Tuesday, March 23, 2010
April order and miscellaneous
April order - finalize your order by Wednesday evening, April 14. Delivery date is Monday, April 19.Miscellaneous:
1. Boo-hoo! Annie Chun's IS now owned by a big food conglomerate! But I still love the potstickers!
2. Corporate Crime Reporter says that UNFI and Whole Foods are leaning on organic companies to NOT support the the Organic Consumers Association. This is not good. Whole Foods denies it. UNFI = no comment. Send your thoughts to UNFI at info@unfi.com.
3. LOCAL FOOD THINGS COMING SOON!
* April 5 = Greens, eggs and cheese at the Myrick Hixon Eco Park at 5 p.m. Part of Earth Week. Tickets = $20
* April 7 = FOOD FIGHT: THE DOCUMENTARY and U.S. Representative Ron Kind. Film at 2:15, discussion with Rep. Kind at about 3:30. For more information, contact Professor Carol Miller, miller.caro@uwlax.edu, 785-6777.
* April 8 = FRESH: THE FILM at the La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main St. at 6:30 p.m.
* April 13 = Will Allen, founder and CEO of Growing Power, Inc. an urban farm and learning center in Milwaukee. FREE. 7 p.m. at Main Hall Auditorium, UW-L
* April 15 = FOOD, INC. an Academy Award nominated film about our food system. Starts at 6 p.m. at the Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market St. FREE.
* April 17 - CSA farm bus tour
* April 21 - NO IMPACT MAN - one human's quest to live a zero impact life. 6:30 p.m. at the La Crosse Public Library, 800 Main St. FREE
* April 24 - La Crosse Earth Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Food, info, music, fun. Three Rivers School, 901 Caledonia St., La Crosse AND the companion Green Tech Fair at Western Technical College. Free shuttle between events.
More info at www.GreenLaCrosse.com