Menu for Sept. 26 Farm-To-Table Fundraiser

New York State wines paired with an organic menu will  make up

Better Farm's First Annual Farm-to-Table Fundraiser Dinner Party

at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. The dinner, which includes four courses, hors d'oeuvres, and locally paired wines, is only $22 per person. Space is limited, so please email info@betterfarm.org to reserve a seat (payments can be made via Paypal). Our menu is as follows:

Hors D'oeuvres

Select local cheeses

Fruit compotes

Breaded Zucchini Medallions

Local breads and crackers

Local Wines

First Course

Russian Kale and Buttercrunch Lettuce Salad

Pickled Beets, multi-colored string beans, shaved cheese (vegan available), homemade dressing

Second Course

Butternut Squash Soup

With roast pumpkin, leeks, sesame seed, truffle oil

Main Dish

Bacon-Wrapped, Wild-Caught Goose

or

Swiss Chard-Wrapped, Vegetarian Dolmades

Sides

Roasted Vegetables

Cherry Tomatoes, Carrots, Cabbage, Squash with Pesto Glaze

Vegetable Casserole

Beans, Artichoke Hearts, Broccoli

Dessert

Apple Pie

Teas: Lemon Balm, Mint

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Nicole Caldwell

Nicole Caldwell is a self-taught environmentalist, green-living savant and sustainability educator with more than a decade of professional writing experience. She is also the co-founder of Better Farm and president of betterArts. Nicole’s work has been featured in Mother Earth News, Reader’s Digest, Time Out New York, and many other publications. Her first book, Better: The Everyday Art of Sustainable Living, is due out this July through New Society Publishers.