm
FOOD SWAP UPDATE: Long live the Food Swap!
Slow Food Lake Tahoe Board members met on Friday, Dec 16th with the Nevada County Department of Environmental Health (NCDEH) to discuss the October Food Swap that was cancelled due to a suspected violation of California Food Retail Law. It was a successful meeting, with important information shared by both groups. And the good news is, our TruckeeTahoe Food Swap will continue to be held once a month. Thanks to those of you who signed our petition having your support at this meeting really helped! SFLT informed the NCDEH of the changing needs and desires of local community members in regards to fresh and local food access. To our surprise, it turns out that they are aware that the current laws need changing. We learned of current policy discussions happening right now that aim to amend regulations that apply to small food producers, CSAs, school gardens, and other community-based food initiatives. That's not to say that food safety will take a back seat to consumer demands, but the representatives we talked with realize that umbrella laws designed for large corporate food producers are simply too burdensome to sustain small, local food production efforts. The next step is to get involved on the legislative level to help promote state-wide and national change! Email us if you'd like to get involved! Let your voice be heard!
Please also check out the new TruckeeTahoe Food Swap website. Sign up for the newsletter and RSVP for upcoming swaps via this site!
We're still gathering support: please take a moment and sign our petition >>
Why This Is Important
On Oct 30th, the community of Truckee, CA tried to hold a 'food swap' at a local winery. Since the food swap was advertised as a public event in a public venue any food served has to come from a regulated kitchen according to California health and safety code. The Nevada County Dept of Environmental Health issued a warning to the winery and said they could be held liable, so the swap was cancelled.
We are petitioning to allow a food swap to be held in a public location as a FREE community event; free from any association with CA Food Retail Code and exempt from retail or commerce law. We ask that the terms and concepts of "swap" and "share" not be associated with the terms and concepts of "retail", "commerce", or "trade".
The Concept
Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization with supporters in 150 countries around the world who are linking the pleasure of good food with a commitment to their community and the environment.
A non-profit member-supported association, Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.
Slow food is good, clean and fair food. By this we mean that the food we eat should taste good; that it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health; and that food producers should receive fair compensation for their work. Our mission is to reconnect people to the enjoyment of this type of food, as well as clean and fair goods, and especially to educate the community about their role as co-producers.
A Global Movement
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