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Restaurants, farms partner for Farm to Fork Picnic

Dozens of Triangle restaurants and sustainable farms have been paired for the 2018 Farm to Fork Picnic on June 3 at Fearrington Village.

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Farm to Fork NC
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Cheryl-Anne Kast
PITTSBORO, N.C. — Dozens of Triangle restaurants and sustainable farms have been paired for the 2018 Farm to Fork Picnic on June 3 at Fearrington Village.

Now in its 11th year, the event celebrates the connections between sustainable growers, artisan producers and the chefs who thrill diners across the Triangle.

The picnic is a fundraiser for programs that support and mentor beginning farmers at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and the W.C. Breeze Family Farm Extension and Research Center.

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Tickets are $100 per adult, $50 for youth ages 13 to 20 and free for children ages 12 and under. Attendees will enjoy delectable, bite-size dishes made with fresh-picked produce and humanely-raised meats. The family-friendly event also will feature live music and activities for children.
Several participants have been with Farm to Fork from the beginning, including Chapel Hill Creamery and Peregrine Farm. Pastry chef Phoebe Lawless is back representing her new restaurant, The Lakewood. East Durham Bake Shop, which opened this month, will offer tempting bites. Patrons also will get to preview a few eagerly awaited businesses that will open in coming months, including Jack Tar and the Colonel's Daughter and Locals Seafood Oyster Bar and Seafood Market.

At least 16 beverage producers will be represented, including Bean Traders, Bond Brothers Brewery, Bull City Burger and Brewery, Carrboro Coffee Roasters, Durham Distillery, Fair Game Beverage Co., Fullsteam Brewery, Haw River Wine Man, James Creek Ciderhouse, Mystery Brewing Co., Piedmont Wine Imports, Ponysaurus Brewing, Steel String Craft Brewery, TOPO Distillery, Trophy Brewing Co., and Wine Authorities.

Featured artisan producers include Big Spoon Roasters, Boro Beverage, Boulted Bread, Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, Fiddlehead Farm, Honey Girl Meadery, Lady Edison Ham, Left Bank Butchery with Cane Creek Farm, Neomega 3 Avocado Oil, Strong Arm Bakery, Two Chicks Farm and Videri Chocolate Factory. The full list of restaurant/farm collaborations for the 2018 Farm to Fork Picnic includes:

  • Acme with Chapel Hill Creamery
  • Alley Twenty Six with Lilly Den Farm
  • American Meltdown with Elodie Farms
  • Angelina's Kitchen with In Good Heart Farm
  • Bull City Burger and Brewery with Eastern Carolina Organics
  • Counting House with Prodigal Farm
  • Crossroads Chapel Hill at the Carolina Inn with Dancing Pines Farm
  • Dashi with Four Leaf Farm
  • East Durham Bake Shop with Maple Spring Gardens
  • Elaine's on Franklin with Perry-Winkle Farm
  • Glasshalfull with Lyon Farms
  • Harvest 18 with Mae Farm
  • Herons with One Oak Farm
  • Irregardless Cafe with Well Fed Community Garden
  • Jack Tar and the Colonel's Daughter with Nourishing Acres
  • Kitchen with Funny Girl Farm
  • La Farm Bakery with Parker Farm and Vineyard
  • Locals Seafood Market and Oyster Bar with Locals Seafood
  • Mandolin with Ran-Lew Dairy
  • Mystery Brewing Public House with Walking Fish Cooperative
  • Oakleaf with Castlemaine Farm
  • Pazzo with Southwind Produce
  • Picnic with Green Button Farm
  • Pizzeria Mercato with Peregrine Farm
  • Pompieri Pizza with Split Acre Farm
  • Reverence Farms Cafe with Reverence Farms
  • The Boot with Firsthand Foods
  • The Durham with East Branch Ginger
  • The Fearrington House with Fearrington Farms
  • The Lakewood with Fickle Creek Farm
  • The Root Cellar with Granite Springs Farm

The 2018 Farm to Fork series of events will be separated this year to celebrate the evolving growing seasons. A pop-up dinner featuring Jacob Boehm of Snap Pea Underground & Catering will be held on Sept. 16 at a location to be announced. And, on Dec. 6, John T. Edge of the Southern Foodways Alliance will be the keynote speaker at the Celebration of Southern Food at Lavender Oaks Farm in Chapel Hill.

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