FFor over 10 years, Central Oregon Locavore has hosted an event where local guests can benefit from the riches of the local food system and meet the people who make and grow the food. The Meet Your Farmer series brings local chefs together with local farmers. On August 21, the culinary team at Five Pine Resort in Sisters partnered with two farms: Mahonia Gardens, a vegetable farm in Sisters, and Cascade Mountain Pastures, also in Sisters, which offers pasture-raised lamb. The event is a fundraiser for Central Oregon Locavore, which supports the local food system through its local food market as well as events, education and outreach.
Leo Fremonti
Food from the 2023 Meet Your Farmer Dinner at BOSA, featuring Casad Family Farms.
This month’s dinner is Mediterranean-style and consists of three courses. The first course is a communal mezze board with a selection of FivePine hummus, zucchini baba ganoush, muhammara – a spread made of roasted red peppers and walnuts – and spiced olives and pickled vegetables. A second course, served family-style, includes marinated lamb steak, garam masala chicken skewers, curried roasted potatoes, tabbouleh and more. And for dessert: pistachio baklava.
Meet Your Farmer “started at Common Table in 2011, and we’ve done dozens of events with great results, bringing farmers and chefs together,” explained Nicolle Timm-Branch, founder and executive director of Central Oregon Locavore. For the dinner at Bos Taurus in February, Timm-Branch said she convinced the chefs there to partner with a local ranch that sells its meat at Locavore. Now the restaurant has that ranch, Pioneer Ranch in Tumalo, on its menu.
The Meet Your Farmer dinner will be held on Thursday, August 21st at 5:30 p.m. The fundraiser costs $139 per person and includes a gratuity. Tickets are available on the Central Oregon Locavore website.
Central Oregon Locavore Meet Your Farmer Dinner
At Five Pine Resort with Mahonia Gardens and Cascade Mountain Pastures
Thu, Aug 21, 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Located 1.7 km from The Pine Beach, Five Pine Resort provides accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking.
1021 Desperado Trail, Sisters
139 $
