As August comes to a close, I look to possibly my favorite month of the year. No matter how old I get, September always feels like a new year is beginning. I feel like I’m going back to school as I watch Brenda and my daughters start their school year and I hear a bit of this tune in my head.
But summer isn’t over yet—there’s still six more weeks of farmers market!—and along with the inevitable, “can you believe it’s this warm in this month that ends in -ber?” conversation, there’s lots more heating up besides the earth. So let’s start with the ecology, mercy mercy me. A tip of my hat to whoever remembers the 2006 ahead-of-its-time TV series that I ripped off for this month’s newsletter subject (answer at the end).
If you’re a regular reader of this newsletter hopefully you’re also a regular reader, and subscriber, to ecoRI News which celebrates its 14th birthday in September with the annual Zero-Trash Birthday Bash. I’m a proud ecoRI News board member so I’ve already bought my ticket to what’s always a great party for an important cause, supporting local environmental journalism.
There’s so little local journalism left, let alone a news site that’s dedicated to reporting on environmental and social justice issues in southern New England. If you’re able to support, please buy tickets to the September 10th event at Proclamation Ale with bites prepared by Amos House’s More Than a Meal Catering. And if you’re not able to make it to the event but would like to support, there’s an online auction running through September 14th with lots of excellent local items to bid on.
You can also donate directly to ecoRI News, and if you’re not able to give at this time, please consider subscribing to the twice-weekly newsletter and reading regularly. I find it all very illuminating and helpful. I especially enjoy Frank’s opinion column as it’s good to find someone who may be more cranky about what we’re doing to the world than me!
Next up, many thanks to those of you who bought tickets to Fishes at the Fort and supported Eating with the Ecosystem earlier this month. We couldn’t have had a more picture-perfect evening in Newport for the dinner event. Thank you to everyone who helped to make the fundraiser a success. You can see photos from the event in several posts on EWTE’s Instagram.
Coming up on Friday, September 15th is a different but also excellent Eating with the Ecosystem event: a Japanese Ikejime Talk & Tasting at The United in Westerly, Rhode Island.
Join us for a cocktail (The United has an outstanding cocktail and wine program), some very cool and fun seafood preparation eduction, and of course a tasting of some seafood, with a portion of the proceeds going to Eating with the Ecosystem. Tickets here!
Speaking of cocktails (ok, not exactly, but whose segue is this?), have you seen the latest video on the Eat Drink RI YouTube Channel?
There are more videos on there that I’ve posted this summer and I’ve got a shelf and refrigerator here with many more drinks and food that I’ll be tasting on video for you. I’ve got lots of new and fun things, like these Beach Town Beverage Co. Cocktail Mixer Cubes made here in South Kingstown.
Please take a look, and as everyone on YouTube says, I’d appreciate your subscribing to the channel, smashing that like button, ringing that bell, leaving a comment and having a drink. Ok, maybe that last one is just some of us on YouTube.
That’s it for this one. As always, there’s news and updates on eatdrinkri.com in addition to stories, links, reels, posts, liquor scores, etc. on my social media:
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Finally, “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World” was the brilliant tagline from the NBC superhero drama “Heroes.” Maybe it’ll be the next big thing on Netflix after “Suits.”
Thank you as always for reading.