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  • Tuesday, July 30, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Flaky Galettes

    Discover the art of creating the French baked good known as a galette. Participants in this July 30 class with Chef Melissa McCullough at The FARM Institute in Edgartown will learn that the use of simple ingredients can create stunning mouthwatering masterpieces. Participants will all make a delicious flaky pastry dough that is used as the base. However, you will have the option of creating a sweet or savory galette to satisfy your cravings and take home!

    Chef Melissa is a trained culinary professional with a passion for sharing the joys of cooking with others. Chef Melissa is fueled by the creativity and artistry that exists within the culinary world. With a deep-rooted connection to the land, fostered by spending every summer on Martha’s Vineyard, she embraces the beauty of farm to table cuisine celebrating the bounty each season brings. Chef Melissa looks forward to working together in the kitchen this summer at Katama Farm!

    Pre-registration is required for all Farm Institute cooking classes. Trustees members $48, nonmembers $60. Please contact us with any allergy or food accommodation requests at thefarminstitute@thetrustees.org or if you’d like to join as a member and receive discounted programming. If you would like to attend but are unable to pay, please reach out to LBrown@thetrustees.org for more information. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/419111/

  • Saturday, July 18 – Meals in the Meadow

    You are invited to The FARM Institute’s annual auction and celebration Meals in the Meadow on Saturday, July 18th held under the stars in the pastoral setting of Katama Farm in Edgartown, MA.

    This year The FARM is pulling out all the stops to celebrate nine years of reconnecting children and adults to the land, animals and each other. Indulge in priceless auction items, eat locally grown food prepared by some of the Island’s best chefs and dance your boots off with The Cattle Drivers and other local musicians.

    Island auctioneer celebrity and auctioneer Trippy Barnes will be taking the reins of the live and silent auction.

    Throughout the evening there will be plenty of food to sustain your soul. From sushi to oysters to chocolate desserts to smoked tomato martinis and everything in between your appetite will be more then satisfied.

    BerriesThis year’s event will feature a full buffet dinner prepared by Buckley Gourmet Catering. Appetizers will be served where patrons can sample a variety of delicious items from some of the Island’s most renowned chefs. As always, the menu will work to offer enticing, locally grown foods, which showcase the Island. Contact Rob at 508-627-7007 for exact time and directions, or email him at rob@farminstitute.org. Learn more about the Farm Institute at www.farminstitute.org.

    The FARM Institute (TFI) is a teaching farm that educates and engages children and adults in sustainable agriculture through the diverse operations of a working farm. TFI provides year-round educational programs offering learning experiences in:

    • The culture and history of Martha’s Vineyard farming;
    • Farming (Field crops, produce, fruit, hay);
    • Land preservation;
    • Nutritional awareness;
    • Humane livestock management (cattle, poultry, swine, sheep, goats);
    • Entrepreneurial thinking and application