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Tag: Farm to Table

  • Friday, September 1 and Saturday, September 2, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The Farmer’s Table

    Celebrate four centuries of farming with a multi-course farm-to-table dinner featuring cider, ale, and wine pairings by Carry Out Cafe and produce grown by the Colby family at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, in this September 1or September 2 Historic New England dinner at the farm, located at 5 Little’s Lane in Newbury, Massachusetts.

    These meals honor the recent history of farming at Spencer-Peirce-Little. The Stekionis family lived and worked at the farm from 1913 until 1994, while Dick Walsh came to grow spinach during World War II and never left. Historic New England now leases the land to local farmers such as Colby Farm, keeping a long tradition alive. Must be at least 21. $65 Historic New England members; $85 nonmembers.

    Registration is required. Please call 978-462-2634 or register online at http://shop.historicnewengland.org/SPL-FARMERTABLE-8481/

  • Saturday, September 24, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Moon Over Drumlin 2016

    Drumlin Farm’s Annual Farm-to-Table Gala will take place Saturday, September 24 from 6:30 – 9:30 at the Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Support Drumlin Farm’s leadership in nature-based education and programming for children and adults of all ages and abilities. Drumlin Farm’s Partner Chefs will serve delicious tastings using the farm’s freshest, seasonal ingredients. Exciting raffle and live auction led by returning auctioneer John Terrio. Moon Partner Chefs are committed to supporting sustainable agriculture and local sourcing. This year the roster includes:

    Chef Anthony Mazzotta, Artistry on the Green at the Inn at Hastings Park, Lexington
    Chef David Drew, Cambridge Brewing Company, Cambridge
    Chefs Carl Dooley and Robert Harris, The Table, Cambridge
    Chef Heather Schmidt, Union Square Donuts, Somerville
    Chef Carolyn Johnson, 80 Thoreau, Concord

    Also featuring Counter Culture Coffee at our dessert bar. Tickets are $175 and may be purchased at www.massaudubon.org.

  • Sunday, October 25, 3:00 pm – Boston Farmers Dinner

    Sunday, October 25, 3:00 pm – Boston Farmers Dinner

    Imagine shutting down a street in Boston to host a festive farm to table dinner while hearing stories from local farmers. How about in the historic financial district as a menu of farm fresh cuisine is served to your table? For the first time in Boston’s history, such an event is taking place on Sunday, October 25th, 2015 at 3 pm on Franklin Street. Gathered under the Boston autumn sky, we’ll be presenting the first ever Boston Farmers Dinner.

    Franklin Street (from the cross streets of Broad St. to Batterymarch St.) will be closed to traffic for a Farm To Table inspired dinner featuring locally sourced items from area farms. Long, linen-clad tables will be set up in two rows down the middle of the street with seating for over 200 guests.

    This five-course dinner, artfully created and prepared by Umbria Prime’s chefs, will feature an optional wine pairing for an additional fee. While enjoying the fresh, local food, guests will hear from a variety of speakers on pertinent topics including the farmers who provided the food for the event. Local activists (such as past Garden Club of the Back Bay speaker Jessie Benhazl) who share a similar mission will speak about topics such as biodiversity and sustainability. This event allows people to come together and not only enjoy local food, but also find out how to better support local farms.

    Event organizer Keith Sarasin of The Farmers Dinner along with support from Umbria Restaurant have prepared a fantastic evening of local fine dining. “We are bringing the farm to the city to help educate, inspire and enjoy really good food,” Sarasin said. The Farmers Dinner hosts events across the north east, shutting down city streets bringing the farm to the city in these farm to table style events. Tickets are $50 and up, and tickets are available online at http://www.thefarmersdinner.com/event/the-boston-farmers-dinner/

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  • Wednesday, June 10, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Seasonal Farmers Market

    Become a master of the farm to table experience – in this Boston Center for Adult Education class on Wednesday, June 10, from 6 – 9, students will work with seasonal ingredients carefully chosen by the instructor, Diane Manteca. Simple techniques will be shown to highlight the beautiful early summer flavors. There will be no menu in advance because the class will be based on the ingredients that look best that day! Tuition is $55 (BCAE member cost $47) and an additional materials cost of $15.00. Register online at http://bostoncae.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=12720&int_category_id=2&int_sub_category_id=5. The class will be held at the BCAE, 122 Arlington Street in Boston. Image from www.sustainablepath.org.

  • Tuesday, September 3, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Cocktails in the Garden and Tour

    On Tuesday, September 3, from 6 – 8, Volante Farms resident chef Todd Heberlein brings over a decade of farm to table cooking to Mass Hort for an evening of unique and flavorful, fresh from the garden small plates and refreshing drinks. Chef Todd will present guests with a selection of small plated, savory and sweet, that capitalize on the freshest tastes from Volante Farms Fields. Wander the gardens with seasonal treats in hand that might include some of Volante’s exclusive Cornetta peppers, house smoked bacon, heirloom tomatoes, and dozen of other unique flavors. Chef will also add a spark of local harvest to some refreshing beverages from water to wines to bubbly-all embellished by garden flavors. Join us for an evening to see the vegetable garden in its harvest glory and support and celebrate another season of horticultural and culinary cooperation for the benefit of our communities in need. Volante Farms has been a generous supporter of local food pantries and shelters for many years.

    Cost – $10.00 for Mass Hort members, $15.00 for non-members. Register at www.masshort.org.

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  • Sunday, September 27, 3 – 6 pm – Farm to Table Event at Cape Cod Organic Farm

    Slow Food Cape Cod could think of no better way to provide a fitting finale for the Cape Land and Sea Harvest (CLASH), a weekend long salute to fishing, farming and all things Cape Cod, than a shared meal, featuring the bounty of  local foods. The setting for such a feast is at the source, outdoors in a field at Cape Cod Organic Farm.  A group of chefs, farmers, fisherman, wine makers, cheese artisans, bean roasters, brewers, and musicians  unite for an afternoon of education and fun. The host farmer is Tim Friary; the date is September 27th at 3:00 PM, till it gets dark.  Profits will be donated to the Food Bank, in the form of real food purchased from local farmers.

    The idea of  Farm to Table is to gain a better understanding of the connection between the earth and the food on our plate. Enjoy a leisurely meal, while meeting local food artisans as they educate us on all aspects of what is on our plate. There will be a 5 course meal, each course paired with local wines:

    – Les Hemmila, Barnstable Seafarms and Laura Scheel from Out of the Blue will set up a raw bar with both Barnstable and Wellfleet Oysters.

    – Joe Dunn, of The Island Merchant will create an amazing soup.

    – Stephen Skelton, from The Glass Onion is going to prepare a pasta dish.

    – Liam Luttrell-Rowland from LunaSoul Foods is the man at the helm for the catch from the sea.

    – Peter Hyde, Blue Moon Bistro, is on the grill for meat, secured from NEFF (North East Family Farm).

    – Veronica Worthington, Pleasant Lake Farm, will create a salad, accompanied by an assortment of New England farmstead cheeses.

    – Paul Olaf Lively, from Chef Paul’s Truffles, will wow you with the finale, followed by coffee from The Beanstock Roasters.

    – You will be tasting wines selected from Truro and Westport Vineyards, and of course be served Cape Cod Beer. And did we mention music? Yes, we have Robertchez playing jazz classics and originals (some written just for Slow Food) to lift our spirits and set the mood.

    For pricing, information, and reservations, call 508-375-9883, or email info@CapeCodCLASH.org.

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