Seafood Throwdowns

GloucesterNorthwest Atlantic Marine Alliance

$344

Raised of $3,791 USD

Fundraising ended on Dec 19, 2011
4 supporters
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About This Project


Seafood Throwdowns are an interactive, engaging and fun way of talking about fisheries issues and why who fishes matters with the general public, chefs, food writers and
food activists and promoting the ecological, social and economic importance of locally caught seafood. For the past three years, these cooking competitions have served as a base building and outreach tool allowing us to tap into the part of the population
that already cares about where their land based food comes from and expanding their agenda to include their marine based foods. Seafood Throwdown crowds have – including the chefs, the judges, the crowd and the farmers markets and fairs who have hosted us
– have left ready to take action toward transforming fisheries and ocean policies. In addition, in many communities these events have helped us gauge the community’s interest in Community Supported Fisheries (CSF).



Since their start in 2008, these events have become more and more popular. We are in constant demand! As a result, we have been picking which invitations for Seafood Throwdowns we accept based on certain criteria
such as reaching new audiences, reaching out to new fishing communities, the ability of either of those communities to work toward real social change on the water, and the presence of a community based organization to carry on the work with us after the event
is over. Using those criteria, in the summer of 2011 we are holding 15 Seafood Throwdowns reaching 1000s of people, dozens of chefs and numerous community activists who are reading to take action and engage in fisheries and marine conservation issues through
their stomachs. To get a sense of a Seafood Throwdown check out this video from the event held at the Brooklyn Greenmarkets this summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VyFnWFifY.



But our equipment is getting old, something the various boards of health we gotta deal with do not appreciate! So we need to replace our grills and burners.
And, we constantly need to replenish the supplies we need to make these events happen.



Seafood Throwdowns are held at farmers markets, festivals and fairs where other local foods are present so those who are competing in the Throwdown have
a source of produce and other foods to buy for their creations. So clearly our 2011 Seafood Throwdown season is coming to an end. In fact, our last Seafood Throwdown for 2011 was held on October 15 as part of the Harvest Fest in Rockport, Massachusetts. It
was also an opportunity for us to celebrate World Food Day in a creative fashion.



So why raise money now for the 2012 Seafood Throwdown season? Winter is the best time for us to accumulate the equipment we need. Grills and other outdoor
cooking equipment start going on sale in the fall allowing us to get more bang for your money!

Use Of Funds

$3,791 Tipping Point Goal

Our Tipping point of $3791 pays for all we need to make SFTs run including:


$1,000 allows us to buy two new grills and stove top burners that have higher BTUs allowing the chefs to do cook more efficiently during the high pressure hour. This way
we can be in two places at once if we need to.·              


$850 buys us enough biodegradable and compostable flatware, plates and bowls to lasts  us a whole year of Seafood Throwdowns!·   


$500 pays for all the stuff we have to buy to make these events work for one year: staples for the chefs (the aforementioned olive oil, kosher salt, garlic, lemons, limes,
pepper, drinking water, paper towels, foil, soap, chlorine tables, garbage bags, etc.) and all the containers we need to store all this stuff.·       


$300 pays for all the propane refills for about 30 Seafood Throwdowns.·              


$125 pays for a brand new banner.·              


$1000 pays for the chefs shopping sprees at 30 Seafood Throwdowns! Depending on the farmers market, the chefs could be given any where from $25 (in Gloucester) to $100 (in NYC) to shop for their ingredients.·



$250 pays for a whole new batch (15,000 to be exact!) of our Who Fishes Matters seafood cards which you can see here:



$766.67 pays for 20 of the 60 total aprons.
Why such a high price? This buys us really well made, long lasting organic cotton chefs aprons printed with non-toxic ink. This matters to us because non-fishing activities such as pollution from pesticides and dyes
affect the health of the ocean. $600 pays for 60 of your run of the mill aprons and all the persistent pollutants that was used to make it. We rather raise the money to pay for the organic versions using healthier inks than the conventional kinds. They will
be silk screened with our message “Who Fishes Matters” and our Seafood Throwdown logo to give to the chefs – and you! – as our gift. The chefs don’t win anything other than bragging rights, so giving them something we know they’ll use as our thank you would
be really nice.·              


Beyond the tipping point:   


$2,000 helps us buy an enclosed trailer we can hitch right up to our vehicles to carry all the Seafood Throwdown cargo and not have to pay for rental cars, depend on friend’s trucks, paying for a place to store the stuff
during the year, spill olive oil or seafood juices in the back seat of our personal cars (believe me… the smell of olive oil loses its luster once it’s soaked into your car’s upholstery!)·             



$1533 pays for 40 more of the aprons we told you about before, but here it is again... no need to scroll!
Why such a high price? This buys us really well made, long lasting organic cotton chef's aprons printed with non-toxic ink. This matters to us because non-fishing activities such as pollution from pesticides and dyes
affect the health of the ocean. $600 pays for 60 of your run of the mill aprons and all the persistent pollutants that it made, used and emitted in one form or another. We rather raise the money to pay for the organic versions using healthier inks than the
conventional kinds. They will be silk screened with our message “Who Fishes Matters” and our Seafood Throwdown logo to give to the chefs – and you! – as our gift. The chefs don’t win anything other than bragging rights, so giving them something we know they’ll
use as our thank you would be really nice.·       



$8,325 Stretch Goal


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Our gratitude, which runs as deep as the ocean, and 3 of our Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards.

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Our deep gratitude, a handful of Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards and a bumpersticker

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Our deep gratitude, a handful of Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards and a bumpersticker and a copy of our book Sharing the Ocean

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$100.00

Our deep gratitude, a handful of Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards and a bumpersticker and a copy of our book Sharing the Ocean and a pair of lobster claw salt & pepper shakers!

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$250.00

Our deep gratitude, a handful of Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards and a bumpersticker and a copy of our book Sharing the Ocean and limited edition organic cotton apron – the same ones we want to print to give the chefs who participate in the Seafood Throwdowns

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$500.00

Our deep gratitude, a handful of Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards and a bumpersticker and a copy of our book Sharing the Ocean and limited edition organic cotton apron – the same ones we want to print to give the chefs who participate in the Seafood Throwdowns AND a piece of art by artist Sigrid Olsen (see her sea inspired work her: http://www.sigridolsenart.com/)

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$1,000.00

Our deep gratitude, a handful of Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards and a bumpersticker and a copy of our book Sharing the Ocean and limited edition organic cotton apron – the same ones we want to print to give the chefs who participate in the Seafood Throwdowns AND… you get to judge a Seafood Throwdown!

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$2,500.00

Our deep gratitude, a handful of Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards and a bumpersticker and a copy of our book Sharing the Ocean and limited edition organic cotton apron – the same ones we want to print to give the chefs who participate in the Seafood Throwdowns AND… a private fishing trip for you and up to 5 of your friends/family with a fishermen we work with (if you don’t live in NE, no worries… we work with fishermen all over the US!)

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$5,000.00

Our deep gratitude, a handful of Who Fishes Matters seafood wallet cards and a bumpersticker and a copy of our book Sharing the Ocean and limited edition organic cotton apron – the same ones we want to print to give the chefs who participate in the Seafood Throwdowns AND… a week on your own private island in the Gulf of Maine: Pomp Island – which has a beautiful off-the grid, renovated log cabin nestled in 37 acres with no one else by the birds, the bees, the whales and the lobster… and an occasional fishing boat around. You can kayak to Pomp (rental of ocean kayaks is included in your reward, but you do have to pick them up) or we’ll arrange for you to be ferried over by the generous owners. For more information, check out the website http://pompislandme.com/PompIsland/Welcome.html. You will be responsible for your transportation to and from the area. Closest town to Pomp is Beals Island.

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