Fourth Annual Farm to Table Benefit Dinner

Join us for a five-course celebration of locally-grown food and community resilience!

All proceeds from this special event go to the Health Care Share, a food assistance collaboration between Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC) and UVM Health Network – CVMC, with support from Hunger Mountain Co-op.

TICKETS

$50 per person ($90 for two)
Purchase above or call VYCC at (802) 434-3969 x 114

EVENING SCHEDULE

5:30 to 6:30 – Farm Tours
Join VYCC crew leaders for a tour of the farm and hear their stories of working, learning and growing together.

6:30 to 7:30 – Cocktail Hour
Share a drink and light hors d’oeuvres with VYCC staff and our Health Care Share partners.

7:30 to 8:30 – Dinner
Enjoy a delicious five-course meal, featuring vegetables right from the Farm at VYCC and local ingredients donated from our partner producers here in Vermont.

8:30 to 9:30 – Dance!
Clear the floor and raise the roof with The Microfixers and Friends.

MENU

Cast Iron Seared Sea Scallop
Marinated Asparagus, Cherry Tomatoes, Local Honey, Truffle Vinaigrette

Oven Roasted Tomato Bisque
Fennel Marmalade, Thai Basil Oil, Vermont Creamery Crème Fraiche, Homemade Focaccia Croutons

Poached Asian Pear Salad
Port Wine Poached Pears, Baby Arugula, Vermont Creamery Chevre, Candied Walnuts, Meyer Lemon Zest, Fresh Cranberry Vinaigrette

Pinot Noir Braised VT Berkshire Pork
Caramelized Apple and Rosemary Risotto, Garlic Roasted Vegetables, Braising Jus, Herb Gremolata

Roasted Beet Crème Brûlée
Chocolate Covered Raspberries, Vermont Creamery Cracked Pepper Chevre, Red Wine Reduction, Toasted Hazelnuts, Fresh Mint

THE HEALTH CARE SHARE

The Health Care Share provides local farm-fresh food along with nutrition education and healthy cooking classes to patients and community members in need. Each week of the growing season, nearly 600 people receive a share of vegetables, herbs and pasture-raised poultry from the Farm at VYCC. Additional ingredients from the Vermont Foodbank allow families to prepare well-balanced meals in their own homes.

MIKE KENNEDY, CHEF

Mike Kennedy, Food Service Manager at Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing and graduate of the College of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University, will prepare the evening’s meal. Mike’s cooking highlights local, fresh ingredients in simple, elegant preparations. A former head chef at many local restaurants, Mike has been featured numerous times on WCAX’s Friday morning cooking segment. He also won “Best of Show” at the 2015 Vermont Mac & Cheese Challenge, which included 20 chefs and restaurants from Vermont and New Hampshire.

THE MICROFIXERS AND FRIENDS

The Microfixers and Friends is a Burlington-based rhythm & blues band that performs the songbook of vocalist Eva Cassidy. Comprised of a core group of established musicians, most of whom are also UVM Medical Center employees, the band travels and performs primarily in support of charitable causes such as the Patient Safety Movement, UVM Children's Hospital, United Way, and Vermont Haiti Project. Band members include: Cynthia Sullivan, Vocals; Charlie Miceli, Guitars; Mike Socha, Guitars; Pat Ormiston, Bass; Charlie Jones, Percussion; Andrew Manitsky, Keys; Chris Peterman, Sax.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:

Hunger Mountain Co-op

AND OUR PARTNERS:

bevo Catering
Calmont Beverage
DigInVT
Unfurled Creative Floral Design
Vermont Fresh Network