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KINGSTON TWP. — The Lands at Hillside Farms is going back to its roots for a 10th anniversary Farm-To-Table Dinner next week.
The annual dinner scheduled for Saturday will celebrate the farm’s 10th anniversary as a non-profit educational farm, said Suzanne Kapral Kelly, development director at The Lands at Hillside Farms.
Years ago, farm-to-table events were held in the fields where the food was harvested, said Chet Mozloom, executive director at The Lands at Hillside Farms.
“We are returning to our roots,” he said.
Mozloom said guests will dine at tables in Hillside pastures behind the Phyllis Mundy Educational Center.
The menu will consist of fresh corn on the cob, quinoa grain, meaty baked beans, pulled pork from the farm’s pigs and free-range chickens from Badger’s Millside Farms in Hughesville.
“The event will focus on sustainably-grown food,” Mozloom said. “The Hillside ice cream truck will also be there.”
The event, which is sold out, will feature bonfires, tractor rides, a silent auction, the Suzuki School of Strings and Kiss Theater performers.
“We are really excited about the entertainment,” Kapral Kelly said. “The Suzuki School of Strings is comprised of 5-year-old violinists and cellists up to adults.”
They will play a special selection for the dairy herd, she said. The dairy herd will be the stars of the event, Mozloom said.
“They will be grazing in a nearby field,” he said.
All proceeds will benefit The Lands at Hillside Farms Green Guides program, a nature-based educational and therapeutic program for autistic and at-risk children in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Last year, the event was held in the 19th-century cottage for about 150 guests, Mozloom said. This year, 120 guests have purchased tickets so far, he said.
Luzerne Bank, First Keystone Community Bank, All Mechanical and Community Bank, N.A are local business sponsors of the event.
