Thursday, September 30th, 2010
6-9:30 pm
at
Herban Feast, SODO Park
3200 1st Avenue South
Seattle, WA, 98134

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Eat Local Now! Dinner will celebrate it’s seventh year running on September 30th, 2010! Always a sell-out, this year Sustainable West Seattle, West Seattle CoolMom, Seattle Good Business Network (formerly BALLE Seattle), and Herban Feast are co-presenting this fundraising dinner. This year’s event is focused not only on promoting and educating about local food systems - but also turning local food systems into local food economies and development of green jobs.

The evening’s featured speakers are Edward Hill, the founding Director of Creatives4Community and GroundUp Organics and Ray Zambroski of The Groundbreakers. Both groups are working to create green jobs within local community food systems.

Local food from Puget Sound will be prepared by the featured chefs. 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 featured chefs include many Seattle favorites, including:

Ariel Bangs - Healthy Creations
Dalis Chea - Herban Feast
Eric Rivera – Culinary Student and Food Blogger
Hajime Sato - Mashiko
Jack Spiess - Seatown
Jacob Wiesberg - Blackboard Bistro
Marisa Lown - The Radical Cupcake
Traci Knight - Local Pastry Chef

The evening includes dinner, exhibitors, speakers active in the local food movement, a silent auction and music by Ali Marcus. Eat Local Now! encourages participation in local food systems, bolstering the local economy and the development of green jobs.

The 7th Annual Eat Local Now! event 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. Tickets are $35 for adults and $10 for children.

Good Food. Close to Home. Building Local Economies.

Event Sponsors

Our deep gratitude goes to our local sponsors and donors without whom this event would not flourish. Thank you!

Food + Chef Sponsors

Providing local food products and culinary creations for our enjoyment.

Silent Auction Sponsors

Providing sensational items for folks to enjoy and help us support the efforts of the project and respective collaborating organizations

5 Focus, Alchemy Goods, Alki Bike & Board, Alki Kayak Tours, Alvarez Organic Farm, Brian Allen Honey, C & P Coffee Company, Cafe Amore, Choice Teas, Click! Design That Fits, Coffee to a Tea with Sugar, Community School of West Seattle, Cucina Fresca, Dance for Joy!, Ecopraxis, Four Aims (Kat Allen), Full Circle Farm, Garden Cycles, Georgetown Liquor Company, Gilden Fire Dance (Jenna Lutton), Goods for the Planet, Ken Cousins, Food Enthusiast, Little Rae’s Bakery, Mama K’s Aromatic Play Clay, Mighty House Construction, Mixed Greens Blog, Mountain to Sound Outfitters, Sing with Confidence!, Studio 1350 (David Mullarkey, Photographer), Sugar Rush Baking Company, Urban Land Army, Vegetarians of Washington, WEdesign, West Seattle Blog

Organizational Supporters

Big Al’s Brewery, Madison Market, Mighty House Construction

Exhibitors

Part of the joy of the Eat Local Now! Dinner is the opportunity to learn about great, local businesses and initiatives happening in and around Seattle. Here is a list of some of those folks you can expect to see September 30th:

Antioch University - Seattle, Burst, Cascadian Edible Landscapes, Cascade Harvest Coalition, Community Alliance for Global Justice, CoolMom, Eat Local, Green Halloween, GroundBreakers, Herban Feast, Seattle City Council - Year of Urban Agriculture Initiative, Seattle Good Business Network, Sustainable West Seattle, West Seattle Food Bank