Feast of Summer

Raphael Garden is the best-kept secret in the Sacramento region. It is a suburban oasis of biodynamic farming in Fair Oaks whose mission is to educate the future generation of biodynamic farmers and gardeners through full-time apprenticeships and part-time community education courses as well as class visits from local schools. Their annual farm feast helps raise much-needed funds to continue these programs that teach multiple generations how to care for the soil in a way that heals the earth so the food that comes from it can-in-turn heal the people who consume it.

You’re invited to this dinner among the garden beds, sip some wine from Frey Vineyards, and enjoy an expertly prepared four-course meal crafted by Chef Christian Flood using ingredients grown on the farm and harvested at their peak.

Following dinner, you will have the opportunity to taste, judge, and bid on pies that have been lovingly crafted by our farmers, CSA members, and other friends of the farm. Prizes will be awarded for “Best Tasting,” “Best Name,” and “Best Looking.” You are invited to submit an entry of two matching pies, one for tasting and one for auctioning.

Schedule of Events:
-4pm-5pm: Farm tour with Master Farmer, Harald Hoven
-5pm-6pm: Enjoy live music and passed hors d’ouvres
-6pm-7:30pm: Four course feast by Christian Flood with wine by Frey Vineyards
-7:30pm-8pm: Pie tasting served with Straus Creamery ice cream, judging, awards
-8pm-9pm: Pie auction