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OJAI
FARM TO TABLE TOUR: Eat Local, Eat Fresh, Eat Well!
A benefit
for the Ojai Music Festivals BRAVO! Music Education
Program
Saturday April 17, 2010 ~ 8:30 am to 3 pm
The OJAI FARM TO
TABLE TOUR offers a unique agricultural adventure in the beautiful
Ojai Valley. It provides access to three working farms, with
narrated tours given directly by growers and a chance to sample
products on site.
Tour participants
are transported by bus in order to accommodate the presentation
schedule. Capping off a relaxing morning in the countryside,
a delicious meal prepared by six local chefs is served buffet-style
in Ojais Soule Park.
Featuring
three Ojai Valley farms chosen for their scenic location and
the owners expertise:
EARTHTRINE
FARM: renowned for its organic vegetables and herbs
FRIENDS
RANCH: home to many citrus varieties
OJAI
OLIVE OIL: producer of premium-quality extra-virgin
olive oils
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Six chefs
prepare an al fresco lunch that follows the tour. Renowned for their
dedication to cuisine based on locally grown, seasonal and organic
ingredients, they will collaborate in preparing a menu inspired
by the motto Eat Local, Eat Fresh, Eat Well!
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Carrie Clough -
Manzanita,
Personal Chef Services, Santa Barbara
Susan Coulter Executive Chef of Feast
Bistro, Ojai
Tim Kilcoyne Executive Chef of Sidecar
Restaurant, Ventura
Rachel Main Owner of Main
Course California, Ventura
Jeri Oshima Private Chef and Caterer, Ojai (read
article)
Caspar Poyck Private Chef and Culinary Therapist, Consciously
Culinary, Ojai
Wine provided by
Casa Barranca at a no-host bar
Entertainment
provided by Alan Thornhill, guitarist and songwriter
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Tickets
for the farm tour and lunch are $60 per person (including Soule
Park parking). Tickets for lunch only (and parking) are $35 per
person. Space is limited. Deadline for reservations is April 10,
2010. $25 off the ($60) tour ticket and $10 off the
($35) lunch ticket will be considered tax-deductible.
Tour
participants arrive no later than 8:30 and park at Soule Park,
entering off 150 to Boardman Road (east of entrance to Soule Golf
Course). After touring 3 farms in the morning, they lunch al fresco
in the park in a covered area that seats 250 guests (Area 4 aka
Pavilion 4).

For more information,
call the Ojai Music Festival office, at 805-646-2094, ext. 100.
Artwork by Nancy Whitman
Photos by Cindy Burton and Lynne Malone
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