— DC magazine

Citibank ⋅ Heather and Andy Florance






The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC

Chapel Hill Farm ⋅ Citibank ⋅ Embassy Circle Guest House ⋅ Joan Fabry and Michael Klein ⋅ Heather and Andy Florance ⋅ Lynne and Joseph Horning ⋅ Pam Johnson and Stephen Lintner ⋅ Patrice and Herbert Miller ⋅ Betsy and Joe Santarlasci ⋅ Whole Foods Market ⋅ Woodley Park Guest House

Betsey Apple ⋅ La and Ned Atwater, Atwaters ⋅ Honest Tea ⋅ Gail and Benjamin Jacobs ⋅ Kaiser Permanente ⋅ Michael Koch and Pablo Solonet, Firefly Farms ⋅ Virginia and Ed Murphy ⋅ Pepco ⋅ Nora Pouillon ⋅ Bernadine and Ray Prince ⋅ Lisa Renstrom and Robert Perkowitz ⋅ Sweetgreen ⋅ Mark Toigo, Toigo Orchards ⋅ Ann and Charlie Yonkers

American Lamb Board ⋅ Melinda Bieber and Norman Pozez ⋅ Calvert Investments ⋅ Cowgirl Creamery ⋅ Kindy French ⋅ Carolyn Nordberg ⋅ Hattie Ruttenburg and Jonathan MoloCarolyn Nordberg ⋅ Sherry Snyder and Mike McGeary

The 2012 FARMLAND FEAST IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012.
For information about the event, to participate or to sponsor, please contact Amanda Phillips Manheim at amandamanheim@freshfarmmarkets.org.




Our 2011 Farmland Feast was a roaring success. The event on November 7, 2011, was our ninth year and was an extravaganza of chefs, guests, power points, farmers, markets, food, wine and a pre-Thanksgiving thanksgiving! It was a sold-out celebration of a growing local-food movement in the Chesapeake Bay region.

The feat of the Feast is two-fold.

First, it's created by a small group of highly committed people and supported by our wide community of farmers, customers, communities and businesses. We could not pull off this huge and complicated event without the full participation of the FRESHFARM Markets board of directors. There is also a FRESHFARM events committee, led by our dynamic and generous co-chairs Joan Fabry, Heather Florance and Betsy Santerlasci. The wide spectrum of our Feast sponsors bears witness to the growing support for, and understanding of, the connection between a healthy local food system and the health of the communities it feeds.

Second, we showcase our farmers, artisanal producers and chefs who are at the very center of every Feast. They are all a part of creating the delicious revolution at the table, the podium and in the auction (even our auctioneer is a farmer!). Special thanks goes to the chefs who continue to donate their time and talent to create a menu that really is a feast for locavores. Behind each ingredient is another farmer who is, in his or her own way, transforming local agriculture and food.

Bravo, and thank you to all for another successful benefit and FRESHFARM Markets showcase!

Ann Yonkers & Bernie Prince
FRESHFARM Markets Co-Executive Directors



Co-chairs: Joan Fabry, Heather Florance and Betsy Santarlasci
Chef Chair: Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VA
Coordinating Chef: Yves Samake, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, DC
Coordinating Sommelier: Todd Thrasher, PX, Alexandria, VA

Betsey Apple ⋅ Darcy Bacon ⋅ Maddy Beckwith ⋅ Elizabeth Duncan ⋅ Nic Jammet ⋅ Pam Johnson ⋅ Amanda Phillips Manheim ⋅ Nora Pouillon ⋅ Ann Harvey Yonkers

Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve, EatGoodFood Group ⋅ Jeff Buben, Vidalia and Bistro Bis ⋅ Michael Costa, Zaytinya ⋅ Scott Drewno, The Source by Wolfgang Puck ⋅ David Guas, DamGoodSweet, Bayou Bakery ⋅ Haidar Karoum, Proof and Estadio ⋅ Cesare LanFranconi, Lia's ⋅ Nora Pouillon, Restaurant Nora ⋅ Peter Smith, PS 7's ⋅ Rob Weland, Cork

Meredith Bearov, Citronelle ⋅ Elli Benchimol, Chef Geoff's ⋅ Matthew Carroll, Rogue 24 ⋅ Craig Erion, Restaurant Eve ⋅ David Hale, Central ⋅ Brent Kroll, Adour Restaurant ⋅ Mark Slater, Ray's the Steaks ⋅ Sebastian Zutant, Proof Restaurant

Scott Drewno, The Source, DC ⋅ Peter Smith, PS 7's, DC ⋅ Rob Weland, Poste Modern Brasserie, DC



Our annual Farmland Feast showcases our Chesapeake Bay farmers and producers. Local chefs will prepare a spectacular five-course autumnal dinner with local food and local wine pairings. Our mission driven, selective auction takes place during the seasonal cocktail hour; a live auction is held during the dinner. This benefit is a prominent part of the local-food movement in the Washington, DC area, and was named "the locavore party of the year" by DC magazine in 2010. It attracts more than 350 diners as well as community- and national-media attention.

Funds from the 2011 Farmland Feast allow us to run our farmers markets (10 "events" every single week of the market season) and to administer and expand our educational and charitable market programs, which continue to be an important complement to our market season. With the help of more than 150 loyal farmers and producers, FRESHFARM Markets will bring fresh, healthy and local food to more than 360,000 customers this year. And with events such as our Farmland Feast, our partnerships and diverse and educational programming, we are able to reach both underserved and well-served populations of shoppers: friends, families, neighbors, environmentalists, gardeners, health professionals and, most important, healthy eaters.





We strive to showcase and support local farmers and producers at the Farmland Feast right down to our menu. Click on the map below for an interactive visualization of the farm and producers who supplied this year's Farmland Feast, courtesy of Real Time Farms.