Soil Born Farms Mission
The mission of Soil Born is to empower youth and adults to discover and participate in a local food system that encourages healthy living, nurtures the environment and grows a sustainable community. These goals are achieved through 4 things:
Local Organic Food Production
Create, manage and support urban organic farms and gardens that are accessible to the public, permanently protected for future generations, and that practice and promote responsible land stewardship.
Community Education
Develop a food and environmental education program focused on service and experiential learning in the natural world and in the kitchen for youth and adults. Activities include classes, hands-on workshops, tours, job training and youth leadership development.
Food Access for All
Address food security needs by developing alternative food distribution and food donation programs that target our under-served communities.
Reconnect with the Land
Bring people together to celebrate cultural diversity and share the simple pleasures of living life in harmony with nature.
Every year in efforts to continue fund raising for their urban agriculture cause, Soil Born Farms puts on one of the best foodie events of the year, and I've been privileged to be invited for the last 3 years. This year was just another in a long line of progress, great eats, and increased awareness in the community about sustainable farming!
Selland's Market and Cafe: Mediterranean salad and vegetable couscous
Piatti's from Roseville showcasing barely grilled peaches on a crostini with goat cheese, yum!
Those below are crostini with a fig compote, and a hummus with salmon row
Their increasingly famous chef (from specifically Roseville) was there glad-handing with all those
Magpie caterer's always put out the most scrumptious desserts, from shortbread's, to orange infused ice cream sandwiches, their FAMOUS lavender shortbread (which they only seem to have at events), huge fudge brownies - all for the taking! Makes this event alone worth going to, and the worthy cause and all!
Kurt Spataro was cooking up a savory corn muffin round, with pulled pork and coleslaw on top - this was one of the best executed (least messy, for the best mouthful) bites at the party!
The adorable Erika from L Wine Lounge was serving up Tomatoes Provincial (and knowing Ame Harrington) I'm not surprised at all that they were cooked perfectly! Too many times I've had this dish and the tomatoes weren't seeded or the filling is wayyy to bread-y, neither was the case here! Perfectly prepared, and tasting wonderful
A cool new concept on the wine rows, wine packed in Tetra Paks! This is by no means a foreign concept in places like England and New Zealand - but in the U.S it's all about the milk cartons! This is such a cool concept for young drinking wines, that hold a liter for quick and easy transport - a quick growing idea in the world of wine, and one I'm excited to see. Product technique diversity can only be good for a slumped wine market
A wealth of happiness!
Local Band adding a twangy vibe to the event
David Baker, sometimes of Selland's is promoting another great cause, Green Restaurant Alliance Sacramento - GRAS is dedicated to making Sacramento a leading sustainable food community and a leader in the green restaurant industry. Led by chefs, and including staff, diners, local growers, wineries, distributors, vendors, and municipalities, GRAS is a coalition dedicated to greening our restaurant industry by bringing all sectors of the restaurant industry together in Sacramento.
Soil Born Farms cooking up their own peppers, which they also sell at their local farmers market
Wonderful donation made at the Silent Auction table
Local locavores enjoying the wines of Bogel
The line for Mary's Chicken and organic steak with chutney is always one of the longest
OneSpeed's amazing mashed potatoes, peppers and sausage
Finally I got a chance to try some of Sugar Plum Vegan's Cafe goodies, their known for making the best sweets for Vegan's in Sac, so I wanted to try it - and they had a huge crowd, my sister (a zelous vegan) likes their stuff, and I like the concept but vegan food for me is always a hard sell. Because for all that they don't have any animal fats, they load up all their food with some type of preservatives or emulsifiers, processed oil based oils/butters to take place of animal fats - and I tend to like my food as little processed as possible so I'm not a vegan's best audience? Because not only can you taste the high-fructose corn syrup in most sweets, but they tend to be overly sweet (please note these are general observations, sweeties was pretty yummy)
Taylor's Kitchen's bounty
Michael Thoy's The Grange was serving up corn salad and sausages drizzled in a chili oil
There's many a great event that one can attend in Sacramento, and almost all are for a good cause; from the March of Dimes (Best of Sacramento), A Day in the Country (Yolo Land Trust), to Easter Seals (A Taste of Sacramento) - all are for great causes, all offer a wonderful bounty of all Sacramento has to offer, but a select few that stand out at a great cause and a true foodie adventure - my goal is to take you along the way, and let you experience them all!
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