Monday, October 11, 2010

CLEVELAND BOTANICAL SOCIETY FIRST ANNUAL RIPE FESTIVAL

NOW AIRING  ON TV20 IS THE EPISODE SHOT AT THE FIRST ANNUAL CLEVELAND BOTANICAL SOCIETY RIPE FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING THE HARVEST AND ALL THINGS LOCAL FOOD!!! JUST CLICK ON WATCH TV 20 NOW ON LEFT SIDE OF SCREEN, AFTER CLICKING ON TV-2O (CITY OF CLEVELAND WEBSITE) ON MY FAVORITE LINKS! ENJOY THE SHOW AND ALL THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON ALL THINGS LOCAL. AS ALWAYS, I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS TO ANY SOURCING OF PRODUCTS, INFORMATION AND RECIPES. EMAIL ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO FOOD, COOKING, AND/OR ANYTHING YOU HAVE SEEN ON THE SAUCY GOURMET, TO ME, CHEF DENISE DEMMITT AT thesaucygourmet@hotmail.com 
 THIS WAS A GREAT FESTIVAL AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHOW. YOU MAY VIEW THE SHOW FROM THURSDAY OCTOBER 7, 2010 THROUGH OCTOBER 14, 2010. SHOWTIMES ARE DAILY AT 11:00 A.M. EST, 4:00 PM EST, AND 9:30 P.M. EST. ALL OTHER PREVIOUSLY AIRED EPISODES WILL ULTIMATELY BE ARCHIVED, AND LISTED UNDER SHOWS, JUST SCROLL DOWN TO THE SAUCY GOURMET AND CLICK!!!!

DON'T FORGET, MANY OF THE COTTAGE INDUSTRIES AND DAIRYS SEEN IN THIS EPISODE ARE AVAILABLE AT HEINEN'S GROCERY AND SPECIALTY STORES. THE LISTED LOCAL ORGANIC FOOD PROVIDERS CAN BE AVAILABLE TO A STORE CLOSE TO YOU, IF YOU CONTACT BOTH THE FARM THAT PRODUCES THE PRODUCT, AND YOUR LOCAL STORE, AND LET THEM KNOW THE PRODUCTS YOUR INTERESTED IN YOUR LOCAL STORE(S) CARRYING.  MAKE SURE YOU TELL THE FARMER WHERE YOU SHOP, HOW YOU HEARD OF THEM (ON TV-20, FROM THE SAUCY GOURMET)AND THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL GROCER TO SUPPLY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, LOCALLY. IT NEVER HURTS TO ASK!!!  BELIEVE ME, THESE MICRO ORGANIC FARMS WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE SOURCING OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEIR PRODUCTS TO YOU. DON'T BE SHY.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHATSOEVER, PLEASE CONTACT CHEF DENISE DEMMITT, THE SAUCY GOURMET, AT thesaucygourmet@hotmail.com I WOULD BE PLEASED TO HEAR FROM YOU.

HERE ARE A LIST OF THOSE LOCAL FOOD SOURCES INTERVIEWED AND SHOWN AT THE RIPE FESTIVAL AND THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW:

SNOWVILLE CREAMERY, Proprietor Warren Taylor.
http://www.snowvillecreamery.com/   THIS IS WHOLE MILK, 2 PERCENT, AND NON-FAT MILK FROM GRASS FED COWS, MILKED FAR LESS FREQUENTLY, RESULTING IN A FAR SUPERIOR PRODUCT TO ANYTHING YOU HAVE EVER TASTED, I PROMISE YOU THIS!!! CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. THIS IS THE BEST MILK I EVER TASTED, AND I AM A MILK DRINKER, BIG TIME!!!
ROBERT ROTHSCHILD FARMS, GOURMET JAMS, SAUCES, DIPS, FOR GENERATIONS, ALL LOCALLY PRODUCED. http://www.robertrothschildfarms.com/  THIS PRODUCT IS FOR THE DISCERNING PALATE, WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE TIME TO MAKE IT THEMSELVES, BUT WANTS A GOURMET ITEM THAT IS NATURAL, AND LOCALLY PRODUCED.

MAMA JOE'S PIES, LOCALLY MADE IN AMHERST AND MEDINA, OHIO. THERE ARE MORE THAN 33 VARIETIES. THE CRUST IS TO DIE FOR, MMM  MMM  GOOD!!!!! MY FAVORITES ARE THEIR PECAN PIE, CHERRY PIE, BANANA CREAM, AND THEIR PUMPKIN CHEESE  PIE AT THANKSGIVING. THE CREAM CHEESE IS BAKED INTO THE CRUST AND IT IS SIMPLY AMAZING!!

MACKENZIE CREAMERY ( LUXURIOUS LOCAL ARTISAN GOAT CHEESE, BY CHEESEMAKER JEAN MACKENZIE) ALL GOAT MILK IS FRESH FROM TWO LOCAL  AMISH FARMS. THIS CHEESE IS CRAFTED WITH LOVE AND PASSION, AND MIXED WITH INGREDIENTS THAT GO SO WELL TOGETHER. THE FIG AND CONGAC WAS PURE HEAVEN. THE WARMTH OF THE INGREDIENTS AND THE SMOOTHNESS OF THE CHEESE WAS A PERFECT MATCH. THIS CHEESE, WITH MY FAVORITE CRACKER, WILL BE ON MY HOLIDAY TABLE, TO BE CERTAIN. MANY OTHER NATURAL FLAVOR VARIETIES, SUCH AS HERBS DE PROVENCE, ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL. THIS PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY BEING SOLD AT HEINENS, AND HAS WON SEVERAL NATIONAL AWARDS, AND HAS ONLY BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR TWO YEARS. THIS PRODUCT WAS MY TOP PICK OF THE DAY.  phone 440-226-0772  email jeanniegoat@yahoo.com

TOTALLY COOKED FOODS AND EVENT PLANNING, CHEF DANTE D'AVELLO. CATERING, CHUCKWAGON STYLE, SAUCY, FULL-SERVICE, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND READY TO PROVIDE FOR ANY AND ALL OF YOUR CULINARY NEEDS. THEY BRING THE WAGON RIGHT TO YOU, from low and slow local meats, to fresh ESPRESSO CART, AND FINE PASTERIES. Whatever your needs, custom menus are their specialty.
PHONE 330-923-9924  FOR CALL AHEAD ORDERS AND INFORMATION.
http://www.totallycooked.com/ totallycooked.com

MY FAVORITE URBAN GREEN SPACE PROJECT AT THE RIPE FESTIVAL GOES TO:
GARDENHOOD ENTERPRISES. GARDENHOOD ENTERPRISES FOCUSES ON
LOCAL GREENSPACE FARMING IN URBAN INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOODS
 gardening for seniors, raised bed gardening for disabled and/or seniors, community urban gardening, working with at risk youth gardening projects, and hoop house gardening. THIS ORGANIZATION IS LOOKING TO EXPAND UNUSED, BLIGHTED AND ABANDONED LANDS IN URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS AND CREATE NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GREEN SPACE PROJECTS, FEEDING OUR COMMUNITY AND INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOODS' BODIES, MINDS, AND SPIRITS THROUGH GARDENING. THIS AMBITIOUS PROGRAM SEEKS TO TEACH OTHERS OF ALL AGES HOW TO FARM, FEED THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY, AND DEVELOP OCCUPATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL SKILLS THROUGH PROGRAMS FOR AT RISK YOUTH. 
      THE SAUCY GOURMET ENDORSES THIS ENTERPRISE AND IS DETERMINED TO ASSIST IN ITS FRUITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING URBAN CLEVELANDERS TO GROW AND COOK THEIR OWN WHOLE, HEALTHY, AND DELICIOUS FOODS. COMMUNITIES CAN FEED EACH OTHER IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
     BY DEVELOPING GREEN SPACES IN THE INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOODS,  COMMUNITY BONDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS CAN BE STRENGTHENED, AT RISK YOUTH CAN RECEIVE HANDS ON TRAINING, MENTORING,  AND EXPERIENCE THE TRUE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR, PROVIDING OUR AT RISK YOUTH WITH AN OUTLET AND A PURPOSE THAT PRESENTS A NEW APPROACH TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL CHOICES  THEY MAKEABOUT THEIR FUTURE.  
         REMEMBER  CLEVELAND, WE NEED TO FEED OUR COMMUNITIES, TOGETHER,  IN MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT. AS FOUNDER MARVETTA RUTHERFORD SAYS, "ITS ALL GOOD AT GARDENHOOD".
TO GET INVOLVED, OR FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GARDENHOOD ENTERPRISES . CONTACT MARVETTA RUTHERFORD , email vette1266@yahoo.com  addresses: 139 KINSMAN, AND 8003 BROADWAY, phone 216-538-6630 and 216-235-8609. MS. RUTHERFORD IS STILL GROWING SOME BEAUTIFUL MIXED BABY LETTUCES AND WILL BE STARTING HER HOOP HOUSES, FOR WINTER GREENHOUSE GARDENING.

THE REFUGEE RESPONSE ORGANIZATION Director James Hamilton. EMAIL james@refugeeresponse.org   1832 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113.  Phone 440-231-1637
Farming 6 ACRES IN OHIO CITY, AND TEACHING REFUGEES SKILLS TO ULTIMATELY FARM THEIR OWN URBAN GREEN SPACES TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES AND TO PROLIFERATE THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

*SPECIAL MENTION TO THE KIDS AND EDUCATORS AT LUTHERAN MEMORIAL SCHOOL AND ERICH HOOPER, FROM HOOPER FARM IN TREMONT, OHIO. ERICH HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO TAKING AT RISK YOUTH FROM THE STREET AND PROVIDING THEM WITH SKILLS AND GREEN JOBS. BIG PROPS TO ERICH HOOPER AND HOOPER FARMS!!! PHONE 216-861-5224/ 2835 W. 11TH STREET, CLEVELAND, OH 44113 (TREMONT, OHIO)

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