SF Swappers- A San Francisco based food swap event

Have you heard about the food swapping events taking place across the country? These events started in Brooklyn with a group called BK Swappers.

Their mission:

To help build community and empower others to turn their home food production from a hobby to a habit. Eating well just got more self-reliant!

SF Swappers was started by Locally Grown Weddings' Caterer, Chef Stephanie and Aimee Goggins in early 2011.

Our mission:

To provide an opportunity for home cooks to share food they enjoy creating with a community of like-minded food lovers. We encourage supporting our local food systems and sustainability whenever possible.

Welcome table

Pickled goodness by Aimée

We have hosted 3 successful events so far and they have been a blast! We include potluck snacks and drinks, mingling and talking food with your neighbors and then a very animated and fun food swap.

Our next event is on October 25th, 6:30-8:30. For more info on what to bring, how it works, etc. check out Aimee's blog (there is a great video on the Swapping How-To page) and our Facebook page.

Come join us!

SF Swapper hosts Aimée (left) & Chef Stephanie (right) with Kate Payne of HGGH

Sadie and Pei-Yee, Happy Maternity Leave!

Sadie and Pei-Yee are due to give birth a few days from each other and will go on maternity leave starting tomorrow. We can't wait to visit them and to post pictures of the little ones. We will miss you two (but will visit, of course!).

We are all waiting to meet the two little babies on the way...

Here are a couple of images from our last field trip together to Pie Ranch, a sustainable farm in the shape of a slice of pie, whose mission is to help create a healthy sustainable food system. One of the best things about Locally Grown Weddings is that we are building a community of creative experts who share the same values: a strong passion for the environment and a love of romance.

When together, we can do so much more than we can as individuals: we are in sync with each other and that helps us relax and think outside the box.

And of course, one of the perks of being in the same group with Pei-Yee and Chef Stephanie is not only to visit local organic farms on a work day...but the chance to take yummy fresh vegetables home!

Locally Grown Weddings Members:

Event Planning: Sadie Waddington

Catering: Chef Stephanie

Photography: Aurora Meneghello

Flowers and Design: Madeline Trait

Wedding Desserts: Pei-Yee Woo

Make Up Artistry: Angela LaFlamme

Venue: Pie Ranch

Farm to Table Dinner with Chef Stephanie- August 4th!

Chef Stephanie and Farmer Patricia - photo by Aimee Goggins

 Are you ready to savor the bounty of Summer? Chef Stephanie and Farmer Patricia are joining forces again! The Algarden Cafe is hosting it's second Farm to Table Candlelight Dinner next week on Thursday, August 4th at 7pm at a secret location in the Mission.  The evening is a celebration of food that has been grown locally and traveled under 15 miles from the farm to your plate and an opportunity for you to learn more about your food producers. If you missed the first Farm to Table dinner, you can read about it here.

photo by Chef Stephanie

This menu will include all your mid-summer favorites including squash blossoms, peas, berries, lettuces, plums, avocados and culinary herbs as well as a special elixir to accompany your dinner.

photo by Aimee Goggins

 Patricia Algara has been hard at work growing vegetables, fruits, culinary herbs, and tending to her bees. I look forward to transforming her produce, etc. into some delicious and beautiful food for you to enjoy!

photo by Patricia Algara

photo by Patricia Algara

 We hope you can join us! Reserve your seat here.