Gary over at Eat Magazine asked me to post some info for the upcoming Menu for Hope Campaign the magazine is involved with. Of course I’m happy to spread the word on such a great and important project. Here’s the low-down:

“EAT Magazine is proud to be participating in this year’s Menu for Hope Campaign. Menu for Hope was started in 2004 by food blogger Pim Techamuanvivit (Chez Pim); in her words, “banding together food and wine bloggers from all over the world in support of worthy causes”. This year the campaign is in support of the United Nations World Food Program’s new initiative Purchase for Progress, and runs from December 14th - 25th 2009.

EAT editors have assembled a prize package bursting with local food items, including the Farm Folk/City Folk 2010 calendar, a 20g. bag of  Untamed Feast’s delicious dried wild mushroom products (Forest Blend), locally grown roasted hazelnuts from Butler Hazelnut Farm in Central Saanich, Vista d’Oro Farm’s Turkish Fig with Walnut Wine preserves from Langley, a ½ lb. bag of Mile 0 Roasters Niagara Blend from Victoria, Cortes Island-based Gathering Place’s Organic Rooibos Tea, and two chocolate bars from Cobble Hill-based organicfair. Web Editor Rebecca Baugniet has also thrown in a signed copy of her latest cookbook, 500 Casseroles.

This beautiful package’s retail cost is close to $100 CDN. But with only a $10 donation to the UN WFP’s Purchase for Progress, you will be entered in a raffle for this prize. Tempted?”

To make a donation and enter the raffle, and for more info on Menu For Hope please see this page on Eat Magazine’s website.