The Arroyo Food Co-op has scheduled a free 2-day tour to Santa Ynez the weekend of June 5-6. We’ll meet local food suppliers, wine makers and organic farmers. Our tour will include meetings with olive growers, organic farmers, biodynamic wineries, humane grass-fed beef and chicken ranchers to name a few.
Some of these "Agrarians" are not open to the public, but we will have special access for our tour. These will all be potential suppliers for our food co-op!
This has been organized as a group effort (car-pooling, pot-luck al fresco picnics etc) through our Meetup page http://www.meetup.com/Arroyo-Food-Co-op/calendar/13210336/?from=list&offset=0 . Please go there to sign up if you’d like to attend. The cost is free, with the exception of food and lodging. Valerie is getting a group rate for lodging Friday and Saturday nights in Solvang and Emily is arranging carpooling and 2 picnic potluck lunches which will be held both days at a different winery. So start thinking about what goes well with wine!
Sign up soon on the Meetup page since we are limiting the tour to 20 people. If you end up on the waiting list don't worry, there is a good chance a spot will open up since people's plans keep changing.