TomatoFest Potluck Supper
Thursday September 9
Time: 5:30-8:30 pm
Location: Chicago Honey Coop, 3740 W. Fillmore
Cost:
$10.00 for Slow Food members and Honey Coop members + side dish or dessert.
$15.00 for non-members + side dish or dessert.
$10.00 for Slow Food members and Honey Coop members + side dish or dessert.
$15.00 for non-members + side dish or dessert.
Children are free
Contact:
Reservations required at Brown Paper Ticket
Reservations required at Brown Paper Ticket
Volunteer at TomatoFest and get in free!
Chicago TomatoFest Potluck Supper
Help raise money for a community garden in North Lawndale!
Show off your home grown tomatoes! If you grew tomatoes this summer, bring a few along. Label them with your name, their variety and where they were grown.
Bring your favorite potluck dish to share– appetizer, main course or dessert. We encourage you to use tomatoes in your contribution, but if you don’t, that’s fine too!
Bring your chair!
Organically grown wine provided by Candid Wines
Beer & soft drinks donated by Goose Island Brewery
Chicago Honey Coop is an urban apiary dedicated to sustainable agricultural practices. This West Side bee farm houses about 100 chemical-free hives on the site of the original Sears headquarters. Tours of the apiary and the preSERVE garden will be given, and we will harvest black eyed peas and crowder beans. Bee Etiquette: Please wear light colored clothing and a hat. Don’t wear perfumes or colognes or scents.Proceeds to benefit preSERVE, a community garden in North Lawndale in partnership with the North Lawndale Greening Committee, NeighborSpace, the Chicago Honey Co-Op, and Slow Food Chicago.
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Directions:
Take I-290 west to Independence Blvd. Exit and go south about 3 blocks just past the old railroad viaduct. Turn left on Fillmore Street. The Honey Co-Op is in the middle of the block at 3740 W. Fillmore. It is 2 blocks north of Roosevelt Road between Independence Blvd. and Central Park.
By train: There is a Blue Line stop at Homan/Kedzie. Walk the ramp toward Homan Ave., walk south on Homan approx. 5 blocks just past the 12 story 1905 original Sears Tower. Fillmore is the first street beyond the tower. Walk 2 blocks west to the Honey Co-Op.
By bus: Homan/Kimball bus to Fillmore St. and walk west 2 blocks.
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| Chicago TomatoFest news:
Check out the TomatoFest blog http://chicagotomatofest.blogspot.com/ and the press on Buy a Sandwich, Build a Garden, http://www.nbcchicago.com/feast/Buy-a-BLT-Build-a-Garden-101313649.html our fundraiser for the preSERVE garden! |
