Cocktails & Castoffs AT HOME

COVID-19 may keep us from gathering in-person, but ensuring that local food systems remain resilient for the world’s most uniquely vulnerable is more important than ever.

Sunday 10/25/2020

7PM EST/ 4PM PST

A MOUTH-WATERING VIRTUAL EVENT

Community is the foundation of DIG so let’s spend time together. This year, you can experience DIG’s gardens in Kenya, Uganda and Senegal, and the unique flavor of our annual Cocktails & Castoff’s event from the comfort of your own home.

Let DIG’s no-waste meal plan inspire your dinner, then pull-up a chair as we gather to deepen DIG’s growth around the world.

Mix a no-waste cocktail at home under the direction of celebrated mixologist, Tiffanie Barriere, aka the DrinkingCoach. Then we will go on a virtual journey to meet DIG’s farmers in the field. We will tour their incredible gardens, and learn of the innovative ways they have stayed healthy during these unpredictable times.

Table Hosts and VIP Guests will receive a specially-curated Sweet Harvest Box delivered to their home in time for the event. The boxes will help recreate the unique culinary experience that DIG’s Cocktails & Castoffs has become known for.

Boxes will include ingredients and recipes for two different no-waste cocktails, a bespoke chocolate tasting by award winning luxury chocolatier, Phillip Ashley Rix of Phillip Ashely Chocolates, hand-sewn African fabric napkins, and more.

Raise a Glass to the Spirit of the Evening

Tiffanie Barriere, aka, The Drinking Coach is an active member of Atlanta’s dynamic cocktail scene.

Tiffanie’s passion for spirits and knowledge of their history has led her on a unique journey to educate and enjoy community around a glass. She has overseen the beverage program at One Flew South, recognized as one of the best airport bars in the world by Esquire, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes’ Tales of the Cocktail.

She leads an all-female cocktail team in Beyond the Glass and Cast Iron Chronicles, a traveling pop-up featuring local farmers and history-focused conversations.

Tiffanie has been pouring her heart out with DIG for over six years. At this year’s Cocktails & Castoffs AT HOME on October 25th she will be curating no-waste cocktails inspired by our gardens and our call to reduce food waste at home.

Join us.

Luxury Chocolates Designed for DIG

Designer chocolatier, Chef Phillip Ashley Rix, has developed an international following for his wildly imaginative chocolates at his namesake, Phillip Ashley Chocolates.

Named one of the Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America by TasteTV, he became Forbes’ “Real Life Willy Wonka” and Local Palate’s “Memphis’ King of Chocolate.” The self-taught chocolatier hosted “Taste of the Delta” at The James Beard House in NYC. Phillip’s creations were the official chocolate of the 2016 GRAMMYs Celebration® and 2016 OSCARS SALUTE®.

We are proud to announce, Phillip has designed custom chocolates inspired by DIG, especially for Cocktails & Castoffs AT HOME.

On October 25th he’ll be leading our pre-event guests on a six-piece tasting, telling the story of DIG’s gardens through his mouth-watering chocolates.

Host a Table or Join as a Guest

Table Hosts pledge to donate, or raise through their networks, a level of support that will help DIG achieve our critical fundraising goal.

DIG will help you build a personalized fundraising page and provide you with resources and templates to support your efforts.

Table Hosts will also receive a Sweet Harvest Box in advance of the event so that we can enjoy it together at a pre-event VIP tasting.

* You’re invited to enjoy the Sweet Harvest Box at the VIP tastings hosted before the general event.

* Box orders must be in before 10/13 to guarantee timely delivery.

* Boxes will be sent to one address. Split shipments are available for an additional cost, just ask.

* Non-alcoholic “mock-tails” may be substituted upon request.

Host a Table

Join as a Guest

Join an Existing Host’s Table

Bill Westwood & Ann McStay – Community Hosts

David Touster – Family Host

William D Collison – Farmer Host

Community Hosts

Community Hosts pledge to raise or donate at least $5,000.

This will allow DIG to establish a new Farmer Field School Program in Africa. 30-40 uniquely vulnerable farmers will learn the agriculture skills necessary to restore their land, address the nutritional needs of their families, and become more climate resilient.

This one program will benefit over 250 people.

Community Hosts get the honor of naming their garden and will receive unique updates about their garden throughout the year.

Family Hosts

Family Hosts pledge to raise or donate at least $2,500, the cost of half a garden.

The best thing about DIG’s program is that the teaching become self-propagating. On average, every DIG farmer shares the knowledge they’ve gained with 3 other people in their community, without added expense.

Family Host contributions make sure the knowledge gets shared and DIG’s farmers achieve new and respected roles within their community.

Farmer Hosts

Farmer Hosts pledge to raise or donate at least $1,000.

This support allows DIG to hire the Local Facilitators we need to ensure our work is properly adapted and taught by skilled members of the community. Amazingly, many of our Local Facilitators are DIG graduates, making this a unique part of our transformational impact.