Event

The Local Beet Farm Dinner

Please join the people behind The Local Beet (www.thelocalbeet.com) for our first ever Farm Dinner, featuring locally-produced, sustainably grown foods. We're proud to have Melissa Graham of Monogramme Events and Catering create a multi-course meal to be served at Genesis Growers (70 miles south of Chicago) (www.genesis-growers.com)

We hope you and your family can join us out on the farm for a family-style meal celebrating a local, sustainable harvest.

Sunday, September 20th, 2009, 3pm

Genesis Growers
8373 E 3000 S Rd.
St. Anne, IL 60964

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Melissa Graham, a former attorney, is the chef and owner of Monogramme Events & Catering, a boutique catering company that specializes in seasonal and sustainable cuisine. She is also the president and founder of Purple Asparagus, a non-profit dedicated to bringing families back to the table by promoting and enjoying all the things associated with good eating. Melissa speaks regularly on issues of sustainability and also blogs at sustainablecook.blogspot.com, an on-line resource on sustainability. When shes not in the kitchen or the classroom, you can often find Melissa shopping at the Green City Market where she serves as the membership chair.

Vicki Westerhoff / Genesis Growers
Genesis Growers farms 20 acres in fertile north-central Illinois using a natural method: no pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizer. The result is naturally healthy soil that yields fresh, nutritious and tasty crops.

Farmer Vicki Westerhoff distributes fresh produce and eggs to over 200 local families in Chicago & Northern Illinois through a 9 month long Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, farmers markets and a growing wholesale business. Crops are picked only at the peak of their flavor and freshness.