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Please Join Abundant Grace for our 2023 Annual Farm-to-Table Fundraiser Dinner & Silent Auction at Potrero Nuevo Farm (off Tunitas)
September 16th, 2023 @ 4:30pm - 8:30pm
Abundant Grace invites you to our annual fundraiser dinner & silent auction at the farm on Saturday, September 16, 2023!
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We are excited to join together to share uplifting stories and celebrate the successes of our program participants this year.
Help us reach our ambitious goal to raise $85,000 to fund our employment programs, including our Full Circle Food Justice Program partnership with Potrero Nuevo Farm!
Event Details
We’ll kick off this outdoor event at 4:30pm with drinks, first bites, and entry to our silent auction in the barn. Enjoy live music, followed by a farm tour with Farmers Jay & Suzie.
Then, we’ll gather to enjoy the bounty of the Coast at our long, shared tables. We are thrilled that Chef Scott Clark of Half Moon Bay’s beloved Dad’s Luncheonette will be on site, treating you to a seasonal multi-course menu inspired by what’s growing in our fields, along with other local delicacies. Read more about Scott’s acclaim, his past life in the world of fine dining (complete with Michelin stars!) and his beloved Coastside caboose eatery here.
Following dinner will be a short movie about Abundant Grace, updates about our organization, and guest speakers whose lives have been changed by the support they’ve received through our programs. This will be a memorable, feel-good evening together!
All proceeds support Abundant Grace, including our Full Circle Food Justice farm employment program, the Farm Apprenticeship, and the Conservation Crew. We are thankful for our unique partnership with Potrero Nuevo Farm and can’t wait to host you on-site, where so many transformative moments take place.
5:00 – farm tour
5:30 – last chance to bid on silent auction items
8:30 event end
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AT THE FARM
We are transforming lives and supporting people in a creative and dignified approach through
our farm employment programs.
Twice each week the Full Circle Food Justice program trains people experiencing homelessness to grow organic produce at Potrero Nuevo Farm. Together, we tend and harvest the produce and then offer it for free to our low-income neighbors via the farm stand at our Center.
Participants give back to our community in a supportive work environment while earning money. This experience often boosts their self-confidence and spurs on positive changes in their lives.
In addition to the the regular farm program, we also run a Farm Apprenticeship that teaches a focused farm skill, as well as personal development workshops on mindfulness and accountability.
Finally, the Conservation Crew leads a small crew into the wilderness areas of the farm to work as
a team on land stewardship projects. Environmental education is the focus, and we emphasize personal impact. The culminating project for each group is selecting a section of Pilarcitos Creek back in town where we complete a huge cleanup and remediation of the area.
We need your help to ensure that these programs and others continue offering support to vulnerable people taking positive steps in their lives.
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