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A Taste of Our Silent Auction Prizes….
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Share the wonders of Slide Ranch with your whole family! Under the guidance of Slide Ranch’s experienced teachers, the possibilities are endless: milk a goat, feel a sheep’s wool, feed and collect eggs from the chickens, plant a seed, sample from the organic garden, learn to make crafts and food just like the early farmers, and explore the miles of wild land trails and tide pools! Also, proudly wear a Slide Ranch t-shirt and display a Slide Ranch sticker where you want!
Expires in Spetember 2008. Good for a Family Farm Day only, may not be applied to Special weekend events or Summer Camps.
Donated by: Slide Ranch
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
Increments: $10 |
Kids of all ages love the timeless game of bowling! Gather your friends, family or co-workers for a day or night at the lanes. 20 Games of bowling and two large pizzas hot, hot hot, from Pizza Man Pizza right there at the bowling center.
Expires February 2008. Lanes subject to availability throughout League Season. Reservations recommended.
Donated by: Country Club Bowl
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75
Increments: $10
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The Marin Center presents the Temptations & the Four Tops on September 9th, 3pm. Don’t miss these two Motown legends in their only Bay Area concert at the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium.
Donated by: The Marin Center
Value: $190
Starting Bid: $90
Increments: $15
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Ever dream of having your own movie theatre? Well gather your closest movie afficionados, sodas and the must-have popcorn for a 3-hour private screening of your favorite films at Entertaining Spaces in San Francisco.
Expires December 31, 2007. Limited to 12 people, subject to availability. Offer does not include food or drinks.
Donated by: Entertaining Spaces
Value: $600
Starting Bid: $300
Increments: $25
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Kids, spend a day adventuring about the wilderness and agriculture of a local West Marin farm with two of the biggest kids we know – Paige Phinney and Scott Davidson! A former instructor with Slide Ranch, Paige Phinney has years of experience leading kids on fun adventures, and when Scott Davidson isn’t coordinating the Marin Organic School Lunch Program, he’s leading groups of teenagers into the wilderness, teaching them tracking, bird language and a range of survival skills. Sorry parents – the day is strictly kids only. An organic lunch is included.
Expires August 2008. Group size limited to 10 children ages 4 and up. The adventure will be 6 hours long. Transportation to site required. Parents are invited to drop off and pick up children, adventure hike limited to children.
Donated by: Paige Phinney and Scott Davidson
Value: $400
Starting Bid: $200
Increments: $25
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Can’t get enough Cowgirl Creamery cheese? Learn how it’s made from one of the Cowgirls herself! Enjoy a private tour and tasting for four with Sue Conley at the Cowgirl Creamery. Picnic lunch with wine and dessert to follow from the Cowgirl Cantina. Yeeeeeeehaaaaaa! Package includes four Cowgirl Creamery baseball hats to wear when you’re not eating the cheese.
No Expiration. Subject to Sue Conley’s availability, please call to schedule your visit.
Donated by: Cowgirl Creamery
Value: $250
Starting Bid: $125
Increments: $15
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Ever wonder how the bees do it? Make honey that is! Come discover what the buzz is all about at this 2 hour tour of Marshall’s Honey Farm. Meet the bees and the beekeeper, see the hives and take a taste of the liquid gold in the tasting room. A sweet outing to buzz about for your own hive of up to twenty people.
Expires May 30, 2008. Tours on Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday only. Reservations highly recommended.
Donated by: Marshall’s Honey Farm
Value: $200
Starting Bid: $100
Increments: $15
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One of the best kept secrets of local, organic produce is in San Anselmo! Pick up to $25 worth of your own fresh, local organic produce at Draper Farms, a 2-acre oasis hidden in the heart of Marin County.
Expires December 31, 2007. Good for the 2007 Harvest Season only, so don’t delay for the freshest produce today!
Donated by: Draper Farms
Value: $25
Starting Bid: $12
Increments: $5
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What better way to learn where your food comes from than with an overnight stay at Full Belly farm! After a farm tour, pick and cook a farm-harvest dinner, and rise with the chickens for a breakfast of farm-fresh eggs, milk and fresh muffins.
Good for the end of October 2007 through June 2008, one night only for two. Advance reservations required, subject to availability.
Donated by: Full Belly Farm
Value: $Priceless
Starting Bid: $75
Increments: $10
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How does it get any better than this? $200 worth of deliveries from Planet Organics. Order a cornucopia of organic products from your computer while in your organic cotton pjs and fluffy bunny slippers at midnight! (Pjs and slippers not included.)
Expires August 1, 2008.
Donated by: Planet Organics
Value: $200
Starting Bid: $100
Increments: $15
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Been wanting to play that old dusty piano in the corner for some time now? Well warm up your fingers and receive a professional piano tuning from Elisabeth Bell Piano Services. She’ll have you playing chopsticks in no time! Or perhaps all the Bach and Beethoven you’ve forgotten you know and love so much.
Expires January 2008. Please call for appointment.
Donated by: Elisabeth Bell Piano Service
Value: $120
Starting Bid: $60
Increments: $10
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Few books have had such an impact on the American psyche and food system as Michael Pollan’s bestselling book “Omnivore’s Dilemma.” Now you have a chance to own your own hardcover, autographed copy of this amazing masterpiece.
No Expiration Date.
Donated by: Point Reyes Books & Michael Pollan
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
Increments:
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Long considered the spokesperson and philosopher of American agriculture, Wendell Berry has inspired much of the work you see today in sustainable agriculture. Autographed copies of his books are rare and treasured – and now a collection of four selected volumes, personally autographed by Wendell himself, can be yours. A once in a lifetime opportunity.
No expiration and a lifetime of enjoyment.
Donated by: Point Reyes Books & Wendell Berry
Value: $300
Starting Bid: $150
Increments: $25
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100% unadulterated leaf tea from Silk Road Teas. Beautiful tea set includes a selection of high grade gree, black, white, oolong, and Pu-erh teas sourced from small farms and markets in China. Includes teapot and tasting cups. Now where are the fortune cookies?
No expiration and a tea time of enjoyment.
Donated by: Silk Road Teas
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
Increments: $10
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Delight in this 81-tea pouch collection of signature blends and four organic varieties of tea from Mighty Leaf Tea. All presented in a wonderful presentation book you can refill again and again with your most enjoyable varieties.
No expiration and a lifetime of enjoyment.
Donated by: Mighty Leaf Tea
Value: $85
Starting Bid: $40
Increments: $5
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Wrap your neck in a sea of handwoven luxury and warmth. Cotton blend with hand twisted and knotted fringe at both ends. 7 inches wide and 6 feet in length with fringe, lovingly loom woven by Henry at The Cedars of Marin Textile Arts Center in San Anselmo.
No expiration and a lifetime of enjoyment.
Donated by: The Cedars of Marin Textile Arts Center
Value: $75
Starting Bid: $40
Increments: $5
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Set of 6 handwoven napkins delightfully matched with 6 handwoven placemats resembling a field of wildflowers. Lovingly loom woven by Térèse and Toni at The Cedars of Marin Textile Arts Center in San Anselmo.
No expiration and a lifetime of enjoyment.
Donated by: The Cedars of Marin Textile Arts Center
Value: $125
Starting Bid: $70
Increments: $10
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$25 Gift Certificate to spend at Flower Power in Point Reyes Station. Located in the heart of Point Reyes, Flower Power is a delightful source of locally grown flowers, spectacular bouquets, and wonderrous gifts. Explore the garden patio in back and all the unique treasures to be had.
No expiration and the enjoyment of discovery.
Donated by: Flower Power
Value: $25
Starting Bid: $10
Increments: $5
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This wonderful collection from Petit Appetit will have your newest editions to the family off to an organic start! Included in the gift basket is an autographed copy of “The Petit Appetit Cookbook” is a fantastic source of healthy, delicious recipes for infants and toddlers. Gift basket also includes a child sized apron and cooking utensils to enable your child, or children, to join in the fun!
No expiration and a lifetime of enjoyment.
Donated by: Petit Appetit
Value: $65
Starting Bid: $35
Increments: $5
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Explore the possibilites of a beautifully handwoven article of clothing, or a scarf, or…? What else is possible for a $50 gift certificate to Susan Hayes Handwovens in the Tomales Bay Foods building in Point Reyes Station? Stop by to discover all of Susan’s wonderful and beautiful creations.
Expires July 1, 2008.
Donated by: Susan Hayes Handwovens
Value: $50
Starting Bid: $25
Increments: $5
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This delightful little harvest basket is a down-sized version of the grass market baskets from Africa. Ours are filled to the brim with local, organic value-added items from Creekside Gardens in Bolinas. Items include: a set of garden-inspired greeting cards, a jar of homemade jam, and a heavenly lavender wand for your car or drawers. Re-use the basket for a petite picnic or your daily lunch at the office.
No expiration and a lifetime of enjoyment and environmental re-use.
Donated by: Tobys Feed Barn & Creekside Gardens
Value: $40/basket; 5 baskets available
Starting Bid: $20
Increments: $5
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Join Janet Dresser in her professional kitchen with 10 of your closest adult foodie friends for a hands-on lesson in techniques and methods for cooking delicious food that with help you lose weight, boost your immune system and stay healthy while having fun. Sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor after the class with a family style meal of all the delicious food. How does it get any healthier than that?
No expiration and a lifetime of enjoyment and future creations.
Donated by: Cooking for Your Life Cooking School
Value: $80
Starting Bid: $40
Increments: $5
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Now’s the time. 6-week introductory yoga series at The Yoga Center of Marin, located in . Stretch, strengthen & relax. Start with the basics and see where it takes you, mind, body and spirit.
Expires December 2007.
Donated by: The Yoga Center of Marin
Value: $90
Starting Bid: $45
Increments: $5
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One month of Yoga classes at this incredible Yoga sanctuary in Point Reyes Station’s famous Toby’s Feed Barn! Can you feel the bliss already?
Expires August 2008.
Donated by: YOGA TOES
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
Increments:
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The Bar Method is ….For students new to the Bar Method, 30 days of unlimited classes to discover what this can do for your body. Students familiar and committed to the Bar Method may use this certificate for 5 more classes.
Expires August 31, 2008.
Donated by: The Bar Method
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
Increments: $10
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Knitting is one of the fastest growing social activities throughout the US. Now’s your chance to learn the basics, or up the level of your skill in a knitting class at Atelier Marin in San Anselmo.
No expiration date, good only towards class fee, cannot be used to purchase merchandise.
Donated by: Atelier Marin
Value: $80
Starting Bid: $40
Increments: $5
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Treat your office to an on-site chair massage after a hard day of dedicated event planning or other project stress. 12, 10-12 min sessions or up to 3 hours of your own massage if you’re the whole staff of your own business!
Expires August 2008, but why wait? Good in the Bay Area only, subject to availability.
Donated by: Ahhh… Massage
Value: $250
Starting Bid: $125
Increments: $15
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Luxuriate and radiate with a microdermabrasion session at International Skin Care in San Rafael. Additional services to choose from. Show off your glow!
Expires February 2008.
Donated by: International Skin Care
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75
Increments: $10
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Two wonderful home-made organic fruit pies from The Pine Cone Diner in the heart of Point Reyes Station! Heavenly as-is, or pair them up with local, organic ice cream and whipped cream… yum. How does it get any tastier than that?
No expiration and a lifetime of enjoyment.
Donated by: Pine Cone Diner
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75
Increments: $10
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The Café at Chez Panisse opened in 1980 to offer an alternative to the set menu served in the Restaurant downstairs. The Café offers a moderately priced à la carte menu for both lunch and dinner. The style of the menu is inspired by the market; consequently, the menus change every day. Dinner for 2 with wine.
No expiration. Not transferrable for use at the Restaurant, good only in the Café.
Donated by: Chez Panisse Restaurant
Value: $150
Starting Bid: $75
Increments: $10
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Champagne Brunch for 4 at The delicious Comfort Café. A Marin Organic Supporting Business dedicated to serving fresh, local, organic food, Comforts offers a full-service café and catering service as well as a large take-out area with a wide variety of packaged foods, wine, magazines, and gift ideas, including their own bottled Chinese-style salad dressing, made famous by their popular Chinese Chicken Salad.
Expires August 2008. Gratuity not included, not good on Holidays.
Donated by: Comforts
Value: $100
Starting Bid: $50
Increments: $10
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$75 Gift Certificate to the famous Greens Restaurant, known for its delicious and unique vegetarian faire. Greens is located in a converted warehouse at historic Fort Mason, which currently is home to more than 50 non-profit cultural and environmental organizations. Opened in 1979 under the auspices of the San Francisco Zen Center and built by San Francisco Zen Center carpenters, the restaurant incorporates 12 types of wood - from the massive black walnut doors, the hickory stairs at our entrance, the curved bar featuring Port-Orford-Cedar, and the dining tables of maple, walnut and cherry. Much of the wood has been recycled or reclaimed.
Expires July 11, 2008. Gratuity not included.
Donated by: Greens Restaurant
Value: $75
Starting Bid:$35
Increments: $5
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$250 Gift Certificate for San Francisco’s MarketBar Restaurant. MarketBar restaurant and bar anchors the Embarcadero side of the Ferry Building and offers a seasonal Mediterranean menu inspired by the fresh ingredients sold at the Marketplace. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week and also serves breakfast on Saturdays. The wide sidewalk in front of the restaurant is lined with café tables where patrons can drink, graze, dine—and be spectators—from one of the most charming and lively vantage points in the city.
No expiration. Gratuity not included.
Donated by: MarketBar
Value: $250
Starting Bid: $125
Increments: $15
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