When: September 24; October 22
Where: Heritage Prairie Farm
2N308 Brundige Road, Elburn, IL 60119
Time: 6:00 PM reception and farm tour, followed by dinner
BYOB: Bring your favorite beverage to enjoy or choose from a selection of local beers and wines available for purchase by the glass.
Price: $65 per ticket or $58.50 per ticket for members.
Reservations
September 24, Mexican Fiesta on the Farm : $65 
per ticket or $58.50 per ticket for members
September 26th, 2009
Heritage Prairie Market is pleased to host the 4th annual Hog Roast/Barn Dance Fundraiser supporting the missions of the Center for Rural Psychology and Heartland Counseling. Enjoy an evening on the farm with live music by The Common Taters, barn dancing, farm tours, games for kids, farm animals, roast pork with all the fixin’s, fountiful sides, local beer and wine by the glass, s’mores by the bonfire and watch the sunset over the fields.
Date: Saturday, September 26
Time: 4:00-8:00 pm
Place: Heritage Prairie Farm
Sponsors include: Heritage Prairie Farm, Old Second Bank, Bob Jass Chevrolet, Michael Greenen CPA,Two Brothers Brewery, Fox Valley Winery
Tickets: Adults $35, College $20, Kids pay their age; To order tickets online, go towww.brownpapertickets.com/event/77765. Tickets are also available at Heritage Prairie Market, 2N308 Brundige Road, Elburn.
The Center for Rural Psychology is a not-for-profit organization that advocates for the mental health needs of under-served rural areas and provides direct services to Kane County through Heartland Counseling, its main clinic and training site.
It all started innocently enough. Bronwyn Weaver and her husband Bob Archibald moved to Elburn seven years ago and bought a farm just west of Geneva. Weaver’s plan was to raise bees, something her mother did on their farm in Ohio where Weaver grew up. But Weaver soon discovered that being a beekeeper was not the only role she would play.
Beekeeping and producing honey led to opening a market shop; the market shop led to supplying farmer’s markets; the farmer’s markets led to four-season farming; the four season-farming led to teaching classes and starting an educational center; and the educational center led to special seasonal farm dinners.
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Location: 2N308 Brundidge Road, off Route 38 just west of Peck Road
Store hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Info: Call (630) 443-8253 or visit www.hpmfarm.com
The Chicago Tribune featured a cover story with Chef Jeremy Lycan, of Niche Restaurant and vendor Heritage Prairie entitled “Support Your Local Farmer – Movement to eat food grown within 100 miles of home is gaining traction” in the July 6, 2008 issue:
Growing concern about such “food miles” has inspired many consumers to become locavores.
Betsy Zinser, 44, of Batavia began her pursuit of locally grown food two years ago after finding that a bag of broccoli in her freezer was produced in China.
Deri Gray, 47, a dedicated locavore in Geneva, said the ability to trace her food to its origin has given her peace of mind, particularly while health officials have been focused on tomatoes as they probe a nationwide salmonella outbreak.
“I knew right away the tomatoes I got here wouldn’t be tainted,” Gray said outside the Heritage Prairie Market in Elburn. “It hasn’t been touched commercially, so there’s nobody in between contaminating it with any disease.”
Many locavores cite a different reason for their dietary decision: Locally grown food is fresher, more nutritious and tastes better. That may explain why many chefs in the Chicago area’s trendiest restaurants feature locally grown ingredients.
“We’re finally getting back to craving the flavor and textures of produce that’s extremely fresh,” said Jeremy Lycan, chef at Niche Restaurant in Geneva.
Lycan gets his rib-eye from Dietzler Farms, a 750-acre farm in Walworth County, Wis., about 65 miles from his restaurant. And he gets garlic and beets from Heritage Prairie Market.
Support Your Local Farmers Supper Club Dinner!
What do you get when you combine the fabulous style and artisan flare of Moveable Feast with a glorious summertime evening surrounded by the sights, songs and fragrances of the Heritage Prairie Farm gardens? A supper club experience you won’t want to miss! Join us for a delectable meal and enjoy live music at each of these great evenings.
Limited seating is available so make your reservation today by calling (630) 443-8253 or (630) 845-3287.
Payment is due upon reservation. Full refund available 48 hours prior to event. Arrangements will be made for inclement weather.
Heritage Prairie Market
hpmfarm.com
630-443-8253
