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6th Annual Jo's
Chili Cold Blood Chili Cook-Off
February 4

Jo’s Hot Coffee Good Food hosts the 6th Annual Chili Cold Blood ChiliCook-Off, Two Steppin’ Competition and Benefit on Feb. 4 from 11 am to 3 pm in the Jo’s parking lot on South Congress Ave. The event is sponsored by Shiner and all proceeds benefit the Lila Tenenbown Recovery Fund.

Featured bands performing include Li’l Cap’n Travis, Chili Cold Blood, Chaparral and Woodsboss. Free two-stepping lessons at 11am, dance contest at 12 pm, live music and chili tasting from 11 to 3. Winners announced at 3 pm for 1st and 2nd Place Chili, People’s Choice Award and Best Showmanship, with prizes including free nights at Hotel San Jose and Hotel Havana, bar tabs at the Hotel San Jose lounge, cases of Shiner beer, Central Market gift baskets, trophies and more. The event will also include a bake sale by Katy Cupcakes and a silent auction.

Chili tasting tickets are $20 each and are available at the event.

"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
February 4

Saturday, February 4, 2012, Project Transitions hosts the 15th Annual Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner culinary fundraiser to provide hospice, housing and support to people living with HIV/AIDS. Over 400 guests are anticipated to attend dinners hosted in private homes throughout Austin.

The evening begins at 7:00 pm in individual homes. After dinner, guests proceed to NEST Modern for a champagne and dessert reception. Guests are placed at a dinner based on their top three choices from the event invitation. Guests choose from themed dinners such as One Hot Night In Havana, Mississippi Rising: A Culinary Journey Down Old Man River, or Studio 54.

All funds raised go directly to Project Transitions. Project Transitions is a non-profit organization that provides housing, hospice and support services for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS in Central Texas.

Seating is $100.00 per guest and is limited.  Guests are encouraged to make reservations as soon as possible to ensure their preferred choices.  For more information or to make your reservation, call 454-8646 or visit projecttransitions.org/events/guess-who.html.

Dinners begin at 7 pm
Champagne & Dessert Reception to follow at NEST, 1009 West 6th St.
Reservations: $100 per seat

Austin Permaculture Guild's
2012 Winter Series of Talks
Thursday, February 16

Join us for Austin Permaculture Guild's (APG) Winter Series of Talks.

February 16: Texology–Austin, TX: Getting to [Really] Know This/Your Place - Dick Pierce

All Series topics relate directly to Sustainable designs, systems, and living. Talks will focus on solutions and positive actions we can take locally, using local resources. With resolve and commitment (yours and mine), there is a whole lot we can do. Please join us.

Our special thanks to Habitat Suites, 500 Highland Blvd.–Austin’s Only Permaculture Hotel. The Winter Series of Talks are free and open to all, on most Thursday evenings in January through March, from 7:00–8:30 p.m., discussion following.

Habitat Suites Hotel, 500 E. Highland Mall Dr. (north of Mall near the Sail Boat Center).

Note: all topics are subject to change; please check austinperm.com.
All talks are FREE; all are encouraged to attend. Please join us.

TOFGA 2012 Annual Conference
February 17–19

Register now for the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Annual Conference on Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19.

This year’s conference will be held at the Mesquite Convention Center in Mesquite. This annual conference is a valuable educational and networking opportunity for new farmers, experienced farmers and people who like to grow their own food, with an exciting lineup of workshops, vendors, a bookshop and more. Visit tofga.org for details and to register.

TOFGA 2012 Annual Conference
February 17–19

Register now for the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Annual Conference on Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19.

This year’s conference will be held at the Mesquite Convention Center in Mesquite. This annual conference is a valuable educational and networking opportunity for new farmers, experienced farmers and people who like to grow their own food, with an exciting lineup of workshops, vendors, a bookshop and more. Visit tofga.org for details and to register.

TOFGA 2012 Annual Conference
February 17–19

Register now for the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Annual Conference on Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19.

This year’s conference will be held at the Mesquite Convention Center in Mesquite. This annual conference is a valuable educational and networking opportunity for new farmers, experienced farmers and people who like to grow their own food, with an exciting lineup of workshops, vendors, a bookshop and more. Visit tofga.org for details and to register.

Austin Permaculture Guild's
2012 Winter Series of Talks
Thursday, February 23

Join us for Austin Permaculture Guild's (APG) Winter Series of Talks.

February 23: The Next Industrial Revolution – Bill McDonough - Video

All Series topics relate directly to Sustainable designs, systems, and living. Talks will focus on solutions and positive actions we can take locally, using local resources. With resolve and commitment (yours and mine), there is a whole lot we can do. Please join us.

Our special thanks to Habitat Suites, 500 Highland Blvd.–Austin’s Only Permaculture Hotel. The Winter Series of Talks are free and open to all, on most Thursday evenings in January through March, from 7:00–8:30 p.m., discussion following.

Habitat Suites Hotel, 500 E. Highland Mall Dr. (north of Mall near the Sail Boat Center).

Note: all topics are subject to change; please check austinperm.com.
All talks are FREE; all are encouraged to attend. Please join us.

Back to the Foodture:
Sustainable Strategies to Reverse a Global Crisis
February 27-28, 2012

Food.

Bountiful food is celebration, creative food is art, particular foods mark cultures, lack of food is deadly. Food is so central to who and what we are that we, too often, take it for granted. But many humans are not afforded this luxury.

Now, we find ourselves at the brink of a potential crisis. A growing human population coupled with food production practices that are potentially devastating for the environment, other animals and human health (factory farming, monoculture, intensive agriculture) threaten life in many forms – both human life and entire ecosystems.

This year’s Brown Symposium considers Food from many angles and ponders ways we can rethink our relationship with this most basic, beautiful and complex of needs.


Click here to find out more about this two-day event, including schedule, participant profiles, and the accompanying film fesitival.