February Fettuccine Forum: The Year of Idaho Food

February Fettuccine Forum Series Presents

"The Year of Idaho Food And What's on the Menu for the Future"

The Fettuccine Forum is proud to present Amy Hutchinson, Guy Hand and Janie Burns on February 2, 2012.

Recently concluded, the Year of the Food was a grass-roots, year-long, statewide look at the surprising variety of foods grown in Idaho-and not simply focusing on the foods themselves, but also on the social, economic and environmental significance of those foods.  In addition to discussing the many ways Idahoans celebrated the year and the valuable insights these celebrations engendered (i.e.,  in a world of uncertainty we have the ability to feed ourselves, and feed ourselves well).  Presenters will also share their 2012 plan for engaging more people as active participants in our food system through an in-depth look at twelve foods historically grown in Idaho for local consumption.  Bring a friend and join the fun!

Amy Hutchison is a member of the Treasure Valley Food Coalition and co-conspirator of the Village Table, a philanthropy experiment designed to help finance projects of area farmers and producers.  She is also a co-founder of the Boise Urban Garden School, BUGS, and an educator in the Boise School district.

Guy Hand is an award -winning independent radio producer/writer/photographer who specializes in food and agriculture.  In 2011, his Boise State Public Radio program "Edible Idaho" won three first place awards from the Idaho Press Club.  Hand has also written for the Los Angeles Times, Audubon, High Country News, the Boise Weekly, the Idaho Statesman and other magazines, newspapers, and anthologies.

Janie Burns, raised in Ontario, Oregon, holds a B.A. from the College of Idaho.  She sold organic vegetables at Boise's first farmers market in 1989 and is a charter vendor of Capital City Public Market.  She owns and operates Meadowlark Farm and co-owns Homegrown Poultry LLC, New Plymouth, Idaho's first state-licensed poultry processing facility.  Burns is on the Board of Sustainable Community Connections, and serves as chair person for SCC's Treasure Valley Food Coalition.  She is also on the advisory committee of the University of Idaho Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.

The Fettuccine Forum is a free public lecture series on six First Thursdays throughout the academic year.  

When and Where:

• February 2, 2012:  Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the presentation begins at 5:30 p.m.
• Rose Room, in downtown Boise's historic Union Block,718 W. Idaho Street
• Food available for sale by Simply Pizza-A local business sourcing local food
• Beverages, for a cost, are provided by Jo's Traveling Bar

The Fettuccine Forum is produced by the Boise City Department of Arts & History in conjunction with Boise State University (College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs).  This season the Forum is sponsored by the Idaho Humanities Council with support from the Office of the Mayor, Boise State Public Radio, Platform Architecture-Design, TAG Historical Research, Preservation Idaho, Idaho State Historical Society, Trademark Sign, and Landmark Impressions.  Lively and informal, the monthly event invites the public to interact with politicians, artists, historians, activists, advocates and professionals in an effort to promote good citizenship and responsible growth through education.

About Us:     

The Department of Arts and History was established by City Ordinance in March 2008 to enhance the Boise community by providing leadership, advocacy, education, services, and support for arts and history. The new Department emerged from the former Boise City Arts Commission, which was established by City Ordinance in 1978 as a nonprofit city agency to advise and assist the City Council in development, coordination, promotion and support of the arts.