WHAT IS FOOD REVOLUTION DAY?
Launched in 2012 by Jamie Oliver’s Food Foundation, Food Revolution Day is designed to spotlight the importance of eating good, fresh food, and teaching traditional cooking and food preparation skills to the next generation. Richmond is participating in the Food Revolution Celebration under the leadership of local ambassador, Ann Butler, Founder of Edible Education. Food Revolution Day aims to raise awareness about the importance of good food and better food education for everyone by focusing on three simple actions – cook it, share it, live it! So come on RVA – let’s get excited about food!
FOOD REVOLUTION DAY 2014 ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY THRU SUNDAY, MAY 14-18
Local restaurants are showing their support for good, local food! See website for who’s participating.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
Edible Education Chefs will be teaching Eggs 101 (complete with guest chickens!) by making spinach tarts using spinach from the Steward School gardens.
Steward School – contact Cary Jamieson 740-3394
11600 Gayton Road, Richmond, VA 23238
THURSDAY, MAY 15 – 5-8PM
Join us at the Science Museum of Virginia for The Kids Cooking Challenge, delicious food trucks, live music, and interactive vendors!
3-8PM – Enjoy fun vendors, physical activities, healthy food trucks and the new Bon Secours mobile learning kitchen – Class-A-Roll – where the first 1000 folks can make their own free mini Rainbow Salad Wrap.
6-8PM – FRD 2014 KIDS COOKING CHALLENGE – Food savvy kids between 8-13 years will compete in a cooking challenge using a special mystery ingredient. Chefs will oversee and assist in a very limited way. No food allergies, please. Registration information is available at edibleedu.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Edible Education and the Bon Secours new mobile kitchen, Class-A-Roll, will visit elementary schools taking part in this year’s challenge – to get a record-breaking number of people cooking a veggie wrap in a 24 hour period. Several Richmond Public Schools, some Chesterfield County Public Schools, St. Catherine’s, The Steward School and Collegiate will also serve the FRD veggie wrap as part of their school lunch in honor of FRD2014!
Details on some of these visits:
Evergreen Elementary School – contact Amy Conrad 378-2400 ext. 3019
1701 Evergreen East Parkway Midlothian, VA 23114
Edible Ed Chefs will be teaching from 9:30 – 12:45
St. Catherine’s – contact Chris Carlisle 288-2804 ext. 3022
6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226
Bon Secours Mobile Kitchen Class – A- Roll with Edible Ed Chefs 10:30, 11:30
Linwood Holton Elementary School – contact Cordell Watkins at 467-5799 or 228-5310
1600 West Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227
Bon Secours Mobile Kitchen Class-A-Roll with Edible Ed Chefs 1:00 – 3:00
Woodville Elementary School – contact David Kunnen, YMCA 474-4306
North 28th Street, Richmond, VA 23223
Bon Secours Mobile Kitchen Class-A-Roll with Edible Ed Chefs 4:00 – 5:15
William Fox Elementary – contact Daniela S. Jacobs, 780-6259
2300 Hanover Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
Edible Ed Chefs will be teaching from 10:00 – 2:00
SATURDAY, MAY 16
Catch Edible Education at the Flamingo Fest & 5K at Fisher Elementary School! Lots to do and see with a carnival, silent auction, used book sale and craft show!
SUNDAY, MAY 16
Join Slow Food RVA for a journey to the past at GRAZE at Tuckahoe Plantation featuring 5 famed chefs cooking with multiple rare, Ark of Taste ingredients. Also meet Peter Hatch and the Governor’s new Executive Chef! Visit http://grazeattuckahoe.weebly.com/ for more information.
Special thanks to our supporters and partners: The Science Museum of Virginia, Edible Education, Slow Food RVA, Echelon Event Management, Bon Secours Health Systems, n1 Health, MARTIN’S, Whole Foods, C.F. Sauer’s, Field of Dreams Farm, CO2Fit and Fit4 Kids.
