According to committee member and organizer, Kristin Roca, the fundraiser is a time where the earths bounty unites the community.
I counted thirty-three (Yes, 33) food booths and well over two dozen wine and beer possibilities.
The crowd grew hour by hour, peaking at 7:30pm (the event was from 5-8pm). Tables filled quickly, both indoors and outdoors. The atmosphere was like a big garden party, sharing nature's bounty.
There were too many favorite foods for me to write about, but, a random sampling from the wonderful purveyors included:
Blue Plate (Chatham,NY) Tangy chilled tomato, avacado, corn soup, using products from Ten Barns and Et Cetera farm.
Serevan (Amenia, NY) Yogurt Soup, using products from Hammond Dairy and Montgomery Place Orchard.
American Glory BBQ (Hudson, NY) BBQ Brisket, Pickled Red Cabbage and Homemade Pickles.
The Red Lion Inn (Stockbridge, Ma) Pesto Mushroom with Sweet Corn Conserva and Tomato Puree with Arugula. Products from Bulich Creekside Farm, Willow Brook Farm, Equinox Farm and McEnroe Organic Farm were used.
Helsinki (Hudson, NY) Eastern Carolina-style pulled pork, cornbread and white peaches. products from Fix Brothers Farm were used.
Arturo's Restaurant (Hudson, NY) Asian Peanut Tofu, Thair Red-Curried Tofu with Vegetables, Arturo's Chili Chicken, Costa Rican-style Pulled Chicken, Green Supreme Salad Dressing and Dip, Sea Buckhorn Sorbetto and Black Raspberry Ice Cream. products from Holmquest Farm and Love Apple Farm were used.
Carolina House (Kinderhook, NY) Vegetable and Goat Cheese Lasagna and Blueberry-Lemon bread pudding. products used were from Samascott Orchards.
Taconic Hills Central School Harvest Club, Pesto tasting bar with fresh vegetables from Katchkie Farm.
Local 111 (Philmont, NY) Zucchini bread with crispy Smoked Ham and Hudson Red Herb Cream using products from Cook Whisper Farm, Twin Maple Farm, Common Hands and Ten Barns Farm.
Cheese:
Sprout Creek Farm (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Coach Farm (Pine Plains, NY)
Wine & Beer:
Hudson Chatham Winery (Ghent, NY)
Tousey Winery (Germantown, NY)
Brookview Station (Castleton, NY)
Chatham Brewing (Chatham, NY)
Beer Diviner (Cherry Plain, NY)
Sweets:
H.R. Zeppelin Fine Handmade Chocolates (Great Barrington, Ma)
Jane's Ice Cream (Kingston, NY)
Ronnybrook Farm Dairy (Ancramdale, NY)
The Old Inn On The Green (New Marlborough, Ma)
For The Love of Pie (New Lebanon, MY)
Coffee:
Irving Fresh Coffee (Millerton, NY)
The Bounty program is spreading rapidly in the mid-Hudson region. Their mission is to educate the community about the preservation of local farms through the purchase and use of local and regional sustainable foods and products throughout the entire Hudson Valley.
The idea is simple: If you see a farm stand, purchase their products. It is for the common good of the community, in this case the Hudson Valley region.
Support your community!
Philip S. Kampe
Maria Reveley
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