2017 Big Sur Foragers Festival Tickets on Sale and Fungus Face off Participants Announced

1. 2017 Big Sur Foragers Festival Tickets on Sale and Fungus Face off ParticipantsAnnounced • Big Sur Health Center announces January 13–15, 2017, as the dates for its annual Big Sur ForagersFestival. • Salinas, CA, November 02, 2016 - Big Sur Health Center announces January 13–15, 2017, as the dates for its annual Big Sur Foragers Festival. This year’s partners include Carmel Valley Ranch, the sister property of longtime host Ventana Big Sur that was just named the No. 1 resort in Northern California in the Conde Nast Traveler 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards. With a resort enhancement project underway at Ventana Big Sur, the Fungus Face-Off and Grand Chef dinner will take place this year at Carmel Valley Ranch, a summer-camp-inspired resort that sprawls across 500 acres and celebrates a deep connection to the land of CarmelValley. • The event has traditionally served as a fundraiser for the Big Sur Health Center. The community’s non- profit health center will receive the proceeds from the foraging events to help support the continued presence of local healthcare services in the Big Surarea. • New events for 2017include: • A Friday night winemaker dinner series will be held at select restaurants throughout Monterey County. La Balena in Carmel will participate, donating 20 percent of the proceeds to the Health Center. Will’s Fargo Restaurant + Bar in Carmel Valley and Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill in Monterey will each donate 10 percent. The Big Sur River Inn will hold a forager-themed brunch, also donating a percentage of profits to theevent. • A vendor’s market will take place following the Fungus Face Off Saturday, January 14th from 1-4 p.m. Meet the local artisans during the Face Off, then shop at the market from 4-5:30 p.m. Each vendor- partner will donate a portion of their sales to the Big Sur HealthCenter. • Participantsinclude: • Carmel Honey Company: Jake Reisdorf’s fifth-grade report on bees developed into a successful business model with a non-profit component. Meet young Jake and his mom Becky as they detail the wonders ofhoneybees. • The Quail and Olive: Board-certified cardiologist Dr. Stephen Brabeck long recognized the health benefits of olive oil so he started a successful local business centered around a California olive oil experience.

2. Salt Roots Soap Company: Meet Stephanie Wise, who started this unique artisan company with her friend Shani Fridrich. Their soaps are handmade in small batches, which creates unique beauty in the variations of design, texture andcolor. • Big Sur Sea Salt: Anna Linden runs this new startup, taking advantage of the natural bounty that comes from pristine seawater along the Big SurCoast. • Join us for a special evening at Hyatt Carmel Highlands. Executive chef Chad Minton and the culinary team will create a three-course meal paired with wines from Bonny Doon Vineyard. The evening will begin with a reception of passed appetizers, wines from Bonny Doon and live music from Dino Vera from 6:30–7 p.m. At 7 p.m. enjoy a three-course dinner in the legendary wine room. Meet the culinary team and representatives from Bonny Doon Vineyard! There are only 24 seats available. Ticketsare • $175 per person and can be purchased through https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-sur-foragers- festival-2017-tickets-26923723582 • Back by PopularDemand: • An exclusive Friday night dinner at Sierra Mar restaurant at Post Ranch Inn with a special menu and a unique opportunity to enjoy wines from their award-winning wine cellar. This event is limited to 14 people. • The “Fungus Face-Off” will take place in a beautiful tented setting on the Pete Dye-designed golf course at Carmel Valley Ranch. This popular event sells out early. There are 250 available tickets, priced at $65 perperson. • Fungus Face Off Winery and Brewery PartnersInclude: • HolmanRanch • Mesa DelSol • Bernardus • McIntyreVineyards • Chappellet • TwistedRoots • ChesebroWines • De TierraVineyards

3. MorganWinery • Bonny DoonVineyards • Filipponi RanchCellars • Firestone Walker BrewingCompany • BelgianPacific • BlairWinery • Alvarado StreetBrewery • Mad OtterAle • Fungus Face Off Chef and Restaurant PartnersInclude: • Chef Tim Wood, Valley Kitchen, Carmel ValleyRanch • Chef Matt Glazer, Glazer Food andBeverage • Chef Chad Minton, Hyatt CarmelHighlands • Chef Soerke Peters, Basil SeasonalDining • Chef Angela Tamura,Peppoli • Chef Cy Yontz, RioGrill • Chef Todd Fisher, Tarpy’sRoadhouse • Pastry Chef Ben Spungin, SierraMar • The Culinary Team at Alvarado StreetBrewery • Quail andOlive • Carmel HoneyCompany • Big Sur SeaSalt

4. Salt Roots SoapCompany • Grand Chef Dinner at Carmel Valley Ranch — details to be announcedsoon. • Two foraging walks led by Steve Copeland and his expert team from Big Sur Guides. An easy “Wild Mushroom Walk and Talk” at Pfeiffer State Park and a nearby intermediate walk. This year, both hikes will be held on Sunday. There are 30 spaces available per walk. Tickets are $60 perperson. • For event details visit www.bigsurforagersfestival.org . Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-sur-foragers-festival-2017-tickets-26923723582. • Contact: • Marci BraccoCain Chatterbox PR Salinas, CA93901 • (831)747-7455 • http://www.bigsurforagersfestival.org • ###