Seacoast Eat Local

The latest newsletter from Popper’s Sausage Kitchen, a producer of artisanal sausages from locally-sourced ingredients, was bursting with news and developments:

“June is going to be a great month for Popper’s Sausage Kitchen. Not only is the construction on the commercial kitchen at 1 Washington getting underway, Susan Laughlin of New Hampshire Magazine wrote a wonderful article on our mission at PSK. In the article the Foie Gras Hot Dog is featured and will be one of the specials this month.

 

The cherry on top of this month is that PSK has won The Best of New Hampshire Sausage Maker award. It is an honor and could not have been achieved with out all of you. Thank you very much.”

Read more about John “Popper” Medlin in the article “Haute Dogs” at www.nhmagazine.com.

For more information about Popper’s Sausage Kitchen: www.poppers-sausage-kitchen.com or on Facebook.

New Hampshire native Chef Mary Dumont brings it back home with a series of Farm Dinners at Applecrest Farm in Hampton Falls, NH. “Dining as close to the land, trees and sea as possible,” this series of 4 dinners features a different theme and guest chef. The first dinner takes place on Sunday, June 26th, and feature guest chef Tiffani Faison of Top Chef Allstars. A portion of the proceeds goes to supporting Seacoast Eat Local, among other community organizations.

2011 Applecrest Farm Dinner Series with Chef Mary Dumont

Applecrest Farm, Hampton Falls, NH

Guest Chef Tiffani Faison, Top Chef Allstars

Sunday, June 26, 2011, 4–10 p.m.

Tickets: $150 per person, $500 season pass

Come join Chef Mary Dumont and Guest Chef Tiffani Faison of Top Chef Allstars for our very first Applecrest Farm Dinner in Hampton Falls, NH! Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres & hayride tour of the farm followed by a Four Course Menu in the orchard and under the stars, paired with wines from LaBelle Winery and beer from Throwback Brewery.

 

$150 ~ All food, beverages and gratuity included. To purchase tickets: http://csa.farmigo.com/store/applecrest.

 

A portion of the proceeds will go to supporting the great causes of Lovin’ Spoonfuls, Seacoast Eat Local, Slow Food Seacoast and Future Chefs.

 

Chef Dumont and Todd Wagner of Applecrest Farm, both grew up in Hampton Falls, and are proponents of local and sustainable cuisine and farming practices. Over the years, the topic of teaming up to do farm dinners had always come up in conversation, and what better way to support an idea and a town that they both love than to invite a ton of their friends, new and old, to dine with us in the orchard and under the stars. Each dinner throughout the summer and into the fall will be a different theme and with different guest chefs and partners. We hope you can make all of them.

 

• June 26th with Guest Chef Tiffani Faison of Top Chef Allstars

 

• July 17th with Guest Chef Will Gilson Pop Up King and chef of Adrian’s in Truro, MA

 

• September 18th with Chef Daniel Dumont Executive Chef of The Wentworth by the Sea in Newcastle, NH & Corporate Executive Chef of Ocean Properties (And Chef Dumont’s brother!)

 

• November 6th with Guest Chef Charlie Cicero of Anneke Jans and AJ’s in Kittery, ME.

 

Season passes for $500 are available

For more information and to purchase tickets:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178030322254222

Join New Entry in the fields for their next Field Training Workshop:

Field Workshop: Organic Pest Management

New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

Ogonowski Memorial Fields, 126 Jones Ave, Dracut, MA

Thursday, June 16, 2011

4–6 p.m.

It was a long, hard, and dormant winter here in the Northeast, and if you think you’re ready for some fresh local produce, just wait to see how hungry the bugs are!

 

Please join New Entry in the fields on Thursday, June 16th, to learn about identifying and organically managing common insect pests in the Northeast. We will cover management practices such as prevention, cultural controls and the appropriate application of organic (OMRI listed) pesticides. New Entry farmers are required to attend this mandatory pesticide training.

 

See you in the fields!

 

For directions or more information about the Spring/Summer Field Series, contact McKenzie at 978-654-6745, mboekholder@comteam.org.

For more information: www.nesfp.org.