The Keta Are Coming!

Media Advisory:

The Keta Are Coming!

Puget Sound Keta Salmon BBQ & Tasting Event

Wednesday, October 29^th, 1 P.M.

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What: Puget Sound Keta Salmon BBQ & Tasting

When: Wed. Oct. 29^th, 1 p.m.

Where: Golden Gardens Park in extreme Western Ballard-(warning-the northern approach to Golden Gardens is closed due to landslide.) You must come through Ballard on Market St. past the Locks, past Ray’s, Anthony’s and Shilshole Bay Marina. 8498 Seaview Pl. NW-map-click here

For: Media & Chefs only

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Contact:

John Foss

Eelgrassroots Media

http://eelgrassroots.blogspot.com/

The Keta Are Coming!

Puget Sound Fall Keta Salmon are now returning home from the high seas, where they've been living for the last three to six years.

Long undervalued, underused, under-appreciated, and misnamed, the under-dogs of salmon are schooling up at sea with their fellow chums to give us a taste of the last salmon run of the season.

Fall Keta Salmon are the last intact, sustainable salmon run left in Puget Sound. Our local family fishing fleets are out daily working to bring these beautiful fish to market, and to put dollars into our local fishing economy.

The zeitgeist salmon of our tough economic times, Keta are an excellent eating salmon, mild of flavor, a great friend of all sauces, and a smoker’s dream, and they are affordable. Have you seen any seafood at the counter for less than $10 per pound lately? Keta are retailing for $7.99 or less for filets. Tens of thousands of pounds are getting shipped out weekly to the Mid-West and East Coast. The seafood savvy Northwest would be foolhardy to miss this boat.

Join us for a Media and Chef only event at Ballard's Lower Golden Gardens Park. Look for the Giant Salmon Sculpture BBQ (made possible by a $10,000 Seattle Arts Commission Grant), and taste some excellent, fresh Keta salmon hot off the amazing Hydrogrill. We will have a fire, some warming drinks, and few other seafood treats. Seafood experts will be on hand to evaluate this Keta salmon and weigh in with their informed perspectives.

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Eat Local Now! Dinner

Tickets going fast, always sells out.

Eat Local Now Dinner
Tuesday,
April 29th, 2008
6pm - 9pm
at
Ballard High School

(Go to www.eatlocalnow.org for tickets & info.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

5th Annual EAT LOCAL NOW! DINNER BONDS LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS,
CITY FOLK & CHEFS OVER GREAT LOCAL FOOD
Event at high school encourages youth involvement



SEATTLE (March 27, 2008) – Sustainable Ballard and BALLE Seattle present: the 5th Annual Eat Local Now! Dinner at Ballard High School on April 29th, 2008 with Ballard High Schools Youth Earth Service Corps. Always a sell-out, Eat Local Now! promotes year-round support of local food, and it gives neighbors the opportunity to share in community with those who feed them.

The 2008 Eat Local Now! will look at how flooding issues affect Western Washington farmers and farmland. Mike Peroni, from Boistfort Valley Farm in Curtis, WA, and Erick Haakenson, from Jubilee Farm in Carnation, WA, two farms affected by flooding over the last two winters, will be the evenings featured speakers. A portion of the proceeds from a silent auction during the event with be donated to a local farmer emergency relief fund.

The 2008 Eat Local Now! will also remain accessible to the community with affordable ticket prices, as the event's goals are both to support our local food system and to allow our urban community the opportunity to mingle with the wonderful farmers, fishers, ranchers, bakers; all those who make our whole local food system possible. Those willing are welcome to purchase tickets at the "supporter" level.

The Earth Service Corp, an environmental student club at Ballard High School, will also contribute to the event by publicizing it in their school, helping with day-of logistics and providing some perspective on their school composting program.

Sustainable Ballard is a non-profit organization developing a grassroots vision of sustainability for the community of Ballard. Currently working with over 25 different organizations, Sustainable Ballard invites all people, organizations, and businesses to find their place on the spectrum of responsibility and sustainability.

BALLE Seattle is a member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, whose goal is to promote, educate and connect local businesses to enhance the King County economy through different programs such as BALLE Business Basics workshops, the Local First Campaign, the Eat Local Now! Dinner and collaborating with other organizations.


(Go to www.eatlocalnow.org for tickets & info.)


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