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International Kitchen Garden Day was instituted as a celebration of the role of organic kitchen gardens in human society, individual health, and gastronomy.
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International Kitchen Garden Day is an annual celebration of home-grown, organic food.
Kitchen Garden Day is an annual, decentralized celebration of delicious
foods produced on a human scale. It is an opportunity for people around the
world to gather in their gardens with friends, family, and members of their
local communities to enjoy the multiple pleasures and benefits of
home-grown, hand-made, organic foods.
International Kitchen Garden Day works both on the local and international levels.
International Kitchen Garden Day was instituted as a celebration of the role of organic kitchen gardens in human society, individual health, and gastronomy. It aims to increase public awareness of the benefits of consuming local produce and to incite the public to search out local sources for produce.
Kitchen Garden Day is coordinated by Kitchen Gardeners International (KGI),
a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in the US with friends and supporters
in over 40 countries. KGI¹s mission is to celebrate home-grown, home-cooked
foods in their many international forms and to promote their role in
bringing about a healthier, more sustainable, and more pleasurable food
system.
The act of growing and preparing some of what we eat, even a small part, connects us not only with our food and the land, but with other people at home and abroad who are engaged in the same quest for health, flavor, and a sense of community.
With gas prices hovering at record highs and consumer confidence in
industrial, processed foods at an all-time low, the case for eating foods of
local and known origin has never been stronger,² says Roger Doiron, founder
of KGI. "Kitchen Garden Day is about celebrating the bounty and diversity
of delicious foods coming from our own backyards, both literally and
figuratively."
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade in the memory of all peoples. In accordance with the goals of the intercultural project "The Slave Route", it should offer an opportunity for collective consideration of the historic causes, the methods and the consequences of this tragedy, and for an analysis of the interactions to which it has given rise between Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean.
Goals:
- To celebrate the positive role of organic kitchen gardening in society, health, and gastronomy
- To raise awareness about the benefits of eating local and to encourage people to explore local food options in their areas
- To build a community spirit, at local and international levels, around the universal experiences of gardening, cooking, and eating
How people celebrate International Kitchen Garden Day and with whom is up to them. Some choose to do so in public ways with large gatherings of friends and neighbors, whereas others opt for a more intimate celebration with close family. Here are a few ideas for some activities you might consider organizing depending on the level of involvement you would like to have:
- a walking tour of gardens in your area
- a kitchen garden or local agriculture potluck
- a kitchen garden taste-test
- a harvest or planting party
- a benefit for a local food/gardening charity
- a kitchen garden "teach in"
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