{"id":2684,"date":"2017-08-31T22:19:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T02:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2017-08-31T22:19:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T02:19:58","slug":"homeless-garden-project-food-events-in-santa-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=2684","title":{"rendered":"Homeless Garden Project food events in Santa Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tomato, Thai basil & mozzarella bites will be available at HGP\u2019s Pop Up Store Sept. 1. Photo credit- HGP Facebook page<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Homeless Garden Project has two Santa Cruz events coming up that sound positively delicious.<\/p>\n

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Friday, Sept. 1, 5:30-8 p.m.: Tomato & Friends HoeDown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Homeless Garden Project<\/a> invites the community to its Pop Up Store for a \u201ctaste of the Farm.\u201d Attendees can taste\u2014fresh from the vine\u2014goodies like tomatoes, tomatillos and padron peppers. There will also be special treats created by HGP\u2019s Enterprise Manager, Angie Smith, including tomato, Thai basil & mozzarella bites and blistered padrons with avocado crema. Plus, enjoy live music by Anthony Reyes. In addition to being HGP\u2019s Farm Manager, Reyes is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who plays traditional roots\/ Americana inspired music while incorporating elements of classical, jazz, and blues. Read more on HGP\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>.
\nLocation<\/strong>: 30 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz<\/p>\n

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Saturday, Sept. 16, 3:30-7 p.m.: Homeless Garden Project benefit dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n

HGP is holding an organic benefit dinner at its farm, the latest in its Sustain Farm Dinner series. Sustain is a seasonal gourmet dinner series featuring organic produce from the farm, wine pairings, and guest speakers discussing sustainable topics. This time the keynote speaker is Tom Steyer, founder & president of NextGen America. The admission fee, $150, benefits HGP. Read more and purchase tickets online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A different chef will prepare each of the dinner\u2019s four courses. Derek Rupp,<\/em> Owner and Chef at East Side Eatery, will prepare flatbread pizza appetizers. Sara LaCasse, Chef Consultant for Earthbound Farms, is preparing Farm lettuces and herbs with pickled farm vegetables in ginger vinaigrette, while Passionfish owner\/chef Ted Walter will create an entr\u00e9e of chili-lime chicken served with grilled corn, Early Girl tomatoes and Cotija cheese. Aubergine pastry chef Yulanda Santos is providing dessert: zucchini cake with roasted strawberries and lavender-lemon cremeux.<\/p>\n

In 2007, Steyer and his wife, Kat Taylor, founded Beneficial State Bank, an Oakland-based nonprofit bank that invests any profits back into the community. They are committed to sustainable farming practices through Pescadero\u2019s TomKat Ranch, an 1800-acre cattle ranch that produces grass-fed and finished, pasture-raised beef. \u201cPrograms like the Homeless Garden Project are crucial to combating homelessness and ensuring all Californians have access to educational opportunities, job training and stable housing,\u201d says Steyer. \u201cIn California, we have a responsibility to care for our most vulnerable communities, and that’s why we must continue to fight for progressive policy solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: HGP Farm, Shaffer Road at Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz<\/p>\n

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