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Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Gift of Local Food!
Grasshoppers is excited to announce, with the help of our generous customers, they are donating over 40 FRESH LOCAL TURKEYS to needy families and local charities in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. FRESH Turkeys are being provided by Schacht Farm in Monroe Co.,IN. The birds have been raised by Matt & Mandy Corry and [...]
tags: Buy Local, Family Scholar House, Grasshoppers, Louisville, Portland Promise Center, Salvation Army, Shawnee Arts & Cultural Center, The Center for Women and Families, Turkeys
Thanksgiving Holiday Market 2011!
In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, Grasshoppers will be having a Thanksgiving Market on Monday, November 21st and Tuesday, November 22nd from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm at the main warehouse location located at 1501 Portland Ave., Louisville, KY. Customers will be able to shop for all of their holiday grocery needs. We will have [...]
tags: Grasshoppers, Louisville, Louisville Events, Schacht Farms, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Market, Traditional American Thanksgiving, Turkeys
2011 Kentucky Agricultural Summitt
The goal for the Ag Summit is to paint the broad landscape of issues the ag community as a whole is facing nationally and internationally. They are bringing together expert speakers from around the country who will document the paradigm shift that is taking place in agriculture around the world. And they will use this day of learning [...]
tags: BioEnergy Symposium, Commonwealth, Kentucky Ag Board, Kentucky Agricultural Summit, Kentucky Agriculture
Yew Dell Slow Foods Cooking Class
“Autumn’s Gold” – Harvest Slow Food Cooking Class When: Sunday, November 13, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (ET) Where: Yew Dell Botanial Gardens – Gheens Barn 6220 Old LaGrange Road Crestwood, 40014 Hosted By: Yew Dell Botanical Gardens Event Details: $20/members (Slow Food or Yew Dell members), $25/non-members A full harvest and [...]
tags: Autumn's Gold, Brown Forman Chef, Harvest Slow Food Cooking Class, Mark Williams, Slow Foods Bluegrass, Slow Foods USA, Yew Dell, Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, Yew Dell Gardens
Locust Grove: An American Heritage Thanksgiving Cooking Class & Tasting Event
Locust Grove & The Old School of Cookery presents: An American Heritage Thanksgiving Saturday, November 12, 1:00-3:00 pm Join Chef Mark Williams, Slow Food USA Southern regional governor, for a fun, interactive cooking and tasting event. Chef Mark and attendees will explore the roots and customs of the traditional American thanksgiving meal, with samples of [...]
tags: Bourbon Red Turkey, Cooking Class, Locust Grove, Mark Williams, Slow Foods Bluegrass, Slow Foods USA, Traditional American Thanksgiving



