There is nothing like the bounty of a summer harvest to celebrate the season and when you couple the harvest of a much-loved, well-tended organic garden with the culinary passion of a celebrated chef, you are truly in for a treat! Join Dame Jeanne Nolan, President of The Organic Gardener and owner of Middlefork Farm and Dame Sarah Stegner of Prairie Grass Cafe, for a virtual tour of Jeanne's garden and a live cooking demonstration from Sarah's kitchen. Dame Jeanne will give us insights into organic gardening as well as discuss how COVID-19 has affected her organic gardening business. Following the tour, Dame Sarah will prepare a fabulous dinner with fresh-from-the-garden vegetables from Middlefork Farm. Topping off the class, Dame Portia Belloc Lowndes will give a mixology lesson, making a seasonal cocktail using Mezcal from Jeanne's father's company, La Luna!
Attendance is free, with a suggested donation to Green City Market's Edible Garden (see details below). You can use your own fish and produce but if you want to truly savor the experience, a Harvest Dinner Kit for Two can be purchased from Prairie Grass Cafe to prepare your own feast!
The Menu
Crispy Bread Crumb-Crusted Wild Alaskan Cod,
with Warm Herb-pecan Pesto
Freshly Harvested Organic Vegetable Salad
Harvest Dinner Kit for Two will contain two portions and all of the ingredients to produce the meal entree ($30). To purchase the package, please call 847-205-4433 between 10-7 daily (final day to place your order - Thursday, August 6,). Orders can be picked up on Saturday, August 8, at Prairie Grass Cafe, 601 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook, IL 60062, between the hours of 2 -7 PM. Be sure to ask about optional cocktail kit and paired wine selection when you place your order!
Date: Sunday, August 9, 2020
Time: 3:00 to 3:45 PM
Location: Online
Cost to attend: Free, open to Dames and non-members
Cost of Dinner Kit: $30.00
Dame Sarah Stegner and Dame Jeanne Nolan are founding members of Green City Market and The Edible Gardens. The Edible Gardens are educational gardens located in the Farm-at-the-Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo. The purpose of the gardens is to provide hands-on edible education for the public in the form of workshops, tours, and classes. Due to COVID-19 Dame Jeanne Nolan and her team at The Organic Gardener have turned The Edible Gardens into a donation garden where all of the organic produce grown will go to Lakeview pantry and partner pantries. To learn more about this project and to make a donation please visit: https://mailchi.mp/6fccac3822ad/the-edible-gardens-at-lincoln-park-zoo-grows-food-to-help-those-in-need-during-covid-19
