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Farmers, chefs to speak on farm-to table movement
Astoria Co-op teams up with American Association of University Women for event
ASTORIA — Astoria Co-op
Grocery is teaming up with the
American Association of Uni-
versity Women to host a lecture
called “Food Culture of the
Lower Columbia: The Growing
Farm to Table Movement.” The
event will be held from 7 to 8
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at the
Fort George Lovell Showroom,
located at 426 14th St. The lec-
ture is free and open to all ages;
doors open at 6 p.m.
Farmers and chefs will make
up a panel that will discuss the
opportunities and challenges
of sourcing fresh local food on
a commercial scale. The panel
includes Eric Bechard of Alba-
tross in Astoria; Marco Davis of
the Columbian Café in Astoria;
Johnny Besch of Pickled Fish in
Long Beach, Washington; Fred
Johnson of Fred’s Homegrown
Farm in Naselle, Washington;
and Teresa Retzlaff of 46 North
Farm in Olney.
AAUW will lead the discus-
sion in a question-and-answer
format that the group tradition-
ally uses at its candidate forums.
Meredith Payton of AAUW
came up with the concept of
featuring local food culture in
an educational way and asked
if the Astoria Co-op, a commu-
nity-owned grocer, would like
to be involved. Last year, the
duo teamed up to do a lecture
on local food culture, and this
year’s theme places an empha-
sis on the growing farm-to-table
movement.
“When Meredith Payton
from AAUW and I talked about
a theme for this year’s lecture,
the farm-to-table movement
made a lot of sense because
there has been an increased in-
terest regarding local sourcing
at restaurants in the area, and we
at the co-op are lovers of local
food,” Astoria Co-op Marketing
Director Zetty Nemlowill said.
Submitted photo
Chef Marco Davis, of the Columbian Cafe in
Astoria, will speak on the” Food Culture of
the Lower Columbia” panel.
branching out with new types of
events and collaborations such
as this lecture, in order to attract
a younger generation.
Photo by Elleda Wilson
Chef Johnny Besch, of the Pickled Fish
restaurant in Long Beach, Washington,
will speak on the panel.
Beers to Your
Health
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12
Fort George Lovell Showroom
426 14th St., Astoria
Free
Photo by Rebecca Sedlak
Photo by Alex Pajunas
Teresa Retzlaff, owner of 46 North Farm in
Olney, will speak on the panel.
Let’s Ea t
ASTORIA
The co-op offers monthly
food and wellness lectures at
Fort George Brewery called
Beers to Your Health. It is a
40 year-old community-owned
grocery store and deli that fo-
cuses on natural, organic and
local food in downtown Astoria.
Founded in 1881, AAUW is
a national organization whose
mission is to empower wom-
en through advocacy and edu-
cation. The Astoria branch of
AAUW was founded in 1927.
As the organization evolves, it is
Fred Johnson of Fred’s Homegrown Farm
in Naselle, Washington, will speak on the
panel.
Submitted photo
Eric Bechard, owner of Albatross in Astoria,
will speak on the panel.
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