[All] Occupy KW on Wednesday

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Occupy Kitchener/Waterloo is going to take place at Waterloo Square Oct. 19th 4:30-7:30. The movement started with high school students and is now spreading out to other groups. If your on facebook check out the event page for Occupy Kitchener.

Also, Foodfest was AMAZING. Estimated turn out was 28,000 people but I still believe it was more. I attended the event from start to finish and the line ups of people kept pouring in. Roots donated 1000 T-shirts with the Foodstock logo that were on sale for $10 each and that sold out really fast. I got mine. Cooks prepared for 20,000 people and they got that and more. A few of them ran out of food. This one chef had her table decorated with garlic and acorn squash so when she ran out of food, she fried her decorations up in butter. It was hilarious but I tried it and it was very tasty and tender.

The parking in the fields were full and folks were parking 2km away from the entrance along the highway to attend and the rain and muck didn't slow down anyone. It only rained a couple of times with short intervals but it was very muddy and kids LOVED it. I never heard any of the kids at the event whine or cry. Even babies were were fascinated by cauldrons of hot bubbling foods cooking over open fires under the canopy of fall leaves. There was really a euphoric feeling to the entire event. The more people came, the wider the smiles got. Everyone knew something special was happening here. The recommended donation was $10 per person but many folks gave more. If anyone wants to donate on line via paypal, here is the link: http://nomegaquarry.ca/events/foodstock/

The people who attended ranged in age from newborns to 90+. People came from all across Ontario to attend. The smells were delicious and the food looked fantastic and tasted even better. They had everything under the sun: Elk, Wild Turkey, wild mushrooms, apricots in wine, Mexican hot chocolate mocha,  gourmet freshly roasted coffee and chai teas, sushi, hand made chocolates, fresh salads, beautiful dishes of roasted vegetables covered with remarkable sauces. Sauces laced with maple syrup etc. It was fantastic. They people came, they came and they kept coming but the way the event was spread out widely and with over 100 chefs busy cranking out the food everyone got fed. Waiting time to eat a dish was on the average 15 minutes per station but I made lots of friends during those line ups and the displays were grouped in about 5 stations per area. You line up at one end and work your way through and it's like eating a mini 5 course meal with salad,
 appetizer, vegetable dish, main dish and soup/desert/beverage etc. When your done that section you go to the next. 

The planners were so clever with their bring your own bowl and fork and cup idea because there wasn't much issue with garbage at all. Most folks brought real bowls and forks, not the plastic stuff so litter wasn't a problem. Great idea! 

That's it for now. Talk to you later!

Lulu :0)
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