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Slow
Food SJ monthly Leadership Meeting Friday, May 15
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3:15-5:00pm meeting; 6:00pm
potluck
West Cape May Borough Hall on Broadway
This is where we do our business and make decisions. ALL ARE
WELCOME! Want to know what we're planning? What's
coming? Come and see.
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WCM Strawberry Festival, Sat.,
June 6
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8:00am- 5:00pm (in 2 hr. shifts of 3 volunteers each)
We like 3 volunteers per shift so you can take turns sitting and roving!
Shift openings please contact Judy Love by email: jlove329@yahoo.com and
include your telephone number or call 884-6080 after May 15th.
8:00-10:00am - One more volunteer needed
9:45am- noon- Two more volunteers needed
11:45am -2:00pm- Covered!
1:45- 4:00pm- One more volunteer needed
3:45 - 5:00pm- One more volunteer needed
- We like to have 3 volunteers to a table so everyone can have a
good time (two can watch the table while one wanders around.
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Seasonal recipes needed
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Got a great recipe perfect for
summer? Willing to share it? Contact Marguerite Chandler
(mchandler@edmarcorp.com or phone 898-8714). We'll give you credit
AND you'll help promote local, seasonal eating!
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Bivalve Bayshore Festival, Sat.,
June 13, 11-6 pm
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Delaware Bay Days is hosted by
the Bayshore Discovery Project along the Maurice River in the historic NJ
fishing villages of Bivalve, Port Norris and Shellpile. It should be a
fun-filled day for the entire family and is described as the largest free
Festival in the tri-state region. Events include activities for children,
seafood and soul food, music, artisans and crafters, as well as tours on
the historic schooner A.J. Meerwald. There will be an evening concert,
lighted boat parade and fireworks. Please visit their site for details
and directions, http://www.ajmeerwald.org/
The Festival is June 13th and 14th. Our Slow Food chapter will have a
display booth only on Saturday June 13th. Please email us with your
telephone # and availability to man the booth: slowfood@cape-may.net.
We'll do this one too if we have the volunteers. Interested?
Contact Judy Love (884-6080).
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Thanks to our volunteers at the
April 25th Earth Day event
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On Sat., April 25
(10am-4pm), we had our first Slow Food display table at the
Cape May County Earth Day event at the Cape May County Zoo. Judy
Love and Bobbi Cappelli set up. Marguerite Chandler provided two
display boards (4 panels), and Barbara Hoepp created the display.
Judy coordinated volunteers in 2-hr. shifts (starting at
8:15am-4:15pm) and sent out the schedule in advance to everyone with
names & phone numbers. 12 volunteers "manned" the
table: they were Judy, Bobbie, Nina Singleton, Joan Jackson, Elaine
Nelson, Rhonda Griffin, Hope Gaines, Nancy Mansfield, Barbara Johnson,
Amanda & Chris Curly and Annie Mullock.
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Slow Food South Jersey announces
Farm Apprentice program
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Beginning May 9 through the Fall,
the opportunity to exchange locally grown, organic produce for farm work
will be available at Beach Plum Farm, LLC on Stevens Ave. in West Cape May under the supervision of Master Gardner Jerry McMannis. You can learn
to grow your own food, connect with like-minded individuals and enjoying
working out-of-doors. Work times available are Tuesdays and
Thursdays 7:00am-noon and 5:00-7:00pm AND Saturdays 7:00am-7:00pm (you
work a minimum of 2 hrs. on your own schedule within those hours).
Requirements: at least 16 years of age, have good physical health and
mobility, be able to work 2-4 hours a week, and be eager to learn and
work with others
For more information or to apply, contact Judy Heany at 884-3001.
You must complete all paper work before you can begin working.
Apply now. A limited number of slots are available.
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E-Mail This Newsletter to a
Friend
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Please forward this e-newsletter
to others you think would be interested. And check our website
for the calendar of events that are tentatively planned for the year (http://slowfood.cape-may.net).
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For More Information
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For more information about Slow
Food South Jersey's coming events , go to the group's website
http://slowfood.cape-may.net, call Annie at 602-0608,
email slowfood@cape-may.net or mail to Slow Food South Jersey, P.O.Box 85, Cape May Point, NJ 08212
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Slow Food USA resources
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Our parent organization's website has many great resources and a forum
(Blog) rich with current trends in the Slow Food movement. Click here to check it out.
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Contact Information
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phone: 609 898-8714 Marguerite Chandler, Secretary
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