Slow Food East End, together with the Edible School Garden Group of the East End, will answer celebrity chef Jaime Oliver’s call to join a national “Food Revolution Day” Friday, May 17.  Farmer Frank, a new East End farmer who started Bhumi Farm in Amagansett this season, is Jaime Oliver’s Long Island ‘ambassador’ for the event is assisting us with event.

Our activities will take place at Bridgehampton School Greenhouse, 2685 Montauk Highway, 5 to 7 pm.

We will share a potluck supper so please bring a fresh, local entrée, side dish or dessert for 6-8 people to share.

During the event, three local chefs will be on hand to demonstrating how to prepare delicious and nutritious food:

Nadia Ernestus (Hampton’s Health Coach);

Bryan Futerman (Chef and owner of Foody’s in Watermill) ;

Bhavani Jaroff (Slow Food Huntington; Natural Foods Chef, Educator, Radio Host, and Food Activist)

The Bridge Marimba Band will accompany the festivities.

What is Food Revolution Day?

Food Revolution Day is a global day of action for people to make a stand for good food and essential cooking skills. It’s a chance for people to come together within their homes, schools, workplaces and communities to cook and share their kitchen skills, food knowledge and resources. Food Revolution Day aims to raise awareness about the importance of good food and better food education for everyone by focusing on three simple actions – cook it, share it, live it.

Slow Food East End has a new Edible School Garden Coordinator, Marguerite Nesteruk, who will be replacing Peter Priolo.  She will begin work immediately helping school gardens prepare for the growing season.  She will join KK Haspell and Jeff Negron who are continuing the work they started last spring.  Slow Food East End’s three School Garden Coordinators provide teachers and students on the East End with technical and practical advice.

“Working hands-on with nature is a priority of mine,”says Marguerite, “along with being committed to furthering the value of environmental awareness.”

Marguerite is a graduate of Pace University and Parsons School of Design. She has taken courses on creating and sustaining school gardens and on permaculture design.  Most recently she worked as a naturalist at Avalon Park and Preserve in Stony Brook.  She has also trained and mentored new employees at Ambassadors of the Environment in California. While there she managed and maintained gardens and garden projects. Marguerite has traveled widely (backpacking all the way) and has worked as a volunteer with several farming and environmental centers.

Slow Food East End’s Master Farmer program is made possible through the generosity of the Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation