617 Walnut Avenue
Santa Cruz, California
Customers take whatever they want and donate whatever they want. All proceeds go to a different global charity each week. Ingredients are fair-trade and as local as possible, from the Farmer's Markets or backyards. Students from Santa Cruz High School sometimes help out, play ukuleles, or play with the baby chicks.
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We welcome donations of:
- » Backyard produce
- » Baked goods
- » Homemade food
- » Preserves
- » Canning jars
- » Plants & seeds
- » Plant containers & flats
- » Scraps for chickens / rabbits
FitH partners WitH:
Wide World Partners
high school students raising awareness and funds for global causes.UniverseCity
enabling the great reskilling through affordable small classes.The Parent Network
how to raise giving kids in a taking world.RetroMetro
artisans and entrepreneurs making the practical beautiful and the beautiful practicalTransition Santa Cruz
a catalyst for relocalizationSlow Money Santa Cruz
an investor co-op for a return to small-scale agriculture & industry.Third Paradigm
A radio thinktank about community sovereignty and regenerative economics.FRSC 101.1 FM
Sunday 1:30pm
GrowFoodPartyCrew
helping to make santa cruz into an edible oasis.
To my card-carrying Foodies in the Hoodies,
Hurray for Egypt! If you would like to see the faces of some of the brave men and even women who gave their lives for Egypt's rebirth, go to http://1000memories.com/egypt.
"The Facebook Revolution," however, can be two-faced. Facebook gives repressive regimes all the information they need to trace and crack down on activists. This petition tells Facebook to Unfriend the Dictators.
This week we'll be benefiting the Korea Policy Institute to help oppose the KORUS Free Trade Agreement. Christine Ahn of KPI wrote an excellent article, which appeared in Foreign Policy in Focus this week. It tells how it will displace 880,000 good-paying US jobs over seven years while undermining South Korea's agriculture, their near-universal healthcare, and their food safety standards. In addition to summarizing the dangers of the KORUS FTA, it's a good primer on how FTAs work.
Congress is home for the week. Sam Farr and Diane Feinstein voted for the last FTA with Peru, while Barbara Boxer voted against it. If you read my FPIF article you know that President Garcia hasn't implemented the labor, environmental, and human rights protections that Congress voted for, and yet the FTA stands.
We're urging Congress to finish one FTA before they start another. If you'd like to call Sam Farr's office this week, the number is 429-1976.
Let's get to the food! for Friday, February 25th from 5-7pm or whenever we run out
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Bacon-Wrapped Salmon and Asparagus
The gluten-free site where I found this, called Food Renegade, wanted to name them "Little Bites of Awesomeness" but said that didn't scan well into search engines. This uses the bacon from our Full Moon Pig, salmon from H&H, and asparagus from Gonzales, CA.
http://www.foodrenegade.com/bacon-wrapped-salmon-cakes-with-asparagus/
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Applesauce Spelt Bread from Gardner
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Roasted Ham Slices from our Full Moon Pig smoked by Freedom Meats
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Garam Masala Roasted Potatoes
The byline of the Tigers and Strawberries food blog is "Cook Local, Eat Global." She made these for her traditional Fourth of July that always consists of food from elsewhere "in recognition that our country was founded by immigrants, and in support of my belief that what makes America strong and great is the diversity of cultures which call this country home."
http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2008/07/07/garam-masala-roasted-new-potatoes/
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Cream-Braised Cabbage (multiply the size of the brussel sprouts by 20)
Although the Orangette blog gives the brussel sprout recipe, her book A Homemade Life, makes it with cabbage. When I make it for dinner, it's the first thing my kids eat.
http://orangette.blogspot.com/2006/12/best-thing-since-brussels-sprouts.html
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Hoosier Pie
I couldn't resist the Chicago bakery sign. Although my recipe is from A Homemade Life, I found a blog that used the same one, as illustrated by their photo. Thank you to Lick The Bowl Good for the photo and link.
Extras for Saturday Breakfast:
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Tea-Poached Prunes with Orange and Cardamom
Don't dis 'em if you haven't tried 'em! We'll have pint jars of these to go...er...wait, let me rephrase that.
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Date-Pecan or Candied Ginger-Lemon Scones
Slightly under-baked, these are available to take and finish baking moments before popping them into your mouth.
Please RSVP if you're coming and let me know what you'd like. See you there!
Tereza
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