{"id":25730,"date":"2016-07-05T08:04:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T15:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=25730"},"modified":"2017-02-03T11:50:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T19:50:15","slug":"the-ecology-centers-annual-green-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/the-ecology-centers-annual-green-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ecology Center’s Annual Green Feast"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year’s Green Feast<\/strong>, the annual farm-to-table fundraising dinner for The Ecology Center<\/strong> in San Juan Capistrano, was hosted by\u00a0The Edible Schoolyard Project<\/strong> founder and farm-to-table pioneer Alice Waters.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Every year, Green Feast brings together distinguished chefs and organic farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and vintners who contribute their bounty and knowledge in a collaborative farm-to-table dinner. The meal is entirely sourced within 250 miles and this year’s Green Feast was especially meaningful and memorable with Alice Waters sharing the vision she has nurtured since 1995 when she and Chez Panisse<\/strong> began working with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Berkeley. Together, The Ecology Center joins forces with The Edible Schoolyard Project<\/strong> to amplify a shared mission to bring learning gardens and healthy food to every school.<\/p>\n

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Members of the media joined Green Feast sponsors and a limited number of dinner guests at an intimate reception with Alice Waters and Evan Marks, Founder and Executive Director of The Ecology Center.<\/p>\n

Awaiting Ms. Waters arrival, guests sipped on a lovely, refreshing ros\u00e9 and champagne provided by OneHope Wine<\/a>\u00a0while Patrick Glennon of Superior Seafood<\/a> shucked icy Glacier Point oysters, and Electric City Butche<\/a>r shaved gossamer-thin slivers of prosciutto for noshing alongside aged cheese, figs and smoky rosemary almonds.<\/p>\n

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Patrick “Paddy” Glennon shucks Glacier Point oysters from Superior Seafoods<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom its inception, Green Feast was inspired by Alice Waters, one of the most influential and important figures in food in the past 50 years,\u201d commented Marks. \u201cWith Alice Waters\u2019s blessing at this summer\u2019s Green Feast, we will generate national and international attention for The\u00a0\"\"Ecology Center\u2019s work, which include expanding our Grow Your Own! program to bring edible gardens to every school in Orange County and highlighting our Community Table Accord.\u201d<\/p>\n

There’s no place better suited for a celebration of our region’s abundant harvest than the idyllic and historically rich grounds of The Ecology Center<\/strong> and, for the first time, The Ecology Center is excited to hold two Green Feasts. The\u00a0second gathering on September 10, 2016<\/strong> celebrates the best chefs in Southern California.<\/span> For the nineth year in a row, they will gather the industry’s leaders in sustainable food for an unforgettable evening celebrating local chefs, farmers, vitners, and more.<\/p>\n

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The Ecology Center<\/a><\/p>\n

32701 Alipaz St.<\/span>
\nSan Juan Capistrano<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0CA\u00a0<\/abbr>92675<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/address>\n
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Phone: 949-443-4223<\/p>\n

About The Edible Schoolyard Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1996, in celebration of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Caf\u00e9’s 25th anniversary, Alice Waters created the Chez Panisse Foundation. The non-profit envisioned a public school curriculum that includes hands-on experiences in school kitchens, gardens, and lunchrooms, and that provides healthy, freshly prepared meals as part of each school day. To support this vision, the foundation fully funded the\u00a0Edible Schoolyard Berkeley<\/a>\u00a0and developed two additional programs: the\u00a0School Lunch Initiative<\/a>\u00a0and the Edible Schoolyard Affiliate Network, now the\u00a0\u00a0Founding Edible Schoolyards<\/a>.<\/p>\n