12th Annual Gourmet Grazing On The Green

Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group Celebrates 20 Years of Fundraising

SANTA CRUZ — Grazing on the Green, Santa Cruz County’s Premier event for food and artisan libations, will be held September 19 in Aptos Village Park from Noon – 4 p.m. Celebrating the unique culinary flavor and diversity of Santa Cruz County, Grazing on the Green brings together local farmers, chefs, winemakers, brewers, spirits distillers, artisans and restaurateurs to celebrate local community and enjoy great food and drink.

Grazing on the Green is the ultimate foodie festival, featuring an afternoon of tasting fine local wines, refreshing handcrafted beers, delicious food from top local chefs, and live music! This year’s event features over 60 local wineries, restaurants and breweries and is a must stop for Santa Cruz foodies. Experience the talents of some of Santa Cruz’s best chefs and taste specialty creations for the event, using locally grown produce and products generously donated by event sponsors New Leaf Community Markets and Coke Farms.

Grazing on the Green is a charitable fundraising event of SCCBG, a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer in the Santa Cruz community. Working with a
dedicated group of volunteers and partners, SCCBG raises community consciousness through events and outreach and provides vital financial support for several Santa Cruz beneficiary organizations: Hospice of Santa Cruz County, Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Association, Katz Cancer Resource Center, WomenCARE Cancer Advocacy, Researchers from the University of California at Santa Cruz and the Teen Kitchen Project. Over the last decade, SCCBG has distributed more than $1.5 million to directly support the Santa Cruz community.

Restaurants and vendors include: • Bruno’s BBQ • Café Cruz • Café Rio • Cantine • Cinnamon Bay Clothing • East Side Eatery • Ella’s at the Airport • Fresh Prep Kitchens • Friends in Cheese • Hula’s Island Grill • Niman Ranch • Notso Presents • O’Neil • Pacific Coffee Roasting Co. • Pure Valley Water • Real Good Fish • Redwood Hill Farms • Santa Cruz Fish Co. • Satori/Anco Fine Cheeses • Seabright Brewery • Sid’s Smokehouse • Smart Chicken • Solaire Restaurant & Bar • Sunridge Farms • The Crow’s Nest • The Chaminade Resort and Spa • The Fish Lady • Tulsi Teas • Vida Oliva • Zameen Mediterranean Cuisine

Wineries, breweries and spirits include: • Alfaro Family Vineyard • Armitage Wines • Beauregard Vineyard • Bonny Doon Vineyards • Burrell School Vineyards • Dancing Creek Winery • Discretion Brewing • Hunter Hill Vineyard and Winery • Kathryn Kennedy Winery • Loma Prieta Winery • MJA Vineyards • Muccigrosso Vineyards • Muns Vineyard • New Bohemia Brewing Company • Pelican Ranch Winery • Poetic Cellars • Roudon-Smith Winery • Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing • Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard • Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association • Seabright Brewery • Sones Cellars • Uncommon Brewers • Venus Spirits • Wargin Wines • Wrights Station Winery

Event Details: • Saturday, September 19 • Noon-4 p.m. • $70 per ticket • Group discount: 10 tickets for $600 • Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos • Purchase tickets at http://sccbg.org or New Leaf Community Markets Downtown, Capitola and Westside locations • Tickets are on sale now – and include admission to the event, special souvenir wine glass and a day of food, wine and beer tasting.

For 20 years, the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer in the Santa Cruz community, by raising money to support beneficiary organizations and fund new research that will provide possible cures and better solutions for treating cancer.

To learn more about Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group go to http://sccbg.org or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SantaCruzCancerBenefitGroup.

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To make a donation mail to SCCBG P.O Box 2564 • Santa Cruz, CA 95062 • Voicemail (831) 465-1989.