I'd like to be included in the discussion, off the list as well. Tnx Chet Lisa Lute wrote: > > Hi chile-heads, > > My name is Lisa. I recently subscribed to the list and I'm > finding it to be informative and often times very amusing. > I've been a garlic lover all of my life but in the past two > years I have become more and more interested in the hot > stuff. (Just made some scorching Hab oil this past weekend) > > I'm the marketing/fund raising director for a small United > Cerebral Palsy affiliate in NE Pennsylvania. I have > approached our board of directors and my executive director > about having a hot foods fest as a fund raiser. They all > loved the idea and now I have to figure out how to pull it > off. > > I'd love to hear some of the list members' thoughts and > ideas. > > Some things we have planned for the Hot Fete - > hot pepper eating contest > eclectic music (trying to get Celtic, reggae, jazz, blues > bands - bands will be scheduled all throughout the day > local artisans and craftspeople > sale of pepper plants and herbs (we have our own greenhouse > - used for vocational training) > a sit down catered hot and spicy Cajun meal at the end of > the day > a small winery from our area will do wine tasting > vendors ( a local garlic farmer, a couple of herb shops) > > Has anyone on the list ever attended the annual Chile Pepper > Food Festival and Chile Pepper Field Excursion in Bowers, > Pennsylvania? > > Lisa -- *-----------------------------------------------------------------* * Chet Bacon KA1ILH | Okay, who put a * * PO Box 284 | "stop payment" on my * * Southington, CT 06489 | reality check? * * E-Mail: | Homepage: * * chet@chetbacon.com | http://www.chetbacon.com * * cbacon@connix.com(work) | http://www.connix.com/~cbacon (work) * * Viva Bultaco Viva Bultaco Viva Bultaco Viva Bultaco Viva Bultaco* *-----------------------------------------------------------------* * Adopt a Doberman Help end puppy mills! www.dru.org * *-----------------------------------------------------------------*