Slow Food | East End: Sign Up to be a Baker | Sponsor an Event / Workshop + Fireside Pix

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Thank you to everyone who came to our

Flour Power Baker’s Workshop at CAST!

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We had so much fun chatting with you all. The outpouring of support for our community is humbling. And, oh, all the loaves of bread we will donate! We are so grateful to everyone who came out to learn more about Slow Food East End’s Flour Power program… now, let’s get baking!

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If you missed our event, don’t fret! Here are some important takeaways:

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You do NOT need to be an experienced baker to sign up.

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We will hold your hand throughout the process — we even give you a “hotline” number to call with questions.

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Everyone loves the bread (yes, we ate a lot).

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We are always looking for more bakers.

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While we hope you bake each cycle, we understand life gets in the way. So you can bake when you can and don’t worry about it if you have to skip weeks.

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You can ALWAYS sign up to be a baker for Flour Power!

Please don’t let the fact that you have a busy life stop you from signing up. Just head to our website to learn more about how the program works. The next baking cycle is February 13th, so there’s still plenty of time!

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Once you sign up we’ll send you an email with a baking video, and the drop-off procedure, and get you started in no time. We even have a Facebook group so that you can connect with other bakers in the community. Click below to sign up and bake for any of the food pantries in our Flour Power Program.

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We can always use your helping hands!

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Our fireside meetup at Quogue Wildlife Refuge was a huge success!

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Thank you Quogue Wildlife Refuge for hosting us. It was an amazing opportunity for our Board to meet so many people from our amazing East End community. We love discussing our programs, and we are so happy so many of you are interested in what we do. Slow Food East End Feed the forks program shared some cider and soup from Sydney’s with friends & neighbors. A big thank your to Jessica Easton owner at Belle and Whistle Weddings for sponsoring the event. We are especially grateful for the number of people who showed interest in volunteering their time to help in our programs.

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Reach out to us if you want to get involved in any of the following.

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𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫: Our community of bakers provides home-baked loaves of bread to local food pantries. Since our launch in 2021, we have been providing to the North Fork Apostolate and are excited to announce that this program will also be offered at CAST North Fork.

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𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬: We have one of the most successful Slow Food school garden programs in the U.S. with a mission to reconnect children and their families with real food while empowering and inspiring our local communities to eat well. Each year we give out $10,000 to schools for garden tools, supplies, and materials. Applications for grants up to $1,000 each are accepted on a rolling basis. We 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 this 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!

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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥s: We create partnerships between chefs and schools in our community to help educate students about food and healthy eating habits. We are looking forward to showing students, parents, and the school community how accessible and healthy the food around us is. We will provide simple recipes, tips, and tricks so that everyone can up their healthy food game.

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The 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 initiative is an effort to get the next generation more aware and involved in where their food is coming from. We are offering volunteer opportunities to our local youth that not only gives them a chance to document community service hours for school but also give them the chance to learn valuable life lessons in agriculture, sustainability & community. We are also creating a grant application for seniors in high school on the East End who plan to attend college for agricultural courses or similar studies that align with Slow Food’s mission.

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It’s only January, and we are just getting started. Stay tuned for what’s to come for the rest of 2023. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social to stay updated on all our activities.

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