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April 19, 2008
Earth Day Food and Wine Festival
is held in one of California finest regions, California Central Coast.
It's a place you think about in California when you contemplate what's
worth celebrating, preserving and protecting on Earth Day. From this
incredibly rich land that grows not only a bounty of foods, fruits and
flowers, come fine wines that even the northern California vintners have
decided are worthy of investigation and investing in.
With that in mind, one of our
website's favorite spots for events such as Earth Day Food and Wine
Festival is exactly where its being hosted, in Santa Margarita in
San Luis Obispo County. If you notice that the people in the pictures
above seem happier and healthier, you notice right. With the lifestyle
us city dwellers can only envy, they enjoy fine wines, fresh herbs,
olive oils, jams, cheese, salads, meats and a bounty of foods that are
served by local growers of the region at the Earth Day Food and Wine
Festival.
Earth Day Food & Wine Festival,
billed as an intimate celebration featuring earth friendly cuisine,
sustainably produced wines, live entertainment and educational exhibits
highlighting innovative products, supports sustainable agriculture
research and farm worker outreach programs. Under the umbrella of
non-profit Central Coast Vineyard Team (CCVT), the event is not only
entertaining and enjoyable for consumers, it is also a best bet for
those in the industry seeking to network and learn about what the
Central Coast is doing to promote sustainability.
Time: 1 - 5 p.m.
Location: From 101 North or South (between Paso Robles and San
Luis Obispo) take Exit 211 for Santa Margarita/Hwy 58 and
proceed east. Turn left on Yerba Buena and proceed to Santa
Margarita Ranch entrance. From entrance gate, drive 0.6 miles
(past the homestead) to the event. Santa Margarita de Cortona
Asistencia
California's Central Coast, Santa Margarita, CA. Tickets: $75
General Admission; $35 Designated Driver. Call: (805) 369.2288. earthdayfoodandwine.com
Some of the 2008
participants
Restaurants & farmers:
Artisan; Buona Tavola; Bob’s Red Mill; Cahoots Catering; Cal Poly
Organic Farm; Calif. Vegetable Specialties; Carriage Vyd Olive Oil;
Charter Oak Style Meats; Dining With Andre; Dragon Spring Farm; Eden
Foods; Four Elements Organics; Gold Coast Meats; Grimmway Farms;
Hollandia Produce; Hospitality Catering; Joebella Coffee Roasters;
Lakeshore Farms; Linn’s Fruit Bin; Matthew's At The Airport; McGrath
Family Farm; Mehlenbacher's Taffy; Mill Road Orchard; Nature's Touch
Nursery & Harvest; Nick Ranch Gourmet Beef; Novo Restaurant Lounge; Olea
Farm; Olio Nuevo; Pasolivo Olive Oil; Seasonal Custom Cuisine; Skipping
Stone Productions; Splash Cafe; Sugar Me Bakery; Sweet Earth Chocolates;
Trader Joe's; Villa Creek; Vineyard Cyn Ranch Olive Oil and Vivant Fine
Cheese Wineries
such as: Ancient Peaks Winery; Arroyo Robles Winery; Bonterra
Vineyards; Castoro Cellars; Christian Lazo Wines; Clautiere Vineyard;
D'Anbino Vineyards & Cellars; Dunning Vineyards; Edna Valley Vineyard;
Eros Cellars; Fetzer Vineyards; Firestone Vineyards; Five Rivers Winery;
Four Vines Winery; Hahn Estates; Halter Ranch; J. Lohr Vineyards and
Winery; Jack Creek Cellars; JanKris Winery; Kiamie Wine Cellars;
Laetitia Vineyard and Winery; Meridian Vineyards; Michaud Vineyard;
Mitchella Vineyard & Winery; Nectar Ales; Paraiso Vineyard; Peachy
Canyon; Pomar Junction Cellars; Ridge Vineyards; San Bernabe Vineyard;
Saucelito Canyon Vineyard; Saxum Vineyards; Scheid Vineyards; Stephen's
Cellar; Tablas Creek Vineyard; Talley Vineyards; Tolosa Winery; Treana
Winery; Vines on the Marycrest; Wildhorse Winery & Vineyards; Wolff
Vineyards & Winery; Zaca Mesa; and Zenaida Cellars.
Exhibitors range from water to
spas and lavender:
Atascadero Mutual Water Co.; Backyard Harvest; CA Sustainable
Winegrowing Alnce; Central Coast Ag Network; Central Coast Lavender;
Central Coast Pedicabs; CC Salmon Enhancement; E P Aeration; Green Acres
Lavender Farm; Green Goods; Limberg LASIK; Nat'l Resources Conservation
Svc; North County Compost; Pacific Energy; Precision Ag, Inc.;
Sage Ecological Landscapes; SLO Air Pollution Control District; Shining
Lights; The Spa Central Coast; The Spa Central Coast Pilates; and
Vintages - Telegram Tribune.
Silent Auction Items: The items in the silent auction will range
from wines, to lavender gifts, jewelry, and much more.
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