Big River Slow Food

Sunday, October 3
2 p.m., hors d'oeuvres, beverages, tours and silent auction
3:30 p.m., program and dinner
Big River Farms, Marine on St. Croix

Harvest dinner :: Farm tours :: Silent auction
Interviews with Kenyan and Hmong farmers

Minnesota Food Association and Slow Food Minnesota have joined together to present an afternoon of fun, learning and great food at MFA's Big River Farms:

Tours: of MFA's "incubator" farm: the fields, the hoop house, specialty gardens. Wear your farm shoes!
Talks: Glen Hill, MFA's director, will lead a conversation with Hmong and Kenyan immigrant farmers about their pasts and futures.
Silent auction: Very special objects and experiences including a dinner cooked in your home by prominent local chefs.
Dinner: a menu that combines foods of farmer-immigrants with favorite dishes of our guest chefs, Joe Hatch-Surisook of Sen Yai Sen Lek in Minneapolis, Jeff and Kristin Klemetsrud of Savories in Stillwater, Mike Phillips of Green Ox (formerly of The Craftsman) and Alex Roberts of Alma and Brasa. Much of the produce will come from Big River Farms. Wine will be served.

MFA offers a multi-year, hands-on program to train immigrants in organic farming. Slow Food Minnesota provides events and projects for people who love food and care about the environment. Proceeds will benefit both organizations. More information about MFA at:  http://www.mnfoodassociation.org/default.aspx

Reservations

$85 for members of Slow Food or MFA; $100 for non-members and guests of members. All but $40 of each ticket is tax deductible. Reserve online at www.slowfoodmn.org/bigriver.html. To reserve by mail, send a check made out to Slow Food Minnesota to Barb Horter, 14137 Whiterock Road, Burnsville, MN 55337. Please list names of attendees.