Soquel Homesteaders Markets

We’re excited to invite you to a special evening that brings together so many of the things we value at the small school's campus: community, learning, and great food.

Join us for a Date Night at AFE/Monarch Kitchen (Saturday, May 23rd, 5-8pm) featuring a hands-on experience with delicious Indian cuisine. Together, we’ll cook, learn, and enjoy a wonderful meal in a warm, welcoming setting.

✨ What to expect:

A guided cooking experience featuring flavorful Indian dishes
Drinks: Mango lassi
Appetizers: Cutlets
Street food: Pani Poori
Main: Butter chicken or Daal
Bread: Roti
A shared dinner with time to relax and connect
Childcare included, so you can fully enjoy the evening - this is a child free event
Recipes and spices to take home, so you can recreate the dishes with your family
🎟️ Register here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/indian-food-cooking-class-fundraiser

🥰 Donate here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/love-your-school
Whether you come for the food, the learning, or the chance to connect with other parents, we hope this evening feels both special and nourishing.

We can’t wait to share this experience with you.

Warmly,
Sonia

Happy Earth Day! The Amazon Rainforest was my first area of focus a long time ago, and this sacred spot on Earth is still being attacked- the land and the people. Here is a movie highlighting the continuing plights, impacting us all.

We Are Guardians - Apple TV In the Amazon, Indigenous guardians battle illegal loggers as deforestation surges, revealing human struggles behind a global environmental crisis.

This is a thing. I know it’s scary and one more messed up thing we have to deal with, but it’s real and it’s been going on for decades. States around the country are banning it finally so let’s make California next!

📣BREAKING NEWS‼️

🎉HB25 by Rep. Mack Butler has passed out of committee and is now headed to the House floor. This progress happened because citizens showed up, spoke out, and stayed engaged.

💕A special thank you to Rep. Butler, the Concerned Doctors of Alabama, Dr. Calderwood, Dr. Roberts, and every supporter who took the time to be present, called and emailed.

💥Your involvement made this happen!

😎Momentum is building. Stay informed and continue following the bill as it moves through the process.

🔥 If you want to stay updated on this bill, make sure you sign up for FREE here: www.healthfreedomalabama.com/getinvolved

📌Next Steps:
Contact Representative Joe Lovvorn, the Rules Committee Chairman. He is the one in charge of getting this bill onto the House Floor for a vote. Tell him this:

"Please put HB25 on the agenda and get it to the House Floor for a vote!"

☎️ (334) 261-0573
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📩email: [email protected]

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Let’s learn from her what and how she brings more joy to her life.

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