I often talk about how lucky Kingstonians are to have such an incredible farm-to-table experience within arm’s reach. So many of our local restaurants support our local farmers and together they create incredible food experiences! What better way to celebrate these delicious collaborations than the upcoming Open Farms Harvest event on Oct 2, 1:00pm-4:30pm. It is being held inside City Hall as well as at Springer Market Square, “Local chefs will be preparing local food grown from within rural Kingston and the surrounding Frontenac County to experience and learn where every ingredient on your plate comes from. There will also be craft beer from local breweries, wine tastings from Prince Edward County and Niagara wineries, as well as education seminars, chef demonstrations, and the chance to hear firsthand from farmers about the food they produce.”

Details:

Cost:

Tickets are $75 plus HST and are now on sale online at CityofKingston.ca/PLAY. Each ticket includes a handmade wood serving plate, samples from local chefs creating local food, as well as local beverage offerings, and access to three seminars. Children 10 years and under are free and do not require a ticket.

Vendors: 

We will have chefs from the following establishments joining us and preparing dishes using local ingredients: 

• AquaTerra 
• Bella Bistro 
• The Everly 
• Cafe Belong  
• Otter Creek

To quench your thirst, the following vendors will be present: 

• Flat Rock Cellars  
• Closson Chase Vineyards 
• Kinsip House Of Fine Spirits  
• MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Company 
• Daft Brewing 
• Stock & Row Farm Cidery 
• Haymakers Coffee 

Local food from the following farms will be used in the prepared dishes, and farmers from the following farms will be present throughout the celebration: 

• Sun Harvest Greenhouses 
• Grains & Goods 
• Hinchinbrooke Hills Farms 
• Burnt Hills Farm 
• Maple Ridge Farm 
• Edible Earth 
• The Rise Farm 
• Heritage Orchard  
• Double Jay Farms 
• Fat Chance Farmstead 
• Salt of the Earth Farms 
• Thorpe Farms 
• Patchwork Gardens 
• Lakeshore Harvest

You won’t want to miss any of these exciting and educational seminars / demonstrations sponsored by Stone City Woodworks:  

• Cheese & Wine Tasting  
• How to Build the Ultimate Charcuterie Plate with pairings by Closson Chase with Chef Brad Long 
• How to use bitters? with Kinsip House of Fine Spirits 

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