Farmers Night Out on National Food Day!

October 24 marks the first ever National Food Day sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Food Day seeks to bring together parents, schools, health professionals, community members, local officials, and chefs — to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.

Here in Mendocino County, the Gardens Project encouraged local schools and pre-schools in their efforts to promote Food Day. We also hosted a successful Farmer's Night Out dinner at Patrona to celebrate local food and those that grow it!


Farmer's Night Out was a wonderful event with delicious food and engaging conversations. Participants tasted food from the following farms and businesses who kindly donated fresh ingredients or wine to our dinner:

Magruder Ranch, Schat's bakery, Stella Cadente Olive Oil Co., Ocean Harvest Sea Vegetable Co., Green Uprising Farm, Petit Teton, Laughing Frog Farm, Infinite Farm, Cinnamon Bear Farm, Mendocino Organics, Paul Dolan.


This casual event provided an opportunity for residents all over the county to eat together and converse with local farmers while being serenaded by the sweet sounds of Mendo Zone.

Good Times were had by all and we hope to see even more of you at our Farmers Night Out event next year!