On Saturday, February 6th, 2011 Tre Piani restaurant in Forrestal Village hosted the Central New Jersey Slow Food Winter Farmers Market from 11am to 3pm. Jim weaver, the owner and executive chef at Tre Piani is also the founder of the Central New Jersey Chapter of the “Slow Food” International Movement in 1999.
The Slow Food Movement started in Italy in 1986, based on the belief that "industrialization of food was standardizing taste and leading to the annihilation of thousands of food varieties and flavors. With the preservation of taste at the forefront, the Slow Food movement seeks to support and protect small growers and artisanal producers, support and protect the physical environment, and promote biodiversity". According to Jim, "Slow Food is basically the opposite of fast food, a return to local traditions and flavors, a return to the table, and a return to the know how of where food comes from".
Slow Food events such as this Winter Farmers market is committed to showcasing small farms, and locally produced, unique food and production methods. So, I decided to hold the February meetup for my foodie group, New Jersey Foodies at Tre Piani. The format of the meetup was quite open, with most of us meeting in front of Tre Piani and walking around the market meeting the local producers and sampling and buying their food. One of the Vendors, Randy of "Randy's Gourmet" is in fact a member of our foodie group so it was great seeing our friends both as providers and supporters of the local Slow Food movement. All in all, a great start to the weekend, meeting friends and stocking up the pantry with local goodies.
Vendors at this market included the following:
Cherry Grove Farm
North Slope Farm
Beech Tree Farm
Village Bakery
Lillipies
Valley Shepherd Creamery
Davidson's Exotic Mushrooms
Randy’s Gourmet
Grab 'Em Snacks
Pure Indian Foods Organic Ghee
Tassot Apiaries
Hopewell Valley Vineyards
Bobolink Dairy Farm
John Henry Goldman and the Straight Jazz Quartet entertained the local market participants and shoppers.
Note: words in quotes have been taken from http://www.slowfoodcentralnj.org/About_Slow_Food.html
The Slow Food Movement started in Italy in 1986, based on the belief that "industrialization of food was standardizing taste and leading to the annihilation of thousands of food varieties and flavors. With the preservation of taste at the forefront, the Slow Food movement seeks to support and protect small growers and artisanal producers, support and protect the physical environment, and promote biodiversity". According to Jim, "Slow Food is basically the opposite of fast food, a return to local traditions and flavors, a return to the table, and a return to the know how of where food comes from".
Slow Food events such as this Winter Farmers market is committed to showcasing small farms, and locally produced, unique food and production methods. So, I decided to hold the February meetup for my foodie group, New Jersey Foodies at Tre Piani. The format of the meetup was quite open, with most of us meeting in front of Tre Piani and walking around the market meeting the local producers and sampling and buying their food. One of the Vendors, Randy of "Randy's Gourmet" is in fact a member of our foodie group so it was great seeing our friends both as providers and supporters of the local Slow Food movement. All in all, a great start to the weekend, meeting friends and stocking up the pantry with local goodies.
Vendors at this market included the following:
North Slope Farm
Beech Tree Farm
Village Bakery
Lillipies
Valley Shepherd Creamery
Davidson's Exotic Mushrooms
Randy’s Gourmet
Grab 'Em Snacks
Pure Indian Foods Organic Ghee
Tassot Apiaries
Hopewell Valley Vineyards
Bobolink Dairy Farm
John Henry Goldman and the Straight Jazz Quartet entertained the local market participants and shoppers.
Note: words in quotes have been taken from http://www.slowfoodcentralnj.org/About_Slow_Food.html
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