Terra Madre Film and Reception

Friday, May 7th DOXA Documentary Film Festival opening night film is Terrra Madre. Buy tickets and for more information visit www.doxafestival.ca The opening night reception is organized by Slow Food with $3.00/ticket from the film and the reception going to our Terra Madre Fund.  The reception features appetizers and beverages donated from the following chefs and restaurants:

• C/Nu/Raincity Grill
• Savoury City Catering
• Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
• Capers Whole Foods Market
• Schokolade Cafe Artisan Chocolate & Cafe
• Vine & Garden Catering
• Subeez Cafe and Bar
• Aphrhodite’s Organic Delights Cafe
• R&B Brewery
• Ethical Bean Coffee

TERRA MADRE directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy
Friday, May 7 at 7:30pm
Granville 7

The Terra Madre (Mother Earth) conference is held in Turin, Italy attracting some 6000 delegates – activists and farmers from 153 nations to meet and exchange ideas, experience and plans for the future of food production and sustainability. Ermanno Olmi, now in his 70’s is free to reinvent the documentary form, which is exactly what happens in his new film, Terra Madre. Beginning with the conference itself, the film branches off into multiple narratives before the film gently settles on a remote Italian farm where something remarkable happens. A poem to beauty, food and the slow passage of time, Terra Madre is a ravishingly beautiful ode to the earth in all its fecundity and abundance.

OPENING NIGHT PARTY
May 7, 2010 at 9:30pm
Harrison Galleries
901 Homer Street

Join us at Harrison Galleries following the Opening Night Film, Terra Madre – and help us celebrate Italy and the Slow Food movement. Enjoy fine food and wine while gathering the hot buzz for the Festival!

Purchase Film and Party tickets ($35) OR Film Only ($15) tickets now.

Terra Madre Doxa Documentary Film Festival

Announcing Opening Night Film – Friday May 7,  7:30pm – Granville 7

Doxa Documentary Film Festival

visit Doxafestival.ca to buy tickets and for more information

$3.00/ticket for the film and the reception being donated to Slow Food Vancouver for our Terra Madre Fund.  Slow Food is partnered with FarmFolk/CityFolk raising funds to send our local farmers to Terra Madre 2010

TERRA MADRE directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy

The Terra Madre (Mother Earth) conference is held in Turin, Italy attracting some 6000 delegates – activists and farmers from 153 nations to meet and exchange ideas, experience and plans for the future of food production and sustainability. Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi attended the conference to document the event. Now in his late-70s, Olmi is free to reinvent the documentary form, which is exactly what happens in his new film, Terra Madre.  Beginning with the conference itself, the film branches off into multiple narratives, including a sojourn north to visit the International Seed Bank in Norway, and to farms in China and India. Interspersed with conference delegates offering insight and advice, the film then gently settles on a remote Italian farm where something remarkable happens. All the discussion pales before the simplicity of old fashioned farming. As the film moves from theory to reality—cycling through the seasons of planting, harvesting, cooking and eating—traditional documentary falls away, and a singular type of poetry emerges. A poem to beauty, food and the slow passage of time, Terra Madre is a ravishingly beautiful ode to the earth in all its fecundity and abundance.

DOXA OPENING NIGHT PARTY

Join us for a Terra Madre Celebrazione following the Opening Night Film for an evening celebrating Italy and the Slow Food movement! Enjoy fine food and listen to live entertainment while gathering all the hot buzz for the festival!
Harrison Galleries (901 Homer Street)
Purchase Film and Party tickets ($35) OR Film Only ($15) tickets now.  www.doxafestival.ca

Naramata joins Cittaslow International

Discover Naramata is proud to announce that Naramata has been accepted as a member community of Cittaslow International.

Cittaslow (www.cittaslow.net) is an international organization formed in Orvieto, Italy in 1999 with the mandate to improve the quality of life in towns while resisting the fast lane, homogenized world seen in larger cities.  Celebrating and supporting diversity of culture and the specialties of a town are core Cittaslow values.  Born from the Slow Food movement (www.slowfood.com), Cittaslow’s main goal is to promote the philosophy of Slow Food to local communities and governments, applying the concepts of eco-gastronomy to everyday life.

In February of 2009, the Discover Naramata Board agreed, in principle, to pursue the accreditation of Naramata as a Cittaslow.  After a lengthy application and assessment process, Naramata was recognized as a member of Cittaslow Canada, after the first and only other North American member town, Cowichan Bay, BC, was accredited in July of this year.  The official declaration will take place in Orvieto, Italy on November 28, 2009.

Discover Naramata (www.discovernaramata.com) was formed in 1999 by Naramata area businesses with the mandate “to encourage visitors to experience the existing charm and character of Naramata, while encouraging and supporting local business initiatives.”  Discover Naramata represents the business community of Naramata and the surrounding area including wineries, farms and retail/hospitality/tourism related businesses.

For further information, contact:

Norm Davies, Director, Discover Naramata
Box 164, Naramata, BC, Canada, V0H 1N0
http://www.discovernaramata.com
slow@discovernaramata.com

Cowichan Bay slows down

From Tourism BC

Vancouver Island Village Joins International Cittaslow Community

In the seaside town of Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island, taking it slow is a way of life – a dedication to the local landscape that has garnered the quaint community worldwide praise. Recently heralded as the first Cittaslow (pronounced Cheetah-slow) member in North America, Cowichan Bay joins 120 towns in 16 countries committed to putting quality of life first; Cittaslow towns, founded in Italy in 1999 and rooted in the Slow Food movement, aim to improve the quality of life for their residents, support local specialties and cultural diversity while preserving their rural lifestyle. Seems a natural fit for the village of less than 3,000, situated 45 minutes north of Victoria, where acres of greenspace give way to small and medium-scale agricultural operations and wineries, all within traditional First Nations land. In simple terms, you won’t find fast food or big box boys in Cowichan Bay. And with a bounty of some of the province’s hottest chefs, growers, winemakers, artisans and the like settled within a community loyal to local produce and their producers, a Cittaslow designation seemed the next logical step. Assessed and certified under six potential areas of excellence, including environmental policy, encouragement of local food and artisanal products and businesses, and hospitality and friendliness, the village sored a whopping 93 per cent, one of the highest rankings of all towns to apply for the honour.

We are very proud to have become the first Cittaslow in Canada and in North America,” says Mara Jernigan, Chef of Fairburn Farm Culinary Retreat and Guesthouse and current President of Slow Food Canada. “It shows a genuine commitment towards the rural and environmental nature of the area and the local production of high quality artisanal and organic food.” www.cittaslow.net

To read more story ideas from the Vancouver Island region, visit www.hellobc.com/vancouverislandmedia.

The Good Life August 19

This week on The Good Life we continue with burger month with White Spot’s Executive Chef Chuck Currie.  Today, all proceeds from the sale of Pirate Paks on August 19 will go towards White Spot Week at Zajac Ranch.  We’ll sip some some Piraat Beer in honour of the special and suggest some ways to make the most of the remainder of the summer.

Listen live at 4:15 pm on Wednesdays on the Joe Leary show at Buzz 1410 or listen to the podcast on the link above.

Events

Ricard Cocktail Tasting at Bistro Pastis (August 20, 2009)
Opus and Grey Goose (August 20, 2009)
Third Annual Slow Food Cycle Tour (August 22, 2009)
Okanagan Feast of Fields (August 23, 2009)
Blue Mountain Wine Dinner at DB Bistro (August 24, 2009)
Sylvia’s Dining Room Presents:Crowsnest Vineyards (August 25, 2009)

Industry News

Chef Quang Dang does tip to tail sablefish menu until September at C
Mt. Pleasant Cheese’s August newsletter
When is it ok to play with your food? When you are studying the art of food styling!
Gastown’s Social announces new Chef – Harman Gill

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