Tickets are now available for Veggies to Table’s French and travel-themed auction—and going fast! Veggies to Table aim to raise $150,000 to feed even more of the children and adults living with hunger in our community. This money will be used to help grow and donate more farm-fresh produce and joyful flowers, teach more families and kids how to grow and prepare healthy produce, pay our crew who are vital to our success, and educate more students and interns on the farm. 

There are three ways to win stays in Paris, Provence, Italy, the Swiss Alps and so much more: Live Auction, Golden Tickets, and Silent Auction.

The event takes place on Sunday, Aug. 11, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Dress in your finest white attire and indulge in French food, oysters, and an open bar featuring French champagne and wine, local craft beer from Oxbow and Footbridge breweries and cider.

Prizes include luxury stays in Paris, Provence, the Swiss Alps, a French Château, Seguin Tree Dwellings; and many wonderful items including a le Creuset, a Brad Betts painting, a private dinner on the Veggies to Table farm with the founders, a case of champagne, and so much more.

To add to the excitement, don't miss out on the exclusive Golden Ticket opportunity! By purchasing a Golden Ticket (or a few), you will have a chance to win your choice of most of the live auction prizes. If your ticket is drawn you can choose which live auction prize you'd like.*

For only $100 you just might win a Paris trip, a private Burgundy tasting, a week in the Swiss Alps and almost all of the live auction prizes.

One lucky winner will be drawn before the beginning of the live auction. They will receive their prize without having to bid. The more Golden Tickets you buy the more chances you’ll have to win. The more tickets we sell the more money we raise to feed food insecure kids and families in our community! 

• Attendance at the live auction is not necessary to participate. 

• Anyone can buy a Golden Ticket 

• Golden Tickets do not include event entry. 

* St-Germain-des-Prés Apartment, French Château Week and Provence Villa are not included in Golden Ticket. All other live auction items are available for the Golden Ticket drawing. 

The silent auction goes live online Aug. 2 and runs right up to the live auction at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Signing up is free and does not require live auction attendance. 

• Anyone can sign up for the silent auction.  

• Everyone with a ticket to the live auction may participate in the silent auction as of August 2 online and at the event 

Bid from the comfort of your home and win a week in Provence, a 5-day stay in Paris, a 4-day stay on the Damariscotta Lake from Rocky Coast Rentals, a stay at the Francis hotel in Portland, an Ae Ceramics sea urchin Bowl, a chocolate tour and box of chocolate from French-owned Chocolats Passion, a year-long French pastry class, and so much more!  
 
This special evening is made possible by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Brook Hazelton, former Christie’s President for the Americas, as auctioneer.  

This is sure to be the event of the summer! All monies will support of the mission of feeding the 1 in 5 children and 1 in 7 adults in Maine facing hunger daily.   

Link to auction website: https://onecau.se/veggiestotableauction24