At each stop, riders will purchase/donate towards the collection of fresh ingredients to be
brought back to Eden's for our local celebrity chefs to whip up into a delicious community meal
to be shared by participants. Think scavenger hunt!
Headlining local chefs challenged with preparing an
on-the-spot 3
course meal from freshly gathered items of the ride include;
Chad
Houser - formerly of Parigi, now heading up
Cafe Momentum's program.
A great, healthy and fun way to support some of our local community gardens and farms and
share a meal gathered together with like-minded folks!!
Tentative bike route;
to be finalized soon. Start at Lake Highlands Community Gardens ( check in at
1pm).
After the film, shuttle will take riders back to DART rail Green Line station
which is just a few minutes from the farm.
The DART rail White Rock Station at 7333 NW Highway is just 3.2 miles from
the gardens. Don't forget your bike light if you parked at the gardens on
Goforth!
Founded in 2001, Youth Village Resources of Dallas,
formerly known as the Youth Village Foundation, is a non-profit, 501(c)(3)
organization formed to benefit the residents of the incarcerated youth at Dallas
County Youth Village and Medlock Residential Treatment Facility. Youth Village
Resources is dedicated to helping juvenile offenders, ages 13 to 17 years old,
reach their law abiding potential and to diverting them from further involvement
with the juvenile justice system. We are committed to putting positive outcomes
within their reach.
There is a small, but growing, garden out on the grounds. These gardens are a
great place for these young men to get their hands dirty, reconnect with
nature and help grow food that is served in their cafeteria as well as for the
Cafe Momentum pop up dinners. Anyone who's ever "played in the dirt" knows how
therapeutic it can be to weed a garden, watch seeds turn into seedlings and then
harvest from the plants, and just observe nature in its finest moments.
If we can inspire young people to get back to the basics, I think it will
help them return to the places of peace and serenity, recovery and achievement.
Remember how excited YOU were when you picked your first tomatoes?
Additionally, gardening on a commercial scale can teach valuable skills for a
future in local farming - an up and coming revival of our worn out agricultural
system. Join me in raising funds for this under funded outreach project -
let's help them become sustainable! Basic needs include a walk behind tiller,
tools and supplies for their hoophouse and aquaponic program. Teach a man to
garden, and he can now eat FISH!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER TAG TEAM!
While enjoying your garden fresh dinner, taking in the fresh air of the farm,
and recuperating from your ride;
Chef and Program Director Organic
Gardening & Culinary Arts, Charles Plummer along with Chris Quadri, Community
Liaison & Fund Development Specialist and the very brand new
Executive Director of Cafe Momentum, chef Chad Houser will share with you
in their own words, this
program's value in the lives of these otherwise forgotten youth and how giving
them a shovel and a goal, helps in ways you'd be surprised. Watch for
surprise guest speakers, too!
Local food producers and farmers will be on hand for concessions during the
day's events and for the film.
Barn Aid is an annual event
intended to educate our community and raise awareness
and support for local food producers, small farming and sustainability in DFW
and North Texas through fellow organizations working to better our
food security in DFW. The event is being put on by volunteers and
fellow small producers in the local food community. Most have graciously
given of their time, expertise and either donated or provided products
at cost-only for the event, in order to keep the costs down. The farm
uses only a small portion of each ticket sold to secure food, beverage
and other non-donated items for the event.
Volunteers, Farmers, Ranchers, local Chefs and producers please go
to registration page to sign up!
Informational Booths and Vendors
Farm Tour of Eden's Garden CSA Farm
Live Music Entertainment throughout the day
and at dusk - stay and join us for our traditional free film and concert!
Back for a 3rd year with her beautiful voice and Angst-Ridden Folk Acoustic
sound;
tale of urban renewal through gardening and farming
What people are saying about this film:
Leonardo DiCaprio
“Urban Roots is an inspiring film about the
emergence of urban farming in Detroit; it shows what’s possible
after the collapse of the industrial era and how we begin building
a sustainable future for all.” Thom Hartmann “I was blown away by this film!” Baz Luhrmann "America has another war, it's a food war that the urban
farmers of Detroit are winning. In Urban Roots it's emotional and
inspiring to see Motown go Growtown"
Kid Rock "Urban Roots is a very uplifting documentary about a much
needed 'thinking outside the box' approach to helping save our
city of Detroit. It shines a light on a grassroots movement that
is helping to solve several major problems in our city––literally,
from the ground up.”
Amber
Valletta “This film feels timely and needed in our nature starved
electronic world! I loved the sharing , educating and giving
that these urban farmer’s are doing for their communities.
‘Urban Roots’ inspired me to plant more seeds in my backyard,”
The majority of each ticket sold for our Barn Aid
events go to our chosen
beneficiary each year.
Can't make it the 14th but still want to help?
Help Youth Village Resources of Dallas Gardening Program, with a 501c3 tax deductible
donation - please reference Barn Aid 2012 in the notes section.
"The Latest about Food and entertainment in Dallas / Fort Worth"
Some things I try to address every day include highlighting local food and sustainable sources of that food,
(including nearby farms and supporters of those farms), along with very real needs
among our neighbors and beyond, such as nutrition and hunger. I agree with Alice
Waters who has said, “Everyone on this planet deserves to eat food that’s really
nourishing and produced in a way that is fair to the people who produce it.”
This new urban
farm is striving to help make that a possibility and a difference in the community by helping
spread the word about good food as well as grow that food.
Part of my mission is to reach out to the community and teach
sustainable gardening, food harvesting, storage, safety, preparation
and nutrition. I am growing the farm's educational outreach program gradually,
as capital allows. I welcome
hosting programs with local educators, chefs and others in local
food.
School Farm Tours, On-Farm Workshops, Special Events, Lectures and Demonstrations
as well as public outreach at schools, libraries and other venues are
ways we are helping spread the word about farm to table.
Thank you in advance for considering your support of local
food! I hope to see you soon!
For more information on the owner and this farm please see
Where We're From
Eden's
Garden CSA Farm - is a local, sustainable, urban farm,
independently owned and operated by Marie Tedei with volunteers
and farmers-in-training and is supported in large part by
CSA, (Community Supported Agriculture). We are working to reach
out to our community and provide a source for education and
healthy, nutrient rich, clean - organic - food in the underserved
southeast corner of Dallas County.
Mark Wootton -
Graham
Dodds - 
Chad
Houser - formerly of Parigi, now heading up
