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THE ECOLOGY CENTER BEGINS TRANSITION WITH SOUTH COAST FARMS

10.09.18

The Ecology Center officially began consolidating with South Coast Farms increasing the non-profit organization’s footprint by 27 acres.

To offer more opportunities for visitors to meaningfully support their community, The Ecology Center will design, curate and stock the new Farm Store to reflect the local community and region. This redesign will happen in phases over the next year. The goal of the Farm Store is to empower the local economy, with an emphasis on providing access to hyper-local products and fresh fruits and vegetables.

As The Ecology Center begins the Farm Store transformation, changes will include diverse offerings curated to celebrate the local food community. This includes more dry goods offered year round like local grains and legumes, artisan products like local honey and jam, and organic bread from Rye Goods on the weekends. The Farm Store will continue to offer organic produce sourced from local farmers within 250 miles, and visitors will still be able to enjoy u-pick days when strawberries are fresh and in-season.

The Ecology Center is at 32701 Alipaz St, San Juan Capistrano. 949.443.4223.

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PRETEND CITY CHILDREN’S MUSEUM ‘STARTS SMART’ ANNUAL FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON

10.09.18

Pretend City Children’s Museum is holding its annual Start Smart Luncheon on Friday, October 12 at Lido House in Newport Beach. The Start Smart Luncheon is one of two annual events with proceeds funding resources for the educational nonprofit.

‘Start Smart’ brings together 150 champions - corporate and community leaders, education experts, and donors - who understand that healthy child development, early intervention, and play are critical for school readiness and a thriving workforce and community. Start Smart is on a mission to ensure every child is ready for school success by providing immersive learning experiences that children need to develop essential foundational learning skills

Only 50% of Orange County’s children across all socio-economic levels are developmentally on-track when they enter kindergarten and studies show that many don’t catch up by third grade.

The event will provide an engaging dialogue with Dr. Laura Jana, author of The Toddler Brain, and Dr. Gregory Washington, Dean of the Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine.

Tickets to the luncheon cost $150 per person and are available here.

For more information on the museum and its programs, visit PretendCity.org.

The Lido House Hotel is at 3300 Newport Blvd. in Newport Beach.

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