The Slow Food movement is all about trying to preserve food traditions from the days before a family meal meant something from the microwave or McDonalds.
Next Sunday, the Kentucky chapter of the Slow Food movement, Slow Food Bluegrass [4] is holding its 3rd annual picnic at Locust Grove [5] from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The picnic is a day of entertaining and educational events that introduce old-fashioned ideas about food back into a modern lifestyle. It's also cheap, and family-friendly. Admission is $5 per car, but free for bikers and walkers.
Local experts will give talks and demonstrations about topics like backyard chicken farming, cheese-making, and meat-smoking.If baking is your thing, you've got a week to get ready for the best local dessert contest. The only rules are that desserts must be homemade, and must include locally-grown fruit. There will also be a "Cast-Iron Chef" contest where three local chefs will prepare a main course, side dish, and dessert using secret local ingredients.
Also, stick around for a screening of the movie "Fresh." Here's how it was described in a press release
"FRESH the movie celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are reinventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision of our food and our planet’s future. FRESH addresses an ethos that has been sweeping the nation and is a call to action America has been waiting for."
Need more information, or directions to Locust Grove? Visit their website: www.locustgrove.org [5]
(Image used with permission from Slow food Bluegrass)