Harvest Celebration & Farm DinnerSaturday, October 30th
From 11:oo a.m. to 3 p.m. join the whole farm team to celebrate the bounty of the harvest at our open house. Talk with our farmers and CSA shareholders old and new about our 2011 CSA program. We will also have delicious samplings from our farm kitchen, local wine & beer samplings, lawn games, farm tours, farm crafts for kiddies and more!
Harvest Farm Dinner
Embrace all things fall at our Harvest Celebration Farm Dinner! Arrive at 6:00 for an Apple Fizz welcome cocktail, appetizers and optional farm tour. Bonfire and s'mores follow dinner (scary Halloween stories optional!) Purchase tickets online at
www.hpmfarm.com, or call 630-443-8253.
Dinner: $65 per person.
We can pick you up at the La Fox or Geneva train station if you are taking the train in! Kiddies welcome for $10 a child. We have special activities and dinner for them!
The Apple Fizz
Apple Cider with Death's Door Gin, fresh lemon juice,
rosemary syrup topped off with a bit of prosecco!
Appetizer
Sweet and Savory Farm Popcorn
Parmesan cheese, Bron's honey, organic butter, garlic, sea salt, olive oil, white pepper.
One Potato-Two Potato Latkes
Red onion jam, pear and Ginger chutney, creme fraiche
Spicy Butternut Soup Shot
Local Cheese and Sausage Platter
ToAsts, honey, jam, flatbread
Roasted Pumpkin Garlic & Gruyere fondue
Gruyere and mild cheese blend with farm garlic, finished in a roasted pumpkin, crackers to accompany
Salad
Crisp local apples, crispy bacon, blue cheese, spiced pecans on crisp farm greens
Main
Braised Beef Brisket with abundant Root vegetables
Parsnips, carrots, onions, celery root, fennel
Deconstructed Farm Roasted Chicken Pot Pies
Carrots, onions, mushrooms, shallots, peas, served atop a puff pastry bowl
Wheatberries
Oven roasted julliette tomatoes, garlic, Wisconsin feta, craisins, scallions
Decadent Farmhouse Smashed pototates
Baby red potatoes smashed with butter cream, garlic, salt, pepper- decadent
Sauteed Brussel sprouts and oven roasted beets, kale, spigarello,
Swiss chard, crisp pancetta, olive oils and garlic
Dessert
Seasonal breadpudding with fresh whipped chantilly cream
Chocolate Rosemary cakes