 New Belgium Brewing
Urban Assault Ride
Sunday, August 8
start/finish at Peace Coffee
The New Belgium Urban Assault Ride is the biggest bicycle scavenger hunt series in the country! You and your teammate will take to the streets hitting checkpoints all over town where you’ll take on adventurous obstacle courses. At the end of the event we will be raffling off a Limited Edition New Belgium Cruiser. The UAR is followed by a HUGE celebration of bikes and beer!
www.urbanassaultride.com
Wednesday, August 11 • 6 - 7:30pm @ the cafe
Twin Cities Green Drinks is part of a global non-movement to charge your eco spirit, make some new connections, and learn a thing or two. This summer, Twin Cities Green Drinks is hosted by Natural Built Home and meets at the Birchwood Cafe the 2nd Wednesday each month for themed discussions featuring guest speakers and a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government, business and nonprofits.
On August 11, Janneke Schaap from Minnesota GreenStar® will be the guest of honor. Minnesota GreenStar® is a grassroots non-profit green building standard and certification program for both existing and new construction that promotes healthy, durable, high performance homes. They offer green building education and a number of programs and initiatives aimed at helping homeowners identify, seek out and ask for green home features and benefits. Come to an active discussion about who MN GreenStar is and what they have to offer you!
 Saturday, August 14
10 am - 6 pm
McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson
The MN Garlic Festival features fantastic foods, celebrity chefs, marvelous music, area artisans, goofy games., and lots of GARLIC — all in support of a healthy environment, sustainable farms and vital rural communities
in Minnesota.
Adults: $5, Kids under 12: $3
This is an ALL WEATHER event!
Local garlic growers will have the first of their fresh 2010 gourmet crop at the festival, cured to keep in your kitchen for up to a year! The Garlic Festival offers a unique culinary experience with a cadre of chefs from renowned local restaurants (including Minneapolis’ Birchwood Cafe, Common Roots and Craftsman) cooking and serving at the festival cafe, “The Great Scape.”
Local Farmer Meet & Eat
Whole Grain Milling
Sunday, August 21 • 1-3 pm @ cafe
Come meet the secret to the success of our Breakfast in Heaven Granola!
Whole Grain Milling (WGM) products contribute the bulk of the granola’s ingredients and can be found across our menu in almost every other item containing flour or beans. WGM is a multigenerational, family run farm/
milling operation which grows and process certified organic grains and
beans. They’ll be driving up from their farm in Welcome, MN to share stories,
samples and maybe even sign your bag of granola!
Tour de Farm
Picnic at Riverbend Farm
Sunday, August 22 • 4pm @ the farm
We’re teaming up with the Modern Café, The Craftsman Restaurant and Tour de Farm for the family friendly, local food, bike event of the summer!
Tickets for this night are SOLD OUT -- but you can learn more here.
 Riverbend Farm Days
Crop Mob "Lite"
Saturday, August 28
10 am - 3 pm in Delano, MN
In July, over 30 folks helped weed eggplants & beets. At our 4th Riverbend Farm Days (aka Crop Mob “Lite”) you’ll work hard, but not so hard that you can't bring your kids and have a whole lot of fun too.
Plus, you will be rewarded with a delicious lunch, provided by Common Roots. Meet at Birchwood or Common Roots at 9am to carpool or show up ready to work at 10am at Riverbend Farn (Delano, MN).
Please
RSVP by emailing Lee.
If you missed the shows, stop by the cafe for your very own copy of the DVD.
DVD home screening kits on sale at the cafe!
$20 | DVD, discussion questions
and license to screen the film in front of 1 - 20 people.
and
FRESH Catering Packages!
Bring the Local Food Movement home
$5 | Local Buttered Popcorn
Whole Grain Milling Popcorn
Home Creamery Butter
with popping instructions. Serves 10.
$50 | The Fresh Food Kit
Local Breads and Spreads,
Peace Coffee Espresso Brownies & Rhubarb Pecan Bars,
AND Local Popcorn w/ Hope Creamery Butter.
Serves 8-10.
Please allow 48 hours notice
call 612.722.4474 or stop by the cafe.
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Check out MSP mag's mention of the show on Andrew Zimmern's food & dining blog here.
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D A I L Y . S P E C I A L S . @ . t h e . C A F E
• Saturdays : PIZZA PARTY — 5-10pm
Your choice of 2 Pizzas (choose from our weekly Veggie Pizza special, Fischer Farm Wild Rice Sausage Pizza, or a Cheese Pizza) + a Bottle of Wine for $30. *Try our NEW Gluten-Free crust for $3!*
• Sundays : BURGERS and BEER — 5-8pm
Your choice of 2 Burgers (choose from Wild Acres Turkey Burger, Thousand Hills Beef Burger, or our weekly special Bean Burger) + a Pitcher of Beer for $30 / or / add a pint to any burger for $3.
• Mondays + Tuesdays : LIVE MUSIC and 1/2 PRICE WINE
Start the week off with 1/2 price bottles of wine (from 5 - 10pm) and live music (starting at 6pm).
Mondays / Live Jazz:
Scott Davie on Flamenco guitar and John Devine on saxophone.
Tuesdays / Five Story Igloo:
Eric Struves on upright bass, Chris Hepila on drums and Kristen Froebel, of Brass Messenger fame, on saxophone.
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