Philadelphia Food Day

National Food Day is October 24, 2011, but in Philadelphia, we’re going for two weeks of local eating, farmers markets, events and programming! Fair Food has a few things going – we hope you join us!

Town Square: This Little Piggy Went to Market
Wednesday, October 26, 2011  |  FREE – The Academy of Natural Sciences

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE

Reception: 6:00PM    Program: 6:30PM

As consumers learn the facts about America’s industrialized meat production system, they increasingly seek humane, local alternatives for their meat supply. Join us at our next Town Square to find out more about accessing delicious local meat that has been produced in a responsible, humane and sustainable way.

Featuring:

• Philip Horst Landis, Farmer, Sweet Stem Farms
• Thomas Parsons, Veterinarian, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania
• Ann Karlen, Executive Director, Fair Food
• Marilyn Anthony, Eastern Regional Director, PASA (Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture)
• Sean Cavanaugh, Chef & Owner, John J Jeffries Restaurant, Lancaster Arts Hotel in Lancaster City

Prints by Albert Yee will be on display during the reception. To see more of Albert’s work, please visit his website at: http://albertyee.com. Albert is a freelance photographer with a passion for our food systems.

TASTE: at the Farmstand!
October 28, 2011  |  4-6PM  |  FREE

Trick or Taste! Join us at the Fair Food Farmstand, located in the Reading Terminal Market, for seasonal and regional samples and sips!

To learn more about Food Day, click here!
For a complete list of ongoing events check out Philly Homegrown

PAST EVENT:

Snout-to-Tail Tour and Dinner
October 22, 2011
Sponsored by GRID Magazine,  Fork Restaurant & The FruitGuys

 Tickets: $125 – click here to purchase.

WHAT’S INCLUDED: Transportation • Tour of Sweet Stem Farm • Tour of Smucker’s Processing Facility • Tour of Green Meadow Farm • Catered dinner and wine pairing by Fork Restaurant.

Trace the route your meat travels from pig to plate with Fair Food and Fork Restaurant!  Cows, sheep, pigs and chickens didn’t always eat processed, GMO grain and live in cramped feedlots. See how a grass-based pasture system produces healthy animals and high-quality food when we visit Sweet Stem Farm in Lancaster County.

From there, we’ll move on to a family-owned processing facility to learn about humane animal slaughter and dry-aging meat for enhanced flavor. Finally, we’ll gather at Green Meadow Farm for a dinner featuring Sweet Stem meats and Green Meadow’s specialty produce, prepared by Fork’s executive chef Terence Feury.