Thanks from the slow food group…..

Linda & Maureen from Land & Sea, the San Juan Island chapter of Slow Food USA, say the presentations from the Kallari chocolate cooperative last month went great, and wanted to thank some folks:

We had a GREAT visit from translator/intern Rebecca Roebber of the Kallari chocolate cooperative!

Thank you so much, Ian, for posting our event, with a picture, too! (Your help was amazing – we got our first call 9 am the morning it appeared!)

Becca visited with our Land & Sea Youth high school Club and advisors and friends; the 5th grade classes of Debbie Taylor, CJ Wavra and Jay Westphalen at FHES, and 3 of Jim McNairy’s classes combined with 2 of Ruthie Paull’s cooking classes at FHHS. Becca also gave a delicious and informative presentation at the FH Library (thank you, Adrienne Bourne, Beth Helstein and Floyd, tech expert), and we had a wonderful evening with many island farmers & great friends at a potluck in the tack room and around the bonfire at the warm and welcoming Sesby’s Heritage farm. (Thank you Lee, Mike and 3/17/09 incarnation of the All You Can Eat Band!).

The assistance of both Tom Schultz and the last minute computer expertise of Bruce Gregory helped make the presentation in the hayloft possible. Thank you for your generosity, Jim and Christina, also Casey, Vince, Tim, and Tito!

Our island gave Becca a wonderful reception, and this capable young woman did a great job doing not only her planned part but filling in for the missing (and missed) Enrique, telling us about the production of chocolate worldwide, and the inspiring ongoing story of Ecuador’s Kallari cooperative. Thank you so much, Becca! Mucho gusto.

For more info about Kallari Cooperative, and Land & Sea, the San Juan Island chapter of Slow Food USA: http://slowfoodlandandsea.blogspot.com/

Best,
Maureen & Linda

You can support the San Juan Update by doing business with our loyal advertisers, and by making a one-time contribution or a recurring donation.