What’s Growing ON

We are thrilled to announce the 2012 Sponsors for the Classroon Gardeing Project.

It is because of their support that our little project continues to grow…

Libro Financial Group

APKLive

Grickle Grass Festival

The Kiwanis Club of London

Bowlarama On Thompson

Hybrid Training System

Wortley Wellness Centre

A Private Sponsorship Contribution from Charles and Jill Wright

Elgin St.Thomas Public Health and Elgin Community Health Partnership

The Springs Restaurant

The London Farmer’s Market

A HUGE thanks to everyone who bought a ticket, attended, contributed and volunteered at Sunday’s FUNdraising Dinner at The Springs!

The meal was awesome! the service was flawless the music was beautiful and the energy in the room was incredible!!!!

Specific thank yous to Tim, Laura and Andrew + all of The Springs staff and volunteers, Paul Miszczyk, Troy Boyko, Dave Cook, MA, Sebastian Fleet, Glenn Bennett, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, All our 2012 Classroom Sponsors, Joy and Amanda, Marc, Savannah, Kayla, Johanna & Elsa Rose.

Now into the classrooms we go! Let’s get growing!

Tickets for this Sunday’s FUNdraising Dinner at The Springs have sold out!

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all of you for the overwhelming response we have had for this event.

We are really looking forward to Sunday and can not wait to see many of you there!!!

Getting ready to head off to Toronto to the Ontario Trillium Foundation Conference on Impact, Innovation and Inspiration. Tomorrow we will be participating in a panel discussion on the future of food sustainability with some other amazing presenters. Again we must thank OTF, all of our Sponsors and Community Partners and the amazing Chefs in London that come out every year to volunteer and make our programming what it is! Thank you for helping us get this far!
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THE SPRINGS

Growing Chefs! Ontario

Fundraising Dinner

Sunday April 1^st, 6:00pm

First Course

Spring Minestrone

Grilled tomatillo, pulled pork

Second Course

Stuffed Calamari

Chorizo, lobster, seasonal greens,

Warm saffron vinaigrette

Third Course

Chicken Roulade

prosciutto, sundried tomato,

spinach,

tomato demi glaze

Fourth Course

Fresh Fruit Bruschetta

Fresh berries, lemon mascarpone

The menu for The Springs/Growing Chefs! Dinner will be announced tomorrow!!!!

Ticktes available:

By calling 226-700-2061

e-mail: growingchefs.on@gmail.com

Or at

The Springs – 310 Springbank Drive.

- Cash or Cheque -

We are very excited to announce that Growing Chefs! Ontario and The Springs Restaurant are teaming up to host the 2012 Classroom Gardening Project Fundraising Dinner.

The Dinner will be held at The Springs, 310 SpringBank Dr. - on Sunday April 1^st, 6:00pm

Tickets are $75 and will feature a four-course dinner sourced and prepared by Chef Andrew Wolwowicz and his elite team at newly opened The Springs.

Ticktes available:

By calling 226-700-2061

e-mail: growingchefs.on@gmail.com

Or at

The Springs – 310 Springbank Drive.

- Cash or Cheque -

The Classroom Gardening Project sees local chef volunteers working with elementary schools to grow in-class windowsill vegetable gardens. The students learn about healthy foods by cooking the vegetables they grow right in the classroom!

The Springs’ chef Andrew Wolwowicz was a volunteer in the first Growing Chefs! Classroom Gardening Project in 2008 and currently sits as a member of the Board Of Directors. His dedication to Food Education is matched by his commitment to his restaurant, his food and his sense of community.

“Chef Wolwowicz has been working with Growing Chefs! Ontario since it’s inception. He has been involved in it’s growth in so many different ways. He has helped pilot several of our programs and recruited many of our returning volunteers. He is one of those very few chefs who is both inspiring and fun to work with – plus his food is amazing - I can’t wait to see what he puts together for us April 1^st.” says Andrew Fleet, G.C.O Executive Director.

Since it opened in November, The Springs has been getting rave reviews – and there is a reason for it.

“The Springs is well on it’s way to being acknowledged as a regional culinary landmark “ -Bryan Lavery – Eat Drink Magazine, Feb, 2012.

For those of you who have not yet had the chance to try this fantastic new restaurant – this is your chance!

Come join us April 1^st and help us get kids excited about wholesome healthy food!

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

The Growing Chefs! Ontario Team

Growing Chefs! Ontario is excited to announce the launch of the 2011 Classroom Gardening Project.

Beginning Monday April 4, chefs and community volunteers from all across London will be working with elementary school classes from ten local schools to help students grow and cook their own vegetables right in their classrooms.

Now in it’s fourth year, the Classroom Gardening Project is being sponsored by local businesses and organizations who share the belief that healthy food education programming is a necessary step in combating childhood obesity and improving the eating habits of our children.

By sponsoring a participating classroom, Bowl-A-Rama on Thompson, Jill’s Table, Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London, The London Chapter of the Canadian Culinary Federation (CCFCC), Slow Food London, APK Live and 379 Collective are teaming with Growing Chefs! to get kids excited about wholesome healthy food.

Stay Tuned!

Hey Everyone

Please come check out our fundraising concert at APK Live - 340 Wellington St. - next Wed Dec 22 at 8:00pm.

It’s $5 at the door and all proceeds go to the 2011 Classroom Gardening Project. We are honoured to have an amazing line up of bands - The Woody Allens, Tuerto Loco and Marty Kolls! It’ going to be a blast!

For more info go to http://apklive.com/

See you all there

-a & er

We’re looking for a few more Londoners to volunteer in the 2010 classroom project. Orientation is next week, so if you are a chef, restaurant worker or are just interested in what we do, contact us ASAP. growingchefs.on@gmail.com

This is going to be our best year yet!

-ER and A