The sun has come and gone and come again, and, despite all the rain, the Veggies to Table grow-to-donate farm is in full swing! Carrots, cucumbers, celery, chard, kale, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, zucchini are being harvested along with tons of flowers including dahlias, zinnias, asters and more. Everything is headed out to those in need of food and joy in the community. Aside from the activity on the farm, there is a lot going on at Veggies to Table

Benefit Concert at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Join Veggies to Table Sunday, Sept. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. (or longer!) at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens 

There will be music from singer songwriter John Schindler, local duo No Spring Chickens, and fiddler Howie Carlough along with complimentary French wine, Oxbow beer and delicious appetizers and cheese. Plus Doug Gimbel will be auctioning off many great gifts, including local art, Veggies to Table flowers and swag, a night in the Tipsy Butler Bed & Breakfast, memberships to the Alliance Française du Maine and so much more! There will also be door prizes including Veggies to Table flower bouquets, all ticket holders will be eligible!Arrive early and enjoy a complimentary walk around the gardens thanks to the generosity of the Botanical Gardens!

Concert space is limited: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/veggiestotable1/964844

A huge thank you to Oxbow Beer, Vineyard Road Wines, Pine State Trading, Boothbay Hannaford, Rising Tide Coop, Tipsy Butler Bed & Breakfast, the Alliance Française du Maine, Farm 23 and so many more generous contributors for making this event possible!

Win a week in Paris

The Veggies to Table Sweepstakes is going strong and there is still time to enter and win a week-long stay in a Paris, along with many more amazing prizes. This fundraiser will help Veggies to Table expand their reach to those in need of top-quality produce and joy from flowers in our community.

The Grand Prize includes exclusive tours, restaurants, flowers, champagne, and more. Runner-up prizes include a weekend in Montreal, a one-year online pastry course taught by Molly Wilkinson a Le Cordon Bleu-trained Pastry Chef, a 3.5 Quart Le Creuset Sauteuse, and other great prizes. The check out the Sweepstakes and enter to win: https://veggiestotable.rallyup.com/paris-sweepstake

Events on the farm and beyond

Farm Tours: Erica will be offering tours of the farm on Sept. 12 and 19 at 3 p.m. We will chat about our mission, how we started and tour the farm. Visits last approximately 90 minutes. Bring comfy weatherproof walking shoes and all your questions.

Twilight Educational Flower Tour Sept. 12 at 5 p.m.: In Cooperation with UMaine extension, Erica will be walking the fields and talking all things flowers with an emphasis on dahlia growing, digging and storing, social media, CSA’s and pop-up events.
 
To see all of Veggies to Table’s upcoming events from their final flower pop-ups of the season at the East Boothbay General Store and Bred in the Bone, to Dancing with the Dentists,  Maine Marathon, Pumpkinfest and Booktoberfest head here: https://www.veggiestotable.org/events