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OJAI
FARM TO TABLE TOUR: Eat Local, Eat Fresh, Eat Well!
A benefit
for the Ojai Music Festival’s BRAVO! Music Education
Program
Saturday April 17, 2010 ~ 8:30 am to 3 pm
The OJAI FARM TO
TABLE TOUR offers a unique agricultural adventure in the beautiful
Ojai Valley. It provides access to three working farms, with
narrated tours given directly by growers and a chance to sample
products on site.
Tour participants
are transported by bus in order to accommodate the presentation
schedule. Capping off a relaxing morning in the countryside,
a delicious meal prepared by six local chefs is served buffet-style
in Ojai’s Soule Park.
Featuring
three Ojai Valley farms chosen for their scenic location and
the owners’ expertise:
EARTHTRINE
FARM: renowned for its organic vegetables and herbs
FRIEND’S
RANCH: home to many citrus varieties
OJAI
OLIVE OIL: producer of premium-quality extra-virgin
olive oils
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Six chefs
prepare an al fresco lunch that follows the tour. Renowned for their
dedication to cuisine based on locally grown, seasonal and organic
ingredients, they will collaborate in preparing a menu inspired
by the motto “Eat Local, Eat Fresh, Eat Well!”
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Carrie Clough –
Manzanita,
Personal Chef Services, Santa Barbara
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Carrot
& Mixed Bean Salad with Dill Toasted Almonds and Crispy
Shallots
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Susan Coulter –
Executive Chef of Feast
Bistro, Ojai
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Curried
Vegetables with Forbidden Rice
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Tim Kilcoyne –
Executive Chef Sidecar
Restaurant, Ventura
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Thai
Beef Salad
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Rachel Main –
Owner Main
Course California, Ventura
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Local
Citrus, Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Salad with Candied
Walnuts
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Jeri Oshima –
Private Chef and Caterer, Ojai (read
article)
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Citrus
Olive Oil Cake with Garnish
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Caspar Poyck –
Private Chef and Culinary Therapist, Consciously
Culinary, Ojai
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Quinoa-Polenta
Pot Pie with Vegetables
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Wine provided by
Casa Barranca at a no-host bar
Entertainment
provided by Alan Thornhill, guitarist and songwriter
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Tickets
for the farm tour and lunch are $60 per person (including Soule
Park parking). Tickets for lunch only (and parking) are $35 per
person. Space is limited. Deadline for reservations is April 10,
2010. $25 off the ($60) tour ticket and $10 off the
($35) lunch ticket will be considered tax-deductible.
Tour
participants arrive no later than 8:30 and park at Soule Park,
entering off 150 to Boardman Road (east of entrance to Soule Golf
Course). After touring 3 farms in the morning, they lunch al fresco
in the park in a covered area that seats 250 guests (Area 4 aka
Pavilion 4).
For more information,
call the Ojai Music Festival office, at 805-646-2094, ext. 100.
Artwork by Nancy Whitman
Photos by Cindy Burton and Lynne Malone
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