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CONTACT:
Sheri Cardo
Public Relations & Marketing Officer
(707) 526-6930 ext. 111
sheri@sonomalandtrust.org
PRESS RELEASE
Sonoma Land Trust Celebrates Food & Land at Slow
Food Nation
Slow Dinner and Slow Hike invite people to connect taste and terroir
(SANTA ROSA, CALIF., July 31, 2008) — Among the many offerings at Slow Food Nation, the unprecedented event paying homage to sustainably raised local and seasonal food, will be a Slow Dinner at Aziza Restaurant in San Francisco and a Slow Hike at the Sonoma Baylands, both put on by the Sonoma Land Trust. Protecting agricultural lands from development is part of the Land Trust’s mission, and both the Slow Hike and Slow Dinner will stir the senses and cultivate an appreciation for the bounty and beauty of Sonoma County.
The Slow Dinner will take place Friday, August 29, at 7pm at Aziza (5800 Geary Blvd. at 22nd Ave., San Francisco), a popular Mediterranean/Moroccan restaurant known for using organic and locally produced ingredients in its unique creations. Chef Mourad Lahlou’s four-course dinner for this evening will be served family style and is guaranteed to please vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. The menu will include a diverse array of appetizers, entrees such as bisteeya, charmoula, couscous, prawns with tomato and fennel, and lamb shanks with barley and prunes, along with an assortment of exotic desserts. Estate bottled wines contributed by Healdsburg’s award-winning Hafner Vineyard will accompany the dinner.
The dinner is open to all and costs $75 per person, which includes wine, gratuity and tax. Reservations are required and may be obtained by contacting the Sonoma Land Trust at 526-6930, ext. 111, or events@sonomalandtrust.org.
The Slow Hike will take place Sunday, August 31, from 10am to 2pm at the Sonoma Baylands off Highway 37. This five-mile hike starts just above the edge of serene San Pablo Bay at Sears Point Ranch, which the Sonoma Land Trust purchased in 2004 when a casino was proposed for the site. The property is now permanently protected and incorporates cattle grazing, farming, watershed restoration and more than 1,000 acres of wetlands. The hike leads across ranchlands offering panoramic views of the Bay Area. While there is no charge to participate, the hike is now full and reservations are no longer being accepted.
“Sonoma County is serious about eating tasty, seasonal food and protecting the land it grows on,” says Sheri Cardo, Sonoma Land Trust spokesperson. “Having Slow Food Nation in our own backyard is a great opportunity to showcase all that we offer.”
For further information, call 526-6930, ext. 111.
About the Sonoma Land Trust
The Sonoma Land Trust preserves scenic, natural, agricultural and open land for future generations. Since 1976, the Sonoma Land Trust has protected more than 19,000 acres of beautiful, productive and environmentally significant land. For more information, please visit www.sonomalandtrust.org.
CONTACT:
Sheri Cardo
Public Relations & Marketing Officer
(707) 526-6930 ext. 111
sheri@sonomalandtrust.org
...to protect the land forever