Celebrating Local Food & Local Farms

Thank you for joining us for Farm to Fork in the Garden! Please view these beautiful photos by Coopernicus to relive the evening!

September 29, 2024 • 4-7pm
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens

We are excited to team up with CEFS (Center for Environmental Farming Systems) for a celebration of local food and drink. Farm to Fork in the Garden will have a lineup of some of our best culinary professionals and amazing farms.

Enjoy over 25 different tasting stations, where chefs and farmers have been paired together to create and craft a dish for you featuring one of the many delicious locally sourced ingredients available in our region.

Throughout the beautiful grounds at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens (DSBG) you will find not only tasting tables, but North Carolina crafted beverages from the state’s top distillers, wineries, and brewers.

Bring a blanket to relax on the lawn and listen to live music. Bring the kiddos, as they can enjoy exploring and playing at Lost Hollow, DSBG children’s garden.

The event is a celebration of our local food community and the people who work so hard to bring delicious local foods to our plates year-round.

Not only is the Farm to Fork in the Garden a delicious way to spend an afternoon, it also benefits NC farmers.

All proceeds support agriculture and food system training programs at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and farmer grants at Piedmont Culinary Guild. Thanks to your support in 2023, PCG was able to give five $3000 grants to local farmers to help increase their productivity.

It’s an evening to celebrate all the wonderful food and food talent we all enjoy here in the Carolinas Piedmont!

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2024 Participants

Chef & Farmer Pairings

Pairings:

Adam Reed (Santee) & Old North Farm & Healthy Harvest Growers
Alicia Charolle (Copper & Thyme Personal Chef Services) & Southern Spore
Ammalu Saleh (Serengeti Kitchen) & Deep Roots CPS Farm
Andres Prussing (Stoke Charlotte) & Garden Window Farm
Anthony Russo (Symphony Park) & Proffitt Family Cattle Company
Ashley Boyd (300 East Restaurant) & Boy & Girl Farm
Awo Amenumey (Eh’vivi) & Adrina Farms
Benjamin Sullivan (Cranford Hospitality) & Shipley Farms
Brent Martin (Pasta & Provisions) & Colfax Farm
Brittany Cochran (Stagioni) & Charlotte Fish Company
Christa Csoka (Artisan’s Palate) & Crowe’s Grow Farm
Chris Melton (Flipside Restaurant Group) & Lucky Leaf Gardens
Daniel Wheeler (UNOX INC) & Evans Family Farm
Elena Lundy (Emlcatering) & Urban Gourmet
James Patterson (McConnell Golf) & Catawba Mushroom Partners
Jamie Barnes (What The Fries) & Barbee Farms
Jamir Waters (Chef Jamir Catering) & McLawland Farms LLC
Jason Trivette (Chef Trivette’s Conceptions) & Bluebird Farm
John J. Cutitta (JJC Foods, LLC) & Big City Farmer
Julia Simon (Plant Joy) & Kaioken Labs, Crouching Hippo Farms, and Nebedaye Farms
Juneberry Ridge
Kaley Laird (Mimosa Grill) & The Farm at Dover Vineyards
Lew Donald (Sweet Lew BBQ) & Paleo Farms
Majid Amoorpour (The Everyday Market) & Untamed Apiary
Mary Jayne Wilson (Thoughtful Baking Co) & Wild Hope Farm
Matthew Hannon (Ashtens) & Mouna Bowa Farms
Michael Beers (River Run Country Club) & Two Pigs Farm
Reyana Radcliff (Your Braisen Chef, LLC) & Fair Share Farm, LLC
Sam Diminich and Ann Stefany (Your Farms Your Table and Restaurant Constance) & Honey Tree Farm
Sam Ward (Wentworth & Fenn) & Windcrest Farm
Taylor Kastl and and Steve McGinley (The Teal Turnip and Tayste Catering) & The Farmers Daughter
Tiore McFarland (Chef Tiore) & Street Fare Farm

Spirits Village:
Southern Star
Muddy River
Chemist
Sutlers
Fainting Goat

Beer:
Fonta Flora Brewery
Lower Left Brewing Co
Petty Thieves Brewing Co
High Branch Brewing Co.
Legion Brewing

Cider:
Red Clay Ciderworks
Bull City Ciderworks
Botanist & Barrel & Defi Wine

Wine:
Dover Vineywards
Surry Community College
Shelton Vineyards
Jolo Vineyard
Cypress Vineyard
Jones Von Drehle