This blog is a personal reflection of an internship I am pursuing with the organization Slow Food Saratoga. This organization is interested in "promoting, clean, fair, & good food in the Saratoga Region. They are vested in preserving culinary biodiversity, enjoying home cook meals made with family and friends, local food, appreciating food from farm to table, tasting new things, supporting ethical and sustainable food, recognizing the achievement of local food producers, ad exploring food culture. Slow Food Saratoga is a grass roots, non-profit organization.
Throughout my internship I hope to use my resourcefulness and creativity to help the movement grow and reach more people on a local level
Tasks:
1. Management of the Slow Food social media (Facebook, Twitter, and the Slow Food website).
2. Email List and Newsletter Management. I will communicating directly with Slow Food Members and continuing to add to the Slow Food database.
3. Networking with like minded organizations to cross promote events.
These everyday activities will help Slow Food Saratoga become more active in the community!
I will also be a part of putting some long term strategies in place:
1. Generating interest in Slow Food within the community.
2. Help implement and promote this Slow Food basic cooking classes.
3. Help plan and promote a Slow Food pop up restaurant this spring which will bring in local chefs to create meals with local/artisinal ingredients.
4. I will help coordinate Slow Food hosted dinners at local, "slow" restaurants.
Goals:
1. To gain a better understanding of a local non profit organization interested in promoting the farm to table movement.
2. To gain "real world" experience working with a non profit that is interested in the local food movement.
3. Helping this grassroots organization move forward.
4. I hope to reach out locally and learn about what is happening in this specific community in relation to food.
I am so excited about this wonderful opportunity!
more to come
Cheers!
Em
I am so excited about this wonderful opportunity!
more to come
Cheers!
Em
Hi Emily. I was just wondering about similarities or differences in the climates of Saratoga and Gunnison? Does the growing season there allow for more local food production?
ReplyDeleteHey Jeff!
ReplyDeleteThe climate here is much different than Gunnison. It is lush and humid even in the winter. Although it is usually cold here it does not even compare to the -30, car won't start, Gunnison, Colorado winter. From what I have researched the growing season starts, on average, in the beginning of may and ends, on average, mid-october. I believe Gunnison only has about a two month growing season. As for the soil, I know Gunnison is dry and arid as opposed to the the intense humidity here. I think both Sartoga and Gunnison are progressive when it comes to local food production (from what I know) and I think that has a lot to do with its availability as well. There are people here and there who believe that local is important and have certainly created ample space for its distribution to bloom even more. I know I will certainly be learning more soon and will hopefully be growing food in the spring!