Community Event: Farm to Table Benefit for Soul Food Farms, Nov, 8, 6-8 PM

Published on Thursday, October 29, 2009
Last updated on 12:36PM, Thursday, October 29, 2009
Chickens! which lead to eggs...and chicken meat, photo by Josh

Chickens! which lead to eggs...and chicken meat, photo by Josh

from Canvas Underground:

Soul Food Farm chickens are raised outdoors and free to roam on a foraged salad bar diet. Soul Food Farm is driven by the belief that "You are what you eat.…and what you eat, eats."

At Canvas Underground, we wholeheartedly agree and when we heard Soul Food Farm's 55 acres suffered a devastating fire, we did not hesitate to pull together a benefit dinner in Oakland for these folks.

In fact, SFF just lost 300 more chickens after they drowned in the floods that ensued after this week's rainstorm so they need help more than ever!

Don't miss out on this opportunity to do good by eating!

Please support your local farmers at Soul Food Farms:Nov. 8 benefit dinner, 6-8 PM, Oakland, CA

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  • Happy Boy Farm Collard Greens and Sweet Potato
  • Soup with Homemade
Andouille and Creole Cream Cheese


  • Wild Louisiana Shrimp and Organic Grits with Homemade Bacon
  • Early
Girl Tomatoes and Green Onions

Barbecue Braised Oxtails
  • Kristy's Coleslaw and Mac 'n Cheese
  • 

Lemon and Buttermilk Pie with Chantilly Cream
  • Benne Wafers and 
Candied Lemon Peel

Wine will be generously provided: 2002 Cavedog's Cuvee Foreign Cinema Cab Franc/Merlot blend

If you'd like more info on how you can help (such as building chicken houses or installing irrigation equipment, bidding on auction items), click here.

About Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit is the founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, and a consultant to non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland, near the Santa Fe school, with her partner, her housemate, a rescue dog named Cazzie, and a yard full of ants. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.