Grass-Fed Beef from Geauga Family Farms

Geauga Family Farms will have certified organic grassfed beef from two producers available this Fall. The flavor and texture of this beef, raised locally in pastures by family farmers, will win over your tastebuds.The ground beef is 90% lean, the steaks tender and juicy -- and, this beef will cook more quickly than supermarket beef!Please, do not overcook! The exception is ground beef, which will give deep, delicious flavor to long-simmered dishes.

1) Certified organic Piedmontese/Semital/Holstein cross, boned to yield ground beef and boneless cuts to order, including tenderloin fillets, rib eyes, strip steaks.

Sold by the whole (hanging weight ~ 700#), half (~ 350#), or quarter (~ 175#).

Cost with certified organic processing, $3.69 per pound hanging weight, not including delivery. Cost with conventional processing, $3.19 per pound hanging weight, not including delivery.

2) Certified organic Piedmontese beef, naturally tender without marbling and lower in cholesterol that skinless chicken breast. Cut to order, sold by whole (~ 650# hanging weight), half (~ 325#), or quarter (~ 160#).

Cost with certified organic processing, $5.35 per pound hanging weight, not including delivery.

Cost with conventional processing, vacuum wrap, $4.40 per pound hanging weight, not including delivery.

Cost with conventional processing, freezer paper double wrap, $4.29 per pound hanging weight, not including delivery.

These cows are still in pasture, living a good life on the farm. Geauga Family Farms starts our pricing with a 'fair trade' price for the farmer -- we know our customers will love this beef, and will want to have more available next year and beyond. Along with our customers and the farmers, we are building sustainable relationships that will continue to provide heatlthy foods from healthy soils for healthy people.

To order, or with any questions, please call or send an e-message. The farmers will appreciate your sharing this information with friends, neighbors, family, co-workers.

Thank you for supporting local family farmers, we appreciate your commitment and dedication.

Kathleen Webb
Geauga Family Farms
440-286-5326 home
216-408-7719 cell
www.gfamilyfarms@aol.com

Thank You!

Thank you to our members and friends who volunteered their time this past weekend to help make the first annual Ripe Food & Garden Festival event a success! We introduced thousands of folks to the world of Slow Food and had a great deal of fun doing it.

Audrey, Sue, Sarah, Cory, Karen, Rebecca, Brandon, Steve, Julie, Stan, Jyll, Peter, Virginia, Meghan, Trenton, Veronica, Nancy, Mary Anne, and Herb: You are the best!

A special thank you as well to Abbe Turner of Lucky Penny Creamery for the sampling of artisan goat cheeses; Lucy Wellhausen from Ohio Honey Company who led a tasting of local honey; and to Larry Luschek of Infinite Garden Farm who led the garlic tasting.

Thank you,

Slow Food Northern Ohio

Terra Madre Harvest Dinner, October 10

Save the date and spread the word!

Please join us on Sunday, October 10 at 6pm for cocktails and 7pm for dinner as we celebrate the fall harvest and say “buon viaggio” to Slow Food Northern Ohio’s 2010 Terra Madre delegates as they prepare for this year’s event in Turin, Italy.

Terra Madre delegates Flying Fig Chef Karen Small, urban farmer and Local Food Cleveland founder Peter McDermott, and urban farmer, Virginia Houston are planning a meal showcasing the fall bounty from Northeast Ohio farms.

Tickets are $35* and include a glass of wine. (*18% service charge will be added to each bill).Reservations are required! Call the Flying Fig today to reserve your seat, 216.241.4243.

Menu will include:
- Local pork shoulder confit
- Local chicken with apricots and figs
- Braised local greens and heirloom beans
- Seasonal roasted squash and potatoes
- Local greens salad
- Ohio apple crisp

Slow Food Terra Madre Harvest Dinner
Sunday, October 10 at 6pm
The Flying Fig, 2523 Market Ave, Cleveland, 44113

Slow Food on Ohio Authority

Check out this piece on Slow Food Northern Ohio at Ohio Authority.

http://www.ohioauthority.com/articles/food-and-drink/slowness-is-all

Ripe! Food & Garden Festival

Slow Food Northern Ohio invites you to participate in Cleveland Botanical Garden’s first ever Ripe! Food & Garden Festival coming up this September 23-26.

There are a number of ways to participate and get involved in Ripe!

VOLUNTEER at the Slow Food Northern Ohio Booth:
Slow Food Northern Ohio will be hosting a booth at the Ripe! festival for the entire weekend – Friday, September 24 through Sunday, September 26. We’re collaborating with Local Food Cleveland to offer a Ripe! attendees a taste of our local food community. In addition to tastings of locally grown and produced foods, other local food organizations will be invited to join us throughout the weekend and supply literature about their initiatives. We’re looking for Slow Food members and friends to serve as volunteers at the booth. An organizational meeting will take place on Saturday, September 18 to finalize plans. Please let us know if you’re interested in volunteering or helping out with Ripe! by emailing us at slowfoodnorthernohio@gmail.com.

Dine at the Harvest Moon Dinner, September 23, 6-10pm:
An extraordinary dinner will take place on the eve of the Ripe! event. The Harvest Moon Dinner will feature all-local cuisine by Chefs Tony Smoody of Bon Appetit, Douglas Katz of Fire Food & Drink, and Ben Bebenroth of Spice of Life Catering Co. Cocktails begin at 6pm followed by a 5-course locally grown dinner featuring grass fed beef from Miller Livestock, vegetables from the Green Corps Urban Farms, fruit from Woolf Farms, mushrooms from Killbuck Mushroom Farm, grass-fed cheeses from Lake Erie Creamery and Cherry Lane Farm and Lucky Penny Farm, and more! Tickets are on sale now at the Cleveland Botanical Garden website.

Attend the Ripe! Food & Garden Festival:
Ripe! Food & Garden Festival is an exciting, new event whose time has come. Ripe! celebrates the edible gardening revolution and our region’s thriving commitment to local food. At the time when nature’s bounty is at its peak, this joyous festival offers you one-stop access to our most prominent local food purveyors and proponents, along with the farmers and gardeners who are bringing fresh food to our own backyards. We will show you what, when and how to grow and eat, and how you and your families can enjoy yourselves enormously in the process. Advance, discounted tickets are on sale now online at http://www.cbgarden.org/, at the Cleveland Botanical Garden box office, and at all Heinen’s Fine Foods locations.

Participate as a Food or Merchandise Vendor

Are you a local farmer, chef or restaurant owner? Do you have a locally produced product? Promote your business and join in the fun at Ripe! There’s still time to join the Ripe! festival as a food or merchandise vendor. Additional information for vendors is attached to this email.

Submit a Healthy Recipe in the Aetna Healthy Food Fight
We know that Slow Foodies are great cooks. Why not show off your talents by submitting a recipe. You could win a trip to Los Angeles to cook at the finals judged by Bobby Flay. Click here for more information on the Aetna Healthy Food Fight.

We’re looking forward to a fantastic weekend of local food and farming fun at Ripe! Won’t you join us?

Click here to read more about Ripe!