Tickets are selling out fast to The Ag Center’s second annual “Farm to Fork Supper” which celebrates the local, farm-fresh bounty of Polk County and nearby areas. The evening will be hosted on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 5:30 – 9 p.m. and features local farm fresh meats, vegetables, fruits, cheesesand artisan beverages. Open house tours, an inFARMation station, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle and live entertainment make this an annual agricultural celebration not to miss.
Presenting sponsors for the event include Glenreid Farm off Chesney Hwy., providing grass-fed Boer goat and Berkshire Heritage pork. Maple Creek Farm, from Rutherford County will provide Texas Longhorn pasture-raised beef. Sweetgrass Farm in Columbus is providing free-range chicken. LEAP Farm in Mill Spring and Broken Oak Farm in Marietta, S.C will provide produce. Local goat and cow cheeses and desserts are from Harmon Dairy and Emerald Springs Farm in Green Creek. Local “Farm to Fork” restaurants like Purple Onion, Giardini, Stone Soup, Persimmon, Wildflour Bake Shop, North Trade Street Bakery, the Biscuit Wagon, Wind River Retreat and Williams Sundog Soups are preparing delicious appetizers.
Other community private caterers and guests chefs include Pat Strother and Jimmie Buel.
Ag Center Volunteer Day caterers Maddie Ramsey, Vivianne Torrence and Peggie Armstrong have been harvesting local apples for desserts. Other contributions include Dawn Jordan, Restoration Farm and Blue Planet Organics with Vaughn Loeffler. Polk Countys’ Overmountain, Rockhouse Vineyards and Wineries and  La  Bouteille in Tryon are also sponsoring the event.
The Center is asking guests to bring your own unique soup bowl that you are willing to leave behind for the Ag Center to use for future events. No plastic or resin plates, please. The Center has metal folding chairs for about half the crowd. If you have a chair you would like to bring and donate, it’s much appreciated. Open House that evening is from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 – 9 p.m. is the supper, auction, music and raffle. Tickets are available at the PolkFresh™ Trade Post store at the Mill Spring Ag Center, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Only 250 seats available, with half that amount sold already.
For more information, or to donate farm foods or auction items, please contact Carol Lynn Jackson or Mindy Weiner at 828-817-2308 or caroljackson@polkcountyfarms.org
– article submitted by Carol Lynn Jackson