NEW HAVEN - The New Haven Land Trust is offering a fun and festive benefit bus tour Oct. 6 to celebrate the beauty and bounty of its community gardens and nature preserves.
The event is called Habitat, Harvest, and Happy Hour.
The bus tour departs at 4:30 p.m. from the Stone Hearth restaurant, 838 Whalley Ave., with a party to follow at the restaurant.
The event features a ride in a coach bus with stops at Land Trust community gardens and nature preserves.
Guests will see hidden New Haven environmental gems -- from marshes and woods at the edges of the city to expansive gardens within urban neighborhoods. A guide at each stop will share the location's story—its history, the people involved and other tidbits that make it special.
Capping off the evening is a cocktail party at Stone Hearth, a new Westville restaurant popular with the sustainable food crowd for its creative preparations of locally-grown food.
Party-goers will enjoy beer and wine and a variety of fresh seasonal appetizers, including some made with produce from Land Trust gardens.
To showcase the harvest, Stone Hearth will also have live cooking demonstrations.
The New Haven Land Trust will also honor outdoor outfitters Trailblazer with the Environmental Business Award.
This award recognizes the locally-owned store's longstanding commitment to preserving and protecting the environment, including its support of osprey nesting platforms at the Land Trust’s preserves.
Tickets may be purchased online at NHLT-HappyHour.Eventbrite.com for $50 per person, $85 per couple.
Admission includes the tour, party, and food and drink. Money raised will go directly into Land Trust programs that protect open spaces and fragile ecosystems, offer educational events on environmental topics, and make it possible for thousands of people in New Haven to reap the benefits of community gardening. They include access to affordable, nutrient-rich food, connecting with neighbors, increased safety, and physical activity.
Habitat, Harvest, and Happy Hour is made possible by supporting sponsors The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and Trailblazer, and event sponsors Grillo Services, NewAlliance Foundation, Suzio-York Hill, United Way of Greater New Haven, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Yale University.
For information, contact Catherine Bradshaw at Catherine.Bradshaw@NewHavenLandTrust.org.
This post is taken from a press release from New Haven Land Trust.
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