here we are…

Peace & Happy New Year Family!!

Oh the journey through 2008 was a wild and carazy on wasn’t it?

I been hermit-ing and am quite good at it so please pardon my absence and please don’t take it personal because I love u and u really can call me anytime to tell me what to do.

So lets start with today first and then we can walk backwards and forwards.

I (Faatma) sat on a really lovely panel hosted by the folks at Transition Denver called “Eat Here Now: Growing Food in Denver”.  It was brilliant.  The Mercury Cafe was packed … I mean packed to the hilt and overflowing even with folks who are ready to grow and buy and sell food in Denver.

I’m an avid gardener of sorts and aspire to be a farmer but am not yet an “expert” so I wondered for a while why I was sitting on the panel.  And it became clear after a while that our community does in fact acknowledge that we need places to eat our food together.  We need businesses to advocate for local farmers and to buy local produce to create what? Local Economy.

So yeah… it was really good.  Shout out (I know I know) to Mickki Langston who I swear can hear my thoughts and/or inserts brilliant thoughts into my head every time I see her…and to Patrick Harrington… cus he’s fly and everyone else who is down to get dirty to make things grow.

So… a few things we are doing…

Supper Clubs Y’all!

for more info about what a supper club is…visit our website or call me (720.212.3026) and I’ll tell you…you can host these super fun house partays at your crib or a friends crib and throw down $25 per person in support of the build up (yes up) of SOLAR.  This is FUN way to support local business, eat good and party with people u love.

We are having an open to the public Supper Club at Solar on January 23rd to kick of the Food Justice Discussion Group.    For folks who are wanting to know more about the growing food movements in our city and how we can brainstorm and work together to make change.  Donations of $25 are what we ask and  we’ll watch the movie “How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” and we’ll eat food made by yours truly.  We DO need you to RSVP via email to fa@solarlivity.com or you can call me to confirm that you’ll b there.

We love you and all the ways you support us family!

So… over the past months we have been steadfast in working every avenue we can to receive capital to build and grow our community space and its been challenging and there has been continued personal growth as well as our connection to the people and space it self.

We will make this happen together y’all.  This is a community space and any way you see fit to donate your dollars, time, resources, information is welcome and appreciated.

I’ll keep you all posted on upcoming projects, parties, and food fun!

Love ur Guts

Faatma