Mercer Island Community Harvest Dinner a Healthy Success
Three local organizations bring Island residents together through food.
The Mercer Island Community Harvest Dinner put on by Mercer Island PTA group MI Food Revolution, TENDER: farmers, cooks, eaters, and Experience Food Project on Thursday, Sept. 22, brought a huge turnout. So much so, in fact, that the event at Islander Middle School, which was prepared to serve 200 people, filled to capacity almost before they were done prepping the food. Doors opened for dinner at 6pm and by 6:25pm, families were being turned away by droves. According to Linda Floyd, PTA volunteer with MI Food Revolution the Community Dinner is a way to "spur a culture change on the Island with kids and foods." Their ultimate goal is to get fresh, local, organic food into the school cafeterias. Chef Tom French, director of Experience Food …
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