Join Slow Food Bluegrass in celebrating another year of serving our community! We will look back on our year and celebrate the accomplishments that our members have supported.

Please RSVP to annQcurtis@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

The 3rd annual Ark of Taste Dinner supports the work of Louisville Community Grocery and the Slow Food Bluegrass Garden Grant. Four course meal, chance to win a cooking class dinner for 10 by Executive Chef Patrick Roney at the Monogram Experience Center (a $1,000 value!), beer flights by TEN20 Craft Brewery and unlimited wine!

Slow Food Bluegrass's annual fundraising dinner, Ark of Taste, is a celebration in preserving foods that face extinction.

At the beautiful MOZZAPI Restaurant, Chef Patrick Roney, Chef Paco Garcia of FOKO, Chef James Bridges of The Grainwright and MOZZAPI will prepare a four-course meal in concert with sustainable products and paired with natural wines and locally produced beer thanks to TEN20 Craft Brewery.

Also, Joseph Bowens & Tiffany Brown, Executive Directors of Louisville Community Grocery will share their good work of creating a grocery store that is accessible to all, inclusive and affordable — a cooperatively owned and operated business serving the West End and Old Louisville neighborhoods.

20% of the proceeds from the dinner will support Louisville Community Grocery with the remainder going directly to Slow Food Bluegrass 2023 garden grant recipients.

As an organization that promotes good, clean, and fair food for all, Slow Food Bluegrass supports our local food system through garden grants and partnerships to help individuals and organizations practice sustainable gardening and farming techniques.

Get your ticket today to support our local food economy with a delicious dinner!

*ticket price includes unlimited wine, beer, and spirit-free beverages plus a chance to win a cooking class dinner for 10 with Chef Patrick Roney at the Monogram Experience Center. a $1,000 value!

Limited seating so buy your tickets now!

*please contact SFB upon ticket purchase if you have any dietary restrictions and we will accommodate accordingly.

2nd annual Ark of Taste Dinner supports the work of Black Market KY and the SFB Garden Grant. Four course meal, unlimited spirits and swag bag!

Slow Food Bluegrass's annual fundraising dinner, Ark of Taste, is a celebration in preserving foods that face extinction.

At the beautiful naïve Restaurant, Chef Patrick Roney from Ashbourne Farms and Naive's Executive Chef Drew Corman will prepare a 4 course meal in concert with sustainable products and paired with natural wines and a locally produced beer thanks to TEN20 Craft Brewery.

Additionally, Shauntrice Martin will be the guest speaker and share the good work Black Market Kentucky, LLC, a healthy grocery store focused on combatting food apartheid in the West End of Louisville.

20% of the proceeds from the dinner will support Black Market KY, LLC with the remainder going directly to our 2021 garden grant recipient.

As an organization that promotes good, clean, and fair food for all, we support our local food system through garden grants and partnerships to help individuals and organizations practice sustainable gardening and farming techniques.

Get your ticket today to support our local food economy with a delicious dinner!

*ticket price includes unlimited wine, beer, and spirit-free beverages plus a swag bag full of locally grown produce and products.

Click here for ticket!

Come hang out with Slow Food Bluegrass and take Stanley, our smoothie bike for a spin to make your own smoothie. Smoothies are $5 each.

Come hang out with Slow Food Bluegrass and take Stanley, our smoothie bike for a spin to make your own smoothie. Smoothies are $5 each.

The How-To Festival is FREE and takes place throughout the Main Library and surrounding grounds on Saturday, May 11, 10:00 a.m–3:00 p.m. Food trucks will be available.

Come visit Stanley, our bike-riding smoothie maker and learn more about Slow Food Bluegrass and our mission!

Slow Food Bluegrass will host it’s 2nd Annual Cocktail Challenge on April 28 in partnership with Rabbit Hole Distillery! Come see some of Louisville’s top bartenders and mixologists compete for the grand prize! All competitors must make a cocktail made with locally sources ingredients and Rabbit Hole spirits. The Silver Dollar will provide food for all attendees to enjoy while tasting all competing cocktails. All ticket sales go to supporting Slow Food Bluegrass.

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Who Will Feed Us?

The average age of the U.S. farmer is 60. Half of America’s farmland is going to change hands in the next 12 years. This is the story of young people stepping up.

Join us for a viewing of Farmers for America followed by a panel discussion Tuesday, March 12 at Gravely Brewing and Mayan Street Food, 514 Baxter Ave., Louisville
Doors open 5 p.m. Film at 6 p.m. followed by panel discussion

$5 donation at door
www.leaveitbetter.com/farmers-for-america/

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Please Join Slow Food Bluegrass for our 5th Annual SOUP SWAP!

Bring a soup to share, ladle, and a container to take home soup that others have brought. Additionally, Wiltshire Pantry will host an artisan bread making demonstration in their new baking kitchen in the Logan Street Market and enjoy a tour of the new Logan Street Market space. We hope to see you there!

Join us as we celebrate the first growing season at the New Hope International Farm! Bring a dish to share, bring a friend and wear comfortable shoes to explore the farm. Please RSVP.

Organized by Slow Food Bluegrass, New Hope International Farm, Common Earth Gardens and Passionist Earth and Spirit Center.

Slow Food Bluegrass presents the 4th annual Fried Chicken Throwdown on Saturday, October 21st, 12:00pm - 5:00pm. This sustainably inspired culinary competition will be held at the Resurfaced lot in the Phoenix Hill Neighborhood.

Join the Americana Community Center, gardeners from 7 different countries, and Slow Food Bluegrass for a Garden Party.

3-5PM: Help in Americana's Community Garden to help prepare the space for the fall. 
5-6PM: Join us for a communal meal. 

You're welcome to bring a dish or pay a suggested donation of $10. If you'd like to volunteer, but can't stay for dinner, please RSVP via Eventbrite still so we know how many volunteers to expect! 

#GiveForGoodLou lets us take a day to celebrate our generous philanthropic community. With your help, we can make an impact and help create a community where people and place thrive. Join us in being a force for good on September 14, 2017! Support Slow Food Bluegrass during this epic day of giving!

Join us for a community potluck at the new Farm to Fork Catering space at 2425 Portland Ave. Tour the incredible new space, and enjoy a cooking demonstration from Farm to Fork owner Sherry Hurley. Bring your favorite summer dish to share!

See your favorite local chefs compete in the Slow Food Taco Challenge! Taste their tacos, dips, and desserts prepared with fresh, local ingredients and cast your vote to select a winner in the following categories:

-Best Taco

-Best Vegetarian Taco

-Best Dip

Stay tuned as we reveal which Louisville chefs will be competing!
The Slow Food Taco Challenge will take place at ReSurfaced.
Admission to the event is FREE. Tastes are $3 each.

The money raised at The Slow Food Taco Challenge will go towards our Garden Grant Program where we donate funds to local school and community gardens that engage and educate children though hands on edible education. 

Slow Food Bluegrass is the local chapter of Slow Food USA. Slow Food Bluegrass is dedicated to bringing all members of our community around one table to understand the value of good, clean and fair food.

***If you are a chef of restaurant and would like to participate, please email us at SlowFoodBluegrass@gmail.com or send us a Facebook message for more details.***

Lucky's Market will be donating 10% of all sales on Tuesday, June 6th to Slow Food Bluegrass. Donations go to provide a grant to a local school for installation of an educational garden, so please come support us on this day!

Mark your calendars and start making your list ♥

Come see us at the Americana Community Center's GlobaLou celebration on Saturday, June 3rd from 11:00am-6:00pm at Iroquois Amphitheater. Along with diverse and exciting music, dance, food, crafts, and children's activities, Slow Food Bluegrass will host a booth in the Community Corner.

Slow Food Bluegrass presents the 3rd annual Fried Chicken Throwdown on Saturday, October 29th, 12:00pm - 4:00pm. This sustainably inspired culinary competition will be held at the Resurfaced lot in the Phoenix Hill Neighborhood.

Join us as we discover what the students at Bloom Elementary have been growing since they received the school garden grant last year. We'll be helping the kids weed, transplant and mulch followed by a community meal. Bring work gloves, shovels and a dish to share.

Bloom is also looking for a few garden donations including mulch, pea gravel, weed-block, paper yard waste bags and landscaping plants.