enjoying a meal in the great outdoors

It was very hard to choose one photo that
accurately displayed the beauty of these
dinners. I went mountainous, of course.

I discovered so many cool things this week and can't stop writing about them. On my way into work on Monday I read the summer edition of Edible Green Mountains. There was an article about an Outstanding in the Field dinner held at Shelburne Orchards in Shelburne, Vermont, where we used to go apple picking. (I'm not going to lie - we also bought cider donuts there, cider, and a ginger-y cider they call Ginger Jack - all amazingly delicious.) I made a note to check the website of Outstanding in the Field when I got to work, and to my surprise and delight it was the most beautiful website I have ever seen. An artist called Jim Denevan, who I actually wrote about back in August of 2013 (click here to read my post), founded this notion of connecting diners to the origins of their food by hosting approximately one hundred and fifty person (sometimes more) dinners, that begin with a tour of the farm and are set-up in the great outdoors. I. Want. This. Now. I missed this summer's round of dinners offered in the northeast, but you better believe I signed up for the emails and put a reminder on my phone for next year. I will have to save my pennies because these meals aren't cheap, but I think the experience and the photographs will make it all worthwhile. I would love to attend one in Vermont, but will probably try to get tickets for one that's a little closer in distance to New Jersey. What a beautiful idea. Click here to visit the website, which in my opinion should win an award.