“A celebration of Food Heritage and
Forgotten Skills”
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st
April 2013 - Sandbrook House, Co. Carlow
Slow Food International and
Sandbrook House are delighted to deliver the second International Grandmothers
Day Celebration 2013. This year they are back and bigger than ever with a two
day event in Sandbrook House.
The weekend is a celebration of
Ireland's food heritage and is dedicated to remembering and recording lost
skills & the precious inherited wisdom passed down by previous
generations.
Saturday 20th April – An
International Symposium
This international expert led
symposium will have a focus on education; exploring how our food heritage can
create employment for this generation.
Slow Food has invited all the Institutes
of Technology across the country to come together for a major symposium to
grapple the issues facing artisanal food production, the supply chain and rural
employment. Join them as they investigate “How can we learn from
our Food Heritage to create employment for this generation”. Hear leading
Irish & European experts speak on conservation and forgotten skills.
They will close the evening with a traditional Fullacht Fiadh – a one of a kind
reproduction of the traditional Irish cooking method.
Sunday 21st April –
Grandmothers Day
“Calling all grans and
granddaughters, grandas and grandsons, nonnas and daughters, mamós and sons!”
Sunday 21st April is Slow
Food Grandmother’s Day at Sandbrook House, giving families the opportunity to
spend time together dedicated to remembering and recording lost skills, and the
precious inherited wisdom passed down by previous generations.
Grandmothers Day is all about
supporting and showcasing artisans and our local food producers. On this
day food lovers, food producers, chef & farmers, along with food and
drink suppliers will come together at Sandbrook House to celebrate Slow Food
and Forgotten Skills.
Food producers, chefs, farmers and
artisans will come together to celebrate good, clean and fair food, the Slow
Food way, with almost 50 different exhibitors, terrific treats to sample,
interesting stories to hear, talents to admire and skills to watch and learn.
Grandmother’s Day at Sandbrook will
be opened by Ballymaloe’s Darina Allen, Slow Food pioneer and President of Slow
Food Ireland, who will give the keynote speech at 12 midday and will later do a
cookery demonstration of some of her most cherished almost forgotten skills.
Demonstrations and experiences will
include butter, cheese, sausage and chocolate making, chicken keeping, wild
food foraging, lace making, willow weaving, bee keeping, candle making, and
throwing pottery, as well as a selection of food-focused skills. There will
also be a café stalls and a bustling farmer’s market, showcasing finest local,
traditional and handmade produce including, organic meats, farmhouse cheeses,
vegetables and salads, handmade pasta, artisan breads, wood fired pizzas, local
honey and chocolate truffles.
Grandmothers are invited to bring
along their own favourite recipes that they would like to pass onto their
grandchildren for Slow Food to compile a special recipe scrapbook.
As well as new (old) skills to
appreciate, Grandmother’s Day has other fun things to do for children of all
ages, from face painting to arts & crafts competitions, a petting zoo
and a games area.
With family fun, fabulous food and a
little easy learning along the way, Slow Food Grandmother’s Day at Sandbrook
runs from 11am to 6pm on Sunday 22 April. Admission is €10 including free entry
for all children with one adult, free car parking and free entry to all
workshops. Cookery demonstrations range from €10 - €15 and are on a first come,
first served basis.
For further information please
contact Kate Gaffey: kate@sandbrook.ie or check out the website at www.grandmothersday.ie
