
Mighty Fine Farm and Food
BY STEVEN PARADIS
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
"Eating and feeding and food is not what we do to sustain life, it is life. We make it meaningful when we make it a life moment instead of a pitstop."
In Mighty Fine Farm and Food, from PechaKucha Night Louisville, Vol. 15 Steve Paradis matter-of-factly discusses the importance of good food in all its aspects. An acute intelligence and subtle profoundness shines though his down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach to good, honest, down-home food, farming, and health.

Internationals Impact on Farming and Food in Louisville
BY EDGARDO MANSILLA
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
Edgardo Mansilla talks about learning different farming techniques and food cultures from the increasing influx of international immigrants to Louisville through Americana Community Center

Slow Food
BY GINA STIPO
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
From success stories to local initiatives, Gina explains the history and importance of the Slow Food movement.

Culinary School
BY RICHARD WILLIAMS
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
Richard describes his experience in culinary school. He talks about the good and bad reasons people attend, and what to expect when you graduate.

Soy Sauce made in Louisville?
BY MATT JAMIE
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
Matt Jamie describes how he came back to Louisville to start Bourbon Barrel Foods and that something about the city and state is attracting others to come to or return and get involved in the vibrant food scene.

Diners: A Place Where You Can be a Spork
BY ASHLEE CLARK THOMPSON
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
Ashlee Clark Thompson describes her experience of not quite fitting in growing up and how diners are the places that you can be yourself and fit in.

West Louisville FoodPort
BY STEPHEN REILY
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
Stephen Reily describes the West Louisville FoodPort that is being developed on 24 acres of land in the heart of an urban neighborhood. The project is not only being developed to become a major food processing and distribution hub, but to be a catalyst for a disinvested neighborhood in Louisville.

Cultivating Community
BY MATT SARGENT
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
Pairing poety and stories, Matt describes the importance of cultivating communities through farming, encompassing the cycle of healthy plants, animals, and earth.

Searching Out the World's Rarest Chocolate
BY ERIKA CHAVEZ-GRAZIANO
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
"Lima is home to over 150 different micro-climates and located very close to the ecquator, and this makes it a pretty damn fine place to grow cacoa."
In Searching Out the World's Rarest Chocolate from PechaKucha Night Louisville Vol. 15, Erika Chavez-Graziano recounts her travel to a remote region of Peru on a quest to find "Fortunado #4", the world's rarest cacao. Once thought to be extinct, a lone tree, from which Furtunado #4 comes, was recently re-discovered, and having come back from the dead, now serves as the mother tree for the continuation of this rare chocolate.
Watch this "PechaKucha of the Day" from Wednesday from May 6, 2015.

Ignorance is Bliss, or Straight from the Beaver's Anus
BY COLIN BLAKE
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
As the creative director of a beverage development company, Colin Blake explores what labels such as "All Natural" really mean, and how things like bugs are "all natural" and very much are used to flavor the foods we eat.

Mindful Eating
BY KARTER LOUIS
@ VOL 15
ON APR 14, 2015
Karter Louis talks about the importance of mindful eating. Mindful eating is when we take our time and savor our food. We should always be in the right mindset when we eat.

The Constructive Invitation
BY ROWAN CLAYPOOL
@ VOL 8
ON JUN 05, 2012
Rowan Claypool talks about how the city of Louisville can be transform into an economically competitive city. He focuses on inviting more young people into the internships and jobs of Louisville.