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Main Course Events: to fill you up during the week.
The meat and potatoes of the week. Open to everyone, wear your stretchy pants.
“Battle of the Campus Chefs”
Monday April 6th from 6-8pm in the Maple Ballroom
Sponsored by University Dining Services, fundraiser for Campus Kitchens
The ultimate competition, eleven chefs pair up with student groups to
create a dish that will be judged by a panel and the audience. This
kick-off event for the Summit will prove to be entertaining and
delicious, all for a good cause! Different students groups, from the
girl’s club soccer team to the GreenHouse RLC, will work with
their chefs to create an appetizer, salad, or dessert that will be
judged on categories such as use of local ingredients, originality,
taste, and so on. The winner receives a trophy to bring back to their
dining hall and the title of “UVM Top Chef”! The audience
will count for half of the votes, so come and support your favorite
campus chefs and students groups by eating the best that they have to
offer! Admission to the event is a $2 donation to Campus Kitchens at
the door.
“Burlington Eat-In”
Tuesday April 7th from 11-1pm on the Bailey Howe Beach
Sponsored by Slow Foods at UVM and the Real Food Challenge
An Eat-In is a group of people gathering together in public to share a
meal. It is a protest against food that is fast, artificially cheap,
and industrially produced. The purpose of this Eat-In is for the
generation inheriting the current food system to demonstrate to the
community that we want good, clean, and fair food for the future and
that we can all come to the table to create a just food system. We are
asking all UVM student, faculty, and staff to take some time out of
their day to eat together during this time to demonstrate our desire
and commitment to change in the food system and demand for real food!
Visit the national Eat-In website for more information. (www.eat-in.org)
“Slow Food Banquet”
Tuesday April 7th from 7-8pm at Slade Hall on Redstone
Hosted by Slade Environmental Coop and Slow Foods at UVM
Come celebrate good, clean, and fair food! Bring a dish and learn more
about the Youth Food Movement that is happening at UVM! The localvore
community at Slade Hall will talk about what they are doing to live a
life that supports local farms and teaches students skills to live a
more sustainable lifestyle. The students of the newly created Slow Food
at UVM will talk about what they have done around campus to change the
way we eat and will discuss future plans as a club at UVM.
“Future of Food Open Space Forum”
Wednesday April 8th from 10:30-1:30pm in Livak Ballroom
Sponsored by the Campus Kitchens and Sustainable Food Working Group
This event is the “table”, and you are all invited. It is
where we turn the seeds into a garden, or take the ideas and turn them
into action. The day will be divided into three sessions (#1
10:30-11:30am, #2, 11:30-12:30pm, and #3 12:30-1:30pm) and each one
will provide 5-6 presenters who have an idea or current project that
they want to turn into action. It can be anything from starting a
garden on the University green, to requiring every student to carry
their own utensils into the dining hall. There will be a note taker in
each group that will compile all of the discussions and contact
information into a publication that will be posted on the Vermont Food
Summit website. If you are an idea person (seed), email the vfs@uvm.edu
with your idea, summary, and availability on that day.
“Local Foods Potluck and Contra Dance”
Thursday April 9th from 6-10pm in Billings North Lounge
Sponsored by University Program Board, Eco-Reps, and VSTEP
Bring your dancing shoes and potluck dish, and let’s have a good
time! After a week of working hard on changing one of the most
complicated problems of our time, it’s time to laungh, dance, and
EAT! Dinner starts at 6pm, and dancing starts at 7pm. There will be a
caller and live music, and all dancing levels are welcomed! Bring a
dish featuring a local food with a card that has your name and a list
of the ingredients in the dish. Bring all of your friends and your
appetite!
“Vermont New and Aspiring Farmer Day”
Friday April 10th from 8:30-3:30pm in UHeights South* and Slade Hall
Sponsored by the Women’s Agricultural Network, Center for
Sustainable Agriculture, Common Ground Farm, NOFA-Vermont, Intervale
Farms, Slade Environmental Coop, and UVM Plant and Soil Science.
During the last day, we are looking to the future of food and farming
with all day’ workshops for the future farmers. Throughout the
whole day, the experts in the state on new and beginning farmers will
provides workshops and their insights on what it takes to start your
own farm. There will also be panels and an ice cream social at the end
of the day with a discussion on what the next steps are for the
“Greenhorns”. The day will conclude with “Young
Farmers Concert” at Slade to fundraise and celebrate the future,
and the first ever Vermont Food Summit! To sign up for the workshops,
email Common Ground at cgsref@uvm.edu
CHECK OUT THE PDF!
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