public static void Initialize(AjaxDemoContext context) { if (context.Destinations.Any()) { return; } var destinations = new Destination[] { new Destination() { City = "Portland", Country = "USA" }, new Destination() { City = "Paris", Country = "France" }, new Destination() { City = "Dubrovnik", Country = "Croatia" }, new Destination() { City = "Berlin", Country = "Germany" }, new Destination() { City = "Barcelona", Country = "Spain" }, new Destination() { City = "Lima", Country = "Peru" }, new Destination() { City = "Port au Prince", Country = "Haiti" }, }; foreach (Destination d in destinations) { context.Destinations.Add(d); } context.SaveChanges(); }