Events Archive

“Ark of Taste” Dinner – a rare dining experience

Slow Food Carolina Piedmont Region is holding a epicurean evening to remember.  The “Ark of Taste” is a program created by Slow Food to preserve food items that are important but disappearing from today’s  culinary and agricultural practices.  In this evening, 10 amazing local chefs and a gifted chocolatier will create a 10 course dinner of rare and endangered foods produced by area growers.  Be sure to join us for this very special event, which is serving as a fundraising activity for two fledgling Farmers’ Markets:  Davidson and Denver.  The event will be held rain or shine at The Beaver Dam Historic House in Davidson, NC.   A silent auction will be held – bring your checkbook!

Tickets are $100 per person, cancellations after May 6 will not be refunded.  Click here to download a reservation request: 2009_ark_of_taste_dinner_tix_form

If you are interested in volunteering, please email Cassie at cparsons2246@bellsouth.net.

This event will serve as our Spring Farm Dinner, given our deep involvement in planning and organizing it.

Back by popular demand – The Hands That Feed You…an evening of real food and real farmers. Round 2 of our famous on-farm dining.

Farm to Table Food and Wine Tasting
We’re excited to be involved in this fundraiser for Carolina Breast Friends, a local organization that supports and educates folks dealing with breast cancer. Hosted by Nolen Kitchen, in the Myers Park neighborhood, this Tasting event will feature foods from many of your favorite farmers and artisans in the Charlotte area. Go to Carolina Breast Friends website to purchase tickets for this event.

Latino Cooking Workshop & Tasting Event
Learn hands-on how to make foods from the Central and South American culinary traditions. We’ll work on some homemade tortillas, salsa, smoked veggies, and use uncommon cuts of pork to create flavorful and authentic dishes. Limited to 100 participants. Tickets are $75 – email us for your reservation at info@ggfarm.com. Profits will be donated to Slow Food Charlotte to help finance travel of the group’s 15 delegates to Slow Food’s biennial world conference, Terra Madre in October.

Carolina Living Green Expo: Workshops and Exhibits to help you lead a more sustainable lifestyle.

Building a Sustainable Local Food Economy in North Carolina.  The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is hosting several regional meetings to get local citizens involved in developing a statewide action plan.  For more information about CEFS and this important project, visit the CEFS website.  The meetings are fililng up, so Email Amber at CEFS to let her know you are planning to attend. 

Charlotte area meeting will be December 8, 2008.  1:30-4:30 at Cabarrus Arena and Event Center.  The address is: 4751 Highway 49 North, Concord, NC 28025 and directions can be found at: http://www.cabarrusarena.com/pages/Direction.html.

Pork Night Out - Each Tuesday from Feb. 3- March 3, try a different Charlotte neighborhood restaurant serving a unique and fabulous special Grateful Growers pork dinner at a special price.  Visit each restaurant’s website for more information and be sure to make reservations!!

February 3 – Revolution Pizza and Alehouse in NoDa “Hogs and Hops” – learn about what makes their pizza so special and sample brews from Red Oak microbrewery of Greensboro NC.   

February 10 – LuLu dine|wine in Plaza Midwood “The Three Little Pigs” – Chef Marc is planning a menu of variety and tradition. 

February 17 – Ember Grille at the Westin Hotel in Uptown Charlotte “The Flight of Pigs”

February 24 – Ratcliffe on the Green in Uptown “Swine and Wine”

March 3 – Nobles in Southpark “Everything but the Squeal”

Community Potluck – Bring the family and join your neighbors for an afternoon of fellowship and great food.  Bring a homecooked dish containing AT LEAST one locally-produced ingredient, and copies of the recipe to share.  We also request you bring your own plates and eating utensils (including cups).   Sponsored by Slow Food Carolina Piedmont Region. 

3pm in the Lilly Family Gallery in the Chambers Building on the campus of Davidson College (for map and directions click here).

Come to the Table – How people of faith can relive hunger and support local agriculture.

Featuring speaker Michael Schut, author of Food and Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread Workshops on topics including poverty simulations, community gardening, youth education, land preservation, and working with local farmers.  Regsitration of $10 includes a guidebook and lunch made with locally grown food!  For details and registration visit the event website.

Friday, 27 February at Myer’s Park Baptist Church 9a-415pm