Enjoy Chinese New Year Dinner with Us!
                                                                                                                      
 
 
Slow Food Harrisburg and the China Tea House celebrate the Year of the Dragon at our third annual Chinese New Year dinner on January 27. Enjoy a variety of delicious and authentic Chinese dishes prepared by Chef Jimmy Chan especially for this festive occasion and served buffet style. Choose from a selection of tantalizing appetizers (“dim sum”), plus more than half a dozen entrees, including seafood, chicken, beef and vegetables. Try several or try them all!  Have a sweet tooth? That’s covered, too, including …

Mark “Coach” Smallwood, Executive Director, Rodale Institute
Trends in organic farming/ gardening: from backyard to  national food policy
 
Presentation and Dinner Tuesday, March 27, 6:00PM
 
The Rodale Institute’s executive director, Mark “Coach” Smallwood, will discuss the results of the Institute’s 30-year of farming systems trials. He will also describe the Institute’s new initiatives to support the growth of organic agriculture, efforts that have relevance for backyard gardeners as well as national food policy makers.  Join us for this informative discussion on how Rodale plans to grow the next crop of organic farmers.
 
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Care about small farmers? How about healthy, sustainable food? Then please join us for…
 
Fair Farms Campaign Kickoff Meeting!
Thursday, September 22nd
7:00 – 8:00pm
HACC Midtown 2 – Room 118 – 1500 N 3rd St, Harrisburg
**Refreshments provided**
 
Right now, our country’s food system is broken. A few large companies, like Cargill and Monsanto, control every part of our food system, squeezing consumers and driving out small and mid-sized farmers.
 
We all have the right to safe, healthy food. This year, we have a chance to make sure the USDA implements the 2008 Fair Farm Rules, …

Harvest Fruits: Meet the Producer Dinner
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm                                                                               Friday, September 23, 2011
Slow Food Harrisburg welcomes fall at its annual Meet the Producers dinner with a celebration of the fruits of the harvest. The reception and dinner will be held at 6:00 pm on September 23 at the Wildwood Conference Center, Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC).
Award-winning Executive Chef Travis Mumma of Café Fresco, HACC Chef Instructor Autumn Patti and the students of the Culinary Arts Program at HACC will celebrate the fruits of the hunt with a sumptuous entree of venison prepared two …

Recipe courtesy of Anne Burrell
Prep Time: 20 min
Inactive Prep Time: 2 hr 30 min
Cook Time:3 hr
Level: Easy
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients

Extra-virgin olive oil
4 lamb shanks (each about 1 1/4 pounds; 1 shank is a portion)
Kosher salt
1 large Spanish onion or 2 small yellow onions, cut into 1-inch dice
3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
3celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch dice
4 cloves garlic
1 (12-ounce) can tomato paste
2 cups hearty red wine
2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary leaves
10 to 12 thyme branches tied together in a bundle
3 to 4 cups water
4 bay leaves
Gremolata, recipe follows

Directions
Preheat …