Heritage Harvest Feast
Thank you for making our first SOLD OUT feast such an incredible day!
What they’re saying…
Northumberland Today:
Chef Jamie Kennedy goes whole hog for Wholearth
Toronto Life:
Toronto Life’s #1 Choice for a no-sweat Thanksgiving meal—a locovore’s dream
Toronto Star:
Zero-mile feast afield
Community Press:
Feast on the farm was a ‘magical’ experience
Chef Jamie Kennedy: 
“The Wholearth Heritage Harvest Feast held at Wholearth Farmstudio over the Thanksgiving Weekend was a wonderful success. There is something about sharing food from a specific place in that specific place with the people of that place and the community around that place. All of these things converged on a bright, sunny autumn afternoon and culminated in a feast around a long harvest table that seated around 140 people.
I can imagine that this feast might have taken place a hundred years ago, when rural communities were vibrant centers of activity and commerce where many in the community contributed to the whole. This was also a time when the economy flourished in rural communities.
Today there is a cultural and economic renaissance happening in rural communities around Ontario. Montana Jones and her family are demonstrating that rural communities have a lot to offer and that what worked one hundred years ago will work again today and into the future. They are on the vanguard of change that will see our cultural landscape change from a bland monoculture to a crazy quilt of cultural diversity. A diversity offering healthful excellence in the foods that we grow and share locally.”
Guests, please Email your photos and we’ll post them for all to enjoy, with due credit of course.. 
Thanksgiving Weekend
S A T U R D A Y, O C T O B E R 10, 2009 1:00pm to 5:30pm
A farm field-to-table celebration with chef Jamie Kennedy; chef Brad Watt of Rare Grill House; chef Lisa Dixon of Black Honey; chef Evan Podd of The Old Bridge Inn
Come on up to the farm!
Take the barnyard tour before dinner…stroll, relax and enjoy a rare Autumn afternoon indulging in the best 
of the seasons bounty at our Wholearth Heritage Harvest Feast.
See our “original” Thanksgiving heritage turkeys strutting about the farm; hitch a ride on a Percheron & Belgian horse-drawn hay wagon; tour the organic gardens; learn about endangered heritage Shropshire sheep; see the pastured heritage Tamworth pigs or take in the view atop the hillside overlooking the pond and fall fields.
Chef Jamie Kennedy is among six superb chefs who will create a memorable outdoor field-to-table dining experience for you, using fresh heritage meats, poultry and heirloom vegetables raised here on our farm and on our friends farms…better than a 100 Mile Dinner, a Zero-to-20 Mile Dinner!
The menu will be fresh, seasonal and unforgettable…and will include specialty ingredients listed on the Slow Food Ark of Taste such as heritage Jersey Giant chicken, heritage Tamworth pastured pork, Shropshire lamb, heirloom tomatoes and more.
Guests are joined by our local farmer friends and food producers, our beekeeper, and other local artisans.
Author Margaret Webb is one of our special 
guests—she’ll be reading from her book Apples to Oysters: A Food Lover’s Tour of Canadian Farms (If you have not yet read this engaging, inspired work, copies will be available at the feast!)
She is a passionate advocate for farmers, local foods and sustainable organic agriculture. CBC hailed her as “the woman who hugs farmers.” The Winnipeg Free Press dubbed her a “kitchen-sink activist” while the Calgary Herald called her book “an engaging, engrossing and personal account, a lyrical song for sustainable agriculture and the hard-working farmers who persevere in feeding Canadians.”
Reserve Your Place Next Year at the Farm Field Table (2010)
Don’t miss this special day of fun and feasting….
You may reserve with PayPal by clicking “Make Reservation” below.
Please note, this years table is full. Based on the great response we’ve received, next years will surely fill-up quickly. So, if you’re keen to get a spot, you can reserve your seat now at the discounted early-bird special.
$111/pp—Early Bird 2010 Registration
If you prefer to use Interac Email Money Transfer it’s easy, instant and secure. Let us know how many guests will be attending by Email and we’ll send you a password with instructions and the rest is easy.
This special food event is recommended for adults…
we’ll have other farm tours and events geared more toward children. So parents, take this time for yourselves, and enjoy your day!
This feast celebrates the seasons harvest of our tastiest Heirloom produce and Heritage meats; in support of sustainable, ecological agriculture; and to promote local chefs using local farmers and producers.
Who’s Cooking?
A talented group of six superb chefs will grace our fields by creating sensory surprises for your tasting pleasure. Among them…
• Chef Jamie Kennedy of Gilead, the Gardiner, Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar, Hank’s Cafe in Toronto
• Chef Brad Watt of Rare Grill House in Peterborough
• Chef Lisa Dixon of Black Honey in Peterborough
• Chef Evan Podd of The Old Bridge Inn Restaurant in Youngs Point
…and more to be announced
Where Do I Sign Up?
Click here to reserve your spot as there will a limited number of guests. 
Payment options are either by InterAc Email Money Transfer or HayPal…er, rather PayPal below, or by snail-mailing a cheque.
We’ll need your full name, phone, address and email contact info for the guest list.
About 2 weeks prior to the dinner we send out invitations to our confirmed guests with directions to the farm, information and historical background of menu items, and other details.
We do expect this memorable day to sell out quickly, so book now to avoid disappointment. ( An additional 2.9% PayPal transaction fee is added.)
Whatever Shall I Wear?
Wellies of course! Or whatever comfortable footwear you prefer for strolling about the property, be it boots, loafer, runners. Best leave the heels and sandals at home. This is a farm..it’s a casual affair where your taste buds will be all geared up but you don’t have to be. You are here to relax and enjoy and explore…to expand your senses and effuse glorious food!
Be prepared for both warm sun or cool breezes in this year of changing weather day to day…even hour to hour, so be sure to have a sweater or jacket on hand as well.
Know a Nice Place to Stay?
There are many lovely spots to choose from in the Northumberland Hills, here are just a few:
• Adam Farm B&B hosted by Bill & Donna Adam, just a few minutes down the road on a neighbouring farm.
• Elmhirst Resort on Rice Lake, about 15 minutes east along County Road #2
• Windswept B&B host & chef Ursula Fugger offers three beautiful locations overlooking the beautiful Trent River, all within a short driving distance from our Heritage Harvest Feast.
