My dear friend Holley surprised me with the most amazing birthday gift this year. She took me to the Outstanding in the Field event at Coleman Farms in the beautiful Carpinteria Foothills.
The event starts out with a tour of the farm which was fascinating to see and learn about. After the tour you walk over to one gigantic long table to attend a dinner party set right in the middle of the field. All the food is made with farm fresh ingredients (literally picked from the fields that day) and prepared by guest chefs who intermingle with the attendees educating them on the dishes ingredients, how it is prepared and most importantly, where it all came from.
We were lucky enough to sit amongst several farmers who gave us the inside scoop on all aspects of the farming culture, one of which was an onion farmer who had to endure my countless questions on the life cycle of an onion....lucky guy! side note: get what you can at your local farmers market in case you didn't know that already :)
We were lucky enough to sit amongst several farmers who gave us the inside scoop on all aspects of the farming culture, one of which was an onion farmer who had to endure my countless questions on the life cycle of an onion....lucky guy! side note: get what you can at your local farmers market in case you didn't know that already :)
The five course meal paired with wines was amazing!! The atmosphere, the food, wine and the great company made for such a wonderful evening.
The experience has encouraged me to be even more conscious about the food I buy and make for our family. I can't wait to attend another one of these events. They just announced a European tour - how cool would that be??!?!?
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