Recipes
To celebrate the opening of the Good Life Garden we have organized a collection of special recipes for the perfect autumn menu.
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Upcoming Events
FREE Herb Harvest!
When: Thursday, November 5
Where: Good Life Garden
Time: Anytime between 9:30AM and 2PM
Features: Come to the Good Life Garden to harvest lavender, sage, thyme, chives and mint. Our gardener Arlene will be there to direct you to the correct plants and to answer any questions you may have! Please bring your own cutting instrument and a bag for your herbs.
Cost: It's free!
Visit our blog for more information.
Download the November 5 harvest flyer.
Past Events
FREE "Anything Goes" Herb Harvest!
When: Thursday, October 8
Where: Good Life Garden
Time: Anytime between 9:30AM and 2PM
Features: Come to the Good Life Garden to harvest any herbs we have available, including lavender, sage, thyme, chives, mint and basil. Our gardener Arlene will be there to direct you to the correct plants and to answer any questions you may have! Please bring your own cutting instrument and a bag for your herbs.
Cost: It's free!
Visit our blog for more information.
Download the October 8 harvest flyer.
FREE Herb Harvest
When: Thursday, Septmber 24
Where: Good Life Garden
Time: Anytime between 9:30AM and 2PM
Features: Come to the Good Life Garden to harvest lavender, sage, thyme and chives. Our gardener Arlene will be there to direct you to the correct plants and to answer any questions you may have! Please bring your own cutting instrument and a bag for your herbs.
Cost: It's free!
Visit our blog for more information.
Download the September 24 harvest flyer.
FREE Basil Harvest
When: Thursday, August 27 and Thursday, September 3
Where: Good Life Garden
Time: Anytime between 9:30AM and 2PM
Features: Come to the Good Life Garden to harvest Super Sweet Chen and Red Rubin basil. Our gardener Arlene will be there to direct you to the correct plants and to answer any questions you may have about the herbs! Please bring your own cutting instrument and a bag for your basil.
Cost: It's free!
Visit our blog for more information.
Download the September 3 harvest flyer.
Good Life Garden Kids' Camp:
Kids, Farms and Food
When: 3 sessions available: July 6-10,
July 13-17, and August 3-7
Where: Good Life Garden and local farms
Time: 9AM-3PM daily
Features: This one-week summer camp, offered in July and August, will take a group of 28 children, ages 9-13, on field trips to local farms to see, pick and taste produce, talk to farmers, and learn the importance of eating locally-grown food. Children will also spend time with chef-instructors in the Robert Mondavi Institute kitchens, will prepare food to share later with family memebrs, and will spend time in the garden playing games and participating in art projects related to good health and good living.
Cost: $215-230
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Backyard Edible Gardening: All About Fruits, Nuts & Berries
When: Saturday, May 23, 2009
Where: Sensory Theatre and Garden at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science
Time: 9 AM - 2 PM
Features: A one-day seminar designed as an overview on how to establish, maintain, and utilize the many benefits of a productive backyard edible garden which includes fruits, nuts and berries. The seminars will be taught by UC Master Gardeners and local gardening experts.
Cost: $25 per person (w/o box lunch); $35 per person (with seasonally-inspired box lunch)
A Very Special Mothers' Day Brunch with Suzanne Ashworth
When: Sunday, May 10
Where: The Good Life Garden at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science
Time: 11AM
Features: Suzanne Ashworth, owner of Del Rio Botanical Farm and passionate seed-saver, will share her knowledge of seed saving before a brunch featuring some of Suzanne's exotic produce and more well-known spring crops.
Cost: $65
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This event is SOLD OUT
Backyard Edible Gardening: Growing a Successful Vegetable Garden
are still spaces available in the second
Backyard Edible Gardening Seminar
focusing on fruits, nuts and berries.
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When: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Where: Sensory Theatre and Garden at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science
Time: 9 AM - 2 PM
Features: A one-day seminar designed as an overview on how to establish, maintain, and utilize the many benefits of a productive backyard edible garden. The seminars will be taught by UC Master Gardeners and local gardening experts.
Cost: $25 per person (w/o box lunch); $35 per person (with seasonally-inspired box lunch)
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This event is SOLD OUT
A Tasty Exploration of the Asian Lunar Year with Culinary Historian and Asian Food Expert Thy Tran
When: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Where: Barton Art Gallery, 1723 "I" Street, Sacramento
Time: Doors Open at 6:15 PM;
Event Begins at 6:30 PM
Includes: Presentation and Discussion with Thy Tran, Director of the Asian Culinary Forum & Tasting of Asian Lunar New Year Dishes
Cost: $45 per person
California Gold Rush: What We Ate
When: Saturday, January 31, 2009
Where: California State Railroad Museum, 125 "I" Street, Old Sacramento
Time: 6-9 PM
Includes: Two Presentations (James Henley, Gold Rush Historian and Ann Chandonnet, Author, Gold Rush Grub) & Three Course, Historically Accurate Meal including Wine and Beer
Cost: $75 per person
