Here is the description from the Museum:

When it comes to eating sustainably the question of locally sourced agriculture versus importing food is far from settled. Are New Yorkers willing to eat in season only and only what New York has the comparative advantage to produce? New Yorkers penchant for eating out adds for an additional complication. What does that mean for the city’s carbon footprint, given that restaurants are often more wasteful than home kitchens – even those committed to the new ideal of “farm-to-table” production? What are the real environmental costs associated with New York’s food system? Peter Hoffman, chef and owner of Savoy; Gabrielle Langholtz, editor, Edible Manhattan; James E. McWilliams, author of Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly (Little, Brown, 2009); David Owen, author of Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability (Riverhead, 2009); and Jennifer Small, owner and farmer from Flying Pigs Farm evaluate the environmental and social costs and benefits of the city’s food infrastructure. Presented in conjunction with Moveable Feast: Fresh Produce and the NYC Green Cart Program.

The Mesuem’s link for this event is http://www.mcny.org/public-programs/all/Local-Agriculture.html.

• planning and prepping production runs
• purchasing ingredients and tracking inventory 
• supervising and managing a production crew
• collecting production data and tracking production costs
• analyzing production data
• maintain quality at the highest level  

Required skills:

• ability to work and problem solve independently
• fluent in English and Spanish
• excellent computer and analytical skills, including use of spreadsheets
• experience in the field of food production and in a high pressure environment
• This full-time position needs to be filled immediately. Candidate must live in the area. Compensation will be in the $25,000 – $35,000 range based on experience and skill set.   

Please send qualified resumes to:
Farm to Table Copackers
luc@farm2tablecopackers.com
please no phone calls

Winter Sun Farms (WSF) is a local food company that works with local farms to create a winter CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program featuring frozen and preserved vegetables and fruits. WSF has grown to over 1,000 members and is now looking for a part time team member to help with its NYC growth. Although part time, this position has the potential to grow to full time.

The job’s main task will be recruiting NYC members. This will include visiting various NYC area CSA’s, helping to start new CSA’s and creating marketing material. The job would also include:
·         Setting up social networking sites for WSF
·         Out reach to NYC schools, institutions and co-ops for bulk local food sales.
·         Overall coordination with other WSF locations. (WSF New Paltz, WSF Westchester, WSF Connecticut, and WSF Albany)
·         As a small company, the job would also incorporate other aspects of running a start-up company.

WSF is looking for someone who understands the local food movement, is familiar with the NYC area, including Brooklyn, and has proficient computer social networking skills. The person must be very personable, comfortable speaking with people and selling memberships. The person must be highly organized and have the ability to complete tasks on their own and on time.

The position needs to be filled immediately and will run till at least the end of January 2011.  It will be an hourly position, starting at approximately 20hrs a week. Compensation will be in the $12 – $15 range based on experience and skill set.

Please contact by email:
Jim Hyland, President
Winter Sun Farms
jim@wintersunfarms.com
845-255-1699

Electronics Recycling
The Lower East Side Ecology Center will host five e-waste collections in January. Don’t miss your chance to keep old monitors, TVs, game consoles and more out of the landfill!

Sunday, January 3, 10am-4pm + Union Square (17th St. and Broadway)
Saturday, January 9, 10am-4pm + Riverside Drive at Dyckman St.
*** Sunday, January 10, 10am-4pm + 331 East 70th St. (b/t 1st and 2nd)
Saturday, January 16, 10am-4pm + Tekserve, 119 W 23rd St.
Sunday, January 17, 10am-4pm + Prospect Park West and 3rd St, Brooklyn

Visit www.lesecologycenter.org for more info.

Recycle Your Tree at MulchFest
Saturday and Sunday, January 9 & 10, 10am-2pm
Carl Shurz Park  - East 86th Street and East End Avenue

Holiday trees cleaned of ornaments and lights will be chipped into mulch at sites around the city. Bring your own bag if you would like to take home fresh mulch for your yard, garden or street tree.

Newly renovated one-bedroom apartment, 450 square feet, with high ceilings, hardwood floors, lots of big windows (some floor-to-ceiling), and plenty of closets (5!). This apartment is perfect for one or a couple.

The bedroom is cozy, with a large closet, a large window, and space enough for a queen-sized bed, plus dresser and night table. The comfortable working kitchen has enough space for a small kitchen table. Both a sofa and chairs will fit in the living room, with room left over for a tv. And the generous, newly-tiled bath has a full tub.

Apartment is on the second-floor (walk-up) in a very quiet and unique prewar (1912) landmarked building with great history and lovely details.  Building is well-maintained and has an on-site super.  Laundry, bike room, and storage are available in building.  Convenient to cross-town buses (M79, M31); up/downtown M15, and short walk to 6 train (77th Street stop).

Heat, gas, and electricity are all included in the rent.

Income verification and good credit a must.  $100 for credit check.  First and last month’s rent at signing.

Rent: $2200/month

Photos available by request.

Please add a comment to this posting if you would like to contact the owner directly.

The market gathers on South Street, between Beekman Street and Peck Slip in Manhattan between 11:00am – 4:00pm.

To mark the event, Hot Bread Kitchen offering seasonal, delectable breads.
Here are some highlights:

Fresh Masa:  For the first time ever, Hot Bread Kitchen is offering our stone-ground corn masa– the dough that we use to make our famous tortillas.  Pick up some masa and make your own tortillas, gorditas, tamales, and even papusas.  We will have a limited quantity, so stop by early. Prepared tortillas will also be available.

Trio of Challahs:  Just in time for Rosh Hashana, Hot Bread Kitchen is offering three types of challahs shaped in the traditional year-end crown shape.  We’ll have a sephardic challah with sesame and caraway, a traditional egg challah made with local whole wheat flour from the Finger Lakes, and a honey-sweet raisin challah.  You can pick them up Sunday and eat them this week or they’ll freeze beautifully for Rosh Hashana celebrations next weekend.

We’ll also have asiago and cherry tomato focaccia and lavash for snacking.

To learn about Hot Bread Kitchen, visit www.HotBreadKitchen.org

New York City’s own Calpulli Mexican Dance Co. returns to Queens Theatre
after a sold out run in 2008. With the flowing feathers of the
Aztecs, signature rhythms of the Mariachi, and elegant dresses from the
Gulf Coast, Calpulli brings vibrancy to these rich traditions in Queens.
For only two performances, the company will showcase its live music with
dance repertoire and new pieces developed for its recent spring tour.

Visit http://www.queenstheatre.org/web/frontends/event/1/0/77?CAKEPHP=f721666c4637c7200d216a5783769f36 for ticket information.

This has become a popular annual event, and we always collect a huge amount.  Please save your unwanted, unused or nonworking electronics, and get them to the church on time.  Businesses aren’t allowed to drop off electronics, but household items like TVs, cell phones, computers and computer components, printers, etc. are accepted.  Tell your friends and co-workers.

We’ll have flyers at the membership table soon.  You can also check the list of what’s accepted at www.lesecologycenter.org.

By giving schools the resources to serve real food, we can build a strong foundation for our children’s health. We can teach them healthy habits that will last them through life. We can make a down payment on health care reform. We can do all of this–but only if we help our legislators connect the dots.

And we can only do that with your help. That’s why we’re asking people everywhere to:

1. Attend an Eat-In in your community on Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2009. On that day, people across America will come together for public potlucks that send a clear message to legislators: It’s time to provide our children with real food at school.

Right now there are 239 potlucks planned in 49 states! Check out the map on our web site to find one near you (see  www.slowfoodusa.org/timeforlunch).  If you can’t find one in your community, consider gathering your friends and family together for a potluck, taking a photo and sending it along to us in order to show your support. We need to show legislators that there’s a real movement for change, which means we need people from every corner of the country to help out.  Get creative!

2. Sign the Time for Lunch petition at http://slowfoodusa.org/timeforlunch.
Help us get 20,000 signatures by September 7th by telling your friends, family, coworkers, church, groups and everyone else you know to sign it, too.

Post a link to Facebook and share it with blogs, message boards and listservs. Spread the word!
For more information, go to http://slowfoodusa.org/timeforlunch.

3. Tell your legislators in Congress that it ’s time to give schools the resources to serve real food.

• The petition and National Eat-In will build momentum, but we’ll only succeed if the people with the
power to make change hear that this issue is a priority in their districts.
• Contact your legislators by writing them a letter, making a phone call and inviting them to your
Eat-In. Our web site can help you do it.
• The Time for Lunch Platform explains the first steps Congress needs to take in order to get real
food into schools.
With your help, 2009 will mark the year this country takes its first step towards satisfying every child’s
right to real food. It’s time for lunch!
For more information, go to http://slowfoodusa.org/timeforlunch.

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