Thursday, October 24, 2013

Hops ‘n’ Harvest Celebration—Come Thirsty and Hungry!



Local beer and food pairings to be featured at the Hops ‘n’ Harvest Celebration

(Oakland, Calif.) October 23, 2013 —Great craft beer has always been a perfect match for great food. On Saturday, Nov 9th at the Hops ‘n’ Harvest Festival, Bison Organic Beer will be teaming up with local food vendors to showcase a flavor-packed array of food & organic beer pairings.

Hops ‘n’ Harvest is a celebration of harvest and the partnership between the Victory Garden Foundation   Now harvested, it serves as a special batch of Bison’s Hop Cuvee, appropriately dubbed the Oakland Hops Harvest Ale. Sample it – and learn to brew beer – on Saturday, November 9th from 1 – 5 pm in the gardens at 5316 Telegraph Avenue. Outside the festival facility for Hops ‘n’ Harvest attendees and the community will have many locally-sourced  food options. 


These will include:
and Bison Organic Beer. This spring, the organic brewer planted Cascade Hops locally throughout Oakland - much of it in the Peoples Victory Gardens in the Temescal neighborhood and at Lake Merritt.

Rosamunde Sausage
Rosamunde Sausage Grill, a San Francisco sausage-and-craft-beer restaurant, opened their East Bay version (911 Washington St., Oakland, 510-338-3108, RosamundeSausageGrill.com) in Swan's Market.

Fist of Flour Pizza
Fist of Flour Pizza Company, located in Oakland is all about keeping it local, fresh and tasty. Their mobile oven will be fired up to serve attendees and the local community. wheresthefist.com 
Onigilly Japanese Restaurant
Onigilly [Oh-Knee-Ghee-Lee] is a traditional Japanese fast food known as onigiri, or rice balls that dates back over 2,300 years. The Onigilly Japanese Restaurant will bring its daytime cart to the festival offering attendees and the community another great food offering.


As part of the festivities, in the garden area; attendees will be treated to a hearty garden harvest soup presented by volunteers of Victory Garden Foundation’s Stone Soup Saturday program. This program was launched in 2012 as a pilot at the Phat Beets Produce Farmer’s Market and has subsequently moved to team up with the Peoples Victory Garden program at the Telegraph Community Center.

Hops ‘n’ Harvest is a festival with music, entertainment, education and fun for all ages; garden games and activities; brewing demos and a beer tasting by Bison Organic Beers; garden workshops, information seminars and products by local experts and vendors; harvested, garden-fresh refreshments and more!
Hops ‘n’ Harvest is an opportunity to give back to the community by supporting the work of the Victory Garden Foundation.  That work is grounded in improving the quality of life for people in and around the garden.  Your donation benefits its essential garden programs and is tax deductible. 

Tickets are available at www.victorygardenfoundation.org or by calling 800.971.6620. Advance tickets - $10 adults, $5 students/children (under 12 is FREE). Day of Event - $15 adults, $5 students/children (under 12 is FREE) 

WHAT:           Hops ‘n’ Harvest
 A fundraising festival celebrating the Victory Garden Foundation’s Peoples Victory Garden Program
WHEN:           Saturday, November 9th from 1 pm – 5 pm
WHERE:         Peoples Victory Garden @ Telegraph Center
                        5316 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609

TICKETS:       Go to www.VictoryGardenFoundation.org or call 800.971.6620
                        Advanced Donation $10 adults, $5 children/students, under age 12 is FREE
                        At the door - $15 adults, $5 children/students, under age 12 is FREE


About Victory Garden Foundation
Founded in 2008 by Victory V. Lee, Victory Garden Foundation began as an Oakland CA neighborhood grassroots movement founded in the spirit of the historical Victory Garden movement of the 1940’s. Incorporated and receiving its nonprofit status in 2009, the Victory Garden Foundation Inc (VGF) mission is simple: Encourage people to grow their own food at and near home! VGF has a hands-on relationship with people in East Bay CA while reaching out globally throughout the Internet to others to inspire them to grow food at and near home. Be part of the Victory! Information is shared with the community of all ages and level of edible gardening knowledge at VGF’s websites: www.VictoryGardenFoundation.org; www.PeoplesVictoryGarden.org; www.BarrettsWorld.com; www.LorinStationCropSwap.org; Facebook pages: VictoryGardenFoundation; PeoplesVictoryGarden4U and Twitter: VictoryGarden2U; TheVictoryPatch; PVGarden
The goals of VGF are to support the growth of food at home through connecting and sharing with individuals through the sustainable growth and harvest of Victory Gardens in communities throughout the East Bay California and beyond. VGF is committed to achieving these goals through education and outreach, financial and technical assistance, mentoring, and advocacy through the Internet, workshops, and hands-on participation. The Victory Garden Foundation Inc is a non-profit public community-benefit (501c3) organization Tax ID# 27-0598299.

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