Annual Meeting & Potluck

Slow Food Solano will hold its annual meeting and potluck on Wednesday, January 29 at 6 p.m, at a private home in Suisun Valley.  The public is invited to attend the meeting and learn about the school garden program and how they can help support the effort.

For over a decade, the Solano chapter has awarded grants to teachers at Solano schools to support their school garden programs.  These grants allow teachers to buy gardening materials so they can focus their efforts on planting vegetables and fruits with their students and integrating the lessons from their gardening experiences into their curriculum.

In 2019, 21 grants were made to 20 Solano County school campuses: six in Vacaville; six in Fairfield; four in Vallejo, three in Benicia and one in Dixon.  Slow Food is accepting grant requests from teachers for the current year through January 31.

Positive feedback from teachers demonstrates why this program is so important.  One local teacher commented “The garden is one of the few things I have found to spark joy and interest in my students. My students have done research on soil, plants, and seeds. They have a genuine interest in the science behind gardening.”

Slow Food Solano also promotes eating locally produced foods, and our gatherings offer a chance to share good food with a diverse group of people who believe in the Slow Food philosophy of celebrating food that is good, clean, fair and for all.  Events sponsored by Slow Food during the year typically feature local farm produce and often presentations from a farmer or food writer.
For the event address and to confirm your attendance, please RSVP to Cynthia at crhudd@gmail.com or 707-372-8658.