setting a long table on a farm and inviting the public

A dinner in California.

Let's keep talking about food! I received the official email about the 2015 Outstanding in the Field dates and locations yesterday and was really thrilled about it until I realized none of them work with our schedule. Ugh. I was REALLY looking forward to treating ourselves to a farm to table meal with wine in nature, but it looks like we are going to have to wait until next year. 

We had a few places in mind, but the dinners either take place during the week, or overlap with plans we already have. We also were not going to pay that price for dinner just anywhere - we had our favorites (Vermont, Maine, Hudson Valley, and western Massachusetts). Hopefully, this idea catches on and more people do it, which would hopefully in turn lower the cost. It is steep, but seems worth it if you are into the outdoors and knowing where your food comes from. The photographs are absolutely beautiful too and who doesn't like a pretty picture? So, I guess I will wait until 2016 and for now, our dinners in nature will take place on our back patio. Click here to browse the wonderfulness that makes up this food movement.