
FOOD ON FILM! reel provocative, and starting in January! Join Lancaster BFBL and the Wohlsen Center for a Sustainable Environment (F&M College) this season for a series of thought-provoking movies and discussion looking at the ways we grow, process, and buy our food...

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge LOCAVORE the movie! Screens Thursday January 7, Stahr Audtorium Stager Hall, F&M College. 7-9 pm. Free & open to the public (but donations welcome!)

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge
FOOD ON FILM!
reel provocative, and starting in January!
Join Lancaster BFBL and the Wohlsen Center for a Sustainable Environment (F&M College) this season for a series of thought-provoking movies and discussion looking at the ways we grow, process, and buy our food.
Our first movie is the inspirational LOCAVORE--filmed... in beautiful Colorado and featuring her beautiful farms and farmers.
Stahr Auditorium/Stager Hall at Franklin & Marshall College
Movie begins at 7 pm
Free and open to the public (though donations will be appreciated!)
when the going gets tough, just chew the right thing!
Time:7:00PM Thursday, January 7th
Location:Stahr Auditorium, Stager Hall Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge Want to learn more about permaculture? Follow the link below and sign up for a 2-session course, Introduction to Permaculture. It begins January 14th.
Location:at Radiance (9 W Grant St, Lancaster; across from Central Market)
Time:6:30PM Thursday, January 14th

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge
It's the 12th Annual Christmas Market at Lime Valley Mill, one of our BFBL Partners
WHERE: 914 Lime Valley Road, Willow Street, PA
WHEN: Friday, November 27th 9am - 6pm
Saturday, November 28th 9am - 6pm
Sunday, November 29th 12 noon - 4pm
All Local Arts and Crafts, plus Local Produce & Meats fro...m Lime Valley Mill Farm
All proceeds benefit the restoration and preservation of the historical Lime Valley Mill.
Directions: Rt. 222 S of Willow Street, Left on Lime Valley Road, Mill on right approx. 1 mile or Rt. 741 W of Strasburg to Lime Valley Road, Mill on left approx. 4 miles.
For more information call 717-464-9182
Time:9:00AM Friday, November 27th
Location:Benefits the preservation & restoration of the historic Lime Valley Mill

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge Thanks to everyone who turned out for the BFBL volunteers meeting--if you're interested in helping spread the BFBL love but couldn't make the meeting, no worries! You can contact us via Facebook for an update and the volunteer info form.

Lancaster Buy Fresh Buy Local® is enrolling community members for its 2010 Volunteer Class. We’re having an information session on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 7pm – 8pm at 214 W. Grant Street the office of Community Heritage Partners, in downtown Lancaster. Bri...

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge VOLUNTEER FOR LANCASTER BFBL--Here’s your chance to find out what we’re up to next year, and opportunities for helping our campaign to educate the public on the importance of supporting Lancaster-produced foods and our farms. Join us TUESDAY, NOV. 17TH from 7 – 8PM (design studio of Community Heritage Partners), 214 W.... Grant St. please bring a chair, if possible--and visit our new local foods grocery beforehand!

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge Expressly Local GROCERY STORE opens Saturday October 31st ! 213 West King Street Lancaster PA. Local foods, local owners, all good!!

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge Remember--"Buy Fresh Buy Local, by Lancaster" screens at the Eastern Market this Saturday, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free!

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge Learn seed-saving, square foot gardening and more at the Eastern Market Green Fest on October 24! Also features the wonderful documentary "Buy Fresh Buy Local, by Lancaster"!

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge
Come to the Eastern Market for a market day packed with sustainable skill-sharing. Loads of free workshops, plus live entertainment, recycled crafts, movies, and as always, an open-air farmers market.
The following workshops are 45 minutes long and open to the public.
SQUARE FOOT GARDENING (raised bed workshop)
10:30am... & 1:00pm (4' x 4' raised bed kit is $60)
(if you would like to attend the workshop and receive a kit, a reservation is recommended. Contact Fritz Schroeder, fritz@livelancaster.org or call 717-669-5990)
RAIN BARREL/WATER SAVING
9:30am & 12 noon
(if you would like to attend the workshop and receive a kit, a reservation is recommended. Cost for a 55 gallon barrel with preparation and parts is $40. Contact Fritz Schroeder, fritz@livelancaster.org or call 717-669-5990)
BASIC BICYCLE REPAIR. No reservations, no charge.
9:30am & 12 noon
SEED SAVING. No reservations, no charge.
10:30am & 1:00pm
RECYCLED PAPER-MAKING. No reservations, no charge.
on-going throughout the day
MOVIES & DISCUSSION (free!)
10am & 12 noon "In Transition 1.0"
An exciting documentary about communities all over the world that are working to transition from oil dependency to local resilience.
11am & 1:00pm "Buy Fresh Buy Local, by Lancaster"
Why buy local? "Buy Fresh Buy Local, by Lancaster" is a moving response to that question. Filmed in Lancaster's fields, homes, and markets, "Buy Fresh Buy Local, by Lancaster" is an inspiring portrait of a community working together.
plus altered clothing & accessories, jewelry-making, soaps, green cleaning products
Time:9:00AM Saturday, October 24th
Location:presenting a harvest of sustainable skills!

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge Congratulations to Kara and Ben di Gaetano of The Fed, whose pumpkin pie (with a pecan topping and whiskey sauce) took first prize! And all those other pies were mighty fine, too!

Lancaster BFBL 21 Day Challenge
Okay all you pie-bakers, break out your oven mitts and aprons and enter The Eastern Market Pumpkin Pie Harvest Bake-Off! Your pumpkin pie must be in to the Eastern Market staff by noon this Saturday October 3rd! That's when the judges start tasting--the winner will be announced at 1 pm! Pumpkins must be grown in Lanc...aster County.
We've provided a link for some dandy tips and a video showing how to bake a pie using real pumpkin.
GRAND PRIZE IS $20 MARKET BUCKS! Anyone can enter, so run, don't walk and think mmmmm, mmmmm Autumn!
www.squidoo.com
This lens is about how to bake delicious pumpkin pies made from real pumpkins instead of the canned stuff! Here are some recipes and resources, and a bit of pumpkin history, to get you well on your way ...

















