Our CSA members, farmers market and retail customers, and restaurant partners are welcome to join us on Saturday, November 8th from 4-7 pm for a Fall Harvest celebration and potluck gathering. Bring a dish to share, BYOB, and a blanket or chairs. The weather will be beautiful.16301 Decker Lake Rd. Manor, TX 78653 We hope you’ll come see your farm, but please leave the dogs at home!

Get your foodie on and experience fresh-from-the-farm produce and meats prepared by some of Houston’s finest chefs, including James Beard award-winner Chris Shepherd. It’s all in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Urban Harvest Farmers Market on Eastside Street. All proceeds benefit local family farms and Urban Harvest.

Tis the season to overindulge, and overindulge guests shall with a five-course, family-style Thanksgiving meal curated by chef Sarah McIntosh and Wes Mickel, paired with Argus Ciders. Guests will begin the holiday meal with the likes of cured ham with savory pumpkin beignets and sage honey, before moving on to fried turkey and spit pig, accompanied by traditional sides (imagine grandma went to the culinary school). Rounding out the meal will be a cheese course curated by Epicerie cheesemonger, Daniel Largess, before moving on to dessert and finally a complimentary whiskey tasting by Shadd Scott of Pioneer Wines to round out the evening. Below you’ll find the menu:

 

START

 

Cured Ham & Savory Pumpkin Beignets with Sage Honey

 

Argus Cidery Perennial 2013 

 

MAIN

 

Fried Turkey & Giblet Gravy

 

Spit Pig & Apple Mostarda 

 

SIDES

 

Cornbread Jalapeno Stuffing

 

Roasted Brussels

 

Pommes Anna

 

Creamed Mustard Greens

 

Cranberry Sauce

 

Parker House Rolls

 

Argus Cidery Malus Cuvee 2012

 

Argus Cidery Tepache Especial

 

CHEESE

 

Upland Cheese Co.’s Pleasant Ridge Reserve

 

paired with Fat Toad Farm Salted Bourbon Caramel

 

Argus Cidery fresh pressed Stellar Apple Juice

 

DESSERT

 

Sweet Potato Basque Cake

 

Pecan Pie Bars

 

Crepes Suzette with Festive Spices

 

Complimentary Whiskey Flight

 

curated by Shadd Scott of Pioneer Wines

Join Chef Monica Pope in the kitchen as she shares her best ingredients, techniques, and recipes with you for an interactive cooking lesson upstairs at Sparrow Bar + Cookshop located in Midtown Houston.

 

November 15, 2014 (AUSTIN, TX) – Texas Farmers’ Market, Whole Foods Market and Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Austin are proud to announce the Austin Fermentation Festival with keynote speaker and fermentation expert Sandor Katz.

This is a free educational event that runs from 11a.m.–4p.m. at the Le Cordon Bleu Austin campus (3110 Esperanza Crossing Suite 100, Austin, TX‎ 78758) in the Domain. The day will include a series of fermentation workshops, a community culture swap, fermented foods and product vendors, book sales, food for purchase, fermented beverages, a vegetable farmers’ market, and live music. View the workshop and band schedule here.

Limited availability tickets for the AFF after-party and Sandor Katz meet-and-greet at HausBar Farm are on-sale now: http://aff2014afterparty.eventbrite.com

Proceeds from this event will benefit local food and farm advocates:

Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance http://farmandranchfreedom.org/

Sustainable Food Center http://www.sustainablefoodcenter.org/