Agriculture Resources
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CULINARY COMMUNITY One of the most promising trends is the rapid emergence of movements among both chefs and consumers to strengthen bonds with local producers. Celebrity chefs such as Alice Waters of Chez Panisse in Berkeley led the way, and now local organizations are carrying on this work in local communities. FORKS / Chefs Collaborative FORKS, which stands for "Fields, Oceans, Ranches, Kitchens & Stewards," is the Seattle chapter of Chefs Collaborative, a nationwide network of restaurateurs supporting sustainable agriculture and fisheries. Their aim is to serve as a link between producers and chefs throughout the Seattle area. Slow Food Puget Sound The introduction of the international Slow Food movement to the Pacific Northwest was heralded by Seattle Weekly editor Roger Downey in Save the World: Eat!, published in early August, 2001. The first Seattle "convivium," as local chapters are called, formed soon thereafter, and since then local convivia have sprouted throughout the region like mushrooms after an autumn rain. The Puget Sound group has taken the lead in participating in Slow Food's Ark of Taste to celebrate and preserve threatened regional foods. Slow Food Seattle The Seattle Slow Food convivium has gotten
off to a lively start with a full slate of activities and website
that's becoming a compendium of useful information for consumers
and producers alike. |