Take a walk through Downtown Woodland to support a good cause. Christy Hayes of Mojo’s Lounge and Kitchen428, is partnering with Yolo Farm to Fork to host the upcoming Swirl & Slice: Dia de los Muertos Food, Wine, and Beer Walk on Thursday, October 26th, 5:30-8:30.
Tour Downtown Woodland restaurants and sample appetizers, wine, and beer. Featured restaurants include Father Paddy’s, Las Brasas, Uvaggio, Chickpeas, Guinevere’s Cafe, House of Shah, El Charro, Blue Note Brewery, and Mojo’s Lounge.
Tickets are $25 and available at BrownPaperTickets.com or at Mojo’s Lounge, 428 1st St, Woodland, or $30 day of the event. Each ticket comes with a wine glass and a Downtown Dining Passport. Check in at Heritage Plaza (2nd & Main Streets, Woodland) 5:30pm-6:30pm to register, buy day of tickets and collect your glass and passport.
The dinner will benefit Yolo Farm to Fork’s Growing Lunch Program at Maxwell Elementary. Through the Growing Lunch Program, Maxwell Elementary students will grow, harvest, and deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to their school cafeteria to be served in their lunch program. Maxwell students and teachers use the garden to get outside classroom and teach engaging hands-on lessons in Science, Language Arts, Math, and History.
Yolo Farm to Fork, a private nonprofit organization, supports garden-centered and farm-based education for students. Yolo Farm to Fork programs bring farm-fresh food to school meals, while providing the real-life resources for kids to improve nutrition habits, fight obesity and integrate garden learning with classroom instruction while sustaining edible gardens.