You are cordially invited to an evening in The Shire.
3 course organic vegetarian feast set in a cozy and elegant atmosphere. That means candles and twinkle lights!

To reserve your seat at the table, please rsvp to nora@boulderfoodrescue.org. Location upon RSVP.
$18 per hobbit
$22 if you would like to drink flagons of wine with your meal
Arrive at 6, meal at 7pm
The meal will be capped at 25 friends.

We are holding this event to raise sheckles for a Boulder Food Rescue project. Boulder Food Rescue is a local non profit that picks up food that would otherwise go to waste at grocery stores and transports it by bike to agencies that serve hungry, homeless and low income folks in Boulder. The specific project that will receive funding from this event is a series of canning and food preservation classes at our partner organizations so that its a celebration and not an emergency when we drop off a whole bike trailer full of cucumbers!
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The first part of our Food, Film, Dialogue Events just ended. Food was on the center stage: We hosted two-Farm to Table Dinners on Monday and Tuesday. A short summary: Amazing food, people and a great success.

Below are the goals we accomplished. Stay tuned for the next part — Film: On October 18th, we are showing “Tsunami & the Cherry Blossom” in conjunction with the Colorado Resiliency Initiative (http://www.facebook.com/events/289764474471319/).

1) Raise awareness about the abundance of organically grown, regional vegetables and fruits in season.

A huge “Thank you, Gracias, Danke, Mille Graci” to Miller Farms. With your amazing support, we could feed 55 people. Hey you: Do you know about the sweet Bag Deal you can get on Saturday at the Farmer’s Market? $10 all you can fit in a bag — beets, green beans, onions, squashes, pumkins and more are now all in season.

2) Raise money for local non-profit organization

We raised $512 during the two dinners we hosted plus an anonymous $400 donation. The Colorado Resiliency Initiative still needs more support to pay for the film rights ($800) to “Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom”, the space and organization to show the movie. And last but definitely not least, to create the Community Resiliency Mapping System that is now in the works. If you have money to give, please make a donation here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/225094.

3) Slow Advertisement for local business

We are proud to announce that we are working in symbiosis with some high quality businesses. Savory Spice Shop not only provides us with spices, Dan also offered his store yesterday to host the Farm-to-Table Dinner.

Another big shout out to Hazel Dell Mushrooms, who provided the most important ingredients for our Mushroom Sauce: Cinnamon Cap Mushrooms…very tasty!

4) Cook food for the community from scratch with quality ingredients for a price people can afford

Some paid $50, some paid $5. All of us at Chrysalis had a 4 course meal that was made with local and organic ingredients inspired by the traditional cuisine of Germany, Poland, Spain & Turkey.

5) Involve volunteers that enjoy work

All our volunteers for the Event have been absolutely amazing. And not one was tired. In fact, it seemed more that people gained energy from the Events. Let’s keep up! We always look for volunteers, please ask. Look at ze Contact to send us an electronic mail.

This post is to give a big thanks and some attention to Miller Farms.

When we first told Miller Farms that we want to host a Fundraising Farm-to-Table Dinner, they did not hesitate to offer to donate some produce.

And they didn’t just donate some produce. Miller Farms gave about 180 lbs. of organic potatoes, bell peppers, spaghetti squash, onions, green beans, jalapenos, acorn squash, fresh sweet corn and watermelons.

Check out Miller Farms online: http://www.millerfarms.net/

This weekend we are chopping, sauteeing, slow cooking and getting ready for our Harvest Feast. Monday, Oct. 8th ist es soweit!

We will be hosting a three course Farm-to-Table Dinner in the heart of downtown Boulder with all regional and beyond organic ingredients.

All of the funds go to the Colorado Resiliency Initiative. Get your tickets here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/225094.

And all the food goes in your bellies.

Most food at the Boulder Farmer’s Market is organic and local, so it is more expensive.

So what to do as a student with a tight budget?

We will now tell you a great secret of the Market: For just ten Dollars you get a grocery bag full of your choice (eggplants, grean beans, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, zuchini, onions, carrots, beets…whatever they have depending on the Season).

All you have to do is find the Miller Farms stand and introduce yourself to the wonderful redheaded woman named Brittney. Say: “I am with the Stained Tablecloth and want the bag deal.” Then fill your bag with your favorite veggies.

It is easy and you can save a lot of money. For the Miller Farms, this is a good deal too, because they can go through a lot of food in one day.

By the by, did you know that the Miller Farms are the only farm at the Boulder Farmer’s Market that does not use any pesticides – organic or otherwise.

What does that mean? Doesn’t organic mean no pesticides? Not quite. Organic means no synthetic pesticides. That means you can use organically derived pesticides. The effects of these are complex, so we will not make a judgement call whether it is good or bad. Miller Farms, however, does not even use organic pesticides. They have been developing their soils for many years (it is a large family farm) and have a healthy growing environment.

So if you want cheap tasty delicious organic beautiful food, go to Miller Farms and get the Bag Deal.

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This Summer Bridges to Prosperity is going to Bolivia to build a foot bridge. This bridge will give access to schools, hospitals and more for Bolivian people.

This past Thursday, the Stained Tablecloth raised $140 to support this Project. All the while we were eating Quinoa Fritters, Elk Salad, and more delicious foods while listening to great Live Music.

We also had many happy Raffle Winners.

A big thanks to Mark from Conscious Coffees who donated 6lbs. of his fine, organic, beyond fair trade coffee. A big thanks also to Dan from the Savory Spice who donated a custom gift set with a delicious Cambodian Lemongrass Curry and more. And a big thanks to all of you who made it!

Let us keep raising money while having a fantastic time!

Until soon,

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Oh Man, isn’t coffee just great? When you need to get some work done, or didn’t get much sleep, a cup of coffee can do wonders.

In Boulder, you can certainly get a well-crafted Cup of Coffee. Among others, the Cup and Innisfree have great Baristas.

Do you ever think beyond the person who makes your coffee? Take a minute and think about this: before your coffee is ground and brewed, someone roasts it, packages it and brings it to the Store. Prior to that, it is shipped from a country such as Nicaragua or Ethiopia. Even before, someone spend about 6 years growing the Coffee Plant, harvesting it’s cherries, picking out the seeds (so called Beans), drying them and bringing them to a cooperative or selling them to a middleman.

The cycle of coffee is amazing. And barely ever do we get to hear from another part of the production.

Now, we are changing this. Something is happening this week that has been waiting to happen for 16 years. Mark Glenn from Conscious Coffees is bringing in two of their Sumatra coffee farmers to spend a couple days in Boulder.

And you have a chance to meet them! On Tuesday, there will be a presentation and a discussion on what a day in the life of a Sumatra coffee farmer looks like. It is free, and you are invited!

What: Meet two Coffee Farmers from Sumatra

When: Tuesday (4/24) at 5:30pm.

Where: The Cup (http://www.thecupboulder.com/) at 15th and Pearl.

Many Friendly Greetings,

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These are the dressings we made as a community:

Dressings-

Figgin Berries

- crushed Blueberries

- Fig balsamic (2/3)

- olive oil (1/3)

- Dijon mustard

- touch of salt

The White Widow

- Rice vinegar

- dollop of honey mustard

- dash of salt and pepper

- chilli powder to taste

- sesame oil

- fresh squeezed orange

We began the night with homemade Buffalo Stew, Mushroom Flavored Black Beans, Vegetable Stew, Organic Rice, and “the best tortillas in town”. Platters went out to be shared by the plateless group, keeping the dirty dishes to a minimum and instead leaving lots of stains on the tablecloth. Things got messy.

Then we gathered together in the big room to listen. Connor, Fabian and Sky’s wise words led us through an inspiring and emotional voyage. The realities of Black Mesa are sad and powerful; chills of incredulous stories of “the meth epidemic running rampant,” “Festering coal chemicals contaminating the ground water,  leaving horses dead at the side of drinking holes,” and much more spread through the silent room.

This dark truth led us to realize this: We are luckier than we often let ourselves acknowledge. We have electricity, clothes, food, clean water, houses that keep us warm, this list could go on and on and on.

We have a lot, and we gave a lot:  It is our pleasure to announce that 420 Dollars were collected for the people of Black Mesa last night! Thank you all!

Each of these dollars will be used to support the Black Mesa Caravan this Spring to help the people on the reservation in Arizona rather than fulfilling perhaps our “need” to have a $4 Mocha before class. Organizations such as Black Mesa need more support. If you didn’t get a chance to come yesterday and you feel like contributing, there is a way to do this on the World Wide Web! http://blackmesais.org/donate/. Just do it!

Thank you very much to the multitude of talented musicians who created the wonderful sounds yesterday evening that kept the house moving to the rhythm. To describe it in one word: Magical!

Remember, you are ze Stained Tablecloth. Thank you.

Hasta Luego!

If you would like to receive an e-mail every time that ze Stained Tablecloth is hosting an event, please email us at stainedtablecloth@gmail.com and then we can easily put you on the list! Also feel free to email us with any comments, questions or recommendations for future events!

Cheers!

It is a special feeling to enter the Savory Spice Shop in Boulder. A cloud of aromatherapy hits you as Dan, Tammy, Clark & Co. welcome you with a smile. Are you a cook? We recommend to take a look at this extravagant store and one up your spice selection.

It is Winter Time. The Stained Tablecloth certainly loves to spice their Stews and Soups with Savory’s , Cambodian Lemongrass Curry and more. It makes a difference.

We are happy to announce our continued cooperation with Savory Spice Shop in the year 2012. Today, the symbiotic relationship has been renewed.

Looking for some Spices to warm you on these snowy days? Next time you are on Pearl Street, go and meet the Crew! Even if you don’t purchase anything, they are an incredible resource. They are a bunch of cooks and spice lovers. And if you do, we recommend the Mild Green Chile Powder. http://savoryspiceshop.com/aboutus/boulder.html

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