Slow Food St. Louis

Tell the Missouri State Legislature to protect rBGH-Free Labeling… in Person!

Join the Missouri Rural Crisis Center for a Lobby Day at the Missouri State Capitol to protect consumers’ right to know how their milk was produced!

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If you are interested please read the following letter from the Missouri Coalition for the Environment:

We know you’ve probably been seeing various e-alerts calling for a mandatory Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) in Missouri. Arguably, no other policy is more effective at spurring the development of renewable energy.

Unfortunately, Missouri legislators have taken a pass on a historic opportunity to promote renewable energy solutions. Despite our “leaders” resistance to the RES, two-thirds of Missourians support it. That leaves it up to you and me.

Help us get the Clean Energy Initiative on Missouri’s November 2008 ballot.

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Thanks to everyone that came out for this years Convivial Pursuit. It was an absolute success with around 160 people having a great time while testing their food trivia skills.

Sauce Magazine ran away with the win in the final rounds having brought a table full of ringers (also called employees).

Special thanks to Mike Sweeney for doing so much work to make the event a success, Ron at Mad Art Gallery for letting us use his beautiful space, Sauce for helping to promote the event and J. Pollack Photography for taking over 100 fantastic pictures which you can not only view, but also purchase here.

March 31st, 2008
1:30-4PM
State Capitol-First Floor Rotunda

• If you oppose your tax-payer dollars subsidizing corporate factory farms…
• If you care about preserving the right to know how your food is produced…
• If you want to stop the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)…

THEN WE NEED YOU ON MONDAY, MARCH 31st!

Join Family Farmers, Rural Citizens & Consumers in Support of Missouri’s Family Farms, Healthy Food and Rural Values!

Please let us know if you can attend by emailing us at timgibbons@morural.org, or call (573) 449-1336.

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Don’t forget the St. Louis Community Farmers’ Market is this Saturday.

Here’s a message from Market Manager Mike McLellan

Hello again everyone!

Spring is just around the corner, sprouts are springing, buds are bursting… um, wait a sec, now it’s snowing

Things can be unpredictable this time of year but this I promise - it’s time for another session of the St. Louis Community Farmers’ Market!

Don’t forget to bring your bags, coffee cups, and a friend this Saturday! This week we will keep the doors open until 12:30pm to accommodate all of the latecomers.

For more information, including the latest updates to this week’s vendor list, click here: February 8th

You can view a complete list of vendors at the Market’s Google Groups page for the event, but here’s the skinny: