Below is the information about the next Slow Foods Indy meeting. Slow foods International (SFI) is an amazing group that has made organic and sustainable agriculture such a hot topic. As important as those things are; the thing that I like most about the group is the development of families. SFI is about convivial. They stress slowing down from your day and enjoying food. This has impacted families as you see them start cooking together and actually eating at a table again. Yes, they actually eat together at a table. It is interesting to hear from the members as they talk about the first time one of them went to a meeting and how they develop as families over the months following. The SFI don't have formal attendance policies, or even mandate that you be a member to go to the meetings. You just show up and become part of their convivium that night. The people that are is the indy group are the most real people you will ever meet. From farmers to hospital CEO's, but, you would never know who is who at the meetings. Definitely make an effort to enjoy their company at a meeting when ever it is possible.
The Future of Food film screening
When: Sunday, October 8, 4PM
Where: Hoosier Environmental Council: 1915 West 18th Street in Indianapolis (directions below)
RSVP: slowfoodindy@gmail.com
Slow Food Indy and the Hoosier Environmental Council will screen the Deborah Koons Garcia film The Future of Food at 4pm on Sunday, October 8, 2006, at the Hoosier Environmental Council office at 1915 West 18th Street in Indianapolis (directions below).
The Future of Food offers an in depth look at the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled the grocery store shelves in the United States for the past decade. The Future of Food also examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat, the multinational corporations that control national and global food systems, and the organic and sustainable alternatives to large-scale agriculture.
The Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) offices are just south of Riverside Park and the South Grove Golf Course, east of the White River and two blocks north of 16th Street. Below are more directions to HEC.
Hoosier Environmental Council
1915 W. 18th Street, Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 46202
From Southbound I-65
- Take the 21st St. exit
- Go right on 21st St. to Martin Luther King Dr.
- Take a left on M.L.K. to 16th St.
- Go right on 16th St. (1 mile) to Riverside Dr. E.
- Take a right on Riverside and go 2 blocks to 18th St.
- Go left and watch for us on the left (1915 W. 18th St.)
From Northbound I-65
- Take the Meridian St. exit on the North side of downtown
- Go right on Meridian St. to 16th St.
- Go left on 16th St. (1 3/4 miles) to Riverside Dr. E.
- Take a right on Riverside and go 2 blocks to 18th St.
- Go left and watch for us on the left (1915 W. 18th St.)
From I-70 East or West
- Get onto I-65 North and take the first exit (Meridian St.)
- Take the Meridian St. exit on the North side of downtown
- Go right on Meridian St. to 16th St.
- Go left on 16th St. (1 3/4 miles) to Riverside Dr. E.
- Take a right on Riverside and go 2 blocks to 18th St.
- Go left and watch for us on the left (1915 W. 18th St.)
From Southbound I-69
- Continue south on SR-37
- Turn left onto Meridian Street (SR-31)
- Take a right onto West 16th Street
- Turn right onto E Riverside Drive
- Take a left onto West 18th Street then watch for us on the left (1915 W. 18th Street)
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Slow Food Indy is the Indianapolis Convivium of Slow Food, an international association that promotes food and wine culture, but also defends food and agricultural biodiversity worldwide. The association's activities seek to defend biodiversity in our food supply, spread the education of taste, and link producers of excellent foods to consumers through events and initiatives. For more information, visit www.slowfood.com and contact the Slow Food Indy Convivium at slowfoodindy@gmail.com. To be removed from Slow Food Indy's email listing, contact slowfoodindy@gmail.com
