On Thursday, June 14, Springdale Farm will host "Pies & Pigs": A Benefit for Colleen Sommers".  Springdale and HOPE Farmers Market invite all to come together to celebrate and support Colleen Sommers of Pie Fixes Everything. This spring, Colleen was diagnosed with breast cancer and proceeds from this event will help ease the burden of her daunting medical bills.  Many prominent members of the local food community are coming together to support this well known member of our local food community.

           The event will feature:

          • Dueling Pigs roasted by Salt & Time and 3 Little Pigs

          • Pizza Pies by Bola Pizza

          • Local Sides by HOPE Farmers Market farmers and vendors

          • Dessert Pies by local pie makers and bakeries

          • Drinks by Hops & Grain Brewery, Thirsty Planet Brewing, Saint Arnold Brewing Company and East End Wines

          • Live Music by The Greyhounds and Whiskey Shivers

          • Pie Eating Contest

 "Pies & Pigs" will also feature an "art-and-food-focused" silent auction featuring "Celebrity Chef Pies" lovingly made by: Addie Broyles (Austin 360), Alain Braux (PeoplesRx), Brandon Martinez (Noble Pig), Bud Royer (Royer’s Café), Cecilia Nasti (Field & Feast), Elizabeth Winslow (Farmhouse Delivery), Eric Silverstein (The Peached Tortilla), Janina O'Leary (Trace), Jessica Maher (Lenoir), Jodi Elliott (Foreign & Domestic), John Bates (Noble Pig), Laura Sawicki (La Condesa), Philip Speer (Uchi / Uchiko), Reina Morris (Buenos Aires Cafe), Sonya Coté (Hillside Farmacy), Soraiya Nagree (La Patisserie), Taff Mayberry (Olivias / Lucy's Fried Chicken) and Virginia Wood (The Austin Chronicle) 

 For more information and to purchase tickets to "Pies & Pigs", please visit this location and the event's Facebook page.