MET Local Foods Potluck this Sunday and other action team happenings
Sean Sheehan
the Action Teams that sprung out of Montpelier's March Energy Town
Meeting are ready to hit the fall the running. The Local Foods Team is
organizing a potluck at North Branch for this Sunday (more below -
please help spread the word!), the Bike Team is building off a
successful June race where a bike beat a car to all city locations
(even from Morse Farm to Downtown!), the District Energy Team is
lining up a meeting at the State House and important community
outreach, and the Lightbulb and Energy Cooperative teams are rolling
too.
If you've lost touch with your team or want to connect with a new one,
you can find contact info at
http://www.montpelierenergy.org/pages/action-teams/index.php
-Sean Sheehan, for the Montpelier Energy Team
p.s. Here are the details on Sunday's potluck:
Montpelier Local Foods Potluck
Don't Miss the August 26 Local Foods Celebration
What: A local foods potluck, celebration and discussion about the
value of eating farm fresh foods grown out your back door. Please
bring a dish to share, plates and utensils, and a blanket or chair to
lounge on. Meet new neighbors and mingle with old friends while
enjoying delicious, central Vermont fare.
Where: North Branch Nature Center – 713 Elm Street in Montpelier
When: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, August 26
Who: The Local Foods Committee of the Montpelier Energy Team,
including representatives from Montpelier Community Gardens, Central
Vermont Localvores, and Rural Vermont
Why: Eating local foods has so many benefits. After enjoying tasty
local fare, hear why from a panel of five local experts. Eating local
food has so many benefits. Not only are local foods fresh, tasty and
good for you, eating locally also helps build community. Spending your
dollars with local farmers helps keep them in business. Digging into
the soil next to your neighbor in a community garden plot strengthens
social connections and relationships with neighbors.
Eating local foods also saves energy. Eating a farm-fresh tomato from
a garden in Montpelier has tremendous energy-saving advantages over a
tomato trucked in from California. That's because each vehicle mile
traveled equals nearly one pound of carbon dioxide. A truck from
California to Vermont, then, would emit about 3,000 lbs. of CO2 to
trucking lettuce to Vermont tables!
Don't miss a fun opportunity to eat yummy food and hear from local
leaders about their work in the growing local foods movement in
Montpelier. Share your stories, favorite local recipes and hopes and
ideas for strengthening access to local foods right here in
Montpelier. Bring a dish to share and hope to see you there! And
please, pass on the invitation to your neighbors.
For more details, contact Johanna Miller at 802-223-2328 ext. 112.