Some interesting things I found...

Did you know that May is "eat local" month? And why the hell I am posting this on May 31st? Because it matters every day silly, not just the month of May!

Disturbing facts & trends are happening alongside of the good things we're trying so hard to re-establish: like finding out the average packaged food product has journeyed 1500 miles to reach your table. How Wal-mart plans to carry organic food; this will no doubt simultaneously amaze & frustrate me - like the Jerry Springer Show...

Hop over to these local-centric sites and do some perusing:
The Locavores
The eat local challenge

This brings up the question for our website: should we have a weekly editorial as a sidebar or something similar? Like those current events reports we had to do in middle school. We could pass the torch aroud every week...

Viva la cuisine lente!
Noll

Welcome SuperFoodies

Andy Ciordia, Lell Trogden and I got together today for a cupping-turned-lunch at Mac's and we got to forge ahead with some of the ideas born out of the Wednesday get together.

Highlights are:

• Andy got a breakdown of the website parameters and will come up with sustainable framework for the website within 1 week (tick, tick).



• We discussed what, how and if there should be any stewardship aspect to what we are germinating. It was [generally] accepted as a great idea that we will have the opportunity/wherewithal to enable, empower and nurture our cause beyond any individual's financial means. We were aware that this topic will require serious exploration to acheive in an effective yet fair and impartial way.



• I offered up a concept/thought/category of an "IN" and "OUT," delineating potential differences between what we [all] do IN-side, e.g. in our kitchens, entertaining in our homes, procuring goods for our larders, etc; and OUT-side, e.g. socials, meetups, field trips, classes, etc. It seems to me that some contributors/organizers will have a propensity for one or the other. Or that it might be the first step for members with a want or need. Just a high-level concept to think about...

Viva la cuisine lente!
Noll

Initial meeting at Salute!

Our first meetup was at Salute! on Providence Road. The introductions were plesant, the banter was witty; and the food was top notch.

With the task at hand being to flesh out the website requirements, we did not hesitate and got right to it:

Website roles

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1. Josie will take on graphics/architecture


2. Andy will take on framework/architecture/hosting


3. Beth will take on editorial/copywriting


4. All will contribute content as if we were cramming for finals

Website content

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1. Timeline & history
   Information about events in the past,present & future
   REF:3


2. Information/membership/contact/"about us" page


3. Calendar of events
   What's in the works
   REF:1,7


4. Offsite links
   Slow Food main site,


5. Authoring
   To moderate reviews, articles, comments, etc.


6. Farms/Markets
   We discussed engaging the local farming community, providing reviews/info/ratings thereof. Similar to what NC farm fresh is, but according to our adgenda


7. Evite-like invitation engine
   To save our sanity!
   This will most likely be our only interaction with money on the site. It will probably be a Paypal link.
   REF:4


8. Local gatherings & get togethers (Convigations?)
   formats, gathering tips, ideas, etc
   REF:9,10


9. Flash Mobs
   Restaurant swarming, I love it!
   REF:8,10


10. Mashups
    Our interactive map of places that are Slow Food approved/recognized
    REF:8,9

Miscellaneous

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1. Discussed setting up this blog as a temporary communication tool


2. An org chart will need to be created


3. Setup Blog & invite people

Viva la cuisine lente!
Noll