SEATTLE, WA, October 22, 2011 (Press-News.org) The Eat Local Now! dinner this Monday features a Silent Auction with a wide array of wares from custom tours and tastings to gift baskets and restaurant gift certificates. There is a bounty of items for the local food aficionado plus classes, books, bike tune-ups and massage therapy.
Enjoy an evening celebrating the theme "Choose Good Food" at the 8th Annual Eat Local Now! dinner. This fundraiser is for groups working to encourage healthy local food systems: Seattle Good Business Network, CoolMom and Sustainable West Seattle. It's held at Herban Feast's Sodo Park historic location on October 24th. Purchase tickets at EatLocalNow.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
The evening includes a fresh salmon or vegan dinner, Canlis chef and author Greg Atkinson as featured speaker, exhibitors, the silent auction and music. Eat Local Now! encourages participation in local food systems, bolstering the local economy and access to healthy local food for everyone.
Local food from Puget Sound will be prepared by Herban Feast's award winning chef Dalis Chea. Locally and sustainably produced beer, wine and fresh cider will be available at a cash bar. Other
organizations involved in our local food economy will have information at the event about purchasing locally as well as growing your own food.
The 8th Annual Eat Local Now! event encourages healthy food for everyone and supports organizations creating the change in our region to make that possible. Tickets for 8th Annual Eat Local Now! and information is available at EatLocalNow.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006. The event benefits Seattle Good Business Network, CoolMom, Sustainable West Seattle and is co-sponsored by Herban Feast.
From tasting tours to gift baskets and green goods, items include:
• Alki Bike and Board - Tutored Bike Tune-up
• Alki View Massage - one hour massage
• C&P Coffee Company - mug and a 10-punch beverage card
• Chinook Book - 2012 book and mobile app
• Clare Barboza Photography - food photography class
• Click! Design That Fits + Frances Smersh - jewelry and gift card
• Cucina Fresca - pasta, sauces and a tour
• Dabbawalla Bags — two colorful kids snack bags
• Ecofab - home energy audit
• Farmstead Meatsmith - butchery classes on Vashon farm
• Finnriver Farm & Cidery - custom cider, wine and cheese tasting at Finnriver
• Full Circle Farm -- $50 gift certificate
• Garden Cycles - $200 gift certificate
• Gray Sky Farm - 4 weeks of CSA produce
• Mariposa Naturescapes - garden consultation and five edible plants - $150 value
• Mighty House Construction - $800 credit towards custom chicken coop with salvaged materials. 10hr - mentorship for the DIYer valued at $600
• Mixed Greens Blog - whole food photographs and silk screened-bag with 2012 photo calendar and notecards
• New Roots Organics - two $80 gift certificates for produce from CSAs
• Perche No Pasta & Vino Restaurant - $50 gift certificate
• PCC Natural Markets - gift certificate for PCC Cooks class for two
• Super Supplements - gift basket valued at $300
• Tonnemaker Farm - box of pears
• Urban Land Army - gift certificate for edible garden consultation
• Veraci Pizza - two $25 gift certificate
• Vegetarians of Washington - three books, gift membership
• Vital Medicine - craniosacral therapy
• Wallin's Oysters and Clams - South Sound farm tour and tasting for 10, $350 value
• Wascha Studios - architectural feasibility study and consultation
• West Seattle Nursery - gift certificate
• World Pizza - pizza, wine, and salad for two
There will also be table baskets being auctioned off with an array of donations:
• C&P Coffee Company - mug and a 10-punch beverage card
• Chinook Book - 2012 Mobile App
• Edible Seattle -- magazine
• Living Harvest - hemp milk
• Natural Awakenings - magazine
• Produce from local farms
• Rockridge Orchards - apple cider
• Seattle Bagel Bakery - Bagels
• Sustainable West Seattle, Brian Allen - honey
The 8th Annual Eat Local Now! event encourages healthy food for everyone and supports organizations creating the change in our region to make that possible. Tickets for 8th Annual Eat Local Now! and information are available at EatLocalNow.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006. The event benefits Seattle Good Business Network, CoolMom, Sustainable West Seattle and is co-sponsored by Herban Feast.
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The 8th Annual Eat Local Now! Dinner Celebration encourages participation in local food systems, bolstering food equality for all. The event is at Herban Feast in Sodo Park at 3200 1st Avenue South in Seattle on October 24. Get tickets and more information for the 8th Annual Eat Local Now! dinner at EatLocalNow.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006. This year's event presented by Sustainable West Seattle, CoolMom.org, Herban Feast and The Seattle Good Business Network.
CoolMom.org unites families to affect climate change through education, lifestyle change, and advocacy. CoolMom's vision is to inspire moms, families and communities to practice sustainable living in how they live, learn, work and play to build a better future for our children.
Herban Feast is continually finding new ways to use regional suppliers, assist the area economy and agriculture community by sourcing ingredients from local producers and farmers, and employing sustainable practices. Herban Feast provides off-site catering at venues throughout the Puget Sound region and on-site catering at our distinctive event venue, Sodo Park. You can also find us at our farm-fresh, full-service restaurant, Fresh Bistro in West Seattle.
Seattle Good Business Network (formerly BALLE Seattle) is a non-profit venture that connects, empowers, and promotes Seattle-area business owners who care about the future of our place. Members are locally owned, independently operated businesses of all kinds.
Sustainable West Seattle educates and advocates for urban sustainability in our local community. SWS envisions a West Seattle community of empowered citizens who actively lead toward greater self-reliance, local democracy, social justice, and existence in harmony with life on earth. SWS meets the 3rd Monday each month at 7 PM.
Event contact: Christina Hahs
info@eatlocalnow.org
206.307.4860
Media contact: Kate Kaemerle
katekaemerle@gmail.com
206.743.4468
Eat Local Now Dinner Features Silent Auction with Local Foodie Fare and Tours
The Eat Local Now! dinner this Monday features a Silent Auction with a wide array of wares from custom tours and tastings to gift baskets and restaurant gift certificates.
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