Because the bounty of autumn is upon us and Organic School Project is now guiding over 120 young Chicagoans each week in harvesting the organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs they grew in their school gardens, we are hosting a celebration of the season with a community meal. 

Organic School Project’s Fall Harvest

a community dinner to be held

November 20^th, 2009

6-8 p.m.

at Leslie Hall, 1111 North Wells Street

$35 per Adult

Parents of children in OSP programs may attend for $25

Children 12 and under may attend free

Dishes featuring harvest time ingredients like ripe local pumpkins, organic squashes, or the cabbage and Brussels sprouts just coming into season will be created by chefs John Manion of Goose Island, John Chiakulas of Foodlife, Eric Young of Scoozi! and James Gottwald and Amanda Downing of Rockit Bar & Grill. 

Keynote speaker LaDonna Redmond, founder of Graffiti & Grub, will address the topic of food justice.  Other speakers include Representative Kenneth Dunkin of the 5th District and Andalib Khelghati, Assistant Principal of Reavis Math & Science Special School.  Our emcee for the evening will be NBC5 meteorologist and personality Ginger Zee.

Children ages 6-12 are invited to help Chefs Lisa Williams and Paul Molina prepare a salad for all to enjoy!

Don't forget your checkbook!  A silent auction will be open throughout the evening, with such phenomenal items as:

• Two tickets to a live taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show (auction on eBay.com from Nov 10-20);
  
• Four tickets to any home game of the Milwaukee Bucks;
  
• A reading by Tim Magner, author of N is for Nature and Earl the Earthworm Digs for His Life, for the school or classroom of your choice;
• One spot in Angelic Organics Learning Center's "Holiday Crafts from the Farm" class for your favorite 1st - 5th grader;
  
• An evening with Chef Greg Christian as your personal chef;
• A produce box featuring local and organic fruits and veggies from Newleaf Natural Grocery;
• A certificate for $50 of home-delivered, fresh, local, and humanely-raised produce, meat, dairy, and eggs from Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks;
  
• Exquisite Vosges chocolates;
• A wine tasting party from Lynfred Winery;
• and much, much more!

Funds raised at the event will support Organic School Project’s Grow Teach Feed After School program, which reaches over 120 urban youth at three Chicago Public Schools in 1^st through 8^th grade by growing gardens with them, educating them about nutrition and the environment, and feeding them wholesome foods as snacks and ingredients for cooking lessons.

To attend, please Register here, with a note in the "Additional Information" section detailing how many adults and how many children will attend.

To partner with us, please contact:

Sen Haines

Development Coordinator

Organic School Project

Phone: (312) 981-3933