October 8 to 19, 2011 at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre,181 Roundhouse Mews (Davie & Pacific), Vancouver
A Roundhouse Residency in partnership with FarmFolk CityFolk’s Get Local project. With much thanks to the City of Vancouver, Avalon Dairy, Overwaitea Foods, Edible Vancouver Magazine and the Georgia Straight for their generous support of this festival.
On the menu this year:
* Art Exhibition, “Celebrating 125 Years of Food & Agriculture in the City of Vancouver”
* Opening Night with Music, Food and so much more!
* Sunday workshop series
* Music of the Whole World
* Our Neighbourhoods, Our Food!
* Anu 9 Survive
* Devour A World Food Day Cabaret
* and Many Satellite Events throughout the City of Vancouver!
Details:
Festival Opening Night Reception – Everyone Welcome!
Free
Sat, Oct 8, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Exhibition Hall
Enjoy the music of STRINGZ ALOUD while sipping on a glass of local libations and a lot of local tastes from Savoury City Catering, Chef Ann Kirsebom’s Gourmet Products, Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company, Urban Fare, Terra Breads, Gone Crackers, Artisan Edibles, and more. October’s Deputy Mayor Andrea Reimer will open the festival, followed by sponsors Michelle Weir (Avalon Dairy) and Julie Dickson (Overwaitea Foods) with Trish Kelly (Vancouver Food Policy Council) and Malcolm Bromley (GM, Vancouver Parks Board.)
CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF FOOD AND AGRICULTUREcIN THE CITY OF VANCOUVER
Exhibit
Free
Sat, Oct 8 -Wed, Oct 19, 9:30am – 9:30pm Exhibition Hall
For such a young city, Vancouver has a deliciously rich food and agricultural history. Our diverse ethnic communities have helped create Vancouver’s food culture. From the regional food sources of the Musqueam First Nation to Chinatown, where the Chinese Smorgasbord was born and where the best Chinese food in the world is….From our east side Italian backyard gardens to the west side’s Granville Island Pubic Market… And while most of Vancouver’s farmland is a distant memory, the names live on at the McLeery Golf Course built on Vancouver’s first farm, and Avalon Dairy whose 1906 ranch started with just 6 cows. From Rogers Sugar to a year round farmers market and from UBC’s very own farm to the increasing number of rooftop gardens, there’s an art to growing food. From Overwaitea Foods who started as the “over weight tea” store to the 100 Mile Diet which has caught the world’s attention in raising awareness about the importance of eating a regional diet. Vancouver’s past is a tasty piece of history. Come take a bite.
SUNDAY WORKSHOP SERIES
All workshops $10 in Exhibition Hall
Call Roundhouse 604-713-1800 to register or register online at http://www.roundhouse.ca
PLATING & PRESENTATION with Executive Chef Quang Dang
Sun, Oct 9, 11:00am
$10
Join Executive Chef Quang Dang and learn how to plate like a chef and have your dinner guests impressed by your presentation. Dang has been described as Modern, Avant-garde, and Cutting edge.
(Max 30 participants)
http://www.metropolitan.com/diva/quang_dang.htm
LIVING & RAW FOODS with Raw Food Chef Lovena Galyide (Owner, Indigo Food Café)
Sun, Oct 9, 1:00pm
$10
Exhibition Hall
Explore the fabulous world of Raw Food. Discover the magic of organic, raw, living foods for radiant health. Raw food is uncooked, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains. This raw food can be eaten whole or combined to make the healthiest, most delicious meals everyday. The raw food diet is about eating whatever you want, whenever you want! You can lose weight, heal your body, increase your energy, look and feel younger! You will learn how to make almond milk and kale chips with cheese dip. At Indigo, all foods are organic, dairy-free, vegan, wheat and sugar free. http://www.indigofood.org
(Max 30 participants)
DINING ETIQUETTE with Dr. Jane Ruddick (La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs)
Sun, Oct 16, 11:00am
$10
Learn the art of fine dining. How to set a table, what to do with your napkin, which fork to use, how full to fill each glass, proper use of your knife and fork etc- and more! Dr. Jane Ruddick is a food service professional with diverse and in-depth knowledge of all aspects of large-scale catering, foods and food technology and a professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists, the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, the Canadian Food Service Executives Association, and Les Dames d’Escoffier. She has been a member of La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs for nearly twenty years and has been a member of the Vancouver Council since 1989.
http://www.chaine-des-rotisseurs.net/
BALCONY GARDENING & KITCHEN HERBS with Bonita Jo Magee (FarmFolkCityFolk) and Chef Andrea Carlson (Bishop’s Restaurant)
Sun, Oct 16, 1:00pm
$10 each
Explore the different ways you can maximize growing space on your balcony, still leaving room for the BBQ and your bistro table & chairs with Bonita Jo Magee of FarmFolkCityFolk, and then gather tips on using fresh herbs in your own kitchen from Executive Chef (and gardener) Andrea Carlson of Bishop’s Restaurant. You’ll leave a herb to plant and a great recipe (or two!)
http://www.farmfolkcityfolk.ca
http://www.bishopsonline.com
(Max 30 participants)
OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS, OUR FOOD! Building More Food Secure Neighborhoods
Hosted by the Vancouver Food Policy Council
Oct, 12 530pm-830 pm
Free – Please RSVP – Refreshments served.
Performance Centre
Are you interested in growing your own food or starting a community kitchen? Do you have food skills you’d like to share with your neighbours? Come to this lively evening of presentations by community groups from across Vancouver who are making their neighbourhoods more resilient, neighbourly and food secure. The evening will kick off with a game of Food Jeopardy, followed by presentations from community groups including recipients of the 2010 Greenest City Neighborhood grants, and others! From community potlucks and mobile produce markets to bulk buying clubs, it’s a bumper crop of great ideas. Refreshments will be provided. More info: http://www.vancouverfoodpolicycouncil.ca
MUSIC OF THE WHOLE WORLD: CELEBRATING INTERCULTURAL VANCOUVER IN SOUND & IMAGES Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra
A Roundhouse Partnership for the Sustenance Festival
Tues Oct 11, 2011, 7:00pm
Performance Centre – Free
In this informal lecture-performance, musicians from the ground-breaking Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra will illustrate – via short works for soloists, duos, and trios – some of the many musical traditions that are part of Vancouver’s cultural fabric, highlighting the fascinating collaborations that arise when they intersect. Exhibit by Laurie Haskell that celebrates the composers and musicians who have pioneered this art form in our city over the past 50 years.
http://www.vi-co.org
ANU 9 – SURVIVE Interdisciplinary Arts Performance
A Mother Tongue Media & Roundhouse Partnership for the Sustenance Festival
Fri Oct 14, 2011 8pm
Performance Centre
Tickets @ the door $15 general admission
$12 for students, seniors or with non-perishable food item
Artistic Director/Producer: Tanya Evanson
Info: 604 805 2252 mothertonguemedia@yahoo.com
http://www.mothertonguemedia.com/anu.htm
“Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one.”
ANU is an annual gathering of multicultural artists from the Vancouver music, dance, spoken word and visual art scenes. Artists perform in a guided improvisation where bursts of light lead to spontaneous creation, artistic freedom, chaos, symphony and surrender. This year ANU continues the tradition founded by Iraqi artist Jabbar Al Janabi in 2001. A decade later we present ANU 9 – SURVIVE featuring Ndidi Cascade, Haisla Collins, Pepe Danza, Chris Gilpin, Afuwa Granger, Chelsea Johnson, Jean-Pierre Makosso, Sunny Matharu, Nik Naz, Ali Razmy, Sam Shoichet, Stefan Smulovitz, Serwan Yamolky, Kesseke Yeo and so much more.
“…satiating and highly delectable!”
SATELLITE EVENTS:
Strathcona Community Centre
The 4th Annual Strathcona Harvest Festival Sun, Sept 18, 12pm-4:00pm McLean Park.
Focus is on Food Security and we will be fundraising for the SCC Food Security Programs with a raffle and proceeds from the pie sale.
http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/strathcona/website/index.htm
Renfrew Collingwood Food Security Institute
Sat, Sept, 17 4:00pm – 6:45pm
Moon Festival Harvest Fair at Slocan Park
This event kicks off the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. ‘Best summer gardens’ competition and soup by the Food Security Institute made from local donated vegetables The Families Branching Out Aboriginal Families group serves their home-made bannock, and people listen to great local music, visit the booths of local community groups, make last-minute lanterns.
http://www.cnh.bc.ca/foodsecurity/
http://stillmoon.org/
Trout Lake Cedar Cottage Food Security Network Shop the Trout Lake Cedar Cottage Mobile Markets, 3rd Saturday of each month!
http://www.tlccfoodsecurity.blogspot.com
RIPE
Oct 16
$50 Members
$65 Non-Members
This family-friendly event celebrates the fall harvest and features buffet-style seasonal market faire, local musicians, silent auction, and a chance to meet market personalities. All proceeds go to the Vancouver Farmers Markets Society in their efforts to promote BC producers and a healthy local food system. For tix and info, visit our website at http://www.eatlocal.org
Grandview Woodlands Food Connection – Britannia Community Services Centre
4 Ways to Healthy Eating a Sustenance Workshop Series. Details below. Please visit their website for more information: http://gwfoodconnection.wordpress.com/
Want to eat healthy food? Join us for our healthy eating food preparation and cooking series and begin to take control of your health. Learn also that healthy eating can be affordable and accessible for all.
Gluten and Sugar Free Baking Workshop
Mon, Oct 17
Join Mike Robinson, holistic nutritionist and culinary chef for a workshop on how how to bake gluten & sugar-free diabetic friendly food. Learn about macrobiotics and the truth about all alternative sweeteners.
Sauerkraut Fermentation
Tues, Oct 18
We will learn how to make your own tasty and nutritional sauerkraut. Its fun and easy. This workshop is open to all and no experience is necessary.
All About Sprouts
Wed, Oct 19
Learn about the amazing benefits of living sprouts and how to incorporate them into your daily diet for just pennies a day. This workshop will cover the health benefits of sprouting, methods and recipe ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Canning 101
Thursday, Oct 20
We will cover the basic canning methods for fruits and vegetables, equipment, and food safety. This is a hands-on workshop and you will take home a canned treat
All workshops at Britannia Community Services Centre
6:00pm-9:00pm
To register: 604 -718-5895
Fruit Tree Harvest Celebration and Film Screening of the “Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?”
Fri, Oct 14, 5:00pm-10:00pm
Film 7:00pm
Canuck Family Education Centre Britannia Community Services Centre
Info: 604 718-5895
The Grandview Woodland Food Connection and the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project invite you to an end of harvest celebration and special film screening. Come learn about our efforts to harvest urban fruit. Meet others interested in local food security. Information tables, door prizes, silent auction, snacks. Film Screening: QUEEN OF THE SUN: WHAT ARE THE BEES TELLING US? (2011) examines the dire global bee crisis through the eyes of biodynamic beekeepers, scientists, farmers, and philosophers. This engaging, alarming and ultimately uplifting film weaves together a dramatic story that uncovers the problems and solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature.
