First SFA Field Trip Announced

   The dates are set. We’re putting the finishing touches on the schedule. Save July 13-15, 2001, for the first in a series of Southern Foodways Alliance field trips, intended to meet member requests for a broader opportunity to participate in the SFA than the single annual symposium in Oxford now allows. Hosted by the O. Henry Hotel of Greensboro, North Carolina--an old-world style, community-focused boutique hotel--this inaugural field trip event promise to sell out quickly.

    The event will celebrate and promote the products and foodways of one of the most prolific and delightful food regions of the South, the Carolina Piedmont. The official program will run from Friday evening, July 13, until Sunday afternoon, July 15, consisting of a mix of field trips to regional food producers, presentations by SFA experts on the subject of Piedmont foodways, and meals by regional restaurateurs showcasing indigenous products.

  Among the presenters will be peach farmer and author Dori Sanders of Clover, South Carolina, whose wry observations and mellifluous voice are sure to charm and entertain. In addition to the official program, optional events now in the planning stages include a reading for children and parents and a series of cooking classes.

   Registration is now open at rates of $250 for the general public and $225 for SFA members. Rooms at the O. Henry are offered at a special reduced rate of $124 per night. To register, please contact Tiffany Cotten of the O. Henry at 800-965-8529.

For more information on the Southern Foodways Alliance, click here.

Book Cover: Dori Sanders, presenter for SFA's first field trip.