slow session: chinese new year tea ceremony, 2/1/2014

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: In.gredients at 2610 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
RSVP: Seating is limited so please RSVP by getting a ticket to guarantee yourself a tea cup and a seat
Fee: $0 – Slow Sessions are always FREE and open to the public.

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Chinese New Year is just around the corner and to welcome in the Year of the Horse, Slow Food Austin will host Sohan Fan of the West China Tea Company to tell us about Chinese teas and about the farms from where they come. He’ll share one of his favorite aged black pu-erh teas to warm our bodies this winter as well as a white tea to elevate our spirits. Sohan will walk through the proper way to taste and steep Chinese tea while amusing us with the anecdotes of his trips to China and his efforts to responsibly source each product he imports.

Please join us for this complimentary event where you’ll sample some of the finest teas in the world, learn about the culture that produced them, and leave with your own Chinese teacup.

About Sohan Fan and the West China Tea Company
Sohan Fan is a native Texan who discovered his love for tea while an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz. After becoming thoroughly steeped in the Bay area tea culture, Sohan moved to Austin and worked for Jade Leaves Tea House. There he honed his skills and helped to give form to a budding tea culture in Austin. In 2010, Sohan relocated to China to work for the Chengdu Urban Rivers Association (CURA). His work with CURA led him to meet and work with many farmers in both Sichuan province and the neighboring Yunnan province where he grew to know and love many hard-working families that are making a traditional living using the same techniques their families have used for generations.

While in China, Sohan spent the majority of his free time exploring teahouses, shops and farms, allowing him to meet and learn about the people who grow, process, distribute, and sell tea and tea-wares. Sohan decided to brave the wilds of the importing business to bring his much loved tea to us from across China as a means to help support those farmers and further grow the tea culture in the United States and especially in his hometown of Austin, Texas. For more info, visit the West China Tea Company online and on Facebook.

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happy hour: wright bros. brew and brew, 1/30/2014

Date: Thursday, January 30th, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Wright Bros. Brew and Brew, 500 San Marcos St., Suite 105, Austin, Texas 78702
Cost: $10 suggested donation (payable with cash or credit card

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Beers and coffees and snacks, oh my! The Wright Bros. Brew and Brew is a fantastic addition to E. 5th Street with a wide selection of local craft beers, coffee from local roasters Flat Track Coffee, and snacks from Dishalicious and Easy Tiger. We’re excited to have them host our January happy hour, and we’d love to see you there.

Your $10 entry donation (via cash or credit card) includes local beer and goes to support Slow Food Austin’s educational programming. Specially priced happy hour snacks will also be available.

scholarship opportunity for the 2014 TOFGA conference

Scholarship Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 21, 2014.

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Slow Food Austin is offering two scholarships, each for a full conference pass ($225), to 2014 Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Conference in Houston on January 30 through February 2.  TOFGA supports the people who produce and provide organic and sustainable food in Texas and provides education and marketing support to the organic and sustainable producers of Texas.

For an opportunity to win a scholarship, please complete our application below and submit by Tuesday, January 21. Two scholarship recipients will be announced on Wednesday, January 22.

 

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beer and cheese tasting with 512 brewing and antonelli’s cheese, 12/5/2013

Date: Thursday, December 5th 2013, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: 512 Brewing Company, 407 Radam Ln Ste F200, Austin, Texas 78745-1197
Tickets: Purchase Online $45 for Slow Food USA paid Members, $50 for Non-Members

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Please Join Slow Food Austin, (512) Brewing Company, and Antonelli’s Cheese Shop for our annual Beer and Cheese Tasting.

This has become a mainstay in our annual scheduling. A Beer and Cheese Pairing…an homage to the bi-annual event held in Bra, Italy by Slow Food International, CHEESE.

Proceeds benefit Slow Food Austin Programming.

happy hour: hops and grain, 11/20/2013

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Hops and Grain, 507 Calles St, Austin, Texas 78702
Cost: $15 suggested donation, which includes snacks and beer (cash or credit card)

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We have a lot to be thankful for in Austin, including an ever-growing number of craft brewers. Come on down to the Hops and Grain tap room and let’s raise a glass to fall in Austin!

We’ll have appetizers from the amazing The Red Wattle — if you’ve never tried their “seasonally influenced, homegrown cuisine” you are in for a treat.

Your $15 donation (via cash or credit card) includes food and beer and goes to support Slow Food Austin’s educational programming.

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farm tour: hausbar farms, 11/3/2013

Date: Sunday, November 3, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: HausBar Farms, 3300 Govalle Ave?, Austin Texas 78702
Tickets: purchase online

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Have you always wanted to go on a Slow Food farm tour, but couldn’t make it out? Now you can join us at one of Austin’s urban farms right here in your own backyard!

On the evening of Sunday, November 3rd (5-8pm) we’ll learn about the sustainable growing practices and animal husbandry of HausBar Farm and the city’s new urban farm code, followed by a meal under the stars prepared by Chef Matt Taylor of Swift’s Attic. Come out to support your local farms and meet some of the people who are working to keep your food good, clean, and fair.
BYOB. Seating is limited and there will be no ticket sales at the door. We cannot guarantee the meal will be appropriate for our vegetarian or gluten-free friends. Refunds will only be given in case of cancellation due to inclement weather.

happy hour: rain lily farm, 10/16/2013

Date: CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
Location: Rain Lily Farm, 914 Shady Lane, Austin, TX 78702
Donation: $15, which includes appetizers, beverages and live music (cash or credit card)

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UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO CANCEL THIS WEEK’S HAPPY HOUR DUE TO RAIN. CHECK BACK FOR FUTURE EVENTS.

Help us welcome fall in Austin with Farmhouse Delivery at Rain Lily Farm. Bring the whole family to enjoy seasonal, wood-fired pizza from Bola Pizza and farm-to-glass cocktails from Bone Spirits.

Musical accompaniment from Jerry Hagins and his string band makes for a beautiful evening under the trees.

Your $15 donation (via cash or credit card) includes food, drinks and music and goes to support Slow Food Austin’s educational programming.

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scholarship opportunity for the third international food studies conference

Scholarship Application Deadline: Monday, October 7, 2013.

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Slow Food Austin is excited to offer two scholarships, each for a full conference pass for city of Austin residents ($100), to the Third International Food Studies Conference at the University of Texas at Austin on October 15 – 16, 2013.  Food Studies is an international conference, a scholarly journal, a book series, and an online knowledge community. This knowledge community is brought together around a common interest in exploring new possibilities for sustainable food production and human nutrition. The aim is to consider the dimensions of a ‘new green revolution’ that will meet our human needs in a more effective, equitable, and sustainable way in the twenty-first century.

For an opportunity to win a scholarship, please complete our application below and submit by Monday, October 7. Two scholarship recipients will be announced on Tuesday, October 8.

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slow food, slow money, slow roasted pig

Date: Thursday, September 19,  6:00 pm –  9:00 pm
Location: Barr Mansion, 10463 Sprinkle Rd – Austin, TX 78754
Tickets: Purchase Tickets Online

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  • The dinner will be held at the beautiful Barr Mansion and Artisanal Ballroom
  • Jesse Griffiths of Dai Due Butcher Shop will be slow-cooking a whole Richardson Farms‘ pig over an open flame
  • Johnson’s Backyard Garden will be providing the veggies
  • Real Ale will be providing their amazing craft beer
  • Deep Eddy Vodka will be providing spirits for the evening
  • Greenling will be providing red and white wine options to enjoy
  • Vegetarian options will be available
  • Local food entrepreneurs will be in attendance to tell you about their companies

The event is going to be a fun evening of mixing, mingling and getting to know the people who are key to creating and supporting our local food system. Come meet the hard working small business owners that are changing our food scene for the better, the community members that are supporting them by dining at their restaurants or buying their goods at the markets and local grocery stores and the everyday people that are investing their 1% to help ensure that these businesses have the capital they need to thrive.

 

happy hour: fundraiser for magnolia montessori at springdale farm, 9/12/2013

Date: Thursday, September 12, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Springdale Farm, 755 Springdale Road, Austin, Texas 78702-4039
All proceeds will go to the Land Campaign for Montessori For All.

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Join us at beautiful Springdale Farm on a breezy evening under the trees! We’ll be enjoying late summer vegetables pickled to perfection along with yummy bites from local artisans like Antonelli’s Cheese Shop, paired with refreshing cocktails by David Alan and Tipsy Texan.

Thank you to Tony Grasso of Moontower Community Agricultural Co-op for pickling and planning.

Music provided by Jerry Hagins and friends.

All proceeds will go to the Land Campaign for Montessori For All.