2nd Annual Evanston Harvest Celebration

Join us on October 15 for the 2nd Annual Harvest Celebration benefiting The Land Connection and the Evanston Farmers' Market!

Chefs from many of Evanston’s most critically acclaimed restaurants partner with prominent Midwest sustainable farmers and producers to celebrate the bounty of the autumn harvest. Guests will rotate among tasting stations, where the celebrity chefs will serve samples of dishes utilizing the autumn products of their partner. All are welcome to join the culinary duos for a relaxing evening of great food.

The event will run from 6:30 pm - 9 pm at Now We're Cookin in Evanston, 1601 Payne Street. Free Parking.

Tickets are $80 online and $100/at the door. Visit website http://www.thelandconnection.org to purchase tickets.

Participating Chefs of:
* Restaurant Michael
* Food For Thought Catering
* Now We’re Cookin’
* Quince
* The Stained Glass
* Va Pensiero
* Chefs Station
* Mollenhauer Catering
* Uncommon Ground

Participating Producers from:
* Blue Marble Creamery
* Green Acres
* 1st Orchards and Greenhouses
* Nichols Farm
* Heartland Beef
* Henry’s Farm
* M&D Farms
* Gast Farms
* Organic Pastures
* Seedling Orchard

This is kind of intriguing, but I see nine restaurants listed. For nine food samples, $80 seems quite steep. The Green City market event was, if I recall $65 for around 50 tasting stations.

Jonah

Hi Jonah. I attended the Green City Market BBQ this year and it WAS delicious and the ticket prices were a bargain!

This Harvest Celebration is more of an intimate gathering and fundraiser; benefiting The Land Connection and the Evanston Farmers' Market. The chef and farmer pairs will have time to talk with guests and discuss the harvest and their dishes.

We appreciate any support you can give, and hope to see you there!

I was so focused on the food I skipped over the fact that it's a benefit. I don't know anything about Land Connection, but I'm a huge fan of the Evanston Farmer's Market.

Jonah

Here are some details about The Land Connection:

The Land Connection (http://www.thelandconnection.org) was founded in 2001 to educate the public on the value of farmland and sustainable food production. Staff co-facilitates Central Illinois Farm Beginnings, a year-long training course that has graduated 70 farmers and helped form 27 new sustainable farming enterprises. In addition, staff will work to connect farmers and farmland owners using the Midwest Farm Connection website launching in November 2009, to support the next generation of farmers. The Land Connection has offices in Evanston and in Central Illinois.

For more info stop by The Land Connection table at the Evanston Farmers' Market Not-for-Profit Day, this Saturday, October 10 from 7:30 am - 1 pm.

Place: Intersection of University Place and Oak Avenue

For more information visit http://www.cityofevanston.org/enjoy/market

About The Evanston Farmers' Market:
The Evanston Farmers' Market (http://www.cityofevanston.org/enjoy/market) is one of the oldest and largest in the Chicagoland area with 41 vendors. It is open each summer from May through October and features festive events throughout the season such as Fall Celebration and Not-for-Profit Day. The market proudly supports, local, sustainable agriculture and food production.