Monday September 7, 2009 Labor Day
Slow Food Northern New
Jersey Eat-Ins for Better School Lunch!
On Labor Day,
Sept. 7, 2009, we’re holding EAT-INS in:
ON LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2009, we're holding 4 EAT-INS in: Newark,
Montclair, Morristown, and Blairstown as part of a National Program
called Time for Lunch. On Labor Day, families will gather with their
neighbors to share a meal and to tell our nation’s leaders that change can’t
wait: it’s time to get real food into the National School Lunch Program.
This is an
invitation to take one day, Labor Day and use it to build a strong
foundation for our children’s health. We’re building a movement to reshape
the way our children eat at school.
The Eat-ins
are a combination pot luck and sit in with
- Guest speakers
- Live music
- Healthy lunch petition signing
- child-friendly food and art activities.
Free!
Bring a dish to share, plates, cutlery, chairs, and a bag to take home your plates.
Think organic, local, and healthy food!
Go to your local Farmer's Market and shop with your family for the ingredients and cook together!
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To learn more about this nation-wide event visit the Slow Food USA at:
http://slowfoodusa.org/timeforlunch
and for local NJ info go to www.slowfoodnnj.org.
Won't you take a moment to explore/attend our events and tell your readership about us?
For more information, please contact Margaret Noon at slowfoodnnj@yahoo.com or 908-654-3242
In a time of escalating childhood obesity and diabetes epidemics, our schools are serving kids precisely the fast food and junk food that endangers their health. This year, Congress can approve a better Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization and give schools the resources to serve real food by:
- Increasing school lunch reimbursements by $1/child/day in this year's Child Nutrition Act.
- Providing real food at school is a down payment on health care reform.
- Protect against food that threatens children's health.
- Teach children healthy habits that will last through life.
- Providing grants for edible school yards
Time for
Lunch: Eat-In Schedule
12-2PM Blairstown
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Hosted by Sandra Roberts
Location TBD
Blairstown, New Jersey 07825
(908)-362-9368
RSVP: sandyroberts@gmail.com
• Sandy Roberts, Slow Food Northern New Jersey
12-2PM Newark
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Hosted by Lorraine Gibbons, Lisa Callisan, Betsy Merando
Garden State Urban Farms(formerly Brick City Urban Farm)
Lincoln Park
Newark, NJ
(973)-885-3894
RSVP: lorraine@gardenstateurbanfarms.com
• Margaret Noon, President Slow Food Northern New Jersey
• Lorraine Gibbons, founder Garden State Urban Farm
• Lisa Callisan, Production manager, Community Food Bank of NJ
• Live performance by Paul Meyers, jazz guitarist!
On Friday, August 28 and September 4
• Branchbrook Park Farmer's Market (Middle Division Complex, off Bloomfield Avenue and Lake Street, 8-2PM) Say hello to Lorraine, sign the Real Food at School Petition, and learn more about the Eat-In
3-5PM Montclair
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Hosted by Lisa La Valle Finan
Van Vleck House & Garden
South Lawn (or indoors if raining)
21 Van Vleck St
Montclair, NJ 07042-2358
(973)-809-1935
RSVP: llfinan@aol.com
• Margaret Noon, President Slow Food Northern New Jersey
• Nino La Stella, Greenhouse Director, Science Department, Edible Schoolyard--Mt Hebron
• Alma Schneider, Founder of Take Back the Kitchen, www.takebackthekitchen.com
On Saturday, August 29
Montclair Farmer's Market(at the Walnut Street Train Station, 8-2PM) say hi to Lisa and sign the Real Food at School Petition and learn more about the Eat-In
4-6PM Morristown
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Hosted by Chef Melody Whitelaw McGinley
Main Event Catering
80 Washington St
Morristown NJ 07960
(973)-326-9461
RSVP: melodysix@aol.com
• Margaret Noon, President Slow Food Northern New Jersey
• Live performance by Narrow Escape Duo!
• Iced tea, lemonade, and side dishes for sampling will be prepared by Chef Melody
On Sunday, August 30
Morristown Farmer's Market come sample a family friendly dish by Chef Melody at
The Health Shoppe stand, sign the Real Food at School Petition, and learn more about the Eat-In
If you would
like to do an Eat-In in your town and if you have further questions contact Margaret Noon:
slowfoodnnj@yahoo.com or 908-654-3242.