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8th Annual Eat Local Now Dinner Celebrates Healthy Local Food for Everyone
Eat Local Now! announces their 8th annual fundraising dinner to celebrate the local food economy. This vibrant and successful fundraising dinner celebrates the cultivation of our local food economy from farmer to family.
SEATTLE, WA, September 14, 2011 /Environment PR News/ -- Eat Local Now! announces their 8th annual fundraising dinner to celebrate the local food economy. This vibrant and successful fundraising dinner celebrates the cultivation of our local food economy from farmer to family and is a sell-out event every year.
Eat Local Now! is now part of National Food Day, which advocates for access to healthy, sustainably grown foods for everyone and protecting the environment by reforming factory farms, curbing junk food marketing to kids and supporting fair conditions to food and farm workers.
The star attraction is fresh local food 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.
Sustainable West Seattle, CoolMom, Herban Feast and The Seattle Good Business Network are sponsoring the 8th Annual Eat Local Now! dinner at Herban Feast's Sodo Park venue on October 24. The evening includes dinner, speakers active in the local food movement, exhibitors, a silent auction and music. Eat Local Now! encourages participation in local food systems and food equality. While celebrating a resilient local food economy and Pacific Northwest cuisine, we'll examine how to manage our homes and make wise decisions about what sustainable, practical, healthy food choices are available to us.
The Jeff Fairhall Local Food Hero Award will be presented at the event to a person working to promote local food in the community. Local Food Heroes can be nominated by completing the nomination form by September 23rd. Last year the award went to Aviva Furman for her work in building vibrant local economies through community projects such as Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle and the Community Orchard of West Seattle. Previous winners are Richard Conlin and Viki Sonntag.
Non-profit and local business exhibitors will display information on many local food related organizations and a silent auction will feature a wide variety of locally donated items ranging from restaurant gift certificates to CSA subscriptions.
The 8th Annual Eat Local Now! celebration supports our local food producers and allows the people the opportunity to talk to the farmers, fishers, ranchers, bakers and those who make the local food system possible. The celebration includes dinner, speakers active in the local food movement, exhibitors, a silent auction, live music and a kids' corner throughout the evening.
Tickets are $50 for adults and $10 for children under 12 and are available at Brown Paper Tickets or by calling 1-800-838-3006. For more information about the 8th Annual Eat Local Now! visit EatLocalNow.org or follow ELN on Twitter @EatLocalNow.
Eat Local Now! is organized by a collaboration of Seattle Good Business Network, Sustainable West Seattle, CoolMom, Sustainable Cascadia, and community members at-large.
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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
206.307.4860
Media contact: Kate Kaemerle
206.743.4468
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