MOON LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL. August HARVEST MOON LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL 2016 PROGRAM THE 4TH ANNUAL HARVEST

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1 2016 HARVEST MOON LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HARD WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM: Alasha Brito Ally Bril Connor Eller Eliza Eller Heidi Chay Linda Swarner Liz Leduc Mebahiah Pauthe Tami Marsters Tia Holley Willow King and others AS WELL AS GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOCAL FARMERS AND OUR SPONSORS: THE 4TH ANNUAL HARVEST MOON LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL August PROGRAM

2 Our mission is to support local food by fostering healthy eating. About Us The Kenai Local Food Connection is an informal group of local food advocates, growers, parents, cooks and friends. Some of us also work in positions dedicated to food and health. It s a grassroots effort to forge connections within our community to increase access to local foods and knowledge about healthy eating. Our efforts grow each year and support food security and health in the communities of Kenai, Soldotna, Kasilof, Sterling and Nikiski. sign up for our newsletter: kenailocalfood@gmail.com FAMILY FARM TOURS CONTINUED Jackson Gardens at 2 pm and again at 4 pm John s Road, Soldotna Directions: Drive 7 Miles past Soldotna towards Homer to Mile 103, Turn left on John s Road. Proceed 1500 feet and park along the road. Jackson Gardens is on the right. At Jackson Gardens, kids will see all kinds of things growing from berries, apples and plums, to sweet potatoes and corn, to a rainbow of flowers! The proprietors, Bobbie and Harold Jackson, are a wealth of information and would be happy to answer any questions you might have about growing your own garden. Come and be inspired. The Issue Alaska currently imports 98% of our food. This is not good for our health nor economy. However, the local food movement is growing, right here on the Kenai Peninsula! Whether it s 100 people each growing one cabbage in their back yard, or one farmer growing 100 cabbages, or one person making those cabbages into sauerkraut, food security in Alaska increases. It is quite possible to grow almost all that we need right here in Alaska, once the will is there to do it. Let s grow the 2% of our food sourced locally to 3% and eventually all the way to 100%, one meal at a time! FINAL EVENT: TALK & SLIDESHOW Beautiful, Bountiful Sea Vegetables with IONIA at the Soldotna Library Follow the process of sustainably harvesting, drying, packing and cooking the delicious, nutritious Jackalof Bay kelp with the community of Ionia.

3 Thursday, August 18 FAMILY FARM TOURS Ridgeway Farms at 2 pm and again at 4 pm 5220 Strawberry Road, Kenai Horses! Over 45 different vegetables and herbs! See a working CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm and homestead which feeds more than 75 families throughout the Summer. Directions: Take Kenai Spur Hwy to Mile 4.75 between Soldotna and Kenai and turn east on Strawberry Road. Ridgeway Farms is straight ahead on the right. OPENING NIGHT Friday, August 12 6:30-8:00 pm KEYNOTE TALK & SLIDESHOW at the Soldotna Library Food Systems Literacy: Key to Thinking Beyond Our Plates MELINDA HEMMELGARN Award-Winning Dietitian, Writer, Speaker & Nationally Syndicated Radio Host Melinda Hemmelgarn, is a registered dietitian, writer, and host of nationally syndicated Food Sleuth Radio. By connecting the dots between food, health, agriculture and our environment, she ll define good food, and offer critical questions to find food truth. Melinda weaves messages of urgency, hope, inspiration and action.

4 Saturday Aug 13 KIDS WILD FOOD WORKSHOPS 10:30 am -12:30 am Kid s Wholesome Berry Jam with Ally Bril and the kids of Ionia Our Alaskan wild berries are some of the healthiest in the world to eat! Bring the kids to learn how to make delicious jam with our indigenous (or farmed) berries, without sugar. 1-3 pm Delightful Dandelion Dishes for Kids with Tia Holley Dandelions are known by kids as the sunny flowers, and are renowned for their healing qualities. And, you can eat the whole plant! But how do you cook them in delicious ways? Bring the kids to find out from Tia Holley,Wellness Consultant at the Kenaitze Dena ina Wellness Center, who has years of experience creating treats with our bountiful wild plants HARVEST MOON EVENTS PERFECT FOR THE KIDS: Saturday, August 14 10:30 am -12:30 pm Kids Wholesome Berry Jam with Ally Bril and the kids from Ionia and 1-3 pm Delightful Dandelion Dishes with Tia Holley from the Dena ina Wellness Center Sunday, August 15, 1 pm Wild Edibles Hunt Monday, August 16, 2-4 pm Berry Walk Tuesday August 17, 3 pm Chef at the Market EXPLORE THE LOCAL BREWS at the KENAI PENINSULA BEER FESTIVAL 5-10 pm Soldotna Sports Center for more info see Thursday August 18, 2 pm & 4 pm Family Farm Tours

5 Wednesday, Aug pm WILD PLANT WORKSHOP Indigenous Harvest with honored Elder Kathy Brewster from Nanwalek Kathy Brewster will demonstrate how to make a seaweed soup, as well as a simple salve and serum. We are honored to have her share her knowledge and create wonderful treats for us with local plants, in this demonstration workshop. TALK AND SLIDESHOW Ancient, Modern & Future Worlds of Food with Phiya Kushi of Ionia Where do we come from? Where are we now? How did we get here? Where are we going? What do we envision? These are some of the questions explored by Phiya Kushi, who has traveled the world speaking about food s unique power to shape our experiences, communities, & direction. Sunday, August 14 1 pm WILD EDIBLES HUNT with Dr. George Spady of Alaska Boreal Herbs meet at the Funny River Horse trailhead at 1 pm, around Mile Post 7 on the south side of Funny River Road Who doesn t love stir fried mushrooms with garlic? We will be taking you on a 4-5 mile hike and identifying over 40 edible plants, herbs and, hopefully, mushrooms that one can pick for personal use, with Dr. George Spady, founder of the Kenai Peninsula Mycological Society and Alaskan Boreal Herbs. 5 pm FARM TO TABLE SUPPER hosted by Where It s At! in Soldotna Did someone say stir-fried wild mushrooms with fresh garlic? Join the Kenai Local Food Connection volunteer chefs and local farmers for an exclusive benefit supper featuring local berry wines, fresh seafood and vegetables, ferments and good cheer. Live music, dancing and berry dessert will round out the evening. limited space: $50 each person TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT, purchase tickets before August 12 at The Flats Bistro, Where It s At! OR online: - Soldotna farm to table

6 Monday, August pm BERRY WALK meet at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank This lecture and hike will help you to understand where many tasty types of berries grow and how to identify them. Presentation on gathering and cleaning will be at the Food Bank, and the hike will take place afterwards. Dress accordingly for the weather. DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOP Wild Plant Ferments with Connor Eller of Ionia Krauts and Kimchees are even more delicious and nutritious made with wild greens: dandelion, cucumber shoot, nettle, fiddlehead fern, chickweed. Bring a jar and make some amazing pickles to bring home. Tuesday, August 16 3:30-5:30 pm CHEF AT THE MARKET Sizzling Stir-fry with Willow King at the Farmers Fresh Market Kenai Peninsula Food Bank parking lot 1-4 pm TALK AND SLIDESHOW Plantlore Wisdom of the Dena ina People with honored Alaskan author Priscilla Russell Follow the author with lovely slides on her journey to create a complete manual of local edible and healing plants from the Kenai Peninsula. DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOP Preserving Salmon with Linda Tannehill of UAF Cooperative Extension We will demonstrate safe ways to preserve salmon.