Highlighting the connections between farmers and chefs.

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Feast of Fields - a gourmet wandering picnic harvest festival - is FarmFolk/CityFolk's annual fundraising event. With a wine glass and linen napkin in hand, you can taste the very best of BC from chefs, vintners, brewers, farmers, and food artisans from across the province. Connections are made between producers and chefs, food producers and consumers, and farm folks and city folks. These connections provide an increased awareness of and appreciation for local food and agriculture. Feast of Fields is a gastronomic journey towards a sustainable, local food system.

History

Feast of Fields is an idea originally crafted by renowned Michael Standlandter. As part of the organization "Knives and Forks," Michael partnered with Jamie Kennedy to create an event that aimed to get sophisticated urbanites out to the farm. In 1994 the Feast of Fields concept crossed the country to Vancouver’s FarmFolk/CityFolk Society. Since 1995, we have organized over a dozen Feasts in the Lower Mainland, on Vancouver Island, and in Sea to Sky country.

FarmFolk/CityFolk is a non-profit society that wants one simple thing: for people to eat local, fresh, seasonal foods, grown using farming practices that contribute to the health of the planet. FarmFolk/CityFolk works with farm and city to cultivate a local, sustainable food system.

Sea-to-Sky Feast of Fields

The Sea-to-Sky Feast began at Sturdy's North Arm Farm in Pemberton in 2006. In 2007 Sturdy's once again hosted the event, and the 2008 Feast will be hosted in Rebagliati Park in Whistler.

Event Organizer

Astrid Cameron Kent, Sea-to-Sky Feast Coordinator,
FarmFolk/CityFolk Society

After 10 years developing and managing the Event Marketing for PowerBar in Western Canada, Astrid moved to Whistler where she began to explore and research the world of local, national and international food systems through representing , brokering and distributing specialty and organic products to local restaurants and grocery stores. Her work with with local farmers and food producers through her company Astrid's Fine Foods, has led Astrid to an increased interest and commitment to local food systems. Being the founding director of Slow Food Whistler Astrid found a vehicle to promote, educate and create awareness of the benefits of local foods. It was inevitable that Astrid would connect with FarmFolk/CityFolk to create a stronger voice to this commitment in the Sea to Sky Corridor. http://www.astridsfinefoods.com

Fund Recipients

Proceeds from our Feast of Fields events are used to fund FarmFolk/CityFolk's work throughout British Columbia. Most often, we also donate half of our net proceeds from our Island Feast and our Sea-to-Sky Feasts to local projects. For more information about our work, please visit our Programs web-page.