"On a balmy day last week south of Sacramento, a group of women took turns grinding and preparing acorn flour, and then used fire-heated stones to cook it with water in woven baskets. It was a slow and sweaty process compared with how they prepare meals at home. They did it to pay homage to how their ancestors cooked and sustained themselves over the centuries."
"This weekend, Sacramento will host a major international gathering affiliated with the "slow food" movement, and to the surprise of some, the Wilton Rancheria is the top sponsor of the three-day Terra Madre Americas. The event is expected to draw roughly 100,000 people for culinary demonstrations, panels on sustainable agriculture and food politics, live music, and of course, delicious food."
Women of the Wilton Rancheria ground acorn flour and cooked it on fire-heated stones in woven baskets to honor ancestral foodways. Sacramento will host Terra Madre Americas, a three-day international slow-food gathering expected to draw about 100,000 people for culinary demonstrations, panels on sustainable agriculture and food politics, live music, and food. The Wilton Rancheria is the top sponsor and is contributing $500,000 to showcase cultural heritage and demonstrate health and environmental benefits of traditional food practices. The tribe generates wealth from Sky River Casino and has used revenue to raise stature and support cultural programming.
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