Coming up at Urban Zen: Learn how you can meet the special dietary needs of children living with autism, ADHD , asthma and allergies from experts Dr. Kenneth Bock, author of “Healing the New Childhood Epidemics,” and pediatrician Dr. Stephen Cowan. During this one day experiential workshop, you’ll glean insights from experts working on the front lines of nutrition therapy and dietary management for children. Then, you’ll get a taste of what the experts are really talking about through hands-on innovative food “labs” and cooking experiences that translate nutrition and dietary advice to the kitchen space and child’s plate. You will leave with the knowledge and
the practical tools to implement restorative dietary practices into your lifestyle and your children’s. The workshop will also feature a lunchtime presentation by renowned author and editor-at-large of Psychology Today Hara Estroff Marano. Learn more at www.urbanzen.org.

Food Solutions: Managing Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Urban Zen Center at the Stephan Weiss Studio
711 Greenwich Street (at Charles Street)
New York, NY 10014
Tickets: $80
For more information: rsvp@urbanzen.org or 212.414.8520

Tickets are still available for the 10th Annual CSA in NYC Conference, hosted by Just Food this Sunday. The event is an opportunity for CSA members and farmers from around the city to come together for a day of workshops, discussion, and good food. Registration and more information is available online at http://tiny.cc/t6Jsq.

For updates on presenters, workshops and expo participants, please visit the Just Food website at www.justfood.org.

Just Food CSA in NYC Conference
Sunday, February 28, 2010
8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Teachers College, Columbia University

Foodprint NYC is the first in a series of international conversations about food and the city. From a cluster analysis of bodega inventories to the cultural impact of the ice-box, and from food deserts to peak phosphorus, panelists will examine the hidden corsetry that gives shape to urban foodscapes, and collaboratively speculate on how to feed New York in the future. The free afternoon program will include designers, policy-makers, flavor scientists, culinary historians, food retailers, and others, for a wide-ranging discussion of New York’s food systems, past and present, as well as opportunities to transform our edible landscape through technology, architecture, legislation, and education.

Speakers include:
• Joel Berg: Executive Director, New York City Coalition Against Hunger
• Makalé Faber Cullen: cultural anthropologist; former Program Director, Slow Food USA
• Stanley Fleishman: CEO, Jetro
• Thomas Forster: policy advisor, School Food FOCUS; co-chair, Food Systems Network of New York City
• Joseph Grima: Director, Storefront for Art and Architecture; co-architect, Landgrab City installation
• William Grimes: New York Times restaurant critic (1999-2003)
• Annie Hauck-Lawson: President, Association for the Study of Food and Society
• Natalie Jeremijenko: Director, xDesignEnvironmental Health Clinic, NYU
• Naa Oyo A. Kwate: Assistant Professor, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Schedule:
Zoning Diet (1:00 – 1:55 pm)
Culinary Cartography (2:00 – 2:55 pm)
Edible Archaeology (3:30 – 4:25 pm)
Feast, Famine, and Other Scenarios (4:30 – 5:25 pm)

Foodprint NYC
Saturday, February 27, 2010
1:00 – 5:30 pm
Studio-X
180 Varick St., Suite 1610
New York, NY 10014
Free and open to the public

For more information, please visit www.foodprintproject.com.

Back by popular demand, the food documentary film screening and discussion event Hungry Filmmakers will return to Anthology Film Archives on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, after a sold out evening in December. This film series  aims to showcase the work of filmmakers who are dedicated to furthering sustainable food dialogue in a social, friendly environment that allows for deeper discussion. Offering viewers a sampling rather than a full screening of each, the program includes ten-minute excerpts or trailers of each of the featured films. Kerry Trueman, editor of EatingLiberally.org, will moderate a panel discussion with the directors and/or producers following the screenings. Throughout the films in this lineup, our filmmakers explore the dire effects of over fishing and the underlying causes of food-borne illnesses; the lack of fresh food in underserved communities, and the growth of sustainable food production practices that are inspirational to all.

On view:
Fresh by Ana Sofia Joanes
Mad Cow Investigator by Nancye Good
What’s On Your Plate? by Catherine Gund
The End of the Line by Rupert Murray
Fly On the Wall by Jenny Montasi

Hungry Filmmakers
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Doors open at 6:30 pm, screenings begin at 7:00 pm
A reception will follow in the theatre lobby with complimentary snacks, Lagunitas beer and wine from T Edwards. BYOC (bring your own cup) strongly encouraged.

Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Avenue (at E. 2nd Street)
New York, NY  10003
Admission: $15
Tickets available at www.hungryfilmmakers.blogspot.com

Hungry Filmmakers is a not-for-profit event hosted by Shelley Rogers, Cathy Erway, Jimmy’s No. 43 and Tim Lynch. Proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit organization Just Food, which works to promote access of fresh, seasonal, sustainable grown food for all New York City residents.

We’re thrilled to announce that Jared’s wisdom on easy changes to make toward living a healthy life were featured on Dr. Frank Lipman’s website at www.drfranklipman.com/a-simple-rx-for-good-nutrition-good-health-and-a-good-life. Dr. Lipman is a renowned proponent of integrative medicine, and the founder of Eleven-Eleven Wellness Center in New York City. We’re honored to be featured by such an inspiring advocate for holistic wellness.

On Tuesday, February 16, Clean Plates founder and coauthor Jared Koch had the pleasure of speaking with Rachel Lerner on her “Healthy Bits and Bites” blogtalkradio program. Rachel’s show is an enthusiastic, empowering program about healthy living and positive change, in which she interviews experts in the fields of health and wellness. Listen to the program online at http://ow.ly/186vl.

Umami: Food and Art Festival, a non-profit, biennale event, works in partnership with other organizations in New York City to foster collaborations between artists and food professionals. By approaching food through art, Umami frames it as stimulating and inspiring, a positive approach leading to innovative solutions to some of the national challenges we face today. The festival features events that are interdisciplinary and collaborative, creating an interchange of ideas and stirring debate about the role of food and art in our society, creating long-term collaborative relationships between organizations and individuals from different fields.

Learn more and buy tickets at www.umamifestival2010.com.

Umami: Food and Art Festival
February 24 – March 14, 2010

Nutrition expert Marion Nestle contends that the modern grocery store is a place where the giants of agribusiness compete for your purchases with profits-not health or nutrition-in mind. Her acclaimed book, What to Eat, helps readers navigate the supermarket aisles and make sensible food choices, from produce to packaged foods. Is organic food better? Are carbohydrates bad? What are “functional foods?”

At this event, Nestle will address the science of nutrition, explaining how hard nutrition science is to do and to interpret, and yet how easy it is for food marketers to confuse the science to sell products. Nestle will discuss the hot topics of sponsored science, functional foods, health claims, and self-endorsements.

Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, which she chaired from 1988-2003.

What to Eat: Diet, Nutrition, and Food Politics
An Evening with Marion Nestle
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
6:30 – 8:00 pm
The New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center (at Barclay St.)
250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10007

TICKETS:
Non-members: $25
Students: $20
Members: $15

Learn more and purchase tickets at www.nyas.org/whattoeat.

Local, sustainable food has a new spokesperson – and he puts a handsome face on a serious subject. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been awarded the 2010 TED Prize (TED stands for “Technology, Entertainment, Design”) for his goal of transforming American foodways to eliminate obesity and poor nutrition. The TED Prize awards its winner with $100,000 to achieve his or her goal, and helps the winner to raise funds and critical support for the project.

Jamie Oliver’s wish: “I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.”

To learn more about the TED Prize or to offer support, please visit www.tedprize.org/jamie-oliver. To sign Oliver’s petition to improve the quality of school food in America, please visit his website below.

Even in today’s snowstorm, a handful of farmers are braving the elements to sell their produce at the Greenmarket at Union Square! Bravo to the hardy souls.

Wondering what’s out there for fresh produce to be had? In frustration with being unable to find morel mushrooms at his local market on a particular day, Michael Horn put his irritation into action. He developed whatisfresh.com, an online resource to help hungry New Yorkers find the produce they were looking for, without having to first trek all over the city. His website is a fantastic and thorough guide to the Greenmarkets of NYC. Use it to find out what’s fresh, seasonal, and local – and feel inspired to cook something new!