Volunteering and eating!

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Sarah Cain, the manager of the Fair Food Farmstand, recently let me know that they’re in need of volunteers!  I can personally vouch for how much fun it is to volunteer at the farmstand - I spend my Saturday mornings at the Farmstand when it’s not dragonboat season.  My very favorite thing to do is cut the cheese (no fart jokes!) and wrap it up, weigh it out, and then beautify the cheese display.  Hey, I love cheese! 

That’s not the only thing to do at the farmstand, of course.  You can work the register, patrol the produce and other items to keep it all stocked, and a whole host of other things!  The customers are almost all uniformly amazing (and I don’t say that because I shop there) and I love the other volunteers and everyone associated with the farmstand.

Did I mention that volunteers get a 30% discount on purchases from the farmstand?  And that they get a 10% discount at all vendors inside Reading Terminal?

If you’re interested, go here and download the volunteer application.

If you haven’t the time to volunteer, you may be interested in this upcoming event sponsored by the Fair Food Farmstand:

*Saturday, July 12- 10:00-1:00
Wills Valley Farm
Organic Unpasteurized Lacto-Fermented Vegetables
Holtwood, PA

*Enjoy a day out as farmer Tom Forrest shows us around his certified organic farm, which specializes in unpasteurized lacto-fermented vegetables and jams. We will be joined by Sandor Ellix Katz, the esteemed author of “Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods” and “The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America’s Underground Food Movements”. After a tour of this unique farm, we will picnic at the scenic Pinnacle Point, which overlooks the Susquehanna River and miles of beautiful farmland. Atop the riverside cliff, we will enjoy sausages and tofu dogs topped with Wills Valley’s own sauerkraut and fermented red cabbage.

*[Tickets include a deliciously fresh and local picnic]*

*Prices:  $25 adult, $12 child (6-13); Kids under 6 are free.*

*FMNP (WIC or Seniors) receive a 50% discount. If you must cancel, please let us know as soon as possible. No refunds will be issued for cancellations
within 24 hours of the tour. *

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For more information or to reserve a space, contact Catherine Down at Fair
Food: (215) 386-5211 ext. 113 or