Thank you to everyone who helped make our amazing farm-to-plate fundraising dinner at 1760 Homestead Farm a success! Honestly, this was one for the books… so many attendees are already asking how to get their tickets for the next dinner!
Slow Food East End welcomed guests to an intimate dinner for 40 diners at 1760 Homestead Farm in Riverhead. This event raised money to fund our Edible School Garden programs. Thanks to the Kaiser family at 1760 Farms, Chris Kelly of Promised Land Apiaries, Doublespeak Cocktail mixologist Joe Coleman and Long Island Wine Country for helping to make our honey-themed menu a beautiful star-lit, and delicious night at the farm.
We ate, we drank, we talked, we laughed, and we learned. And, so importantly, we raised money for our Edible School Gardens.
Each year we offer $10,000 in grants to local schools so they can buy deer fencing, water systems, fruit trees, rain barrels, etc. for individual school gardens throughout the East End. Funds raised from this evening will go directly into growing these grants. 🌱
A huge thank you to 1760 Homestead Farm for hosting us and to Farmer and Chef Lary Kaiser for the delicious food from the first bite to the last. The creative menu used ingredients straight from the farm. This is what farm-to-plate is all about. And that grape pie tho… 🍇
Chris Kelly, master beekeeper extraordinaire at Promise Land Apiaries gave an informative talk about the bees and their valuable role in our ecosystem. Chris is always both entertaining and knowledgeable. We took a hayride into the fields and he taught us how to maintain the hives on the farm that produced the sweet honey that was the main ingredient in our dinner. 🍯
Joe Coleman at Doublespeak Craft Cocktails deserves a huge thank you for shaking up the most delicious spirit-free drinks. Their mocktails were so incredibly creative; the recipes for Honey I’m Home and Golden Hour were crafted with local ingredients including infusions of Mattituck mushrooms and 1760 honey, of course. These two signature drinks made with gin and whiskey alternatives proved a delicious alternative to their spirited counterparts.🍹
Last but not least a big shout out to the Long Island Wine Country for pairing our dinner with an amazing selection of local wines. As they continue to celebrate their 50th year here on their East End, we are proud and grateful for the continued partnership 🍷
It never ceases to amaze us when our community comes together and we have an opportunity to slow down and share what we love to do. So many different people, so many like minds, and so many amazing east enders… we love you all.
If you would like to make a donation towards our local school garden program please click the button below. No amount is too small and 💯 of donations go directly to our Feed the Forks initiatives on the East End.
