Comments on: Good Food and Family Life http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/category/blog/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/ Educating about and celebrating good, clean, and fair food. Fri, 18 May 2012 04:36:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Slow Food Seacoast http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/category/blog/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Slow Food Seacoast Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:19:00 +0000 http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/#comment-60 And we do work to provide lots of free and low-cost programming. Keep in mind that there will always be fee-based and fundraiser programs, as well. There is room for all of this under our umbrella. Thanks again. And we do work to provide lots of free and low-cost programming. Keep in mind that there will always be fee-based and fundraiser programs, as well. There is room for all of this under our umbrella. Thanks again.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/category/blog/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Anonymous Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/#comment-59 It's never too late to widen the gate so everyone can attend. Food justice begins at home. It’s never too late to widen the gate so everyone can attend. Food justice begins at home.

]]> By: Slow Food Seacoast http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/category/blog/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Slow Food Seacoast Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/#comment-58 Anonymous: Thanks for your comment. We are certainly sensitive to cost issues. <br/><br/>We are passing on information about this event because it's of interest to Slow Food Seacoast blog readers. It's not a Slow Food Seacoast-sponsored program. We often provide this service for everything from one-time classes to fee-based programs, cooperative extension and adult ed classes, formal dinners, restaurant events, and cooking classes, with costs ranging from free to $100+.<br/> <br/>Though I'm not sure, I believe that this adult education program is a fundraiser for Tidewater School - thus the pricing. The presenters are terrific and worth hearing. There are certainly many programs of this type and pricing in the West, so I don't think it's a regional issue. <br/><br/>One suggestion: whenever faced with cost prohibitions for a program I want to attend, I often call the sponsoring organization directly and ask whether a smaller donation or bartering will be acceptable for entry. It doesn't always work, but it's worth a try.<br/><br/>As far as cost issues for our own programs, Slow Food Seacoast works to be inclusive in events it sponsors. Please join us at monthly potlucks, which are cost-free and at which we discuss many of the same topics and issues. We have also offered many free speakers and programs, and many programs for small voluntary donations, as well as some programs with suggested donations ranging from $3 - $65.00. We believe in providing a range of experiences and giving people as much information as we can manage about the many ways to learn more about good, clean, and fair food. <br/><br/>Thanks again for your comment and I hope you'll find many programs you will enjoy.<br/><br/>--Michelle from Slow Food Seacoast. Anonymous: Thanks for your comment. We are certainly sensitive to cost issues.

We are passing on information about this event because it’s of interest to Slow Food Seacoast blog readers. It’s not a Slow Food Seacoast-sponsored program. We often provide this service for everything from one-time classes to fee-based programs, cooperative extension and adult ed classes, formal dinners, restaurant events, and cooking classes, with costs ranging from free to $100+.

Though I’m not sure, I believe that this adult education program is a fundraiser for Tidewater School - thus the pricing. The presenters are terrific and worth hearing. There are certainly many programs of this type and pricing in the West, so I don’t think it’s a regional issue.

One suggestion: whenever faced with cost prohibitions for a program I want to attend, I often call the sponsoring organization directly and ask whether a smaller donation or bartering will be acceptable for entry. It doesn’t always work, but it’s worth a try.

As far as cost issues for our own programs, Slow Food Seacoast works to be inclusive in events it sponsors. Please join us at monthly potlucks, which are cost-free and at which we discuss many of the same topics and issues. We have also offered many free speakers and programs, and many programs for small voluntary donations, as well as some programs with suggested donations ranging from $3 - $65.00. We believe in providing a range of experiences and giving people as much information as we can manage about the many ways to learn more about good, clean, and fair food.

Thanks again for your comment and I hope you’ll find many programs you will enjoy.

–Michelle from Slow Food Seacoast.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/category/blog/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Anonymous Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:21:00 +0000 http://www.slowfoodseacoast.org/2009/02/good-food-and-family-life/#comment-57 Great Program but the pricing is excessive. I support local/organic and paying true costs for food but lower income folks will be underrepresented here b/c of the $12 admission. This would not fly in Vancouver or the Pacific NW. It's vulgar. Great Program but the pricing is excessive. I support local/organic and paying true costs for food but lower income folks will be underrepresented here b/c of the $12 admission. This would not fly in Vancouver or the Pacific NW. It’s vulgar.

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