September Local Food Events Calendar

September is local food month around here! The book chosen for our "community reads" (One Book One Community) selection is the 100 Mile Diet, and the authors are coming on a speaking tour at the Kitchener Public Library in the middle of the month. For the entire month there seem to be events leading up to and tailing this presentation - here is a list of what we've gathered info on so far (more to be added):

SEPTEMBER LOCAL FOOD EVENTS CALENDAR

Sept 6
- Film: The Fight for True Farming: Food Autonomy or Agribusiness, 1:30 pm KPL
- Kitchener Farmers Market! 7 am-2 pm. Visit Fertile Ground CSA (end of Market Lane) for organic locally grown produce! See: www.fertilegroundcsa.com

Sept 8
- Eating the 100 Mile Diet in Waterloo Region, with Marc Xuereb, Region of Waterloo Public Health Planner, 7 pm at KPL

Sept 13
- Kitchener Farmers Market! 7 am - 2 pm. Visit Fertile Ground CSA (end of Market Lane) for organic locally grown produce! See: www.fertilegroundcsa.com
- Preserving the Harvest, with Christy Hoffman (teacher/interpreter Joseph Schneider Haus) and Ken Diplock (Region of Waterloo Public Health Planner), 10 am at KPL
- Film: The Future of Food, 1:30 pm KPL

Sept 17
- 100 Mile Celebrations, with Pam Salisbury, owner of Flourish...fabulous florals, 7 pm at KPL

Sept 18
- 100 Mile Diet author's Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon speak at KPL, 7 pm Doors open at 6:30 pm. Door prizes. Copies of 100 Mile Diet will be available for sale.

Sept 20
- Kitchener Farmers Market! 7 am -2 pm. Visit Fertile Ground CSA (end of Market Lane) for organic locally grown produce! See: www.fertilegroundcsa.com
- Film: The Real Dirt on Farmer John, 1:30 pm KPL
- 100 Mile Potluck, hosted by Bailey's Local Foods (for food buying club members). Contact ninabd@gto.net for more details. Bring a dish made with local ingredients.

Sept 21
- Taste Local! Taste Fresh! In Victoria Park, downtown Kitchener, 2-5 pm. Cost $55/person. Call 519-513-8998 for booking tickets. Hosted by Waterloo Region FoodLink.

Sept 22
- Our 100 Mile Region: Abundant and Diverse, with Rolf Thiessen (geography teacher, tour guide) and Warren Stauch (tour guide) ; 7 pm KPL

Sept 24
- Urban Agriculture Presentation, with Karin Kliewer & Greg Roberts of Little City Farm, 7 pm at KPL

Sept 25
- Food Systems conversation. Bring your favourite books, magazines, opinions and recipes to share. At Exhibit Cafe in downtown Kitchener. Contact 519-568-8688 for more details.

Sept 27
- Kitchener Farmers Market! 7 am -2 pm. Visit Fertile Ground CSA (end of Market Lane) for organic locally grown produce! See: www.fertilegroundcsa.com
- Intro to Beekeeping Workshop and local honey tasting, with Les Eccles of University of Guelph Beekeeping Lab. 1 pm, hosted by Little City Farm in Kitchener. Cost $20/person. RSVP to info@littlecityfarm.ca.
- Film: A Growing Season, 1:30 pm KPL

Sept 28
- 100 Mile Potluck, at Exhibit Cafe in downtown Kitchener, 6-9 pm (last Sunday of each month) Bring a dish made with local ingredients. RSVP or learn more contact Jodi at 519-568-8688.

Sept 30
- Food Systems Analysis Through Film, 6:30 pm at KPL