Saturday, June 30, 2018, 6:30 – 8:30pm
If you want to know more about Sylvester Manor and enjoy a shared meal with like-minded folk, Slow Food East End urges you to attend and invite a friend! Our Community Potlucks are open to all!
Slow Food East End’s “Know Your Farmer”
educational series continues…
Farm Manager Jocelyn Craig will speak about the fascinating history of Sylvester Manor. Over three centuries, Sylvester Manor has been transformed from a slave-holding provisioning plantation to an Enlightenment-era farm, then to a pioneering food industrialist’s estate and today to an organic educational farm.
Details
Event: Slow Food East End Community Potluck at Sylvester Manor Educational Farm
Date: Saturday, June 30, 2018 (rain or shine)
Time: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
Place: Sylvester Manor Farmstand
21 Manwaring Road, Shelter Island, NY
Cost: Slow Food Members: $15 per person; Non-Members: $20 per person.
Proceeds: Go towards Slow Food East End’s Agricultural Community Outreach Initiative which provides support to young farmers on the East End.
What to Bring
An appetizer, main course, side dish or dessert to share made with seasonal, local ingredients from the garden, CSA, or local farm stand or market. Variety will make this dinner more enjoyable. Each dish should serve 6-8 people. Please don’t forget to bring serving utensils and most importantly, your favorite beverage (local, if possible) to complement the dining experience and to share with friends.
Menu
Click here to use our Perfect Potluck website to see what other guests are bringing and to tell us what you’ll prepare. This online site helps assure we have a great menu with a variety of delicious early summer dishes.
About Sylvester Manor Educational Farm
Once a Native American hunting and fishing ground, since 1652 Sylvester Manor has been home to eleven generations of its original European settler family. It reflects a remarkably intact history of America’s evolving tastes, economies and landscapes with a mission to preserve, cultivate and ensure that food and the arts remain connected to community and the land, with a spirit of fairness and joy. Click here to learn more about Sylvester Manor.