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Farming & the Environment's 2007 Vim Wright Stewardship Award Dinner Silent Auction items

Pheasant hunt on Palouse ranch

Like to hunt away from the crowds? This is an incredible opportunity for the passionate pheasant hunter. Co-chair of Farming and the Environment, Read Smith, has generously offered a hunt for four on his Palouse Ranch with lunch provided. Value: $1,000

Wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres and private winery tour for ten.

Includes a bottle of C'est Syrah Belle wine

Lloyd and Ann Anderson, owners of the Walter Dacon Winery have generously donated a wine tasting and private tour for ten at their winery in Shelton Washington. Walter Dacon Wines is dedicated to Rhône and Mediterranean style wines and sources grapes from select vineyard sites in the Yakima and Columbia Valleys. This is a great opportunity to spend some time with close friends sipping wine in the Hood Canal area. Get ready to bid! Value: $600

Eat Local for Thanksgiving

Get a head start on shopping for the Eat Local campaign this Thanksgiving. Use this $50 gift certificate from the Huesby family at Thundering Hooves, 2005 Vim Wright Stewardship Award winner, to pick up a delicious turkey.

Bake up a sustainably grown feast with a half bushel of Washington's best organic, heirloom apples from Filaree Farm, a member of the Okanogan Producers Marketing Association, a farmer-owned cooperative supported by Farming and the Environment.

Make that apple pie crust from scratch with flour from Shepherd's Grain using wheat from two Vim Wright Stewardship Award winning farms, Emtman Brothers Farms and Aeschliman Farms. Value: $150

Many more auction items

Shaw Island field trip with Dr. Estella Leopold, includes lunch

Bring five friends and enjoy an afternoon with Estella Leopold, board member of Farming and the Environment and Professor of Biology at the University of Washington on a guided field trip to look at land history and ecology on Shaw Island in the San Juans. Lunch will be served at the home of Lynn Bahrych, co-chair of the Farming and the Environment Board of Director's. Bid high for this incredible opportunity. Value: $1,000

Methow dinner at Marc Dauden's, served by F & E board members, with a tour of Sunny Pine Farm

Board member Marc Dauden has generously donated his family's home on the Twisp River in the Methow Valley for a dinner cooked and served by F and E board members. All food served will be locally grown in the Okanogan area. The owners of Sunny Pine Farms have graciously offered a tour of their farm, time and weather permitting. Value: $800

Sunny Pine Farm Gift Basket, including goat cheese and lavender items

Rejuvenate with a gift basket filled with goat cheese and handmade lavender items from Sunny Pine Farms and board member Vicky Welch. Sunny Pine Farms is located on the eastern slopes of the North Cascade Mountains in the beautiful Methow Valley. Certified organic since 1988, the farm and its farmers grow produce, herbs, flowers and milks goats alongside the Twisp River. Value: $50

Basket of books, films and games with farming and environment theme

Fall and winter are coming! Time to stock up on a basket full of books and games for the whole family. Four different basket mixes including the award-winning Farming Game and Farming Game for Kids developed by Farming & the Environment board member, George Rohrbacher, plus his book, Zen Ranching; Hard cover copy of Renewing the Countryside, a collaborative project involving F&E; DVD of the emmy-nominated documentary, Broken Limbs; and favorite books of F&E board members. Enjoy reading and watching about the great folks growing our food and perhaps learn a thing or two about growing your own. Value: $100

Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market gift basket

Enjoy a basket of food and flowers from the Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market, managed by Farming and the Environment, the first farmers market in the state dedicated to Washington family farmers who are using environmentally friendly growing practices.

Items to include fresh produce from Alvarez Organic Farms and Sidhu Farms, fresh goat's cheese from Blue Rose Dairy & Creamery, honey from Mike & Marlene's Really Raw Honey, and flowers from Children's Garden. Value: $50

Box of Prized Soft Fruit from the Okanogan Cooperative

Discover the secret prize of sweetness that lies within these delicious organic pluots and savor each bite of these freshly picked peaches freshly picked from Bartella Farms, a member of the Okanogan Producers Marketing Association. This farmer-owned cooperative sells and distributes their prized products to markets throughout the Puget Sound region with the support of Farming & the Environment. Value: $30

Gift Pack of heirloom organic apples from Filaree Farm

Enjoy a sample pack of five of Filaree Farm's best heirloom organic apples. Admire the new Filaree Farm label debuting at the Vim Wright Stewardship Award Dinner featuring a watercolor by Okanogan Farmers Market Manager, Stephanie Clark. Filaree Farm is a member of the Okanogan Producers Marketing Association, a farmer-owned cooperative supported by Farming & the Environment. Value: $30

Bottles of wine donated by board members

Fill your cellar! Try some new wines! Farming and the Environment board members have donated a selection of their favorites. Value: $150

Tiny's Organic CSA delivery

Don't have time to pick up locally grown organic produce at your local farmers market or grocery store? Let Tiny's Organic deliver it to one of their Seattle locations nearest to you. Tiny's Organic Family Farm has generously donated three weeks of CSA delivery of organic fruits and vegetables. Value: $100

Small Potatoes Urban Delivery $35 Gift Certificate

Try out Seattle's newest home delivery service with a $35 gift certificate. Order organic produce, breads and meat over the Internet and have the items delivered to the convenience of your doorstep. SPUD buys from several of Farming & the Environment's stewardship farms. Value: $35

Estella Leopold drawing

Framed print from Estella Leopold. This barn print has graced the cover of the Vim Wright Stewardship Dinner invitation for the past three years. Value: Priceless

Large CSA box from Full Circle Farm

Take this large box of fresh organic produce from Full Circle Farm home with you today. Full Circle Farm is a local certified organic farm located in Carnation Washington Value: $50

Exquisite glass sculptures to choose from for your garden

THE LAST FOUR ITEMS WERE HANDCRAFTED USING AN EXCITING NEW PROCESS CALLED “GLASS DE VINE”.

In this very promising new process, an original piece of glass is made by carving a high temperature resistant felt upon which up to 5 layers of “float” glass is layered. The glass and felt are then heated to 1525 degrees Fahrenheit in a glass kiln. The ensuing 15 hour computer-controlled cycle fuses the glass and creates an embossed imprint on its back. It is then mounted into a steel frame that has been hand designed and built by the artists.

"GLASS DE VINE" LIGHT TOWER

Free standing, handcrafted, decorative, metal frame with “Glass De Vine” panels and a light that creates shadows in the panels. Value: $400

"GLASS DE VINE" GARDEN STAKE

Handcrafted decorative, metal stake with beautiful “Glass De Vine” Panel that can be used as a piece of original garden art. It can be placed in the ground or in an arrangement of garden pots. Value: $125

"GLASS DE VINE" SMALL SOFA TABLE

A handcrafted 14 ½ inches wide by 42 inches long by 32 inches high metal framed table with a "Glass De Vine" embossed top. The table comes with glass coasters to lift its beautiful legs off of you carpet or hardwood floor. Value: $400

EXQUISITE "GLASS DE VINE" SCULPTURE FOR YOUR GARDEN

This is your opportunity to follow Sunset Magazines advice and make your garden unique by adding original art to your flower garden. This sculpture is designed with a handcrafted frame and "Glass De Vine" panel. Value: $125

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