Come celebrate the tail end of summer with Slow Food Boston — and help us raise money for our Terra Madre scholarship fund at the same time! Terra Madre is a bi-annual international gathering of the world’s food communities in Turino Italy. Participants must be delegated and then complete an extensive application in order to attend.

Come celebrate the tail end of summer with Slow Food Boston — and help us raise money for our Terra Madre scholarship fund at the same time! Terra Madre is a bi-annual international gathering of the world’s food communities in Turino Italy. Participants must be delegated and then complete an extensive application in order to attend. We have a number of lucky locals (including NAMA’s Brett Tolley, Rhode Island fisherman Lou Frattarelli and Allandale Farm’s Jim Buckle and Wendy Mainardi) that have been accepted — and Slow Food Boston is promising to help pay for transportation costs.

In order to help them do so, they’re planning a group potluck picnic at the lovely Allandale Farm in Brookline on Sunday, September 19th from 10AM to noon. The theme? In honor of Terra Madre, it’s ITALY! So, think frittatas or other egg dishes, marinated vegetable salads, sliced tomatoes & mozzarella, luscious bread and cheeses, cured meats or late summer fruit salads.

And for the bakers out there, they’ll be having a dessert contest! Specifically, crostatas, pies or tarts made from fruits of the season. Since the last one was such fun, they decided to just had to do it again! (And maybe the first winner Elizabeth Dayton will return to try to hold on to her crown…??) Finally, to round out the morning, the good folks at Allandale will be offering hayrides, introducing their chickens (wait till you check out the exotics!) and giving a brief talk on raising backyard chickens.

They’ll be providing coffee, tea, water and paper products, but please plan to bring your own plates, utensils and mugs – it is much appreciated by Mother Nature. And don’t forget your picnic blanket, too!

Cost for the morning’s fun is only $10 per person. Please reserve your space in advance and complete payment via Paypal or by sending a check prior to the event. And MOST importantly, please email Annette telling her what you’ll be bringing. We want to be sure that the spread is as diverse as it is delicious!