These dinners take place at member restaurants and celebrate the farmer-chef partnerships that are the foundation of the Network. A short program of farmer anecdotes will tell the story of your meal as it unfolds. We hope you will join us and spread the word to your friends and neighbors.

Date Host Location Web Site Phone # June 18 2008 Michaels on the Hill Waterbury www.michaelsonthehill.com 802.244.7476 June 28 2008 Stowe Mountain Resort Stowe www.stowe.com 802.253.3000 July 10th Hen of the Wood Waterbury www.henofthewood.com 802.244.7300 July 30 2008 Sweet Tree Farm & Riverview Café Dummerston www.sweettreefarm.com 802.254.9841 August 13 2008 Lilac Ridge Farm & Riverview Café Brattleboro   802.254.9841 August/Early Sept. Hen of the Wood @ Maple Wind Farm Huntington www.maplewindfarm.com 802.244.7300 September 4 2008 Shelburne Farms Shelburne www.shelburnefarms.org 802.985.8498 September 13 2008 Inn at Weathersfield Weathersfield www.weathersfieldinn.com 802.263.9217 September 19 2008 Fair Winds Farm & Riverview Café Brattleboro www.fairwindsfarm.org 802.254.9841 October 7 2008 Ground Round South Burlington   802.862.1122 November 5 2008 The Kitchen Table Richmond www.thekitchentablebistro.com 802.434.8686 Date Pending 2008 NECI - Chefs Table Montpelier www.necidining.com 802.223.3188 Date Pending 2008 Inn at Essex Essex Junction www.vtculinaryresort.com 802.764.1413

"Each spring I wait patiently for new potatoes, baby bok choy, and edible flowers. August never comes soon enough with the twenty variety of heirloom tomatoes that Emmett at Anjali Farmers grows," states Amy Chamberlain, chef-owner of The Perfect Wife restaurant, who will be hosting a farmers dinner this September.

The farmers' dinners bring people closer to the wonderful food sources available in Vermont. The dinners confirm Wendell Berry's dictum that eating is an agricultural act. Those attending the dinners benefit first from a delicious meal made from local foods and from meeting the farmers and growers. The support of the diners allows farmers, growers and chefs to offer the best and freshest food available, in some cases with the food arriving at the table hours after harvest. These partnerships help to create a future in Vermont that includes a viable and diversified farm economy.

As Christopher Kimball, founder and editor of Cook's Illustrated magazine and host of America's Test Kitchen says, "The American food revolution has finally arrived. The pioneers are small, often family-owned farms dedicated to producing the highest quality foods. Join the Vermont Fresh Network [to] support the farmers."

For general information about the Vermont Fresh Network Farmers' Dinners, Please call 802.434.2000 or email meghan@vermontfresh.net.