September 16 - A Slow Money Primer (PART 3)
Understanding & Investing in Local Sustainable Food
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Blog ABJ: Austin entrepreneurs launch NuturMe organic baby food http://bit.ly/cIevjP
Farm & Food Leadership Conf. Sept. 13-14 - Register Now
We are fast upon the August lull, but an important event to get on the calendar now is the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance's Farm & Food Leadership Conference slated for Sept. 13 & 14 in downtown Austin. The event hits on many hot-button issues facing sustainable agriculture: food safety, labeling, policy issues, water use, accessibility, outreach and more. We'll be on hand, reviewing the overall investment picture for sustainable enterprises, and discussing what it will take for Texas to become a Slow Money leader. Jim Hightower keynotes. Don't miss it. South Austin Food Coop Happy Hour tonight at Freddie's! http://bit.ly/9R9GSD
This Thu. 7 pm - Understanding Slow $ http://www.slowmoneyaustin.org/events/20100729.php
7/29 SMA Salon - Understanding & Investing in Local Sustainable Food: A Slow Money Primer Join us on 7/29 for this month's Slow Money Austin Salon. Come nosh with your neighbors as we share local experiences and bring the work of Michael Pollan, Wendell Berry, Bill McKibben and Woody Tasch down to earth here in Austin. This event is open to the public and being held at Ventana del Soul Cafe and Cultural Center in collaboration with Slow Money Austin, The Front Porch Project and Ventana del Soul. Hope to see you there! Don't forget, tomorrow @SlowFoodAustin Texas Artisan Showcase, Space 12, 3121 E. 12th St. http://slowfoodaustin.org CU there
Lots of tasty stuff going on this week...
Wed., June 23
Slow Money Austin - National Gathering Debrief & Happy Hour
Thanks to a generous donation and the ever-supportive La Condesa, we've got some free eats lined up, plus the first drink is on us. Hope you can join us.
Slow Food - Texas Artisan Showcase
Downtown & Sunset Valley Farmers Market - Watermelon Festival
Sustainable Food Center - Home Preservation Class
Natural Epicurean Grand Opening - Open House (All Day)
Boggy Creek Farm - Pamela Walker Booksigning, Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas
Posting via email through 3rd-party = choppy posts -- previous CEO post missing Stonyfield hash. Will try to clean up. Happy Sunday!
Slow$ Joe Salatin (Food Inc. farmer): #1 need? Food processor infrastructure (biz idea: handling bureaucratic overhead!)
Slow$: We needed to pick a goal... a starting point. Food is a domino. It effects so many things.
SmartPlanet 5/17 interview w. #Stonyfield CEO: http://bit.ly/anJ7Kc
Slow$ #Stonyfield CEO: 100% milk from family farmers (ave. 75 cows); 90% sales from 1% US households
Slow$: We must martial economic power to protect farmland; must elevate our political power to change regressive Farm (Food) Bill
Slow$ Stonyfield CO: Global food demand to double within 40 years
Slow$ #Stonyfield CEO: 125 million acres of global farmland being land-grabbed by institutional investors right now
Slow$ #Stonyfield CEO Quote: Immensely critical moment for us -- this is no less than saving the world
Slow$ Day 2: Austin's Greenling, Coyote Creek, Rhythm Superfood rocks house (tent!)
Slow Slow $ Day-1 Quote 4: 1-2 generations away from all of us eating organic -- if we act
Slow Slow $ Day-1 Quote 3: Organic cannot just be food for the elite
Slow Slow $ Day-1 Quote 2: We're at 'peak soil'; economy must support ecology.
Slow $ Day-1 Quotem1: 70% of people alive today are going to die from food-related illness
The Show Goes On... And We Are Thankful
With a heavy heart, we recall how special our first Slow Money Austin Investor Dinner was, no small thanks to Barr Mansion's beautiful setting and unbelievable support. Our sympathy and best wishes go out to Barr Mansion, Melanie and her crew for incurring such a blow to so majestic a building -- and cheers for your spirit and perseverance! You are special folk. Know a group in VT has you in its thoughts.
We've landed.
The gang -- and there are enough of us from Slow Money Austin to make that no exaggeration -- has made it to the National Gathering in Vermont and is ready to experience Slow Money at warp speed. (Knock it out of the park, Woody!) On the way, we sat near two budding entrepreneurs... can't reveal their business, but their energy was contagious. They'd heard about Slow Money and came to see it in action. Wonder how many more entrepreneurs will be in the house (err, barn) this time around?
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Congratulations to Greenling, Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill and Rhythm Superfoods -- These Central Texas food businesses were chosen to participate in the national Entrepreneur Showcase, part of the Slow Money National Gathering held June 9-11 in Vermont. Their selection validates the work being done on the ground. Let's keep the momentum going.