Salida Chamber Calendar

The Earth to Table Fundraiser, held for Colorado Farm to Table on World Environment Day, features a delicious dinner, live music, live and silent auctions, and kids activities. June 5 Earth to Table Fundraiser: Benefit for Colorado Farm to Table featuring Spinphony. Colorado Farm to Table, a Salida-based volunteer-led non-profit farm, invites the public to attend its inaugural Earth to Table Fundraiser. The event will be held on June 5th, World Environment Day, from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds, 10165 CR 120 in Salida. Food will be catered by Kalamata Pit, a local favorite. Entertainment will include music by the enchanting sounds of David Tipton on his Chapman Stick, followed by the high-energy electric string quartet Spinphony, blending classical, rock, and pop music. A live auction and silent auction will feature a large selection of must-have items ranging from local art to retail and restaurant gift certificates. Family-friendly activities will include seed planting and bead necklace making. Tickets can be purchased for $30 at https://www.coloradofarmtotable.org/earth-to-table-2025. Ticket sales and auction purchases will make a direct impact on alleviating food insecurity in Chaffee County and throughout Colorado. Executive Director Laurie Kari, Farm Director Thomas (T.J.) McDaniel, and dedicated volunteers are thrilled to host the event. Kari says, “Our community friends and neighbors who attend the event will directly contribute to our mission of fighting hunger and supporting local agriculture. Last year, our non-profit farm produced and donated nearly 100,000 pounds of corn, squash, cabbage, and broccoli, providing a day’s worth of healthy vegetables to 85,000 food-insecure Coloradans. This year, we are hoping to raise funds to purchase a manure spreader to move our pesticide- and herbicide-free farm towards being organic.” The event is supported by these sponsors: Atmos Energy and BV Vet Clinic (platinum sponsors), Joyful Journey and Su Casa (gold sponsors), and Boathouse, Collegiate Peaks Bank, Johnny’s Seeds, Mo Burrito, NAPA Auto Parts, and Sangre de Cristo Electric Association (bronze sponsors). More information may be found at  www.coloradofarmtotable.org.