What a night to remember ! Even a lilliputian minute of off and on drizzle could n’t bar 40 of our follower from coming to the farm to enjoy a night of friendship and food at our first ever Farm To Table Dinner effect . Nor did it soften the feeling of the eve at all .
We can both honestly say that we were simply be adrift aside by the energy storey , interaction , and enthusiasm of everyone attending .
It will always astound us that people drive from far and wide , some as far as 4 and 5 State forth to enjoy the eve !
We wanted this event to focalize on exactly what Old World Garden Farms is all about – home - grown intellectual nourishment and friendship .
In honour of that theme , all of the food come from either our farm , or from local source in and around our residential district . In fact , all of it within 30 miles of our farm !
The eve set about off with appetizers – including a selection of local cheese made by Pearl Valley in Fresno , Ohio , and brisk breads made by Lucky Cat Bakery from Granville , Ohio .
The dinner started with a serving of vegetable soup from our garden , cooked for 8 hours in a cast iron boiler over the ardor cavity . Next , came salad plunk fresh that break of the day from the raise words of our garden – including bread , romaine , garden rocket and spinach .
Next for the repast was a choice of locally parent boeuf or chicken from Olde Village Meats in Frazeysburg , Ohio , along with Irish potato and fresh green dome .
And on each board , a extract of fantastic local wine-coloured made by our friend Kathie and Larry from Buckeye Winery from Newark , Ohio .
And finally for dessert – It was a serving of Mary ’s homemade apple crisp , made with a few of our own apples in the mix – and a goop of frosting emollient from the Velvet Ice Cream Company , made justly here in Licking County .
More than anything , and certainly more than the food , it was one astonishing eventide to spend with so many wonderful people !
And on that distinction , last but certainly not least , we owe a huge thank you to all of our unbelievable unpaid worker who work out tirelessly to draw this event off !
We are so golden to be surrounded by so many wonderful people who stepped up and offer to give of their clock time and energy .
To Dustin , who was the grill master for the eventide , and to his wife Nikki who jumped correctly in aid to devise and serve – give thanks You ! you are both amazing people . To Jeff – thank you so much for sending the OWG logoed glass mug for everyone to take home . They were a big hit – and looked great on the table !
To Mary Anne and Carlton – give thanks you so much for help us set up the day before and for all of your work the entire eventide ! Carlton , you have a problem as our Gator Driver anytime you want ! And to Mary Lee and Tim – give thanks you for everything yesterday – we loved having that extra last arcminute help ! ! !
To Arlen , what can we say , you show up and simply went right to work aid everywhere ! We are so golden to have you as a champion ! To Nolan , our youngest – thank you so much for take on time out to take photos , correct up the music , and fill in everywhere !
And finally – to our amazing neighbors Mark and Beth , and Bev and Craig – all we can say is that we are plainly bless to have such unbelievably incredible neighbors . These four people graciously volunteered the minute they found out we host the upshot , and we simply could n’t have pulled it off without them ! They absolutely showcase what being a neighbour is all about – we love you guys !
We also were very blasted to have Erica Coffman , ( Erica Kay Photography ) , as one of our guests . Erica is the photographer for our Raised Row Gardening book that will be released next February , and she graciously offer to come and trance the nighttime for us in picture .
She will be carry a linkup in the coming hebdomad for everyone to see her work from the night – and we will be certain to pass along !
Here is a feel below at some of our own photos from the evening good manners of Nolan , and if you attended , please feel free to share any photos on ourOld World Garden Facebookpage or via e-mail to us at thefarm@owgarden.com
Thanks again to everyone that attended – Jim and Mary Competti
