The Connecticut Farmland Trust (CFT) is proud to announce that the 12th Annual Celebration of Connecticut Farms, the state’s oldest and largest farm-to-chef event, will be held on Sunday, September 9th at Ashlawn Farm in Lyme, CT. The event will feature more than 25 of Connecticut’s most acclaimed chefs preparing local Connecticut food; wine, beer and spirits from Connecticut craftsmen; locally-made ice cream; and a silent auction. Benefiting the work of Connecticut Farmland Trust, the Celebration captures participants’ love of local food, wine, music, art, and the farming heritage Connecticut proudly claims.
The event will be co-hosted by actress Christine Baranski of CBS’s The Good Wife and Faith Middleton of WNPR, and will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Musical guests “Bone Dry” will keep the atmosphere lively, while the Connecticut Plein Air Painter’s Society will be both capturing the spirit of the day in paint and offering their art for purchase.
“Celebration of Connecticut Farms is the signature event each year for the state to celebrate local cuisine, and more importantly, to focus on the importance of the future livelihood of the farms from which it comes,” stated CFT Executive Director Jim Gooch. “When this event began 12 years ago, we were one of the few organizations intent on highlighting local food and Connecticut farms. Now, even with the proliferation of fantastic farm-to-table events, this is still the largest, with the most chefs and the greatest variety. It’s a gala for 600 of our closest friends in recognition of the farms that grow the food we love to eat.”
