Win a Dream Getaway While Helping Fight Hunger

Veggies to Table’s Silent Auction and Golden Tickets are now live! HiP Paris Blog founder Erica Berman moved from Paris to Maine looking for a more meaningful life, and founded Veggies to Table, a grow-to-donate farm, to help end local hunger. Now, with their Silent Auction, and incredible Golden Tickets YOU can also help feed those in need, AND win a week in a Paris apartment by Notre Dame or the Marais, a trip to Aix-en-Provence, Florida, Mexico and, the coast of Maine, VIP Gorillaz tickets, Ringo Starr, a le Creuset and SO much more. And if you find yourself in Maine, or environs, August 9th, there are still a few tickets left for the Live Auction!

As many of you already know, after more than two decades living in France and founding the HiP Paris Blog, I relocated to Midcoast Maine to pursue a different kind of dream—one rooted in the soil. In 2019, I founded Veggies to Table, a non-profit organic farm with a simple mission: grow top-quality produce and flowers to donate to those experiencing hunger and needing joy, and build a compassionate community in the process.

Over the past few years, our small, but mighty, team, with the help of many dedicated volunteers, has grown and donated 95,000+ pounds of organic produce and 153,000+ joyful flowers to families in need. Our farm has become a place not only to nourish bodies but also to cultivate joy, beauty, and connection.

And now, it’s time for our biggest fundraising event of the year — and you’re all invited to join from anywhere in the world!

Our Online Silent Auction is Live

We’ve curated an incredible online Silent Auction! It is live and filled with unique experiences, Paris getaways, Maine lake and seaside retreats, champagne, Maine Made items and SO MUCH more. It’s a perfect mix of Maine meets France, and every dollar raised helps Veggies to Table grow and donate even more.

Whether you’re dreaming of a trip to Paris, incredible Maine ocean retreats, Mexico, this is your chance to bid for good — and treat yourself while supporting our work.

The Silent Auction runs through August 9th at 6:30 pm EST.

A trip on the ocean in Maine at Moss House. You can win this stay in the Silent Auction

What’s a Golden Ticket?

If bidding isn’t your thing, Golden Tickets are for you. For $100, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win your first choice from our Live Auction prizes — no bidding or attendance required. It’s pure luck and pure magic. The winner will be drawn just before the Live Auction begins on August August 9, and then that item is yours and pulled from the auction. Limited quantity available!

Want your first pick from our exclusive Live Auction lineup without even attending? You can check out our prizes here.

Buy a Golden Ticket:

• $100 per entry
  
• No bidding required
  
• If your name is drawn, you win your top pick before the auction even begins
  
• Open to everyone—attending or not!

Live Auction Golden Ticket prizes include:

• Paris apartment stays in the Marais and by Notre Dame
• Aix-en-Provence Stay
• Trips and experiences in Maine
• Ringo Starr tickets and so much more!

Buy your Golden Ticket now for a chance to win!

The Live Auction: August 9

If you are in Maine, or want to head our way, the Live Auction will take place at our To the Nines Gala — a festive night of delicious fare, community celebration, and giving back. Even if you can’t be with us in Maine, you can still support from afar by bidding in the Online Silent Auction, buying a Golden Ticket, or simply spreading the word.

 How You Can Join in no Matter Where in the World You May be

• Bid in the Silent Auction (open through August 9 at 6:30 pm EST)
• Buy a Golden Ticket (on sale now)
• Join us at the Live Auction

Why It Matters

Veggies to Table is about more than food — it’s about dignity. It’s about community. It’s about offering the same fresh, organic produce we serve on our own tables to families who might otherwise go without. Your support helps us do that.

So, HiP Paris friends, if you’ve ever picked up a tomato at the market in Provence and marveled at its flavor, or gathered around a long table to toast the joys of summer — this is your moment to share that abundance.

PS: To see our entire event including the live and silent auctions and the Golden Ticket, click here.

RELATED LINKS:

• Find out more about Erica’s non-profit Veggies to Table and its impact by watching their video.
• Sign up for updates on upcoming events and Veggies to Table’s next big giveaway and their Online Silent Auction here.
• Follow Veggies to Table on Instagram.

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