‘Farm to Fork’ Picnic Honoring Carlo Petrini
Tuesday, May 22
Chapel Hill Creamery
615 Chapel Hill Creamery Rd, Chapel Hill
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

In a unique collaboration, the region's most acclaimed cooks will pair with Piedmont farmers to prepare a picnic-style supper that celebrates our local foods and the people who grow and make them. The meal will feature Piedmont farm food and represent the bounty and diversity of our region and community, including barbecued heritage pigs, the last of the local asparagus and strawberries, deviled eggs from pastured chicken prepared by the farmer herself, an old-fashioned Southern dessert table, farmstead cheese, cabrito - Monterrey-style goat slow-roasted underground on hot rocks, a head-to tail pork tasting and forgotten breads from 18th century sources from a wood-fired oven.

The family-friendly evening will also feature a bluegrass picking session with Kickin' Grass, a pea-shelling contest for the kids and a chance to visit with the whey-fed pigs while they have their supper.

The 'Farm to Fork' picnic is brought to you by NC Choices, Slow Food Triangle and SEEDS and kicks-off Eat Local Triangle - a month long calendar of events and activities in June, 2007 sponsored by Slow Food Triangle, focusing on the connection of local foods to flavor, health, local economies, environment and land preservation.

Contributing restaurants will include: Lex Alexander of 3 Cups, Ben and Karen Barker and Glenn Lozuke of Magnolia Grill, Kevin Callahan of ACME, Ashley Christensen of Enoteca Vin, Patrick Cowden of the Weathervane, Phil Evans of Herons at The Umstead Hotel and Spa, Sara Foster of Foster's Market, Scott Howell of Nana's, Elizabeth Woodhouse and Shane Ingram of Four Square, Bret Jennings of Elaine's on Franklin, Aaron Vandemark of Panciuto, Chris Capron of Panzanella, Damon Lapas of the Barbecue Joint, Andy Magowan and Drew Brown of Piedmont, Matt Neal of Neal's Deli, April McGreger of Farmer's Daughter, William Rubel, author of The Magic of Fire, Andrea Reusing, Brendan Reusing and Rudy Rodriguez of Lantern, Amy Tornquist and David Alworth of Watts Grocery and Sage & Swift Catering, Todd Dumke of Eastern Carolina Organics and many more.

Contributing farmers will include: Ben Bergmann & Noah Ranells of Fickle Creek Farm, Risten Cook of Castle Rock Gardens, Bill Dow of Ayrshire Farm, Alex & Betsy Hitt of Peregrine Farm, Stanley Hughes of Pine Knot Farm, Flat River Nursery, William Brinkley of Brinkley Farms, Mary and Nelson James of Dogwood Farms, Leah Cook of Wild Hare Farm, Joann and Brian Gallagher of Castlemaine Farm, Kathy Jones & Mike Perry of Perrywinkle Farm, John & Cindy Soehner of Eco Farm, Eliza MacLean of Cane Creek Farm, Elise Margoles of Elysian Fields Farm, Portia McKnight & Flo Hawley of Chapel Hill Creamery, Ray Christopher of Timberwood Organics and many more.

Tickets for the 'Farm to Fork' Picnic are $35 per person, must be purchased in advance and include dinner and non-alcoholic beverages. Wine and beer will be available for purchase. Kids under 12 are free. Call 755-3804 or e-mail: meg@wsgroup.biz

Proceeds will be used to plant old Southern apple trees at Lakewood and Burton Elementary schools in Durham.

Event sponsors include A Southern Season, Weaver Street Market, and Haw River Wine Man.

Interested in volunteering? Please email Robyn Stout at robyn_stout@ncsu.edu