TOWNSHEND — As part of its food sovereignty campaign, Rural Vermont continues its new series highlighting the traditional foods and connections that make each Vermont community unique.
On Friday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. in West Townshend, join neighbors and friends for an old-fashioned family-style meal that celebrates the area's agricultural roots, and then stay for a conversation about what makes this food system special, and what changes could make it even better.
The event is free. RSVP by email or phone (802-223-7222) for the location.
“Consider the potluck supper to be a delicious depiction of the greater West Townshend community's food culture and food system,” event organizers write.
“Bring food with a story,” their announcement continues. “This might be something that is homegrown/raised, or it might be a traditional dish from the area's collective past.”
The group will embark on a discussion that will examine the greater West Townshend community's food system (which they describe as a “foodshed”), identify how and where opportunity for improvement exists, and begin the process to address these shortcomings.
Rural Vermont's campaign embraces the right of communities to produce, process, sell, and purchase local foods, as Vermonters have for generations.
Rural Vermont's food sovereignty campaign seeks to recognize, revitalize, celebrate, and support community-based food systems that have been forced underground or destroyed by modern industry.
Rural Vermont is a statewide nonprofit group founded by farmers in 1985 to advocate and educate. For more information, call (802-223-7222) or visit the organization's website.