A look at Tuesday’s cider-centric preview for October’s upcoming NY Cider Week.
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Food waste is a global problem. Currently, about 24 percent of all calories produced for human consumption are lost or wasted. To focus the international food movement’s attention on this vital issue, Food Tank has organized an already sold out gathering of food movement leaders set for September 19.
Hungry? Our events calendar has loads of Edible events around the city, like this not-to-miss nighttime Greenmarket at Union Square for its 37th birthday and the secrets of homebrewing.
Last year along, the paddy produced about 30 pounds of rice, and immeasurable quantities of enlightenment.
Join us at the Fifth Annual Taste of Greenmarket on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 where we’ll feast on fancy fare inspired by the summer’s bounty at our local Greenmarkets and sip seasonal cocktails, all in honor of pioneering women in agriculture.
Those of you who participated in last fall’s Dine Out Irene will be pleased to hear that the organizers of the one-night fundraiser have tallied up the donations from dozens of local participating restaurants and collected a whopping $47,375 for farms impacted by the hurricane.
Over the past few years we’ve watched as parents and teachers which a knack for turning parking lots into produce launch a slew of mini farm projects at New York City public schools. Launched last year with help from The Mayor’s Office and GrowNYC, The Citywide School Gardens Initiative hopes to help them, providing not just supplies and expert advice from the community gardeners at the GrowNYC Greenthumb program, but literal seed money. They call the program Grow to Learn, and until November 30 you can apply for a $2,000 grant to start or enhance a garden for schoolkids.
Last week the folks at NYC Food Film Festival finally posted the rundown for season five of the annual event celebrating shorts about our favorite subject. The fest takes place from October 13 through 16 at Tribeca Cinemas: 21 films on all aspects of cooking, farming, dining and eating. And of course there are the parties including those featuring Food Porn, Rockaway Tacos in Manhattan and the Peruvian gastronomic feast called Mistura.
Edible Manhattan editor Gabrielle Langholtz just appeared on the WNYC show Last Chance Foods to explain what hardneck garlic is and why it’s so great, and also to urge us to get it now–while the freshest and the biggest bulbs are still available. Listen in to the show right here.
Last night Edible appeared on Amy Eddings’ fine WYNC segment Last Chance Foods to talk about…
We’ve spent a lot of time promoting the joy of CSAs on this site, but…
