Sustainable Supper Offers Samples of Locally Produced Foods

PHOTO: Hannah Naftal of Madison with one of the chickens raised humanely by her family on Flatbrook Farm

Local residents who care about where their food comes from will have the opportunity to taste the wares of several of NJ’s sustainable and socially conscious food producers at a Sustainable Sampling Supper hosted by Congregation Beth Hatikvah on Friday, February 10^th at 6:30 am. The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required and can be made at http://www.bethhatikvah.org/form/tubshevat2017.

Several of the featured food producers will be on hand at the Supper to tell the story of how they have incorporated their visions of sustainability into their businesses.

Among the foods and businesses that will be sampled are:

Eggs from Flatbrook Farm, owned and operated by the Naftal family of Madison. The Naftals’ mission is to "Nourishe People and the Environment". On acres of rolling hay meadows and woodlands, Flatbrook animals are eat a grass-based diet free of GMOs, antibiotics and growth hormones.

Barbecue sauce made by Daddy Matty’s BBQ, located in Madison, NJ. Daddy Matty’s is run by Matt James with the purpose to “Feed Our Community, Help Our Neighbors.” For every meal purchased at Daddy Matty’s BBQ, a meal is put on a neighbor’s plate through the Morris County Interfaith Food Pantry. In the last three years, Daddy Matty’s BBQ has helped served 10,000 meals and continues to look for ways to get food to the neighbors in our communities who need it most.

Bread from Bobolink Farm, in Milford, NJ is owned and operated by Nina and Jonathan White. Creating good, wholesome food in a sustainable manner, while healing the earth and promoting long-term well-being, is the Whites’ life mission.

Chocolate from JT’s Confections, headquartered in Randolph and owned and operated by former Wall Street executive John Tompkins. JT;’s has committed to donating a significant portion of its profits to non profit organizations, among them Summit Speech School and Matheny School and Medical Center.

The Sustainable Sampling Supper celebrates Tu B’Shevat, known variously in English as New Year or the Trees or Jewish Earth Day. For many, the holiday is a time for recognition of the earth’s bounty and renewal of commitment to protect it. Everyone attending the event is invited to stay for the congregation’s Social Action Shabbat service following the supper.

Congregation Beth Hatikvah, located at 36 Chatham Road in Summit serves communities in Morris, Union, and Essex Counties.