Sunday 10/25/2020

Pre-event tasting

6:30 PM EST/ 3:30 PM PST

Main event

7:00 PM EST/ 4:00 PM PST

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

DIG’s founder, Sarah Koch, along with fitness, lifestyle and fashion enthusiast, Madison James, will emcee the evening’s live program. We’ll 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.

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Thank you to our Virtual Table Hosts

Join an existing Host’s table by making a donation to their personal campaign below.

Country Hosts

Esther & Chris Crane

Scott Carino & Will Mallari

Tony & Jami Carino

Dennis Heskel & Tricia Bowdidge

Noughtie Senegal RPCVs (Becky Bartlein, Sara Choate, Shannon Leitner, Cory & Josh Owens)

Tom & Chris McGuire

Eric Endahl & Brent Soper

Community Hosts

Alan Silverman’s Memorial DIG Garden – Mark Burr & Susan Locke

Bill Westwood & Ann McStay, aka the MBA Aggies

1980s Senegal RPCVs – Tom Graham

Patti & Jim Wheeler’s Rooted to Grow & Thrive Campaign

Billy Tobin & Eric Carr

Sarah Koch

Wim De Pauw

Kay & Doug Ivester

Family Hosts

Mark Colvin

David Touster

Mac & Amy Durrett

Beth & Steve Dannhauser

Ron and Leah Adams

William D Collison

Tilden Nordholm

The Bernstein Family

Sara Chaplin

Esther Ngumbi

John Snyder & Miles Berger

Timothy & Chris Parrot

Brian Voogd

Adam Coppoletti & Mark Rubnitz

Sara Narum

Lanny Vincent

Farmer Hosts

Joe McCullough

Susan Puckett & Ralph Ellis

Enid & Jerry Draluck

Michelle & Christi Farmer

Debbie Gachuhi

Aaron Marcu

Beth Pann

Dave Walter

Sue & Don Koch

Andrea Robinson

Lawrence Edwards

Barbara Wittebort

Lud Baldwin

Steve Levitt & Eric Cowger

Susan Longo & Marlow Hunter

Lydia Mays

Howard Mclaughlin

Simcha Wolfe

Lauren Masey

Support a Host's Virtual Campaign

Thank you to our Event Sponsors

Marshall Protsman & Dylan Banning

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.

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.

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.

A Garden Inspired No-Waste Meal Plan

Addressing hunger is not just about creating additional access to food, it’s also about becoming better stewards of the resources we have.

Food waste is one of the leading causes of methane emissions in the United States, and it’s having a devastating effect on our climate. For the farmers DIG works with, climate change has become an everyday struggle to beat the odds, which are constantly shifting and always stacked against them.

By reducing our food waste at home, we’re not only putting value back into our food but into the entire food chain, from farm to factory, to grocery store, and all the way to our homes. We can start taking action in our daily lives to reduce greenhouse gasses and slow global warming, which is more than a donation to DIG, it’s a direct partnership with our entire planet.

Katrina Brink, of the Empowered Kitchen, will design a no-waste meal plan for the evening. Event guests will receive the recipies a week before we gather and we’ll all be encouraged to set our tables in solidarity with small holder farmers around the world.

Table Hosts and Guests

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.

Event Guests can attend with a donation at any level.

Guests can donate directly to DIG or support the campaign of a registered Table Host. Donate Here.

Guests who donate $500 or more before Oct. 15th will be eligible for the pre-event tasting and Sweet Harvest Box delivery. Read the giving levels below to understand the benefits.

* 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.

Sunday 10/25/2020

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.

Thank you to our Virtual Table Hosts

Country Hosts

Esther & Chris Crane

Scott Carino & Will Mallari

Tony & Jami Carino

Eric Endahl & Brent Soper

Community Hosts

Wim De Pauw

Kay & Doug Ivester

Family Hosts

Beth & Steve Dannhauser

Ron and Leah Adams

John Snyder & Miles Berger

Timothy & Chris Parrot

Brian Voogd

Adam Coppoletti & Mark Rubnitz

Sara Narum

Lanny Vincent

Farmer Hosts

Enid & Jerry Draluck

Michelle & Christi Farmer

Aaron Marcu

Dave Walter

Sue & Don Koch

Andrea Robinson

Lawrence Edwards

Barbara Wittebort

Lud Baldwin

Steve Levitt & Eric Cowger

Susan Longo & Marlow Hunter

Lydia Mays

Howard Mclaughlin

Thank you to our Event Sponsors

Community Hosts

Family Hosts

Farmer Hosts

Raise a Glass to the Spirit of the Evening

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.

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.

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.

A Garden Inspired No-Waste Meal Plan

Addressing hunger is not just about creating additional access to food, it’s also about becoming better stewards of the resources we have.

Food waste is one of the leading causes of methane emissions in the United States, and it’s having a devastating effect on our climate. For the farmers DIG works with, climate change has become an everyday struggle to beat the odds, which are constantly shifting and always stacked against them.

Katrina Brink, of the Empowered Kitchen, will design a no-waste meal plan for the evening. Event guests will receive the recipies a week before we gather and we’ll all be encouraged to set our tables in solidarity with small holder farmers around the world.

Table Hosts and Guests

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

Event Guests can attend with a donation at any level.

Cheers!

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