2011 Farmland Feast on November 7!
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Local farms, fresh food.
Join in celebrating the farmers, producers, customers and the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay. This premier benefit supports a core mission of running their 11 farmers markets, which surprise, educate, transform and inspire!
Enjoy a seasonal cocktail and a five-course dinner created by an extraordinary team of local chefs and paired with local wines.
This annual Farmland Feast showcases prestigious Chesapeake Bay farmers and producers. Local chefs will prepare a spectacular five-course autumnal dinner with local food and local wine pairings.
Their mission driven, selective auction takes place online for the first time this year and will end during the seasonal cocktail hour; a live auction is held during the dinner. This benefit is a prominent part of the local-food movement in the Washington, DC area; it was named “the locavore party of the year” by DC magazine in 2010, and attracts more than 350 diners as well as local and national media attention.
Funds from the 2010 Farmland Feast go straight to local farmers markets and with the help of more than 150 loyal farmers and producers, FRESHFARM Markets will bring fresh, healthy and local food to more than 360,000 customers this year. And with events such as the Farmland Feast, they are able to reach a significant number of shoppers: friends, families, neighbors, environmentalists, gardeners, health professionals and, most important, healthy eaters.
FRESHFARM Markets strives to build and strengthen the local food movement in the Chesapeake Bay region. They use markets to create vibrant urban and community places, to provide economic opportunities for farmers and to showcase our region’s agricultural bounty. They also aim to create a sustainable urban-rural partnership that brings the blessings of healthy local food to our communities and sustains the working landscapes that feed us.
This dinner features local Virginia chef Tarver King from The Ashby Inn & Restaurant in Paris, VA and a whole slew of greats from DC. Don’t miss out on your chance to support local farms, farmers and markets!
Individual tickets for the feast are $250. For those attending the event, $200 is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.
The 2011 Farmland Feast will take place Monday, November 7, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC.
RSVP early at freshfarmmarkets.org.
– Jennie Whistler
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