WFIU's Earth Eats

Earth Eats is a weekly podcast from WFIU that describes its focus as real food and green living. As the program's web site explains, "The program explores local food and sustainable agriculture with recipes you can make at home, interviews with Indiana farmers and Chef Daniel Orr's musings on food, history, and culture."

Why eat local in a global market?

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana hosts a new series of lunchtime discussions they've dubbed First Wednesdays.

Join us Wednesday, May 6, when the food is on agenda.

Sustainable Table:
Why Eat Local in a Global Market?

Panelists:
- Matt Jose, Big City Farms
- Todd Jameson, Balanced Harvest Farm
- Laura Henderson, Market Master
- Chris Eley, Owner, Goose the Market

Moderated by Laura McPhee, News Editor of Nuvo Newsweekly

WHERE: IUPUI Campus Center, Room 409 (at 420 University Blvd., Indianapolis)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 6, Noon - 12:50 p.m

Caviar, Vodka, and a stroll in the garden

Thanks to all who tipped a class and rolled blini during Slow Food Indy's Local Caviar & Vodka Tasting at R Bistro yesterday.







Neal and Lindy Brown were behind the bar mixing new cocktails--like the tart "embarcadero" and the sweet "dying breed"--with local Heartland Vodka made at Indiana's first distillery since prohibition.


John Egerton wooed the good folks at Collins Caviar and Shuckman's Fish Co. to share delicious caviar like Chinook Salmon and Bowfin. The bright eggs topped loads of blini and Blue Point oysters not 48 hours from the water.




After drinks and tastes, Tyler and Laura Henderson led folks to the new kitchen garden they helped install next to R Bistro. Spouts from the fennel, carrots, greens, and beats were already up.






To check out more photos from the event, watch the SFI flickr group as folks add their images to the collection. And save the date for SFI's next event on Sunday, May 31, at Seven Springs Farm. We'll tour Luella's biodynamic farm and share a pitch-in picnic.

Chicago's Green Festival: Alice Waters

Alice Waters is among the 150 speakers presenting at this year's Green Festival in Chicago, a showcase of how-to workshops, green films, a Fair Trade pavilion, yoga classes, kids’ activities, delicious organic beer, wine, and cuisine, and live music on Chicago's Navy Pier, May 16-17.

Indiana vodka and Hoosier caviar tasting

Join Slow Food Indy at R bistro, 888 Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Indy, for an evening of creative pairings featuring caviar and vodka, both produced in Indiana.

Passed hors d'oeuvres and drinks created by local legend Neal Brown, formerly of L'Explorateur, will be served on Sunday, April 26, 4-6pm. Enjoy local music during the event, too.

Tickets are available at the door and are $20 for Slow Food Members and $25 for non-members. Over 21 only, please.

Also, Slow Food Indy needs some help. Is there a graphic designer, sign maker, or artisan wood burner out there to help us make some sign posts on stakes? These will be used to mark the urban/school gardens where Slow Food Indy is involved. Email us at slowfoodindy@gmail.com if you can help...and thanks!

Garden Expert teaches at IWFM

April 11, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. :
Herbs and Perennials as Companion Plants -- Sale and Discussion
Indy Winter Farmers Market

Constance Ferry of Hobbit Gardens will have herbs and perennials available for sale to help you get your garden growing. Constance will speak at 10:30 a.m. on using herbs and perennials as companion plants in the garden, but feel free to ask her about it any time as you do you consider what to add to your garden this year. She has a wealth of information that she is happy to share.