Several scenes from Life Lab
You can support a great cause and have great organic chef-prepared farm food, local wine, and beer: attend Life Lab’s annual benefit at the UCSC Farm on Saturday, September 11. The 4-7pm event, A Taste of the Harvest, is located at the Farm’s Garden Classroom.
Chef Jon Dickinson of Café Cruz is preparing a seasonal tasting, and it will be served on tables in the garden overlooking the Monterey Bay. A Taste of the Harvest features produce from local farms including Life Lab’s “Food, What?!” Youth Farm and Pinnacle Organic. Also included are local wine and beer selections. Plus, there is a silent auction with products and services from local businesses. Tickets cost $50 per person, but if you buy your tickets early you can save: Early Bird Special is 4 tickets for the price of 3 – that’s $150 for four, so only $37.50 each – if you purchase tickets by September 3.
For more information or to donate an auction item, please view this site or contact Life Lab at (831) 459-4074 or development@lifelab.org.
Life Lab Science Program is a nonprofit organization that has been working in the field of science and environmental education since 1979. The organization helps schools develop gardens where children can create “living laboratories” for the study of the natural world. Since developing the first Life Lab school garden in Santa Cruz in 1978, Life Lab has worked with over 1,400 schools across the US training tens of thousands of educators. In 2001, Life Lab completed The Garden Classroom, a two-acre model school garden learning center (and the site of the September 11 benefit) located at the UCSC Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS). The Garden Classroom is used to train teachers in science education and serves thousands of children through various field trips and events.
Live near the Westside and want to buy organic produce regularly? Remember that you can buy organic produce and fresh flowers from the UCSC Farm & Garden Market Cart every Tuesday and Friday through October – click here for details (all proceeds benefit the CASFS Apprenticeship Program).
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The Details
A Taste of the Harvest: Life Lab’s Annual Benefit
Sat Sept 11, 2010 4-7pm
Garden Classroom, UCSC Farm, Santa Cruz
Click here for directions
Tickets: $50 each or Early Bird Special 4-for-$150 until Sept 3