Taste of Tennessee

by Poplar, July 15, 2009 | Permalink

Come join us this Saturday fo a Taste of Tennessee !

We’re happy to host local and regional artisans, who will share their food and more importantly, their stories with you! 

Taste of Tennessee is a great way to bring the family together this weekend and serves as powerful reminder of the importance of supporting our local vendors here in the Mid-South.  By supporting local vendors and their products, we as consumers are putting money back into the community, something particularly valuable during these difficult economic times. And buying local products can save some money for you too! Seasonal items are in abundance, and we aren’t paying heavy transportation costs, and all of those savings get passed on to you. As if all of that isn’t incentive enough, buying local also helps save the environment. Less transport, less fuel, less emissions. It’s simply the way to go. 

So who can you come support? Delta Pecans, a great orchard out of Tutwiler, MS. that offers delicious, all natural gourmet pecans. Mountain Jimis bringing his amazing ice cream, and Grow Agrawill show off their wheatgrass. Journey to Bliss raw foods will be in attendance, as well as Tennessee T-Cakes! You’ll be able to taste local honey, coffee, cheesecake, baklava, produce and sauces. You can also taste beef and cheese from our southern region! Collect our local trading cards, and you could win a reusable tote filled with $100 worth of local and regional products!

At 12pm, Chef Giacomo of Cafe Toscana is giving a free cooking class featuring local items! Melissa Peterson, Editor of Edible Memphis will be here to talk food, and The Memphis Farmers Market will be showing off their awesome new cookbook!

At 1:30pm, check out our Whole Foods Market cookbook during a free cooking class in the community room. Everyone will leave with a great recipe and tasty sample, but one lucky attendee will leave with the book too!

Lastly, How about something to beat the heat? We’ll be hosting an ice cream social from 2pm-4pm. The sundaes will be made with ALL LOCAL INGREDIENTS! How cool is that? And all proceeds will benefit SlowFood Memphis, an organization dedicated to maintaining the integrity of homegrown, home cooked, delicious foods.

See you there!

For more information of if you have questions, email Liza Burke Liza.burke@wholefoods.com.

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