Cocktails & Castoffs Archives

DIG’s AquaFaba Cocktail

August 21, 2024

How Good Food Can Transform Health, Communities, and the Planet—Plus, a Delicious Cocktail Tip! When we come together around our shared love for good food, we’re not just filling our plates—we’re nourishing our health, strengthening our communities, and protecting our planet. At DIG, we work with some of the most vulnerable producers in the world, but here’s a little secret: as consumers, you hold incredible power too. Together, we can demand a shift in the entire food system. By supporting

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Your Cocktails & Castoffs Gifts Are Growing

June 23, 2023

It's been eight months since we gathered virtually for Cocktails & Castoffs AT HOME 2022. The DIG community wrapped their arms around this organization with a collective hope for a more nourished and healthy world. As an organization, we were humbled and deeply grateful for the many ways you showed up, and today, we have the privilege of sharing an extraordinary update that showcases the transformative power your contributions and the unwavering resilience of families we serve.

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The Cocktails & Castoffs

June 2, 2023

DIG loves to tell the story of our work through food, after all, if we are going to get excited about doing hard things, let’s find ways to experience pleasure in the work. Below is a copy of DIG’s Cocktails and Castoffs Cookzine Issue 3. With a suggested donation of $50 or more, you may request a hard copy mailed to you. For a $250 donation you may request all 3 unique copies. Email [email protected] for more information. Cookzine Issue

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Chef Pierre Thiam Talks DIG & Our Collective Role In Rebalancing Our Food System

November 3, 2021

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Anne Byrn’s Warm Carrot Skillet Cake

October 15, 2021

Watch Anne Byrn prepare an easy skillet carrot cake she created for DIG's 2021 Cocktails & Castoffs AT HOME DIG event!

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Katrina Brink’s Sustainable Meal Plan

October 19, 2020

Enjoy a sustainable meal plan designed for DIG's Cocktails & Castoffs AT HOME event by The Empowered Kitchen's Katrina Brink

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MetroFresh’s 2020 DIG Garden ~ Ziguinchor, Senegal

June 30, 2020

In 2019 at a DIG Cocktails and Castoffs event, MetroFresh, a local Atlanta restaurant, encouraged their community to help sponsor a DIG garden in Senegal. They have previously sponsored a garden in Kenya and Uganda and this year they wanted to spread the seeds of transformation in Senegal. Their support has sustainably equipped 13 uniquely vulnerable families in the city of Ziguinchor, Senegal to become food secure, nutritionally rich, climate resilient, and economically secure. Here are some of the stories

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Terry Koval’s Deconstructed Carrot Salad

February 13, 2019

Chef Terry Koval has contributed to some of Atlanta’s most recognized kitchens and received the prestigious recognition as 2012 StarChefs.com Atlanta Rising Star Sustainable Chef. See his recipe for a delicious deconstructed carrot salad below.

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Cocktails and Castoffs

December 6, 2018

Get a taste of DIG’s annual Cocktails and Castoffs event featuring innovative chefs who link the story of our food waste in the US to DIG’s work in Africa