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Eden Prairie Reads is a program desoigmed to promote reading in the community. Each year, a different book is selected. For 2010, we selected Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.
This is a great book and I think will encourage the community to think local when making food choices.
Eat Local Eden Prairie Fair
On April 18th, we will be holding a fair at the Eden Prairie Community Center from 1-4 p.m. This event will be free to the public! We will be inviting local farmers, organizations promoting sustainable agriculture, restaurants featuring local food, and organizations that educate the public on how to find local food and why it’s an important facet of our economy and community.
Animal, Vegetable, Dairy Panel Discussion
Held at St. Andrew Lutheran Church on Monday, April 19th, with book discussions at 6:30 and panel discussion beginning at 7:30 p.m. The panel discussion features Catherine Friend, author of The Compassionate Carnivore speaking on local animal farming, Carrie Marshall from Eden Prairie’s own Marshall’s Farm speaking on vegetable farming issues, and the Minars, owners of Cedar Summit Dairy, speaking on dairy farming issues. We hope to see you there for a fabulous and interesting evening.
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I’m delighted that you’re having this program at the commuity center. You might be interested in an art exhibit by a local photographer Joseph Theroux, “Men From the Earth” images of immigrants planting and growing for farmers’ markets. Showing at Pax Christi Catholic Community in Eden Prairie the last half of April. We’re currently putting together a resource table on using local foods, organic foods and gardening for the exhibit. If you can give some leads for info I would be very appreciative.
Comment by Donna Murphy March 16, 2010 @ 4:30 pmThanks.