Lakeside Locavore Lunch

Date: Sunday, Jul. 18, 2010
Location: John R. Park Homestead

This event highlights Locavore opportunities in Essex County. You can learn more about this movement as you savour an afternoon by the Lake enjoying live music, tasting locally grown foods, a fine array of local fruit wines and more. Also local farmers, food producers and vendors will be on hand to share their specific knowledge about their products, the delicious bounty that our region offers, and the benefits of buying local.

The 2010 menu for the Homestead's event features some tasty new items: Hylander Farms beef, Klassen Farms blueberries, Meleg's Lakeview Orchard apple cider and more!

We are happy to announce that the feature winery this year will be Black Bear Farms Ontario Estate Winery Inc. This Kingsville winery has recently won eleven medals for their wines in New York at the 2010 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.

Other local food producers in attendance with their delicious local products will be: Family Tradition Foods, Lakeside Packing, The Fruit Wagon, Ewe Dell Farms, Meleg's Lakeview Orchard, Galati Cheese, Highline Mushrooms, The Thibert Farm, and more.

Be sure to attend this unique event to 'green your eats'. Advance ticket sales only. Last year's event was sold out!

To purchase tickets for the 12:30 or 1:30pm lunch: www.onlineregistrations.ca/jrph/ or for more information: (519) 738-2029 email: jrph@erca.org The Homestead is located at 915 County Road 50, east of Colchester on the Lake.

2010 Menu Details

Featuring the following fresh local products:

Award Winning Local Fruit Wines - Black Bear Farms of Ontario Estate Winery

Apple Cider - Meleg's Lakeview Orchard & Cider Mill

Assorted Pickles - Lakeside Packing Co. Ltd.

Mixed Vegetable Salad - Koehn's Farm Market

Organic Veggies - Natural Earth Organic

Seasonal Fruit Salsas - The Fruit Wagon

Sweet Honey Samples - Dresser's Apiaries

Lake Erie Yellow Perch - John O's Foods Inc.

Lamb Kabobs - Ewe Dell Farms

Mild Italian Veal Sausage - Hylander Farms Inc.

Honey Garlic Veal Sausage - Hylander Farms Inc.

Bocconcini Cheese with Tomato and Basil - Galati Cheese Windsor

Mushroom Saute - Highline Mushrooms

Blueberries - Klassen Blueberry Farm

Silver Dollar Pancakes - The Thibert Farm

Oatmeal Raisin and Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies - The Thibert Farm

Gluten-Free Brownies and Cookies - No More Belly Aching Bakery