Slow Coffee. Beautiful People. Great Cause.

We had a perfect sunny Saturday for  the Slow Food Waitakere Biggest Coffee Break in support of Oxfam and Fairtrade Fortnight.

This year we decided to ''go out for coffee" and support a  great local business - Coffee Studio at Corban's Estate Art Centre. I knew I was in the right place when  they started playing their vinyl and it was Neil Young.

We had a slow Saturday morning. Meeting old and new friends and making some exciting connections  - it is amazing what happens when we all get together and start talking (and listening).

Thank you  to everyone who attended and contributed to Oxfam's Fairtrade campaign and to the people who couldn't make it and donated on line.

Check out our photos below - and its not too late to make a donation- just click here!

An Invitation to Oxfam's Biggest Coffee Break

A Coffee and Art Experience.

Coffee Studio. Corban's Estate. Henderson. 

Fairtrade. Organic. Delicious. Artistic.

Saturday. May 11th 2013. 10:00am. 

EXHIBITION - LANU ULIULI PA'O! BLACK NOISE!

Slow Food Waitakere is joining Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break. To raise money for some of the poorest people in to world.

Come along. Buy a Fairtrade coffee and something yummy to eat.
Make a $5 donation to our Coffee Break.
Check out the exhibitions at the Arts Centre.

Can't make it? Dont Worry! Click here to DONATE.

Welcomes all coffee lovers

RSVP by May 8th 
Slowfoodwaitakere@gmail.com or Anutosh at 8349909

Community Garden Open Day Research

Man Alive Community Garden Project Update 

As many readers will know Slow Food Waitakere and Man Alive are scoping a project that  supports  Man Alive to establish a community garden for their clients and families.

Man Alive

Man Alive is dedicated to working with men and boys and the issues that affect their lives. 

You can find out more about them and the important work they do at  http://manalive.org.nz

The Vision for the Community Garden 

We envisage  that the garden will resemble the English 'allotment' model where men and their family/whanau can be allocated an area of land to develop a garden, maintain it and hopefully feed their family from it.

First Steps 

Understanding  what "makes" a successful community garden will be key to the project's success so we were very excited to take part in the West Auckland Community Garden Open Day on  March 24th  

The Gardens 

Our group visited 3 gardens - Ranui Community Garden, Woodside Community Garden and Millbrook Edible Garden - and were warmly welcomed by the dedicated volunteers that make them happen. We also formed important connections, that will help and support us as we move forward. And we learned a lot about the highs and lows of community gardening!  

Raw Food Pastry Class

Sunday April 7th 1pm to 4pm 

Raw Food Pastry Chef Eri is 

teaching an amazing raw 

cheesecake  (with no dairy, of

course) along with raw truffle, green 

smoothy, and how to make a 

whipped cream using coconut

 cream.

Raw Food Pastry Chef Eri



There will be scones and tea served 

for the tasting party.



She is going to bring a whole array of  
her vegan cakes so that we can all 

taste them.

Take a look at Eri's cakes http://lanoixvegancake.com/Home/Cakes

What you need to know about the Raw Food Pastry Class

Date: Sunday April 7th 

Time: 1pm to 4pm 

Cost: $50 per person ($45 Slow Food members)

Location:  Pine Valley, 48 Young Access, RD2, Silverdale (Dairy Flat), 0992

RSVP Anutosh :  Kernewek2@vodafone.co.nz (8349909) by Thursday April 4th

Slow Food Dinner at Cafe Abyssinia, some images

What a great evening! Thank you all for coming, and to Fi and Penny for organizing this special dinner!

Photos by Alessandra Zecchini  ©

West Auckland Community Gardens Open Day

Here's a great chance to see what's happening in our community gardens in Waitakere.
Look out for Slow Food Waitakere as  we will be visiting some gardens as part of our Man Alive Gardens Project planning and research.

March Event

Dinner Cafe Abyssinia  Tuesday March 19th 

Our March event is a genuine Ethiopian feast including a traditional  coffee ceremony

Expect spicy meat and vegetarian dishes with traditional accompaniments and sourdough  bread - and to eat with your hands (cutlery optional)

 Its the "hottest" place in town right now!

When: Tuesday March 19th at 7.30pm

Where: Cafe Abyssinia - Shop 6,190 Stoddard Rd, Mt Roskill

Cost: $23 per person (paid in advance)

Bank 12-3236-0019203  (Slow Food)

Numbers are limited

RSVP by Saturday March 16th 

Anutosh: 8349909

Kernewek2@vodafone.co.nz

Some great beer and some great company

Its  always a surprise who knows who and how and that was just the case when ten of us came together at Hallertau on February 24th for the Slow Food Waitakere February event.
The beer tasting and brewery tour were great and there was much discussion over which beer we liked and why but what really stood out was how much fun and great conversation we can have when we sit down together for food and drink!

Slow Beer: Slow Food Waitakere Beer Tasting and Brewery Tour

Slow Food Waitakere Summer Event 

Join our members, friends and supporters for a laid back Sunday beer tasting and brewery tour at the "famous" Hallertau Brewery

 

Unpasturised, handcrafted beers
Delicious handmade food
 

Born out of one man’s desire to do some good on this earth and a girl by his side as confident and capable as him – Stephen and Hayley Plowman brought to life the oasis that Hallertau is today. 

 

What you get.
Half hour beer tasting followed by a half hour brewery tour plus a bottle of beer to take home!

Cost.
$22 per person

And we have booked a table for those of us who want to stay and enjoy the grazing menu 
 

When.
Sunday February 24th at 1pm

Where.
Hallertau Brewbar and Restaurant
Just 20 minutes drive from the city along State Highway 16.
1171 Coatesville Riverhead Hwy, Riverhead, Auckland

RSVP by Tuesday February  19th 
Kernewek2@vodafone.co.nz
or
Anutosh 8349909

Places are limited so book early to make sure you don't miss out.

Slow Food Waitakere Terra Madre Celebration 2012

Terra Madre Day is an opportunity for the entire Slow Food network to celebrate local food and promote sustainable production and consumption to their communities and local decision makers. Thousands of actions in all corners of the world highlight our united vision and the diversity we are striving to maintain.

In the midst of all our Christmas busyness 30 Slow Food Waitakere members, friends and supporters came together  to celebrate Terra Madre Day with good food, good wine,  good company and a lot of laughter.

The inaugural Slow Food Quizz was a great hit!

The team at  Luscious Food Store in Te Atatu cooked up a beautiful organic dinner and were wonderful hosts.

A highlight of our evening was sharing the partnership we are proposing with  Man Alive which aims to help them establish a community garden for their clients and families. 

Man Alive is a leading social service provider committed to making a
real difference in our community through its counselling, family work,
group and youth programme.