Harvest Dinner

Join us for a special Harvest Dinner at Mendocino Grove benefiting Noyo Food Forest and our farm-to-school and youth education programs.

Enjoy a seasonal, veggie-forward, family-style dinner prepared by Carolen Barrett and Mendocino High School Culinary Arts students, featuring produce from the Noyo Food Forest Learning Garden and other local ingredients.

Menu:

Noyo Food Forest Heirloom Tomato & Burrata Salad
Noyo Food Forest heirloom tomatoes and fresh garden basil with creamy burrata

Roasted Summer Vegetables
A seasonal mix featuring vegetables from Noyo Food Forest and local farms

Caper-Leek Organic Chicken Thighs
with a white balsamic reduction

Locally Made Quinoa Tempeh Patty -Vegetarian
spicy garden herb, locally sourced grains

Hardhead Bread Baguettes

Noyo Food Forest Apple Crisp
with Cowlick's vanilla ice cream

We’re grateful for the generous support of our local partners:

• Syd’s Tempeh — featured in our vegetarian meals
• Cowlick’s Ice Cream — donating ice cream for our Noyo Food Forest apple dessert
• Hard Head Bread — donating fresh baguettes
• Earth Spoke Farms — providing locally grown dahlias for the tables
• Bonterra — generously sponsoring the evening and providing wine for purchase
• North Coast Brewing Company — donating beer for the event
• Noyo Food Forest — fresh vegetables, greens, herbs, and apples from the Learning Garden

Enjoy live music throughout the evening from Alex Wright, Dan Coulson, and Bryan Greene of Mighty Blue Heron.

Sunday, September 20 • Mendocino Grove • 5:30–8:30 PM

Come celebrate local food and community while supporting Noyo Food Forest. If you can’t attend, please consider making a donation to help keep our garden and student programs growing.