July 26, 2010 - Come Home to Eat, a local food celebration and festival honoring local farmers and ranchers, will be held on Sunday, August 22 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. This year's gathering will be held at Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley, and everyone is welcome. Admission and parking are free.
The fun will include live music, a dunk tank, and games for all ages, and a "Walk through the Farm Guide" scavenger hunt. A program honoring local farmers and ranchers will take place at 6:30 p.m., and contra dancing at 7:00 p.m.
A picnic dinner prepared from locally grown foods is optional, served from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local wines and regional beers will also be available for sale.
The picnic dinner costs $12 for adults in advance, $15 at the event; $6 for youth ages 12 to 18; free for children under 12; $20-$35 for adult benefactors. Advance picnic tickets must be purchased by Saturday, August 21, and may be bought at: BriarPatch Co-op, A.P.P.L.E. Center (412 Commercial St., Nevada City, Wed.-Sun. 11-5), Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply (125 Clydesdale Court off Whispering Pines in Grass Valley, Mon.-Sat. 9-5), University of California Cooperative Extension office in the Grass Valley Veterans Building (255 S. Auburn St.)
Come Home to Eat 2010 is sponsored by: BriarPatch Co-op Natural Foods Community Market, Nevada County Grown, Nevada County Land Trust, Nevada County Certified Growers' Market, Nevada City Farmers Market, Nevada County Farm Bureau, Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.
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