CELEBRATING TERRA MADRE DAY
Pop up Market on Main Douglas Road next to Galvin’s Carry Out Off Licence, is bringing Terra Madre Day 2011 on Saturday 10thDecember to the community 2pm - 4pm.
This is the third year of Slow Food’s Global day of Action, it is a day to celebrate Slow Living and eating locally.
Come and meet local artisan producers and sample their wonderful produce.
You will have the opportunity to order your Christmas hams and other festive trimmings. There will be signed copies of Darina Allens Forgotten Skills cook book and a very good chance that the author herself may pop in!
Christmas gift ideas ranging from €5 upwards.
There will be a butter making demonstration by Peter Foynes from the Cork Butter Museum.
The Pop Up Market is a joint venture between Mary Jane Russell from Town & Country, Simone Kelly and Trixie Leahy of Interior Living.
The philosophy of the Slow Food Movement is reflected in the careful selection of artisan goods available at the Pop up Market.
Everyone is most welcome to this unique celebration,Terra Madre 2011 at the Pop Up Market from 2pm -4pm.
TERRA MADRE 2010 EVENT
Date: 11th December 2010
To celebrate Terra Madre Day, Killavullen Farmers Market is hosting a “Meet your Local Producers” market. Kitty Scully, the Horticulturlist Presenter from the RTE1 show Corrigan Cooks Naturally will give an introduction to the Slow Food philosophy and Terra Madre vision before leading a guided walk of this unique atmospheric market which is held in a polytunnel on the stunning grounds of the Nano Nagle Centre. Participants will have a chance to meet and chat with their local artisanal food producers and crafts people and sample some of the wonderful local seasonal produce that is available in their locality. The event is free of charge and first talk and tour will start at 11.15am.
Coordinator: Kitty Scully
Contact: kitty@nanonaglebrithplace.ie
