Calendar of Events on Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability
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Chewing the Fat Spring 2010
For more information about any of the following events, please contact Hannah at hannah.burnett@yale.edu. Our spring calendar is also available as a PDF, or you can pick one up around campus, at our offices, or at our stand at CitySeed's Wooster Square market.
Volunteer Workdays at the Yale Farm
Ongoing; Yale Farm 345 Edwards Street
Get your hands dirty and learn about sustainable agriculture. Everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary. For more information, please click here.
Colloquium on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment
Wednesdays, 4:30–6:00 pm
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect Street
This new series of weekly talks aims to promote interdisciplinary dialogue among faculty, students, staff, and the general public on current research and contemporary challenges regarding food, agriculture, and the environment. A complete calendar is available online or as a downloadable PDF. Cosponsored by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale Program in Agrarian Studies, the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, and the Yale Sustainable Food Project.
Don’t Go Baking My Heart
Flourless chocolate cake workshop
with chefs from SoNo Bakeries
Thursday, February 11, 2:00 pm
Calhoun College Master's Kitchen
This Valentine’s, show how much you care and surprise your sweetie with a decadent chocolate cake. Chefs from SoNo Bakeries teach the secrets of the perfect cake and send participants home with one of their own, plus the recipe. Space is limited; RSVP to Hannah Burnett at hannah.burnett@yale.edu. Cosponsored by Calhoun College.
Real Food Ivy Summit
February 12–13
Are you interested in changing the way the world—and your fellow students—eat and think about food? Get together with students from other colleges and tackle some big questions about how to foster sweeping change on campus, and in the world.
The Yale Sustainable Food Project is partnering with the national student initiative Real Food Challenge to host this two-day summit, which features panel discussions and workshops on campus campaigns, effective strategies for campus organizing, and possibilities for league-wide collaboration and advocacy.
A keynote panel discussion takes place on Saturday, February 13, with Melina Shannon-DiPietro, Executive Director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project and representatives from Yale Dining and Yale’s Office of Sustainability.
For more information and to register, visit realfoodchallenge.org/IvySummit or contact Hannah at hannah.burnett@yale.edu. A complete schedule is available (pdf).
Cooking with Jacki
Thursday, February 18, 2:00 pm
Silliman College Kitchen
The Yale Sustainable Food Project’s own Jacqueline Lewin leads participants in the full preparation of a simple sustainable meal—from shopping and cooking to enjoying. Space is limited; RSVP to Hannah Burnett at hannah.burnett@yale.edu.
Farming 101
with Daniel MacPhee, Yale Farm Manager
Tuesdays, February 2–23, 4:00–6:00 pm
Learn everything you need to know about starting a vegetable garden—all in time to plant this spring. This class meets each week for four weeks and participants must be available for every session. Space is limited and the class fills quickly; please register by February 1. For more information and to register, contact Hannah Burnett at hannah.burnett@yale.edu.
Tom Mylan on Butchering
Thursday, March 25, 4:00 pm
Saybrook College Master’s House
Master’s Tea with Tom Mylan, whose
Brooklyn chop shop, Meat Hook, is a
sustainable superstar. Cosponsored by Saybrook College.
Scott Peacock on Southern Cooking
Thursday, April 8, 4:00 pm
Jonathan Edwards College Master’s House
Master’s Tea with Scott Peacock,
Southern chef and co-author of The
Gift of Southern Cooking. Presented
in conjunction with an exhibition of
photos taken by John Hill of legendary
Southern chef Edna Lewis. Cosponsored by Jonathan Edwards College.
Christina Kim on Sustainable Fashion
Tuesday, April 6, 4:00 pm
Clothing designer Christina Kim talks
about her eco-friendly Dosa fashions.
For more information and details on location (tbd), contact Hannah at hannah.burnett@yale.edu. Cosponsored by YCouture.
Blooming New Haven
with Eric Larson, Marsh Gardens, and
Melina Shannon-DiPietro, Yale Sustainable Food Project
Thursday, April 15, 2:00 pm
Meet at Phelps Gate, Old Campus
Explore New Haven’s spring blooms with two local flower experts. Space is limited; RSVP to Hannah at hannah.burnett@yale.edu.
Third Annual Jack Hitt Last Day of Classes Pig Roast
Friday, April 23, 1:00–5:00 pm
Yale Farm, 345 Edwards Street
Welcome spring, roast a pig, dance to music, and celebrate the end of another school year. It’s an experience you’ll be talking about for years. Everyone is invited.
All Chewing the Fat events are sponsored by the Yale Sustainable Food Project, with support from the Lazarus Fund for Sustainable Food and Agriculture at Yale.
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Chewing the Fat Fall 2009
During our fall 2009 series, we learned to bake apple galette with the chefs from SoNo Bakeries, we watched films about cooking food (Julie and Julia, Babette's Feast) and learned to cook with Jacques Pepin at our Food and Film Festival, we tasted cheese with Liz Thorpe, we painted flowers with the Yale Center for British Art, and so much more. View a slideshow of highlights, taken by YSFP photographer Sean Fraga '10, here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ysfp/sets/72157622829439335/show/
Check the Yale Calendar of Events for lectures cosponsored by the YSFP with the Rudd Center Seminar Series and the Agrarian Studies Colloquium Series.
