Local Special Events
In support of our local Placer County non-profits, Placer Nature Center is proud to announce interesting, entertaining Local Events, featuring programs on the environment, sustainabie living, local history, agriculture, gardening, and Placer's nature.
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Eat the View Farm to Table Dinner
Sponsored by PlacerGROWN and Placer Land Trust, the new Eat the View Farm to Table Dinner series is inspired by a poster created several years ago by Joanne Neft, featuring this message: If you love to love to look at farmland... you've got to Eat the View or lose it! We invite you to an intimate al fresco dinner on a knoll at the heart of Natural Trading Company's 40-acre farm in Newcastle. You'll gaze on orchards, row crops, greenhouses and the beautiful rolling foothills as you enjoy a gourmet dinner prepared by Chef David Hill, a true advocate of local, seasonal delicacies.
The event occurs on September 25 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the Natural Trading Company, 5841 Fruitvale Rd, Newcastle, CA
Your Farm to Table evening includes:
- Wine Tasting courtesy of Placer County Vintners Association
- Farm Tour
- Multi-Course Farm Fresh Dinner
- Featured Dessert from Placer County Real Food Cookbook
$100 per person including tax and gratuity.Advance Reservation Required. Seating is limited. Go to PlacerGROWN's online calendar for link to online reservations.
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Other Events - Sponored by Placer County non-profits:
Support theGreat Placer County Non-Profits!
- It's Harvest Time, and the local fresh veggies are overflowing. -Now is the time to buy from your local Foothills Farmers' Market Assoication farmers and get great deals on the best veggies available. Great for eating now, canning, and freezing for the winter. Check out the Foothill Farmers' Market Association website for local farmer's markets near you to buy the very best yummy-tasting, locally grown and made products. Placer Nature Center would also like to give a big thank you to Foothill Farmers' Market Association for their generous support of our First Friday Lectures. Support your local farmers!
- From June to September, you can find a Placer County Master Gardener table at the 1st and 3rd Saturday Auburn Farmers Market in the Courthouse parking lot. Come by and get free gardening information, and answers for you gardening questions or problems.
- Sat., September 11, 2010, 10am - 2pm Free! - Thrive Family Arts Festival Grow with the arts! At Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center, 1600 Eureka Road, in the courtyard.
Arts and crafts, Music, Dancing, Healthy treats, and Health information! Kaiser Permanente is partnering with Roseville Arts to help your family grow with the arts and thrive. Kaiser physicians will put down their stethoscopes and pick up paintbrushes as they join families and local artists for a day of fun and creativity. Kids will have a messy and marvelous time. Imagine that. For more information, call 916-783-4117 or visit rosevillearts.org And be sure to look for the Placer Nature Center booth! - Sun., September 19, 2010,10am-4pm Free! - Placer Co. Honey FestivalTaking place at Ron Feist Park, Elmherst Dr, Granite Bay, there will be lot's of family-friendly activities, inlcuding: Honeybear races, demos, kids coloring contest, tastings of honey and wine, crafts, the Honey Bee 3k/5k walk/run, rides, Honey Pancake Breakfast, contests, cornbread cooking contest, and more! Listen to Aunt Bee, Ken Serrano, Reggie Ginn and the Thunderfoot Cloggers. Benefits Placer Grown. Visit pchoneyfestival.com And be sure to look for the Placer Nature Center booth!
- Sep 19th -Run for Autism:The Miner’s Ravine Fun Run is a 5k/10k race that will take place on a paved biking trail in Roseville. The beneficiary of the event is the U.C. Davis MIND Institute so proceeds of the event will help fund autism research.
There is a ¾ mile Kids Run that goes around the Auto Mall, followed by a 5k and 10k run (or walk!) on the bike trail. There is also free daycare for the kids while the adults run (but you have to promise to come back and pick them up!).
To register for the event you can go to http://www.minersravine.com.
If you would like to donate money, please go to http://www.active.com/donate/minersravine2010
We are also still looking for corporate sponsors!! As you all know, the success of a charity event lies in its sponsors. Therefore in order to have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the MIND Institute this year, we need all of the support we can get! We have several sponsors currently on board for 2010, but need more help from our community. If you and/or anyone you know, owns or works in a business that might be willing to join us in our fight against autism, please go to the URL directly at http://www.minersravine.com/2010MinersRavineSponsorForm.pdf for more info on how to become a sponsor. - Friday, Sept. 24, 10:00 am - Noon, Free PCOE-ECE Chldren's Health & Saftely Faire! at the Loomis Community Park, 3550 King Rd, Loomis. A Morning of FREE Activities for Children Including: Emergency Vehicle Tours, Personal Safety, Nutrition & Health Information, Fun Activities-Face Painting/Arts and Crafts, Community Resource Booths and Free Train Rides on the "Choo-Choo Express." Child Care Providers, Parents, Teachers and their Children Ages 0-5 are invited to attend.
- Saturday, September 25 from 8 AM to 1 PM: The Great Sierra River Cleanup Join us at the Confluence - focused on removing trash and restoring the health of the America River in the Auburn State Recreation Area. This cleanup is an annual event coordinated in part by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and held in conjunction with California Coastal Cleanup Day to clean rivers and streams throughout the Sierra Nevada Region. Your efforts can make a huge difference in the health and safety of our American River. For more information please open the attached flyer or call Eric @ 530-885-8878.
- Saturday and Sunday, Sept 25 & 26: Colfax Railroad Days will be rolling into the junction and we invite you all to come and celebrate our 100th Birthday of the City of Colfax with the many events we have planned. Enjoy a weekend celebrating Colfax's past and present. For more information, download this poster.
- Sunday, September 26 from 11 AM to 3 PM: Join us at Upper Lake Clementine for our Paddle Safety Day activities. Try out a variety of boats suitable for river, lake and sea paddling. This years event will also feature Junior Ranger theme nature activities for those interested in learning more about American River Ecology and becoming good stewards of the American River. For more information please open the attached flyer or contact Roger & Sue @ 530-878-6008.
If you know of any local non-profit events that you wish to cross-post here, please contact webmaster@placernatureceneter.org Only non-profits with an environmental, conservation, agricultural, historical, or nature education mission will be considered.