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DESCRIPTION:\n\nPACIFICA, Calif. -- The bounty of Pacifica Gardens, together with 
 sustainably harvested seafood from local coastal waters, regional artisan 
 cheeses and honey and other nearby food producers will be brought together 
 at a One-Hundred Mile Meal on Saturday, Oct. 23, sponsored by Bon Appétit 
 Management Co. to benefit Pacifica Gardens.\n\nSourced from food produced 
 or grown within a 100-mile radius of Pacifica Gardens 
 (www.pacifica-gardens.org), the event is the organization's second annual 
 Harvest Festival and will be held at the Pacifica Moose Lodge, 776 Bradford 
 Way. Google Inc. Executive Chef Olivia Wu and Helene Kennan, Bon Appétit 
 culinary director at Google, will lead a team of chefs from Google to 
 prepare the feast.\n\nFood will be paired with the fine wines from Paul 
 Dolan Wines, of Mendocino Wine Company, known for their sustainable growing 
 practices.\n\nThe event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and live 
 jazz followed by dinner. Tickets are $85 per person and can be purchased by 
 calling Georgette Evans at 650-355-6260 or www.pacifica-gardens.org.\n\nBon 
 Appétit, the event's major sponsor, is an onsite restaurant company 
 providing culinary expertise with a commitment to socially responsible 
 practices. The first food service company to address issues related to 
 where our food comes from and how it is grown, Bon Appétit has become a 
 model for what is possible in sustainable food service. \n\nOlivia Wu, an 
 executive chef at Google, brings the core values of healthy, local, 
 seasonal, sustainable and organic to Google's culinary program. A former 
 food writer at the San Francisco Chronicle, she is the author of two books, 
 including The Grand Wok Cookbook. Helene Kennan, former executive chef for 
 the Getty Center in Los Angeles, is the district manager for Bon Appétit 
 at Google, overseeing 17 cafes at Google in Northern California. Wu and 
 Kennan will be joined by star chefs and managers from Bon Appétit at 
 Google, including Hillary Bergh, Sean Randall, Joy Marquez, James White and 
 Cindy Lee.\n\n"We are incredibly honored and excited to have this all-star 
 team of culinary experts sponsor and prepare our gala event. We look 
 forward to celebrating the harvest and our accomplishments with our 
 volunteers, our community and our supporters," says Loretta O'Brien, 
 project director.\n\nPacifica Gardens' mission is to "Educate, Cultivate 
 and Inspire" the community to grow food locally. That commitment is 
 reflected in the results the 30,000-square-foot garden produces: community 
 involvement through teams of local volunteers, educating backyard gardeners 
 through demonstration projects and teaching school children about where 
 food comes. The garden grew over 2,000 lbs of organic produce in 2009, and 
 this year saw the first harvest of fruit from its orchard of apples, plums 
 and pears. This yield comes from 41 vegetable and crop beds, three herb 
 beds, eight native plant and flower beds and 20 fruit trees.\n\nWith the 
 generous support of the Sam Mazza Foundation and the work of a team of 
 dedicated volunteers, the organization was able to build a permanent fence, 
 drill a well and install a new irrigation system over the past two years. 
 Kaiser Permanente continues to generously support the School Education 
 Program, and The Silicon Valley Community Foundation continues to sustain 
 the Food Donation Program, which provides fresh organic produce to 
 Pacifica's families in need. Pacifica Gardens is fiscally sponsored by 
 Pacifica's Environmental Family, a local non-profit.\n\nProceeds from the 
 Harvest Fundraiser will go to support education and food donation programs, 
 and provide for more fruit trees, native trees and garden beds, goals that 
 are part of the fourth year of the Garden's five-year plan.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/09/30/18660337.php
SUMMARY:Pacifica Gardens' 100-Mile Meal
LOCATION:The Pacifica Moose Lodge\n776 Bradford Way, Pacifica, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/09/30/18660337.php
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