Events

SLOW FOOD VEGAs | VOLUNTEER EVENT

Join Slow Food Vegas for a Garden Clean-Up at Our Adopted School Garden!

Date: Saturday, October 19th
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (We may finish early!)
Location: Aggie Roberts Elementary School
227 Charter Oak Street, Henderson, NV 89074

Registration: Email keri@slowfoodvegas.org

What We'll Do:
As part of Slow Food Vegas’ commitment to fostering sustainable, local food systems, we adopted the garden at Aggie Roberts Elementary early this year. For our first event at the school, volunteers will help us clean and refresh the garden beds by pulling weeds, removing dead plants, and adding fresh soil. Your efforts will help inspire the next generation of students to engage with and appreciate fresh, homegrown produce!

What to Bring:

Closed-toe shoes
Comfortable clothing
Sunscreen
Gloves, a spade/small shovel, and a water bottle
Any favorite gardening tools you’d like to use

We Provide:
Bottled water, drinks, and snacks to keep you going!

Help us nurture this special space for the kids. Together, we can make a lasting impact on our community!

If you are unable to join us, you can still support Aggie Roberts School Garden Club by purchasing items on their Amazon Wishlist.

Email keri@slowfoodvegas.org to volunteer!

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Farmers Markets selling fresh grown produce may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think desert living. But actually, there are several markets around the Valley giving residents access to lots of locally and regionally grown produce.

List of Farmers Markets

PAST Events

We have an exciting opportunity coming up, and we'd love for you to be a part of it. Slow Food Vegas is teaming up with The Just One Project for a volunteer event that's all about giving back to our community.

What's Happening:

We'll be unloading pallets of food, distributing them to the community,

and assisting with digital check-ins, so there's something for everyone to do.

What to Bring:

Friends and family members (all ages)
Wear comfy clothes and closed-toed shoes
Don’t forget your sunglasses, hats, and sunscreen
Bring your own water bottle (we'll have water, but it's always good to have your own)

We have limited amount of spaces, so sign up early 😏.

Presented by: The Just One Project
Date & Time: Saturday, August 17 from 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: Clark High School 4192 Pennwood, LV NV 89102
Registration: Email keri@slowfoodvegas.org

SLOW FOOD VEGAs | JULY MEETUP

Slow Food Vegas was thrilled to host our next meetup at Half Bird Chicken and Beer on Thursday, July 18. We enjoyed some leveled-up snacks, heard from a few of our Snail of Approval awardees, and shared updates on our Snail of Approval program and our adopted school garden at Aggie Roberts Elementary School. Big thanks to Snail of Approval Awardee Alt Imports for hosting an artisanal beer tasting and to Half Bird Chicken & Beer for their tremendous support! Congrats to our winners of two $25 gift cards to Half Bird Chicken & Beer - thank you for your support of Slow Food.

Join us in advocacy!

May 22nd marks Slow Food USA’s inaugural Biodiversity Advocacy Day. We cannot simply admire biodiversity and bask in its glory. We must demand systemic change that can stimulate and nourish biodiversity from coast to coast (and in our oceans and waterways, too!).

Click HERE to join our 500,000 Slow Food USA activists in calling or emailing your elected officials to defend biodiversity by passing five key bills into law.

SLOW FOOD VEGAS + OBODO COLLECTIVE COLLABORATION

Obodo Collective | 1300 C St Las Vegas NV 89106

10:30 AM - 1 PM

Join Slow Food Vegas in collaboration with the Obodo Collective on Saturday, May 11 for a unique opportunity to engage with our local food community, learn, and contribute to sustainability efforts firsthand. Attendance is free for all ages, but we do require a reservation to attend.

You'll meet our Slow Food Vegas (SFV) and Obodo Collective teams, volunteer on the farm and enjoy a pickling demo showcasing how to turn food scraps into delicious snacks! The first 20 rsvps will receive their very own pickle jar!

Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to secure your spot. Let's come together to support our community and environment in the most delicious way possible!

Join us on January 4th!

Join us as we celebrate the inaugural Slow Food Vegas Snail of Approval Awardees where you'll meet the passionate makers, skilled growers, and innovative chefs living up to Slow Food's ethos of good, clean and fair food for all. Indulge in an array of delightful small bites and beverages in a relaxed cocktail-style atmosphere as we commemorate the awardees.

As the first Slow Food Vegas awardee, Chef Nicole Brisson’s Brezza will be hosting the event at her sister restaurant, Bar Zazu, in Resorts World.

Awardees include: Brezza, Yukon Pizza, Tinned Fishionado, Nevada Plants, Desert Moon Mushrooms, Sparrow + Wolf, Vesta Coffee Roasters, Monzu Italian Oven + Bar, ALT Imports

The nonrefundable tickets to this all inclusive event are $45 per person and support Slow Food Vegas, a 501(c)(3).

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Slow Food Vegas Launch Event at Brezza

Thank you, Vegas for a wonderful launch event! Our success wouldn't have been possible without the generous donations from Brezza, Heritage Foods USA, Intuitive Forager, West Coast Beverage, KellySOMM.com, Diane Mina's Garden Grown Blends. and photography by Louiie Victa, @the.cheftographer. Please check them out!

Special thanks to Katie, Zoe, Leilani and the Brezza team for their tireless efforts and hard work, and to our guests for helping to keep everyone safe by showing your proof of vaccination or negative COVID test. Grazie mille!