Central Indiana Farm Fresh Atlas

Call to everyone! The Indy Food Security Initiative is creating a Central Indiana Farm Fresh Atlas. This atlas will list farms, food-related businesses and local/organic non-food products that sell their goods directly to customers in central Indiana. It will be the link to great-tasting food and great products grown/produced close to home! This will be printed and placed around the city and will be free.

Please email your farm, restaurant, grocer or other non-food business to us. If you know of someone who should be listed, please email us their info!

What we need:
Name
Address
Email/Website
Short Description

The farms that we will list in this atlas must be all family or cooperatively owned and sell products grown on their farm or produced by their business. They’ve pledged to operate in a way that protects our region’s land and water resources by eliminating the application of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, provides safe and fair working conditions, and treats animals with care and respect.

The restaurants that we will list in this atlas serve local food, mentioning where organic, and follow practices that protect natural resources and worker safety.Whether selling local food on their shelves, advocating for sustainable agriculture, or educating the public, the businesses and organizations listed here support local and organic eating and buying.

Thanks and spread the word!
Indy Food Security Initiative

Knee Deep in June

Knee Deep in June is a culinary celebration of Indiana's creative roots hosted by The Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site. A cooking lesson, dinner, and live cello music will accompany live performances of "Knee Deep in June" by Matt O’Neil, chef and WFHB guest poetry reader. Download the event flyer here.

RSVP Deadline is June 8th. For more information on this event and to make a reservation, please visit www.tcsteele.org or contact Christine Atkinson at catkinson@dnr.in.gov or (812)677-2003. Pre-payment is required, and this event is rain or shine.

Join Slow Food Indy for a potluck picnic and tour of the biodynamic Seven Springs Farm on Sunday, May 31, at 2pm.

Luella & David Porter raise chickens, turkeys, and beef cattle on their biodynamic farm in Rush County, about 40 minutes southeast of Indy. Their all-natural farm fresh eggs are a mainstay at several Indy-area markets and restaurants. The couple will lead a tour of their farm and explain the biodynamic practices they employ to keep their animals and their land healthy and productive.

Bring a dish to share and we'll feast on a potluck picnic at the farm. Remember to bring your own reusable dining ware (plates, utensils, cups, bowls, etc.) so we can minimize waste. If you're interested in carpooling, please contact us at Slow Food Indy.

Food stamps could be accepted at all Indiana Farmers Markets

Indiana House Bill 1535 has passed through both the Senate and the House on its way to the Governor's desk. The bill could make food stamps and TANF acceptable currency at all Indiana farmers markets by 2010. As the bill proposes, "the division of family resources must provide farmer's market administrators or retailers who sell food at a farmers' market with wired or wireless point of sale terminals that are connected to the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system."