August 13, 2017-Farm Dinner @ Rancho del Oso

Join us August 13th for a delightful evening on our farm. Our guest chef is Jessica Yarr of Assembly in Santa Cruz and our wine maker is Eric Stockwell of Stockwell Cellars in Santa Cruz. Dinner is at our Rancho del Oso Farm at Waddell Creek (1/2 hour north of Santa Cruz).

This year marks our eighth year of gathering the community to share a meal and evening in our farm fields. Each dinner is a unique experience with local chefs who create menus that are seasonal, creative, mouth watering and straight from our fields. Eating local doesn't get any better or more local than eating in the fields that the produce came from. We also feature a local winery to showcase what these talented folks are creating here in our community.

Our guest chef for the second dinner will be Jessica Yarr of Assembly in downtown Santa Cruz. Jessica previously worked at Theo's in Soquel and Gabriella Cafe in Santa Cruz. Before returning back to Santa Cruz, Jessica attended Le Cordon Bleu in Portland, Oregon. This will be Jessica's first time headlining the farm dinner for Assembly as she has worked them in the past in other roles. We are excited to welcome her back to the farm.

Our winemaker will be Eric Stockwell of Stockwell Cellars in Santa Cruz. Eric's facility and tasting room is a block from our Westside office. This is our first time working with Eric and we think it will be a great partnership for this dinner.

The evening will start at 4:00 pm with a welcome reception to be followed by a tour of the fields lead by Farmer Jeff Larkey. Jeff will share his knowledge and the history of the land, the wildlife and his time farming there. The tour will end at our dinner site right in the fields along Waddell Creek. It's a gorgeous spot and we are thrilled to be able to share it with you.

Dinner will be served family style and your ticket price is all inclusive. Vegetarian options will be available. If you are a vegetarian or have food allergies, please let us know (via an email) when you purchase your ticket(s).

If you are a 2017 Route 1 Farms CSA (Winter or Summer) shareholder you are able to purchase up to two tickets at the discounted price of $95 each for individual shares and up to four discounted tickets if you are a family shareholder. If you haven't signed up yet, do so at the same time to be eligible to take the CSA shareholder discount!

Detailed information will be sent out the two weeks before the dinner.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to email or call us. We look forward to sharing a magical evening with you in August.