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The Chefs

Chefs at The Last Green Valley's Taste of the Valley fund-raiser. Courtesy photo.

 

The Last Green Valley's Tastes of the Valley is its signature fund- raising event, and with a sold-out crowd, more than  $30,000 was raised  for Last Green Valley programs.

Local farms and orchards were showcased by pairing products grown, raised and created in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor with top-notch, local restaurant chefs. This year’s new twist, a sit-down dinner featuring special guest “Farmers at your Table” was a rousing success!  

The Last Green Valley thanked the many people and business partners, starting with The Publick House.

Also: Sponsors: Rebecca Harvey, Fiberoptics Technology, Keith & Elaine Knowlton, Savers Bank, Lake Road Generating, Savings Institute, Nancy Polydys, Putnam Bank, Marge Hoskin, Titan Energy, Jewett City Saving Bank, Cornerstone Bank, Gerardi Insurance, Sara DiIorio, and Village Electric.

The farms: 18th Century Purity Farms, Baldwin Brook Farm, Buell’s Orchard, Chase Road Growers, Couet Farm & Fromagerie, Creamery Brook Bison, Devon Point Farm, Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, The Farmer’s Cow, Fern Hollow Farm, Hart’s Greenhouse & Florist, J&D Farms, Lapsley Orchard, Maple Lane Farms, New Boston Beef, Norm’s Sugar Shack, Palazzi Orchard/DeFazio Orchard and Greenhouses, Select Seeds, Taylor Brooke Winery, The Tiny Acre Farm, Turtle Ledge Farm, Wayne’s Organic Garden, We-Li-Kit Farm, and Woodstock Sustainable Farm.

Restaurants and beverage providers: Bella’s Bistro, The Farmer’s Cow, G Seven Catering Company, Grill 37, Heirloom Food Company, Hosmer Mountain Soda, The Inn at Woodstock Hill, Maple Lane Farms, Renee’s Working Girl Catering Service, Sharpe Hill Vineyard, Sturbridge Coffee Roasters, Taylor Brooke Winery, These Guys Brewing Company, The Vanilla Bean Café, Westford Hill Distillers, and Willimantic Brewing Company.

Farmers at the table: Linda Auger - Taylor Brooke Winery; Steven Ayer - Ayer Farm; Sandy and Lou Brodeur - Pakulis Farm; Becky Gendreau - Fern Hollow Farm; Rick and Katie Hermonot - Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm; Paul and Diane Miller - Fairvue Farms & The Farmer’s Cow; Jean and Mark Palazzi - Palazzi Orchard/DeFazio Orchard and Greenhouses; Patty and Jeff Sandness - Buell’s Orchard; Patti and John Wolchesky - Lapsley Orchard; and David Wollner - Willimantic Brewing Company.

Those who contributed to  auction and drawing items: Dot Drobney for the photography; Select Seeds for the centerpieces; Alexander Jolie and Jolie Rentals for AV equipment; Michelle Bernard for the table linens; and a special thank you to our fabulous Tastes of the Valley Committee Chair Laura Moorehead and Vice-Chair Scott Moorehead.