GRUB: Ideas for an Organic Urban Kitchen (On Tour Across America!)
by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 03.28.06
The more we learn about GRUB, the more we like it. What is it? It's a new book (coming out on April 6th), it's a website, it's a way of living and eating (Take Action!). Co-written by Anna Lappé and Bryant Terry (follow links for bios), the book preaches "healthy, local, sustainable food for all, [...] food that supports community, justice, and sustainability." It combines essays and an exposé of the food industry (with Anna's encounters with industry execs) with "Bryant’s sumptuous menus that include suggested soundtracks to cook and dine by." Anna adds: "We like to think of it as a call-to-arms and a call-to-eat. [...] grub should be universal." GRUB is also going on the road in April and May (see tour dates below) and we hope to be able to get some of the TreeHugger staff to attend on some dates (the event in Seattle on April 20 will be cohosted by Grist Magazine and WorldChanging!). It should be really interesting and we encourage you to go check it out. You can also learn about GrubParties here.
About the tour, Anna said:
On our tour, we’re honoring local food at farmers markets, restaurants, and farms; raising dollars for food banks, gardening programs, and farmer coalitions; participating in teach-ins, conferences, and forums. We also want to connect folks we meet with what’s going on locally as well as help people see their power to make a difference–with our dollars, voices, and votes.
Here are the GRUB tour dates (check the website closer to the event to make sure that there are no changes):
Saturday, April 01, 9:30 – 6:00pm New York City, NY Baum Forum School Food: Innovation & Ideas The Graduate Center (CUNY) 34th St. and Fifth Ave. www.baumforum.org Anna only Monday, April 03, 6:00pm Ann Arbor, MI Book signing Shaman Drum 311-315 South State St.
Tuesday, April 04, 7:30pm
Ann Arbor, MI
People’s Food Co-op’s 35th Anniversary Celebration & Reception
Michigan Theater
693 Liberty
www.peoplesfood.coop
Anna and Bryant with Frances
BOOK LAUNCHThursday, April 06, 6:30pm
New York City, NY
Coliseum Books
11 West 42nd Street
www.coliseumbooks.com
Sat. and Sun. April 8 and 9
Chicago
BioEthics Conference
Please visit www.bioethics2006.org
for full schedule of events
Anna only
Anna Lappé on Enviro Close-Up with Karl Grossman on Free Speech TVAnna Lappe discusses good food, the consolidation of the food supply, loss of plant diversity, the farm crisis and the impact of globalization on agriculture. EnviroVideo's 30 minute TV interview series, Enviro Close-Up with Karl Grossman, is seen on Free Speech TV (http://freespeech.org). FSTV brings the best of progressive TV to 25 million U.S. homes - airing 24 hours a day on Dish Network (channel 9415) and part-time on 140 community access cable stations in 30 states.
FSTV Air dates and times
Wednesday, April 12 2:30 PM
Thursday, April 13 7:30 AM 8:30 PM
Friday, April 14 4:30 PM
Saturday, April 15 8:30 PM
Sunday, April 16 6:30 PMSunday, April 09, 2:00pm
Chicago
Book signing
Barbara's Bookstore at UIC
1218 South Halsted St.
Anna only
Monday, April 10, 7:30pm
Oakland
Book signing
Diesel Books
5433 College Ave.
www.dieselbookstore.com
Tuesday, April 11, 7:00pm
Mill Valley
Community dinner with Marin Organic and friends
Panta Rhea Foundation
For more information, contact Sheila Foster at Sheila@marinorganic.org
Thursday, April 13, 3:30pm
Berkeley
Cooking demo & book signing with Black Oak Books
North Shattuck Farmers Market
www.ecologycenter.org
Friday, April 14, 7:00pm
Corte Madera
Book signing
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Saturday, April 15, 11:45am
San Francisco
Cooking demo & book signing with Book Passage
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
1 Ferry Building
www.ferryplazafarmersmarket.com
Saturday, April 15, 7 – 9 pm
Palo Alto
Dinner, speech, & book signing
Foundation for Global Community
222 High St.
www.fgconline.orgMonday, April 17, 7:00pm
Santa Cruz
Speech & book signing
UC-Santa Cruz
For more information, contact Marcia Winslade, marciaw@ucsc.eduWednesday, April 19
Seattle
Community dinner and fundraiser
For address and information contact Jenny Heins at jenny@sustainableballard.orgThursday, April 20, 6:00pm
Seattle
Book signing
Elliott Bay Book Company
101 South Main St.
www.elliottbaybook.com
Thursday, April 20
Seattle
Post-book signing gathering, cohosted by WorldChanging and Grist.com
The Hideout
1005 Boren Ave.
www.worldchanging.comFriday, April 21, 7:00pm
Portland
Book signing
Powell’s Books for Home and Garden
3747 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
www.powells.com
Friday, April 28, 7:00pm
Asheville, NC
Book signing
Malaprop's Bookstore and Café
55 Haywood St.
www.malaprops.com
Anna only
Saturday, April 29, 6:00pm
Valle Crucis, North Carolina
Grub dinner and reading with friends from the farm
Maverick Farms
www.maverickfarms.com
Anna only
Friday, May 5, 5:30pm
Palo Alto
Speech & Reception
Stanford University
Bryant only
Friday, May 05, 7:00pm
Manhasset, NY
Speech & book signing
Unitarian Universalist Church
Anna only
Tuesday, May 09, 7:00pm
New York City, NY
Informal discussion & celebration with community nutrition class
Columbia University
Tuesday, May 09, 9:00pm
New York City, NY
Rude Movements
APT Club
Wednesday, May 10, 11:30am – 2pm
New York City, NY
Cooking demo & book signing
Union Square Farmers Market
www.greenmarket.cc
Wednesday, May 10, 7:30pm
New York City, NY
Book signing
Vox Pop
For more information, contact Sarah, voxpopevents@gmail.com
Thursday, May 11
Brooklyn, NY
Dinner and book signing
Smooch, organic café and wine bar
Saturday, May 13, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Brooklyn, NY
Cooking demo & book signing
Brooklyn Grand Army Plaza Farmers Market
www.greenmarket.cc
Saturday, May 13, 1:00pm
Brooklyn, NY
Tabling and book signing
Park Slope Food Co-op
Sunday, May 14
New York City, NY
Workshop & book signing
Sacred Center
330 W. 38th, Suite 704
Wednesday, May 17, 7:00pm
Washington DC
Book signing
Chapters Bookstore
445 11th St NW
Thursday, May 18, 7 – 10pm
Washington DC
Benefit Dinner for Capital Area Food Bank and Book Signing
Vegetate Restaurant
For more information, contact adkissonj@cfoodbank.orgThursday, May 25, 7:00pm
Costa Mesa, CA
Book signing
Book Soup
South Coast Plaza,
3333 Bristol St.
2nd Level, Jewel Court
Bryant only
For details about any of these events or to volunteer to help with the Grub Tour, please contact Molly Rockamann at molly[at]eatgrub.org.
You can Listen to Anna Lappé and Bryant Terry on The Beyond Organic Show the week of April 9th:
Anna Lappé & Bryant Terry join Beyond Organic Show host, Jerry Kay to talk about organics, childhood obesity, food access and to share recipes from their new book.The Beyond Organic Show is a nationally syndicated radio program addressing issues of organic food and farming, social and environmental sustainability. Starting April 9th, listen to the program via satellite radio, FM/AM broadcast, download or podcast. For more information visit: www.beyondorganic.com
::GRUB Website, GRUB the Book at Amazon
More about local food on TreeHugger: ::Living On The 100 Miles Diet, ::Living On The 100 Miles Diet, Part 2, ::100 Mile Diet, Meet Oliver Rowe: Restaurant Serves Local Food, ::10 Reasons to Eat Local Food, ::Today's Eco-Event: "Eat Local Challenge"
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