• WHAT : Seattle Tilth's Edible Plant Sale / OUR SCHOOL GARDEN! book signing.
• WHERE : Magnuson Park, 6310 NE 74th St, Seattle, WA
• WHEN : Saturday, March 17, 2012, 9am - 3pm

It’s been a mild winter, which means it’s an especially good time to start thinking about spring planting. A great place to start is the Seattle Tilth’s March Edible Plant Sale at Magnuson Park. You’ll find locally grown veggies, herbs, edible flowers, fruit shrubs, fruit trees, seeds, supplies and knowledge galore.

We’re especially excited to have author and Bagley Elementary school librarian, Rick Swann, autograph copies of his new children’s book, OUR SCHOOL GARDEN!, published by READERS to EATERS. Rick will be signing from 10:00 am to noon. Be sure to come and say hello and tell us about your school or community garden!

• WHAT : My Fish has Issues: Sustainable Seafood in a Multimedia World
• WHERE : Broadway Performance Hall (Seattle Central Community College), 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA
• WHEN : Mon 12/17, 6:30-8pm

Mark your calendar! This is gonna be fun! A conversation with chefs & authors Barton Seaver and Becky Selengut (on.fb.me/n64kLy)

We’re so happy to partner with Slow Food Seattle to host Seattle chef and author Becky Selengut (GOOD FISH: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast) and Washington DC chef, National Geographic Fellow, and author Barton Seaver (FOR COD AND COUNTRY) for a great evening conversation on sustainable seafood. Jill Lightener of edibleSEATTLE will be our host.

We’ll peek between the pages of Barton’s and Becky’s books, scroll through their blogs, posts, tweets and watch their videos for tips on choosing, cooking and eating seafood without worry. You will have the great satisfaction of knowing that your seafood is both delicious and sustainable. Have a question? Bring it along as this is the night to get it answered.

Tickets are $12 if purchased in advance; if space remains on the day of the event, tickets will be $15 at the door. Includes reception to follow in the BPH lobby. Tickets and book sales benefit Slow Food Seattle. More info @ bit.ly/oYWRLw

Barton Seaver: Chef, author of For Cod & Country and National Geographic Fellow.
www.forcodandcountry.com
www.bartonseaver.org

Becky Selengut: Chef, instructor and author of Good Fish.
www.goodfishbook.com
www.chefreinvented.com

Thanks to our event sponsor, Seafood Producers Cooperative for their generous support and also to our presenting partners: National Geographic, Pike Brewing Company, and edibleSeattle.

• WHAT : Snohomish County Focus on Farming Conference
• WHERE : Comcast Arena, Everett, WA
• WHEN : Thur 11/3, 7am-7pm

A great fall event! R2E is excited to be the book vendor at the 8th annual Snohomish County Focus on Farming Conference, highlighting food protection, product advocacy and good cooking. (bit.ly/aBlJGq)

Keynote speakers include:
• Attorney Bill Marler has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad.
• James Beard Award winning chef and author of TENDER, Tamara Murphy.
• “Galloping Gourmet” Graham Kerr, whose new book, GROWING AT THE SPEED OF LIFE, follows a year in the life of his first garden.

Plus, useful workshops on live stocks, specialty crops, business of farming, and more. Good learning and networking!