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We’re Fermenting Again!

Due to the success of our last fermentation workshop, we’ve decided to host another.  Sign up now!  Our class will be held Saturday, June 8th 3:30-5 PM at Dish T’ Pass and will be taught by Jacki Rexford and Ann Keener.  We will make a simple root or cabbage kimchi, and discuss other forms of fermentation such as kombucha, kefir, sauerkraut, and more. […]

March Against Monsanto, May 25th

  Join us, other Chattanoogans, and the rest of the world, in a March Against Monsanto, Saturday May 25th.   Not quite sure what the GMO/Monsanto fuss is all about?  Come and find out!  We’ll have a booth in the open Pavilion at Renaissance  Park at 3 PM.  Meet at Miller Plaza at 2 PM and march down […]

Fermentation Workshop!

**This workshop is full!  If you are interested in more classes, and not already on the Slow Food Chatt mailing list,  email anntindellkeener@gmail.com to be informed of future classes!*** Spring is coming, and with it will come roots and cabbages.  Get ready, it’s time to ferment! Saturday, March 30th, from 3:30-5:00 PM we’ll be holding a Fermentation Workshop […]

Seed Share and Slow Food Potluck

Sequatchie Valley Institute is hosting their 7th annual Seed Share, and you’re invited! When: Saturday, February 2nd, from 5:30-8:30 PM Where: Gaining Ground, 55 East Main St, #102, Chattanooga Bring: seeds and cuttings, slow food dish,  beverages and ferments,       bring your own cup and plate,              friends from our food shed,       […]

“Eating Alabama” Film Screening, January 8th at GPS

A new movie is coming to town, and you’re invited to come see it.  Plus, you will meet the filmmaker, producer, and director himself!  GPS will be hosting the screening, Tuesday, January 8th, at 6 PM and it’s free of charge! It’s everything you’ve ever dreamed of in a film, and will motivate you to start the year out […]

What does Slow, locally, sustainably grown food have to do with music?  Everything! If we learned anything at Dan Imhoff’s talk, that’s what it was.  Ok, we learned a lot more than that- but Dan himself is a musician and he understands, as does Carlo Petrini, that music is just one of the fibers in the cloth of […]

Pie Day, It was Fun

Thanks to Slow Food volunteer Jamie Davis, we’ve got some photos to share. Also many thanks to our entertaining and talented teachers: Jon Geerlings, from Home Flavors, sent everyone home with a hand-rolled empty crust to fill later, plus an apple pie or two, and Beth Kirby, of localmilk, taught tiny spiced butternut pies.  Plus, there was Ann […]

Join Us for Pie Day!

Still wondering  what the expression “easy as pie” means?  Come and learn!   Saturday August 25th is Slow Food “Pie Day” at Crabtree Farms. Under the tutelage of Chattanooga Pie Masters,  we will learn to make 3 types of pies: 1 traditional (and might I guess American and appley?), 1 hand-held pie, and 1 savory […]

Keep the Culture Coming!

Thanks to all who came out for the Sandor Katz book talk and fermentation sharing event- it was wonderful to see what everyone brought to the table!   If you brought something you’d like to share- post it under “recipes” on our site, so we can continue to taste and grow!  

Mark Your Calenders!

And start fermenting! Sandor Katz, fermentation revivalist and author just finished a brand new book: The Art of Fermentation, and wants to share it with you!  In return, he’d love you to share what you’ve been fermenting, so start now to get ready for: Book and Fermentation Talk with Sandor Katz, followed by tasty samples of fermentation,  hosted […]

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