Sunday, August 19, 2007

Taste Oklahoma Wines in Tulsa


Butterfly Nose
Originally uploaded by FreeWine
Tulsa's Cherry Street Farmers' Market Association is having wine
tastings at all of their September market dates--both Saturdays
(15th & Peoria) and Wednesdays (Brookside at 41st & Peoria).

The wine tastings will feature a different Oklahoma winery each week, giving customers the opportunity to taste several local wines.

Visiting Farmers' Market is a great way to be more of a 'locovore' Locovores believe that eating locally produced food offers a diet that is more environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and socially just. Check out the book: The 100-Mile Diet to learn more about this movement.

"The remarkable, amusing and inspiring adventures of a Canadian couple who make a year-long attempt to eat foods grown and produced within a 100-mile radius of their apartment.

When Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon learned that the average ingredient in a North American meal travels 1,500 miles from farm to plate, they decided to launch a simple experiment to reconnect with the people and places that produced what they ate. For one year, they would only consume food that came from within a 100-mile radius of their Vancouver apartment. The 100-Mile Diet was born." -- The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating  


Another great way to think globally and act locally is joining the Oklahoma Food Coop or stopping by Conrad Farms in Bixby.

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Hillary Clinton in Tulsa August 11, 2007


Whistle Stop
Originally uploaded by FreeWine
Senator Hillary Clinton, candidate for the Democratic nomination for president will be appearing in Tulsa on Saturday, August 11, 2007, at The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, 111 East First Street, Tulsa, OK.

The Pre-Reception is from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm and the General Reception is 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Please purchase tickets online at
http://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/events/tulsa0811.html
(You must bring PRINTED confirmation if purchased online.)
For more information or to RSVP contact: Yael Ouzillou at:
(512) 440-8791

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Epcot Food and Wine Festival Spotlighting Oklahoma


Nuyaka Creek Winery Medal
Originally uploaded by FreeWine
July 31, 2007 -- Governor Brad Henry today announced that Walt Disney World Resort has invited the State of Oklahoma to be the first state-dedicated marketplace experience at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival this fall.

Epcot will mark the 12th year of the festival, which is hailed as one of the longest and largest food and wine festivals in the world. This year's festival will be held from September 28 to November 11 at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and features cuisine from across the globe, a spectacular live music concert series, and exciting demonstrations and seminars from Disney and celebrity chefs.

"In the year of our state centennial celebration -- a year in which we honor our state's storied past and look ahead to a limitless future - it is truly exciting that Oklahoma has embarked on this unique opportunity with one of the great hallmarks of American entertainment and recreation, the Walt Disney World Resort," said Governor Henry. "This year's festival provides an unparalleled spotlight for Oklahoma, and will bring our state closer to festival visitors from throughout the world."