Past events
Hands-On Grain Processing Fundraiser
Participants at this event learned about different grains and how to use them. From breeding to grinding grains to making delicious bread, Professor Andrew Ross answered participants’ questions with solid scientific research. We didn’t just watch and listen. We rolled out pita rounds, comparing spelt with a more modern wheat. We bounced balls of nixtamalized…
Fill Your Pantry 2025
Back in November, Slow Food Corvallis took part in Ten Rivers Food Web’s “Fill Your Pantry and Winter Vegetable Sagra.” In the spirit of Slow Food, we shared hearty bean dishes like Hoppin’ John and Portuguese bean stew, by offering samples and recipes for folks to try at home. These dishes were made possible by…
Terra Madre Dinner 2025
On December 10th, Slow Food Corvallis came together at Castor for our annual Terra Madre Dinner. We enjoyed a delicious three-course, family-style meal made with ingredients from local producers within 55 miles of Corvallis, including Carlton Farms Pork, Gathering Together Farm, Rainshine Family Farm, and Camas Country Mill. A big thank you to everyone who…
Responding to Food-System Collapse in New Orleans
A Zoom Conversation with David Beriss Hurricane Ida temporarily broke New Orleans’s already fragile food system, leaving grocery stores empty and refrigerators and freezers full of rotting food. David Beriss, an anthropologist at the University of New Orleans, will tell us about the varied ways local businesses, individuals, and activist organizations responded. Together, we’ll consider…
Summer Potluck at Grassward Farm
The weather was perfect for our summer potluck at Grassward Dairy Farm. Before we tucked into a variety of different foods, Aimee brought our attention to 5 new calves and explained how and why they feed them their mothers’ milk from bottles. This gets the calves used to humans touching them and keeps the mothers’…
Terra Madre Dinner 2024
We gathered at Sybaris Bistro and enjoyed a lovely meal designed by Chef Matt Bennett. Sybaris Bistro has been making people happy since 2001. The restaurant is warm and beautiful and the wait staff is efficient and welcoming. The first course was a delicious chanterelle tart with salad on the side. The second course highlighted…
2024 Negroni Social at Lucca Taverna
Hey friends! If you missed this September’s Negroni Social at Lucca Taverna, do not despair. We’re planning another event for fall 2025. This year’s afternoon Negroni Social was lovely and casual, featuring Negronis (of course), complimentary delicious appetizers, and a variety of board games, including Corn Hole. But, best of all, friends just came together…
Slow Food Potluck in Avery Park
We had a fantastic time at our Seaweed Celebration potluck! Guests brought an amazing variety of seaweed-infused dishes, including spam musubi, soba noodles, dulse pesto, carrot salad with wakame, deviled eggs topped with seaweed caviar, and many more delicious creations. A standout moment of the event was the visit from Nate Jones, Chief Scientist at…
Disco Soup @ Planet Palooza
We are proud to have taken part in the City of Corvallis’ Planet Palooza event by serving up a ‘Disco Soup’ made from gleanings provided by the First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op! Thanks to their support, we were able to make 18 quarts of soup made from unsaleable carrots, mushrooms, celery, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes,…
Annual Meeting and Potluck 2020
Slow Food Corvallis held its 2020 general meeting and potluck on Sunday, January 12, at the Tunison Community Center, on Tunison Road in South Corvallis. Some thirty people came, and the room was just the right size for the group. Participants brought a wide variety of delicious potluck dishes, some wine, and an especially impressive…