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The sixth annual Farm to Table fundraiser dinner to benefit  the Green Teams and Sustainable Organizations of the Mercer County Sustainability Coalition will be held at Terhune Orchards  from 5-9 p.m. on Thursday July 20.  For the fourth year, Terhune Orchards will collaborate with chefs representing the Terra Momo Restaurant Group. Chefs Marco Santana and Joe Voller from Eno Terra of Kingston, Terry Strong, Tito Campos and Emily Kirstein from Mediterra of Princeton and Manny Perez of soon to open, Albariño in Shrewsbury; will prepare an exquisite five course, seasonal menu highlighting fruits and vegetables grown at Terhune Orchards and other locally produced ingredients. Each course will be paired with wines from Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery.

Cocktails and passed appetizers will be served at 5 p.m. Terhune Orchards unique peach slushie made with fruit and wine from the farm is always a crowd pleaser. Dinner begins in the big red barn at 6:30 p.m. A chef will introduce each course and the wine pairings will be introduced by Gary Mount, owner and winemaker of Terhune Orchards.

Throughout the evening Ocean Country Band, a Jersey Shore-based quartet played a mix of country, bluegrass, and rock cover songs. At the end of the night each guest will go home with a bag brimming with produce grown at Terhune Orchards and a commemorative recipe booklet that includes the menu items for this evening’s special dinner.

Donations from the event benefit the Green Teams and Sustainability Organizations of Mercer County which work together to promote sustainability in the towns of Mercer County. Tickets are a donation of $100 per person, $150 per couple. They are available online now. 

Farm to Table  Dinner Menu

Hors d’Oeuvres:

Green Tomato Gazpacho with Wildflower Honey

Sweet Jersey Corn Arancini, Local Cheese & Red Pepper Coulis

Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto

Crostini with Grilled Peaches & Opal Basil

First Course:

Tomato Tartare with Balsamic Vinaigrette & Whole Grain Mustard Aioli

Second Course:

Fennel Spiced Pork Belly with Pickled Cherries, Fennel-Kale Slaw & Smoked Cornbread Croutons

(Vegetarian Option: Grilled BBQ Zucchini)

Third Course:

Duck Confit with Farro, Corn & Nectarines

(Vegetarian Option: Grilled Trumpet Mushroom)

Dessert:

Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Peach Compote, Blackberry Jam

and Brown Butter Cake

Mother Nature festival Saturday, May 13th, 2017
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Rain or shine –Free Admission

LAWRENCE NATURE CENTER

This year we will have something for everyone at the Mother Nature festival, and lots of the activities are for kids. Bring your children, invite your neighbors and family, and enjoy and be prepared to rock because Miss Amy, a Ewing GRAMMY Nominated Artist, Author/Educator, Musician, and Fitness Pro will rock and roll with the kids at this year’s Festival.
The singer/songwriter and author have wowed audiences all around New Jersey at local libraries, schools, and festivals with her focus on health and activity for kids. Kids far and wide have enjoyed a “Miss Amy” event with her lively and fun music and songs.
Miss Amy’s mission is to improve the lives of children through interactive music; she was dubbed “The First Lady of Musical Fitness” by the National Children’s Entertainment Blog. A Grammy ® Nominated Artist for her Fitness Rock & Roll album, she also appears on the 54th Grammy ® Winning All About Bullies Big and Small cd.
“Miss Amy performs her Fitness Rock & Roll™ program at school assemblies, libraries, festivals and other events. Miss Amy is the performing talent on the 2004 NAPPA Gold and 2005 Creative Child Excellence Award winning International Baby 101 DVD(English/Japanese/Spanish), and is a featured artist on the 2010 Grammy® nominated Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough to Eat CD. Addionally, she teaches her music and movement program at several preschools.” For more information on Miss Amy go to her website.

There’s also much more for the kids at this year’s Festival that you will not want to miss. There will be a Wildlife animal show by the Eyes of the Wild. We will have the dynamic duo, The Grand Falloons from Brooklyn, NY, who teach kids about recycling and consequences on the Earth. Also kids will be learning how electricity is made by solar panels by none other than SolarMan from Advance Solar Products.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Nature Center, Sustainable Lawrence, and the Lawrence Township Environmental Resources and Sustainability Green Advisory Committee. The Lawrence Nature Center is located at 481 Drexel Avenue, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. For more information please call Teresita at (609) 882-6367, write to us at terebh1812@gmail.com.