Bistrokids is expanding, and we are pleased to announce The Saul Mirowitz Day School in St. Louis to the roster for our Farm2School Lunch program. We are very excited to be a part of their school and look forward to the opportunity to serve the staff and students in the upcoming school year.
To learn more about The Saul Mirowitz school, you can visit their website at www.www.smds-rja.org
Recently we were invited to fix lunches for Camp Win, an organization designed to empower young girls through sports. We had a blast being with them and can’t wait to work with them in the future. We received a letter from them and wanted to share it with you:
Dear Kiersten,
Thanks so much to you and your staff at Bistro Kids for the fantastic meals, you all provided for Camp WIN 2009! The healthy, kid-friendly meals got rave reviews and really helped to open the eyes of campers to a whole new way of healthy living. Your organization is wonderful and I look forward to working with you again in the future!
Many Thanks,
Patty and Ashley
Thanks Camp WIN! We were thrilled to be a part of the lives of your campers!
Dear Chef K and Bistro Kids,
Because of your work with child nutrition and sustainability, I’m writing to let you know about Time for Lunch, a national campaign to provide America’s children with real food at school.
As we know, children who grow up enjoying food that is both delicious and good for them learn healthy eating habits that last throughout their lives. By giving schools the resources to serve real food and source this food from local farms, like you do in your classes and programs, we can make sure that the legacy we’re leaving our children is a future filled with opportunity, security and good health.
But to make that happen, our leaders in Congress need to hear that when it comes to our children and the legacy we’re leaving them, change can’t wait.
That’s why we’re organizing a National Eat-In for Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2009. On that day, people in communities across America will gather with their neighbors for public potlucks that send a clear message to our nation’s leaders: It’s time to provide America’s children with real food at school.
There are already 193 Eat-Ins scheduled to take place in 47 states. There are three Eat-Ins scheduled in Missouri so far, and we would love your support for these events, or possibly some of your own.
An Eat-In is a potluck, plain and simple. Because it takes place in public, it’s also an opportunity to bring your community together, to get the media’s attention and to build support for serving children real food at school, and it can be a tool for supporting and sustaining the good work you do with Bistro Kids.
To learn more about Time for Lunch and the National Eat-In on Sept. 7, please check out our website: http://slowfoodusa.org/timeforlunch.
Thank you,
Stephanie Miller
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Slow Food USA
Time for Lunch Campaign Intern for Midwest Region and Southern California
20 Jay Street, Suite M04
Brooklyn, NY 11201
2009 BK cookbook
We are pleased to announce our First (attempt) ever Bistrokids cookbook. We are very excited about putting this together for you and hope that you enjoy it. We believe in simple healthy foods that are locally sourced and this book has it. We have recipes such as:
Those are just a few of the recipes that we have put together for you and your little ones to fix together in the kitchen, because we believe in family as well as a healthy lifestyle.
If you would like a copy of the book, please call Chef K at 913.710.5171 or email her at chefk@bistrokids.com Each recipe book is $5.00
Deal 6 Auditorium
2110 S. Harper St.
Lawrence, KS
Farm tour: Spring Creek Farm, Baldwin City, KS
Monday, August 10th
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Nutritious! Delicious! And full of educational opportunities! Come learn about the flavors and nutritional qualities of local and organic foods, then visit a local farm.
4:00 – 4:45 Nutrition
Lisa Markley, a registered dietitian with the Program in Integrative Medicine at KU Med, will demystify antioxidants, phytochemicals, and vitamins. She’ll discuss how the colors of foods help reveal the nutrients they contain, which foods “work” together and why local, fresh, organic foods help us stay healthy. Whether you are curious yourself, or want to explain to your customers why your food is so darn good, this presentation will help.
4:45 – 5:30 Flavors of Local Food
Hilary Brown of Local Burger will discuss how their restaurant uses local foods to produce delicious, health-supportive meals that have brought Local Burger national media attention. Enjoy learning how real foods can change your health and the world for the better. For growers, she’ll also discuss tips on how to sell local food to restaurants. The best part? - She’ll bring tasty samples to share!
5:45 – 7:00 Farm tour, Spring Creek Farm
Stephanie Thomas of Spring Creek Farm completed the Growing Growers Apprenticeship program in 2005 and jumped right into her own farm business the same year. Now in her fourth year of production, Spring Creek Farm produces a wide variety of organically grown vegetables, specializing in heirloom melons, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. She sells her produce in Lawrence at the Farmers Market, The Merc, local restaurants and through a CSA. During your visit be sure to see the mobile chicken coops, ask about their simply-designed high tunnels and appreciate this beautiful farm
Directions to Douglas County Extension Office: From the east, take K-10 West into Lawrence, then turn right on Harper. Extension Office is on right at 2110 S. Harper. For more details, use mapquest.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION
Plaza de Niños is excited to present
a NEW lunch program opportunity
Fine dining fun Fridays!
In collaboration with Head Start, The Family Conservancy, Francis Child Development Institute, Guadalupe Centers, Inc. GOOD NATURED FAMILY FARMS, AND BALLS FOOD STORES, Fine Dining Fun Fridays works to improve the health of students through the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, free range meats, and hormone and antibiotic free dairy products.
Bistro kids mission is to provide HANDS ON COOKING CLASSES, TO INSTILL NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE KID Friendly meals that are healthy, seasonal, delicious, and whenever possible, locally sourced. Together we can help raise a new generation of healthier and better educated students. Look for what your child has experienced each week in their new yellow bags and we hope you’ll join us for lunch!
farm 2 school FINE DINING FUN FRIDAY lunch program highlights:
☼ removal of all processed foods
☼ fresh foods made from scratch
☼ FIELD TRIPS
☼ on site visits from local farmers and food producers
☼ hands on cooking classes
☼ school garden and more!
We are very excited to be a part of this endevour, and look forward to a healthy food relationship with everyone at Plaza de Niños
Chef K will be appearing on the LIVE! From Jaspers Kitchen today on KCMO radio 710AM at 11a.m. central time. She will be at the Merriam Hen House on Antioch for a fun meet the farmer event. Come on down and come hungry and enjoy yummy samples of localy prepared foods. Of course if you can’t make it, you can always listen to the show on 710AM on your dial or you can tune into it, via the web by going to www.710kcmo.com. It promises to be a great show full of cooking ideas and how to feed your family locally grown foods during this time of year.
Don’t forget……podcasts are available now. So if you missed one on Jaspers shows, you can visit the website listed above and listen to past shows!
Lexington to Host 2nd Annual Missouri PeachFest
Area Peach Growers Experiencing Good Weather
West Central Missouri peach orchard growers are experiencing great weather in anticipation of the upcoming peach harvest and look forward to the 2nd Annual Missouri Peachfest hosted by the growers in conjunction with the Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce in historic downtown Lexington, Missouri on August 1, 2009.
Waverly, Missouri grower Paul Peters of Peter’s Market stated, “After the total crop failure 2 years ago with the April freeze, this season is a welcome relief and we look forward to this years’ success.” Sibley Orchard’s Rita Farrell reported, “The peaches are actually ready a little early this year. Some of the most popular varieties are ready right now. We’re enjoying an exceptional harvest.”
The Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the activities surrounding the festival with plenty of children’s activities, locally grown produce of all kinds, peach ice cream, smoothies and floats and the local restaurants will be featuring peach dishes made only with locally grown peaches. Local bands and choirs will entertain by singing and playing music on the courthouse steps. Perhaps the most popular event of all, the peach bake-off featuring pies, cobblers, savory dishes and preserves will begin with the 12 p.m. check-in with a 1 p.m. judging on the historic courthouse steps. The local Historical Association will be selling whole pies and by the slice at the River Reader Book Store as part of a local fundraiser to restore the museum.
Most of the peaches will be available at area orchards, since peaches don’t traditionally travel well but there will be several local growers selling fresh peaches on the courthouse square. 10% off coupons will be available at the festival for those who come on Fest Day.
The 2nd Annual Missouri Peachfest festivities will take place in Lexington on August 1st, but the orchards will officially celebrate the harvest through August 9th. They encourage visitors to sign up for drawings for gift baskets filled with wines, preserves and other orchard products. Maps to the area orchards, with coupons for discounted products can be downloaded from the Lexington Chamber website at www.historiclexington.com.
The following article apppeared in the New York Times regarding a fungus that is threatening tomato crops. To read more click the following link, or copy and paste it to your web browser:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/nyregion/18tomatoes.html?em
There is a great article in Sun Publications about Autism and the power of children in helping their friends who have Autism, live better lives. Everyone of us has been touched by this disease in one way or another. Our friend Zena sent this article to us to read and I was touched by the way the children stepped up to the plate to help their buddy Gus. Take a minute to read the article and if you would like more information on how you can make a difference, you can visit the Autism Speaks website at…. www.autismspeaks.org or setup a bake sale for Gus “Goodies” by contacting lindseyfrazier@smsd.org
Link to the article
