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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 16th, 2010
Hello Portland Chefs Collaborative folks, hope you are having a wonderful summer! Can you join us for a PCC gathering in just over a week on Sunday July 25th? We have a wonderful opportunity to hold a meeting at Luscher Farm in Lake Oswego (thanks, Laura), AND to have the author Temra Costas as a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 12th, 2010
A local food writer describes her experience at FCC in her blog here. Warning, her food photography from the breakfast, lunch, and dessert spread is enough to make you very hungry…
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 11th, 2010
There is a great story about Grand Central Baking in this month’s Edible Portland that highlights the Farmer-Chef Connection and how Piper and her crew at the bakery have utilized local sourcing and our networking event to maker her bakery the local buying force that it is today. You can pick up a copy around [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 10th, 2010
Erin Meeker is the chef at Sassafras Catering, and she wrote this about her experiences at the Farmer Chef Connection:
On Monday I had the great pleasure of attending the Farmer/Chef connection for the first time. To say that I had a fantastic time would be an understatement. Anne Berblinger had asked me to sit on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 9th, 2010
Thanks to everyone for a successful Farmer-Chef Connection 2010. Keep checking back here for posts about the event, more details about the workshops, and the next fun thing that the Portland Chefs Collaborative is going to tackle! Make sure that you sign up for our e-newsletter here to be kept informed.
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 26th, 2010
Wow, thanks to the hard work of Farmer-Chef Connection volunteers (especially Ericka Carlson!), and the generosity of many, many people, there are some wonderful raffle items that you’ll have a chance of winning just by registering and attending FCC 2010! Check out the list here!
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2010
This is an interesting look at several ways businesses across the country have solved some of the sourcing and distribution barriers, on The National Good Food Network.
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2010
Author Nicolette Hahn Niman is an author, attorney, livestock rancher, and until recently, sat on the Board of Overseers for the National Chefs Collaborative. Her book, Righteous Porkchop, details her experiences working first with Bobby Kennedy and the Waterkeepers Alliance investigating industrialized hog farms in North Carolina. In learning about hog farming and the problems [...]