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OFRF's 15th Annual Fall Organic Harvest Benefit Reception & Dinner Menu Passed hors d’oeuvres Grilled Chicken Sate with crushed peanuts Assorted Oven Baked Flatbreads ~ Black Mission figs and caramelized onions ~ Grapes with marjoram and balsamic syrup ~ Gypsy peppers and cilantro pesto Corn Fritters with chipotle remoulade Crisp Polenta with mushrooms and herbs John Mitchell and Adam Smith, Whole Foods Market Rebecca King, Garden Variety Cheese First Course Winter Squash Soup with leek, onion and turnip pastry, apple salad and scallion oil Jan Birnbaum, Sazerac and EPIC Roasthouse Second Course Fragrant Duck or Sauteed Mushrooms with frisee salad and persimmon Charles Phan, The Slanted Door Third Course Braised Beef Short Ribs with mirepoix baby vegetables, natural jus or Fall Root Vegetable Skewer with dry fruit vinaigrette, pumpkin seed oil Mark Dommen, One Market Restaurant Fourth Course Warren Pear Galette with brown butter caramel sauce, candied hazelnuts and cinnamon sour cream ice cream Patty Dellamonica-Bauler, One Market Restaurant Wine List Benziger Family Winery 2005 Sauvignon Blanc "Casey's Block" Bonterra 2003 McNab Red, 2005 Voignier and 2005 Muscat Frey Vineyards 2005 Syrah and 2006 Petit Sirah Paul Dolan Cabernet Sauvignon Robert Sinskey 2003 Merlot Tres Sabores 2004 Rutheford Zinfandel Lolonis 2003 Redwood Valley Late Harvest Zinfandel Butte Creek Brewing Organic Beers Pilsner, Porter, Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and Fresh Hop Sustainable Imperial IPA Silk Road Teas All organic ingredients produced in accordance with the USDA National Organic Standards.
OFRF gratefully acknowledges our underwriters for making this gathering possible and supporting organic farming research and education.

Additional sponsors are welcome. Please contact Don Burget at (831) 426-6606 or
Past Events Organic Community Concert: Adrienne Young at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, California, July 24, 2007 - OFRF hosted singer-songwriter Adrienne Young and band for an organic community evening of music, food and friends. 10th Annual "Meet & Greet" Organic Benefit Luncheon at Expo West, Anaheim, California. Thursday, March 8, 2007. During Expo West's Organic Day, OFRF once again hosted a spectactular luncheon. Honored guest was OFRF grantee John Reganold of Washington State University. 14th Annual Fall Organic Harvest Benefit Reception and Dinner, The Lark Creek Inn, Larkspur, California Tuesday September 19, 2006 - A fall tradition: An organic harvest feast to celebrate the season. Reception & four-course dinner prepared by top Northern California chefs. 3rd Annual Midsummer's Eve Organic Benefit Reception, Longmont Colorado Thursday July 13, 2006 - Cool refreshing drinks, delicious gourmet organic food and a relaxed, festive atmostphere at the beautiful Pastures of Plenty Farm. 9th Annual "Meet & Greet" Organic Benefit Luncheon at Expo West, Anaheim California Thursday, March 23, 2006 - An Organic Day tradition at the Natural Products Expo West featuring an all-organic farm-to-table menu. 13th Annual Fall Organic Harvest Benefit at the Lark Creek Inn, Larkspur, California Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 - A fall tradition: An organic harvest feast to celebrate the season. Reception & four-course dinner prepared by top Northern California chefs. 2nd Annual Organic Benefit Concert at Expo East, Washington, DC ~ Sonny Landreth returns! Thursday, September 15, 2005 - The Spirit of Organic Awards Reception and OFRF Benefit Concert are a joint event this year! Great food and great music at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC.

Events

Special events are an important source of support for OFRF's research and education programs, as well as a unique opportunity for our supporters to enjoy great organic food, fantastic music and/or inspiring educational programs with other members of the organic community. We hope you will join us at one of our upcoming events.