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Fifth
Annual
Al Fresco Dinner
Saturday July 28
Starting at 5:30 p.m.
Supported by a generous grant from
the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, these funds have
allowed for the expansion of the Al Fresco dinner to include a
weekend of agriculture-focused activities on July 28th and 29th.
The annual dinner features locally-sourced ingredients from area
farms located an average of 12.5 miles from the event. Prepared
and served by volunteers, our annual dinner under the stars is
a celebration of Salem’s agricultural and arts traditions.
The Historic Courthouse Pottery Studio
is enlisting the talents of artist and potter volunteers who will
make specially designed serving platters and bowls used in the
dinner service. Many of these beautiful and functional creations
will be on sale during the silent and live auctions.
Silent and live auctions
Launch of Battenkill
Valley Farmstead Cookbook
Edited by Annette Nielsen,
Illustrations by Heather Bellanca
Recipe testing by Emily Borghard
The cookbook, inspired by the diverse agricultural pursuits
of the Battenkill Valley region, offers a seasonal approach to
cooking with ingredients gathered from local farmers and producers.
Here you will find tested recipes passed down over generations
of farm families - a cornucopia of breakfast, lunch, and dinner
options - and useful tips for meal planning throughout the year.
Exhibition of photographs by
Peter Hanks
Nationally known photographer Peter Hanks, who has worked
with Jon Katz on his Bedlam Farm books, will create a photo exhibit
featuring local farmers and producers.
Sculpture exhibit
Sculptors from Salem Art Works will be exhibiting new works.
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Al
Fresco Farm & Food Festival
Sunday July 29
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Pancake breakfast by Mapleland Farms
The maple-inspired breakfast produced by Mapleland Farms taking
place on Sunday, July 29, 2007 from 9 am to 11 am on the Courthouse
lawn will be $7.00 for adults, $3.50 for children under 12.
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Free Self-Drive Farm Tours
After a delicious Mapleland breakfast, you are invited to a self-drive
farm tour. Maps will be available at the Courthouse, and destinations
include the local producers who participate in the Al Fresco Dinner.
Salem agriculture students, members of Future Farmers of America
and 4-H, as well as farm staff will be on hand to show you around.
Come and put a face on the food produced in the Salem area!
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Master Chef Demonstrations & Tasting Menu
Many of our local producers export their products to the best
restaurants in the region and down to New York City. Today, chefs
come to the farm, and we are the lucky beneficiaries! Renowned
chefs will be preparing a tasting menu from local ingredients,
and tickets will allow visitors to sample a wide range of dishes.
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Corn Chowder Cook-off
Everyone is invited to enter one gallon of their corn chowder
in this first annual Salem Area Chamber of Commerce competition.
Prizes will be awarded.
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Artisans’ Market
Throughout the day local artists and artisans will offer their
work for sale. Pottery, fiber arts, paintings and more!
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Exhibition of Farm Machinery
Like tractors? Come and see this impressive display of farm machinery
that will line East Broadway, just opposite the Courthouse.
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