CISA’s Annual Harvest Dinner: On The Table
Sept. 15th at Look Park in Florence, MA
On the Table will feature locally sourced fruits, vegetables, cheese and meats. (Photo credit: Sienna Wildfield)
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) is hosting its annual benefit event, On the Table, on September 15, 2011, from 6-9 pm, at the Garden House in Look Park in Florence, Massachusetts. This popular fundraising event is a celebration of the beauty and bounty of the Pioneer Valley landscape, and will feature a locally sourced harvest dinner prepared by caterer Aaron Fides of LocalVore Catering. The entire meal will be sourced from local farms and local food producers, many of whom have donated all of their offerings for the event. The night will include a delicious array of appetizers, a full buffet dinner and mouth watering dessert.
We asked Aaron about the gluten-free options at the dinner. His reply, “The crostini for the ham hock, the dough for the strudel and of course the bread are the only things that contain gluten. I have decided to omit the biscotti from the dessert to accommodate.”
This warms my heart! I love CISA and having the option to join them in their annual harvest dinner is delightful! CISA is a community organization comprised of farmers, consumers, and professionals working together to sustain agriculture, strengthen the local economy, preserve the unique rural character of our communities, and enhance the well-being of western Massachusetts… what’s not to love?
Their proposed menu for the 2011 harvest dinner includes:
Passed Hors d’ Oeuvres
- Smoked Ham Hock with Apples on Crostini
- Eggplant Caviar on Cucumber
- Ripened Hillman farm Cheese on Melon
- Wild Mushroom Tortilla
Entrées Salads and Sides
- Salad of Heirloom Tomatoes, Robinson Family Farm Tomme and Arugula with Apple Cider Vinagrette.
- Green Salad with Apples and Fennel
- Pan Seared Barramundi With Peach Salsa
- Roast chicken with Hard Cider and Wild Mushroom Sauce
- Roasted Fall Vegetable and Hillman Farm Goat Cheese Strudel
- Rosti Potato
- Carrots with Caraway Vinagrette.
- Braised Greens
- Grilled Vegetable Salad
- Roasted Squash and Apples
Dessert
- Grilled Peaches and Plums with Honeyed Goat Cheese Mousse, Maple Syrup, Tyme and Biscotti (can be served without biscotti)
The event will also feature a live and silent auction and live music provided by members of the O-Tones.
To purchase tickets for On the Table, please go to www.buylocalfood.org or contact the CISA office at 413-665-7100.
