List of Upcoming Events
Seafood Panel at NOFA-VT's Winter Conference
When it comes to local foods, seafood is often left off the menu. This costs our oceans and fishing communities in innumerable ways. Padi Anderson and Niaz Dorry will share how community-based fishermen are creating new business strategies, such as Community Supported Fisheries (CSF) and direct marketing, which pay fishermen a fair price, have a small footprint on the marine ecosystem and feed our local food system. Fletcher Allen chef Richard Jarmusz will discuss how chefs can become more engaged with ocean-based seafood sourcing. There will be ample time for Q&A and strategizing around how Vermonters can have access to ocean-based seafood at home and at restaurants and institutions. Padi and Mike Anderson run F/V Rimrack, a family owned fishing boat/business in Rye, NH. Niaz Dorry, Director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, is based in Gloucester, MA. Richard Jarmusz serves over 1,000,000 meals a year at Fletcher Allen and focuses on fresh, local, nutritious ingredients.
Westport Fishermen's Association Oyster Stew Supper and Annual Meeting
Kick off the New Year by joining us for this year's WFA Oyster Stew Supper and Annual Meeting
Doors will open at 6:00pm. Supper served at 6:30 and Annual meeting portion which is free and open to the public begins at 7:30.
This years Speaker will be Niaz Dorry, an advocate for protecting global marine diversity.
We do hope you can join us for our annual celebration featuring a time-tested menu of traditional Oyster Stew, homemade Cornbread and fresh baked Apple Pie topped with delicious Adamsville Cheddar Cheese. Reservations for the dinner are $15 per person and can be made by mailing in the number of people in your party and your check made payable, to the WFA at PO Box 83 Westport Point MA 02791. This is a ticketless event, your name will be on a reservation list at the door when you arrive. Reservations must be made in advance and received by February 10th, 2012.
The annual meeting portion of the evening is free and open to the public and is scheduled to begin just after the supper around 7:30. This years guest speaker will be Niaz Dorry. She is an advocate for oceans and fisheries. After spending eleven years with Greenpeace she went on to working on advancing the rights and ecological benefits of the small scale fishing communities as a means of protecting global marine biodiversity independently. Time magazine named Niaz as a Hero For The Planet for this work. Plan to join us for what is sure to be an informative and passionate discussion on promoting eco based fishery management strategies in an effort to ensure future generation’s access to these resources. Come and hear of her experiences helping to create diversity in small fishing fleets, and ways in which to promote sustainable community based small boat fisheries. You will not want to miss this talk.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact the wfa coordinator at wfa.coordinator (at) westportriver (dot) org We hope to see you there!
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