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**When:** March 14, 2021 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

**Where:** Online

Join Chef Erin Torgerson for a virtual cooking class through the Slow Food STL VIP Cooking Class Series through our Slow Food U Program. Hello! My name is Erin Torgerson. I am a full-time vegetable grower and Slow Food trained chef. My great-grandparents settled on a farm in St. Charles, but it wasn’t until I was in college that I learned how beautiful, sustainable, and diverse a farm could be. After graduation, I WWOOFed my[...]

VIP Cooking Class with Erin Torgerson

February 9, 2021 by George Sackett

**When:** February 21, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

**Where:** Online

Rob Connoley is the owner of Bulrush Restaurant in STL, MO, a James Beard Semi-Finalist, and the author of Acorns and Cattails An excerpt from Rob Connoley’s website: What does it mean to be ‘rooted in Ozark cuisine? Rob Connoley and his team has spent a lifetime trying to answer this question. Literally – while some may call it ‘High South Cuisine.’ or the ‘Ozark Plateau,’ for many of us, it’s the food we were[...]

Slow Food VIP Cooking Class with Rob Connoley

February 9, 2021 by George Sackett

**When:** February 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

**Where:** Online

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/137781992649 Join Rona Leah of Celeste Farm and Crystal Stevens of Flourish for a virtual gardening intensive. Rona and Crystal are board members of Slow Community Speaker Series A monthly gathering by Slow Food St. Louis connecting the community with food leaders, farmers, and makers. Promoting good, clean, and fair food for all in the greater St. Louis Area. These events take place the first Wednesday of each month from 7 PM – 8:00 PM[...]

Slow Food Speaker Series with Rona Leah & Crystal Stevens

January 23, 2021 by George Sackett

**When:** March 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

**Where:** Online

Join us for our March Community Speaker Series, “Win with Vegan”, an in-depth presentation on how a compassionate lifestyle can be great for Community Speaker Series A monthly gathering by Slow Food St. Louis connecting the community with food leaders, farmers, and makers. Promoting good, clean, and fair food for all in the greater St. Louis Area. These events take place the first Wednesday of each month from 7 PM – 8:00 PM $10/ class[...]

Slow Food Speaker Series with Artinces of Fabulously Vegan

January 23, 2021 by George Sackett

**When:** November 14, 2020 @ 12:00 am – December 14, 2020 @ 12:00 am

Recognizing the importance of small farms in our community, Slow Food St. Louis has made the Small Farm Biodiversity Microgrant Program a priority. Since 2009 we have awarded more than $82,000 to over 75 farmers, supporting the cultivation of numerous heirloom varieties and heritage breeds. We are excited to announce that this year, in order to show our solidarity with our richly diverse farming community, we will focus our grants on BIPOC (Black Indigenous People Of Color)[...]

Applications open for Small BIPOC Farmer Biodiversity Microgrant

October 30, 2020 by George Sackett

When: October 28, 2020 @ 12:00 am – November 12, 2020 @ 12:00 am

Where: GoFundMe, Online

When you hear “small farm” or “family farm” in the news, more than likely they aren’t talking about a farm you may see at your local farmers’ market. They mean a 1000+ acre farm growing commodities like corn, soy, or wheat and huge livestock confinement operations that export to other countries. The small farms we support don’t get the subsidies or the big payouts offered right now due to COVID-19. They rely on people[...]