What do Kim Bartman of Cafe Barbette and Bryant Lake Bowl, Brenda Langton of Spoonriver, Lenny Russo of Heartland, Tracy Singleton of the Birchwood Cafe, Lucia Watson of Lucia’s Restaurant, Jim Grell of The Modern Cafe, Steven Brown, formerly of Harry’s Food and Cocktails, and J.P. Samuelson of jP American Bistro all have in common?
They all have a strong commitment to local, sustainable food, and they have all donated gift certificates to the silent auction at next week’s monthly Eastside Coop Food Forum, to be held Wednesday, October 10 at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. N.E., Minneapolis. No food will be served at the forum, but there will be plenty of food for thought – the event, co-sponsored by the Land Stewardship Project, is a fundraiser for the whistleblower lawsuit filed by former state hydrologist Paul Wotzka. Wotzka was fired by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency after he requested permission to testify before a state legislative committee on the levels of atrazine in Minnesota water. Also speaking will be UC Berkeley biologist Tyrone Hayes, an expert on the impact of atrazine on amphibians; and Minnesota state senators John Marty and Ken Tschumper.
The doors open at 6:15, with music by Paul Metza from 6:30 to 7, and the program from 7 to 9 p.m. Suggested donation is $20, but nobody will be turned away.
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