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SANTA BARBARA — Rooted Santa Barbara County presents Rooted in Community, the second annual bilingual plant-powered fall festival on Sunday, Oct. 13 from 2-7 pm at the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden Street in Santa Barbara. Featuring a food court, live music, story-telling, art projects, trivia, giveaways, and a “Chopped”-like competition, the event celebrates the role of plant-centered nutrition in equipping our community with more health-care options. Attendees can enjoy this event in either English or Spanish, thanks to simultaneous interpretation by Bridging Voices-Uniendo Voces.
Rooted in Community will showcase local partnerships, fun activities for kids, live music and story-telling, trivia and giveaways, and delicious plant-powered bites from local restaurants from 2-5 pm. The event will also feature an educators’ table with 5-minute meal plans, tips, and recipes. Participating restaurants include Rascals Vegan, Cafe La Fonda, Nimita’s, and Farm to Bar serving plant-based mocktails. This portion of the festival is free and presented in partnership with the Greater Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Guests who pre-register for the event will be entered into a drawing for plant-filled prizes and will receive a treat from Sun & Swell Foods.
The Chopped-like competition will take place from 5-7 pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased here.. Hosted by prominent local television producer JD Roth, the showdown will challenge three teams of talented local chefs and culinary educators to prepare an appetizer and entre?e using a mystery basket of plant-based ingredients for a panel of judges. Competing will be Diurka Sotomayor RD and Mary Galindo, RD, Registered Dietitians & Culinary Educators, Rooted Santa Barbara County; Sandra Adu Zelli, Chef and Owner, Gipsy Hill Bakery; and Melissa Pettito, RD, A-List Personal Chef, Registered Dietitian, Cookbook Author. Judging the competition will be Dalan Moreno, Chef and Owner, Rascals Vegan; Erik Talkin, CEO, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County;and Michelle Fried, Sustainability Manager with a Masters in Food Systems Sustainability.
To pre-register for the festival or purchase tickets for the Plant-Based Showdown, please visit Rooted Santa Barbara County’s website.
“Join us for a fun-filled day of activities and learn how you can eat your way to better health,” said Rooted Santa Barbara County Chair/Executive Lead Beth Skidmore.”Rooted Santa Barbara County is committed to growing health equity and resilience through whole food plant-forward nutrition education and support. This event is part of Health Literacy Month, where we focus on ensuring that everyone has the knowledge and resources to make informed health choices.”
Sponsors and partners of this event include Sansum Clinic now a part of Sutter Health, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation, Eji Events, Dr. Fred and Sarah Kass, David and Lori Tremer Huey, The Skidmore Family, Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Cottage Health, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Foundation, Chrissy & JD Roth, Friendship Center, Crawford Speier Group, Rascals Vegan, Farm to Bar, Cafe la Fonda, Nimita’s, Sun & Swell Foods, Edwards & Sons, Veggie Rescue, Hodo Foods, Apples to Zucchini Cooking School, Community Arts Workshop, and Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.
For more information about the event and the organization, visit Rooted’s website
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Rooted Santa Barbara County Presenta el Festival de Oton?o Comidas Basadas en Plantas el 13 de Octubre de 2024
SANTA BÁRBARA — Rooted Santa Barbara County presenta Rooted in Community, el segundo festival de oton?o bilingu?e anual de comidas basadas en plantas, el domingo 13 de octubre de 2 a 7 p. m. en el Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden Street en Santa Ba?rbara. Con un patio de comidas, mu?sica en vivo, narracio?n de cuentos, proyectos de arte, trivia, obsequios y una competencia similar a “Chopped”, el evento celebra el papel de la nutricio?n centrada en las plantas para equipar a nuestra comunidad con ma?s opciones de atencio?n me?dica. Los asistentes podra?n disfrutar de este evento tanto en ingle?s como en espan?ol, gracias a la interpretacio?n simulta?nea patrocinada por Bridging Voices-Uniendo Voces.
Rooted in Community exhibira? asociaciones locales, actividades divertidas para nin?os, mu?sica en vivo y narracio?n de cuentos, trivia y obsequios, y deliciosos bocados basados en plantas de restaurantes locales de 2 a 5 p. m. El evento tambie?n contara? con una mesa de educadores con planes de comidas de 5 minutos, consejos y recetas. Los restaurantes participantes incluyen Rascals Vegan, Cafe La Fonda, Nimita’s y Farm to Bar, que sirven co?cteles sin alcohol a base de plantas. Esta parte del festival es gratuita y se presenta en asociacio?n con la Ca?mara de Comercio Hispana de Santa Ba?rbara. Los invitados que se registren previamente para el evento participara?n en un sorteo de premios llenos de plantas y recibira?n un obsequio de Sun & Swell Foods.
La competencia “Chopped-Like” se llevara? a cabo de 5 a 7 p. m. Las entradas cuestan $ 20 y se pueden comprar aqui?. Presentado por el destacado productor de televisio?n local JD Roth, el enfrentamiento desafiara? a tres equipos de talentosos chefs locales y educadores culinarios a preparar un aperitivo y un plato principal utilizando una canasta misteriosa de ingredientes a base de plantas para un panel de jueces. Competira?n Diurka Sotomayor RD y Mary Galindo, RD, dietistas registradas y educadoras culinarias, Rooted Santa Barbara County; Sandra Adu Zelli, chef y propietaria, Gipsy Hill Bakery; y Melissa Pettito, RD, chef personal de primera, dietista registrada, autora de libros de cocina. El jurado de la competencia estara? a cargo de Dalan Moreno, chef y propietario, Rascals Vegan; Erik Talkin, director ejecutivo, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County; y Michelle Fried, gerente de sustentabilidad con una maestri?a en sustentabilidad de sistemas alimentarios.
Para registrarse previamente para el festival o comprar boletos para Plant-Based Showdown, visite el sitio web de Rooted Santa Barbara County.
“U?nase a nosotros para un di?a lleno de actividades y aprenda co?mo puede comer para tener una mejor salud”, dijo Beth Skidmore, presidenta y directora ejecutiva de Rooted Santa Barbara County. “Rooted Santa Barbara County esta? comprometido con el crecimiento de la equidad y la resiliencia en materia de salud a trave?s de la educacio?n y el apoyo nutricional a base de alimentos vegetales integrales. Este evento es parte del Mes de la Alfabetizacio?n en Salud, donde nos enfocamos en asegurar que todos tengan el conocimiento y los recursos para tomar decisiones de salud informadas”.
Los patrocinadores y socios de este evento incluyen a Sansum Clinic, ahora parte de Sutter Health, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation, Eji Events, Dr. Fred y Sarah Kass, David y Lori Tremer Huey, The Skidmore Family, Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Cottage Health, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Foundation, Friendship Center, Crawford Speier Group, Rascals Vegan, Farm to Bar, Cafe la Fonda, Nimita’s, Sun & Swell Foods, Edwards & Sons, Chrissy & JD Roth, Veggie Rescue, Hodo Foods, Apples to Zucchini Cooking School, Community Arts Workshop, y Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.
Para obtener ma?s informacio?n sobre el evento y la organizacio?n, visite el sitio web de Rooted https://rootedsantabarbara.org/