The Food Bank of Delaware and University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) will hold the fifth annual Evening in the Garden event on Thursday, September 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The evening will feature wine and beer tastings from local wineries and breweries.
In addition, the evening’s menu includes fresh foods from Garden for the Community. Students from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware will serve eggplant polpettes, ratatouille, spicy grilled chicken with roasted corn salsa, fish tacos, soba noodles with Swiss chard, pine nuts and peppers, assorted desserts and other items. The UDairy Creamery will also serve ice cream.
“It’s hard to believe we are heading into our fifth year for Evening in the Garden,” said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Patricia Beebe. “Each year the event and our partnership with the university grows. Last year guests had a wonderful time touring the garden, enjoying foods prepared by our own students and tasting local wines and beers. We look forward to another successful evening of increasing awareness of the issue of hunger in Delaware and raising money to help alleviate it.”
“We are thrilled to once again partner with the Food Bank of Delaware for the Evening in the Garden event,” said CANR Dean Mark Rieger. “We are very proud of the partnerships we have grown throughout the years with the Food Bank of Delaware and the Evening in the Garden is no exception. This event brings the community together to help support a great cause: the Food Bank of Delaware and their mission to provide food for struggling Delaware families.”
Tickets for the event are $40/person or $15/student (must show student ID). The price includes dinner, wine, beer and entertainment.
Ticket prices increase by $10 on August 29. To purchase tickets, contact Kim Turner at (302) 444-8074 or kturner@fbd.org. Online registration is vailable at http://www.fbd.org/an-evening-in-the-garden/. Attendees are also asked to bring a bag of canned goods for the food bank’s hunger-relief efforts. To learn more about the Garden for the Community, visit http://ag.udel.edu/communitygarden/.
gh WSFS Bank to Habitat of Humanity of New Castle County. The Prices Run project received $140,000 in AHP funding, and Simonds Gardens received $56,000.
