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TEDx Manhattan SOLD OUT EVENT!
TEDx Manhattan has SOLD OUT! What a great day for the local food movement in Louisville, KY. We are so excited that 450 people have pre-registered for this amazing event. Saturday will be a day of food, fun and facts about what is happening on an international, national and local level with regards to [...]
tags: Louisville, Louisville Events, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Mayor Greg Fischer, TEDx, TEDx Louisville, TEDx Manhattan
TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat
We are hosting the 2nd annual viewing party for TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat. Please Join us on January 21st at the Louisville Free Public Library downtown for a fun and informative day of national discussion and local perspective working to create a sustainable food economy. Once again, Admission is FREE…Lunch is FREE…and Mayor [...]
tags: Grasshoppers, Grasshoppers Distribution, Louisville Events, Louisville Free Public Library, Mayor Greg Fischer, Seed Capital Kentucky, TEDx, TEDx Louisville, TEDx Manhattan
SAVE THE DATE: TEDx Manhattan comes to Louisville
That’s right, it is that time of year again when we all sit down and talk about the “State of Local Foods!” On January 21st, Louisville will be hosting the TEDx Manhattan satellite event. Mark your calendars now! Grasshoppers will be providing you with more information, soon.
tags: Grasshoppers, Grasshoppers Distribution, Louisville, TEDx, TEDx Manhattan
Fill Your Passport When You BUY LOCAL!
Holiday Passport Contest Shop 5 to Win $1,000! From the members of the Louisville Independent Business Alliance. Give your community the gift of buying local this holiday season, and help Keep Louisville Weird! How to Win: 1. Shop local! Collect receipts this holiday season from five LIBA member businesses (including *GRASSHOPPERS*) between 11/16/2011 and [...]
tags: Buy Local, Grasshoppers, Holiday Passport Contest, Keep Louisville Weird, LIBA, Louisville
Organic Veggies Need a Bath!
When vegetables are grown chemical-FREE, they should always take a bath! As a child, I can remember coming home from the store with my Mother or bringing vegetables in from the garden and dunking them in a sink of water. Why would we do this? It was in order to flush out any dirt or [...]
tags: Aphids, chemical-free, Organic, Organic Vegetables, Vegetable Wash
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
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