3rd annual Farm-to-Fork Festival is on
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Slow Food in the Tetons will host the third annual Farm-to-Fork Festival at The Center for the Arts beginning this Friday, October 1.
The weekend of presentations, panels, workshops and, of course, food, will be headlined by Mark Bittman. He will kick off the event with a keynote presentation and Q&A focused on food justice and his more than three decades of experience as an author, journalist, and leading voice in global food culture and policy.
Tickets for Friday night’s speaker also include small plates from local chef, Caroline Cox, of Consider it Taco and beverages from Farmstead Cider and Snake River Brewing. Picnic blankets and camp chairs are recommended, as all festival venues are outdoors, with masks and COVID-friendly spacing requested. Several online workshops are offered as well for those who prefer to participate from home.
“At its core, the festival is a harvest celebration,” explained Scott Steen, executive director of Slow Food in the Tetons. “In addition to all the great food and flavors of the season, though, we’re hoping to engage participants in a deeper understanding and connection with the food system around us.”
The festival schedule includes a wide variety of workshops, farm tours, discussion panels, hands-on cooking and gardening activities, and online demonstrations involving chocolate design, brain healthy recipes, and other culinary topics.
Workshop presenters throughout the day on Saturday, October 2 will include local, statewide, and national experts in food, farming, soil health, sustainability, and cuisine, as well as leaders in food sovereignty and fostering the next generation of food producers.
Breaks in programming Saturday afternoon will allow participants to enjoy a free community lunch, provided by Slow Food in the Tetons, sourced using local ingredients, with boxed dishes prepared by chefs at Sweet Cheeks Meats, Palate, Snake River Grill, and Shooting Star.
A total of 500 lunches will be given away beginning at 1:30pm and last until they’re gone. First come first served. Also, on Saturday afternoon, there will be a farmer’s market from 1pm to 4pm on the Center Lawn where shoppers can stock up for winter on meat, vegetables, dairy and packaged food items from local farms, ranches, and food producers.
“The free, locally sourced community lunch is such an important part of the event,” Steen said. “The food system we experience every day is not always a fair system because the healthiest, freshest, most nutrient dense food is often only accessible to a select few. Saturday’s lunch is intended as a shared community meal that is open to everyone and a step toward the Slow Food vision of ‘good, clean and fair food for all.’”
