6 pm
rsvp for address, WEST TOWNSHEND
As part of its food sovereignty campaign, Rural Vermont continues its new series highlighting the traditional foods and connections that make each Vermont community unique. On Friday December 16th at 6 pm in West Townshend, join neighbors and friends for an old-fashioned family-style meal that celebrates the area’s agricultural roots, and then stay for a conversation about what makes this foodshed special, and what changes could make it even better! The event is free. Please RSVP to shelby@ruralvermont.org or (802) 223-7222 for exact location.
Consider the potluck supper to be a delicious depiction of the greater West Townshend community’s food culture and food system. Bring food with a story! This might be something that is homegrown/raised, or it might be a traditional dish from the area’s collective past. Wild game? Organ meats? Homemade bread & butter? Fermented veggies? The possibilities are endless!
After appreciating and enjoying the bountiful homegrown supper, the group will embark on a discussion that will examine the greater W. Townshend community’s food system, identify how and where opportunity for improvement exists, and begin the process to address these shortcomings. Folks should expect to walk away with full bellies, a sense of accomplishment, and some clear direction for moving this community towards food sovereignty.
Rural Vermont’s food sovereignty campaign seeks to declare the right of communities to produce, process, sell and purchase local foods. Vermonters have employed a food system based on community and intimate connections between farmers and their neighbors for generations. The advent of modern industry has forced many of these community-based food systems underground, and in many places has even destroyed them. Rural Vermont’s food sovereignty campaign seeks to recognize, revitalize, celebrate, and support these community-based food systems.
* More dates and locations coming soon. If you’d like to host an event at your home, get in touch with Shelby.