One of last year's Sustenance on the Farm Dinner (credit Bohm-Marazzo Studio)
I’m having major food envy over the folks that will be attending Sustenance Events’ “Sustenance on the Farm Dinners” this month and next. While on the pricey side, they look delicious and are a great way to connect to and support the local food movement.
Sustenance on the Farm Dinners take place right on the farm that grew the food or raised the animals (plus food from other local farms). The meals are prepared by local chefs and served in a classy, sustainable way. No plastic solo cups here, my friends!
Paul Dalrymple, owner of Plaid Piper Farm
The first six-course dinner will be at Plaid Piper Farm in Branchville, NJ on Sunday, July 18 from 4-7 p.m. (no need to disrupt your no-doubt busy weekend!). You may have read about my visit to Plaid Piper during the colder months, but if not, you can read all about it here. Chef Joseph Cerniglia of Campania Restaurant will be preparing the meal, and winemaker and agronomist Pablo Cuneo of Ruca Malen Estate will delight your palettes with wine pairings. There will also be bagpipes! Best of all, the event proceeds benefit the Slow Food Northern NJ Chapter. Sure, tickets are $155 a person, but it’s all for a good cause, and these sorts of events aren’t exactly cheap to put together! Also, you must be 21 or older, so leave the kiddos at home.
(credit Bohm-Marazzo Studio)
There will also be another dinner on Sunday, August 22 at Fosterfield’s Living Historical Farm in Morristown. Resident Farmer Ron Kibbe will give a farm tour and the meal will use heirloom vegetables grown on the farm and accompanied by local grass-fed meat and poultry. It will be prepared by chefs from Equus Tavern and Donna & Co. and wine pairings are TBA. There will also be a fiddle player there, so it’s sure to be a good evening. Proceeds from this event will benefit Fosterfield’s.
You can buy your tickets here. And if you decide to buy an extra ticket, my calendar is looking pretty free for those dates!
