MonteRosso

MonteRosso is a lovely Italian focused Restaurant in Doncaster, and proprietors Rosie and Tony invited me to talk to them on Tuesday about YamDaisy so they could consider if there was a way for their restaurant to particpate, particularly by providing delicious affordable meals to those who are struggling.
There are so many possibilities! They are pondering now, what they might do.
We discussed the Comfort Food Project, and MonteRosso are interested in participating in a local school based project! The next step is up to me to get the lesson plans and outline complete! And then see if I can find a local school to take part.

Tortoise Pace

I planned to put the May News Sheet out this week, to coincide with Span (Neighbourhood House) being in their new site, and wanting to get regular publication and really begin putting together local community food news. However, I have had the exciting phonecall from Rosie (more about that later!) which means I want to put all my energy into getting the School Project organised, and think about some nice little action researching.
On the other hand, none of the organisations I have asked about community food news have responded - understandable, but it means I need to follow up all avenues myself, a lot of extra work.
As well as that, my News Sheet has been taken down three times from the Community Noticeboard at Fairfield. Maybe they think I am a commercial organisation? Maybe it is just someone that wants the space: but I want to follow that up too. So it is wise to give all that a longer running time, a put out the NewsSheet every second month.
Aah, decision made. Good.
It is so easy, wanting this project to grow, to keep putting more on my plate. But the limitations of illness mean that I can only work at tortoise pace. I can get a lot done at Tortoise pace, but not everything! (Mixed metaphor! maybe I can only eat the things on my plate at Tortoise pace!)

Anzac Day

I am preparing to talk to the Chef at the Sliding Door Cafe about a possible school project we could do together. My idea is to join school healthy eating around "Sometimes Food" and "Everyday Food" my Comfort Food '09 and the Sliding Door Cafe's community food focus. I need to see if the cafe is able to be involved, as I know they are pretty pressured at the moment with apprenticeships and catering. That's on my list for first thing next week.
I have been reading a book about colour in website design (thanks Libby and Robert) but I think I have done all I can to make the background look pale yellow. If more computers are seeing a nasty orange I will have to rethink.
I am having such fun on the Jamie Oliver site, it is very well set up. But I put up a topic about Comfort Meals without thinking to talk about my project first. I got some lovely replies and a great range of meals, plus lots of calls for a Fabulous Food Fairy! But I haven't got permission to put those meals up on my site. I think I can count them in at the end though.
I still want to start a blog there, but I am not sure my health is up to doing it. I will wait a little longer and see.
And I need to put up some more news on the website so it is interesting enough for people to keep coming back!