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Puerco*Vino*Queso
Savory locally raised pork, complex wines born of grapes grown in the Gorge, and delicious hand crafted artisan cheese from Trout Lake are the mouth-watering menu for Gorge Grown Food Network's fundraising event on April 16th. This fun and tasty event is called Puerco-Vino-Queso, and it will take place at the beautiful new 10-Speed Roastery located at 13th & State Street in Hood River. Puerco-Vino-Queso is a fundraiser in support of programs that increase local food access for rural areas throughout the Columbia River Gorge. Local wineries will pour tastings; local beer, wine, coffee and other beverages will be available for sale at the Roastery. 10-Speed's talented Chef Anna Coughlin is creating local tapas with Mountain Shadow's pork and locally grown vegetables. This is sure to be a delicious event! Trout Lake's Cascadia Creamery's artisan cheese is also being featured. Local musician Matt Coughlin will be setting the tone with his live performance, and local videographer Giselle Kennedy is to debut her Gorge Grown micro-film. Tickets for this benefit are $25.00, which includes wine tastings, tapas, and artisan cheese sampling. The doors will open at 4:00pm, and the event will run until 6:30pm. This fundraiser is following Gorge Food & Farm Connection, a conference that is bringing together farmers, chefs, distributors, and others for a day of networking and education. Gorge Grown anticipates that attendees of the conference will attend Puerco-Vino-Queso, as well as other supporters and community members. This fundraiser will be an opportunity to network with local businesses and individuals invested in supporting a resilient and sustainable local food system. Don't miss out on this wine party for a great cause- it's going to be a great time!
The SNAP (food stamp) match program from the Gorge Grown Farmers' Market is one of two programs benefiting from money raised at Puerco-Vino-Queso. SNAP qualifiers can use their funds to purchase market tokens, and those tokens are good as currency for SNAP eligible purchases available at the market. This includes plant starts that can become fresh homegrown vegetables. Gorge Grown Food Network raises funds to match all farmers' market SNAP purchases dollar-for-dollar up to five dollars. This program incentivizes fresh food purchases, and allows everyone to enjoy from the healthy bounty available at the market. A 50/50 raffle will be held at the event to raise funds for the SNAP match program.
The Gorge Grown Mobile Market is the second program being supported by this event. The Mobile Market serves as an anchor for fledgling rural farmers' markets throughout the Columbia River Gorge. Last year the Mobile Market supported the communities of Stevenson and Lyle in Washington and Maupin and Mosier in Oregon. Gorge Grown aggregates a diverse delivery of food from various local producers. Then, Gorge Grown resells that product at the farmers' markets in these communities. The stability and diversity of selection available at the Mobile Market attracts customers. With this supports the markets will eventually develop a large enough customer base to attract stable vendors. Money raised from ticket sales to Puerco-Queso-Vino will go toward funding the Mobile Market program for the 2012 season. This program is currently unfunded for this year.
Tickets for this event can be purchased online, at the Gorge Grown office, or a limited number at the door. Please call 541-490-6420 with any questions.
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Location10 Speed Roastery (View)
1235 State Street
Hood River, OR 97031
United States
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