Farm Fresh Rhode Island is a non-profit organization. Your support allows Farm Fresh Rhode Island to continue our work towards:
- vibrant family farms
- strong local economy
- healthy communities and environment
- Cheesemaking class with Louella Hill of Narragansett Creamery
- Tour of the artisan bakery at Seven Stars and the coffee roasting headquarters of New Harvest
- One night stay at NYLO, a brand-new luxury hotel opening in Warwick, plus dinner for two at their in-house restaurant The Loft
- Passes to a wine and cheese pairing class at Farmstead
- Urban farm tour at City Farm in Providence, followed by drinks and dinner at Julian's
- A harvest basket and gift certificate for Wishing Stone Farm
- One year of New Harvest Coffee
- Day passes to the Newport Mansions
- Gift Certificate to the Mooring Restaurant
- Gift Certificate to 22 Bowen's
- Dinner for two at the Waterman Grille
- A night's stay with dinner for two at Castle Hill
The 2008 Local Food Fest was incredible! Details and tickets for 2009 will be available in December. In the meantime, look at some 2008 photos...
A ramble through the flavors of Rhode Island
The benefit for Farm Fresh Rhode Island at Castle Hill
An evening celebrating Rhode Island farmers, fishermen and food artisans. Featuring two dozen local farmers and producers, teamed up with chefs from Castle Hill, Blackstone Caterers, Newport Restaurant Group and seven more. Plus, local wines, beers, a raw bar, live music by Superchief Trio and a silent auction.
- 4 to 5pm – VIP hour. A preview hour with the chefs and farmers, live cooking. A special cook-off between chefs Matt G of Chez Pascal and Matt J of La Laiterie.
- 5 to 7pm – Doors open. Live cooking, silent auction and flavorful festivities.
- 7:57pm – Enjoy the sunset.
Open to the public. Ticket sales are capped and we anticipate will sell out. All tickets are online this year. Your ticket is paperless; your name will be on the guestlist. Kids under 12 are free. Tickets include food as well as samplings of local wines and beers.
- Aquidneck Farms Portsmouth
- Baby Greens Exeter
- Bally Machree Middletown
- Canterbury Farm Kingston
- City Farm Providence
- Four Town Farm Barrington
- Greenvale Vineyards Portsmouth
- Ledge Ends Produce East Greenwich
- Lydon Family Tomatoes Tiverton
- Matunuck Oyster Farm Matunuck
- Newport Vineyards Middletown
- Robin Hollow Farm Saunderstown
- Sakonnet Vineyards Little Compton
- Sweet Berry Farm Middletown
- Blue State Coffee Providence
- Cory's Kitchen Middletown
- Narragansett Brewing Co Providence
- Narragansett Creamery Providence
- New Harvest Coffee Pawtucket
- Newport Storm Middletown
- Olga's Cup and Saucer Providence
- Rhody Fresh Milk Foster
- Seven Stars Bakery Pawtucket
- Trinity Brewhouse Providence
- Castle Hill
Jonathan Cambra - Newport Restaurant Group
Casey Riley - Blackstone Caterers
Derek Jolie - Chez Pascal
Matt Gennuso - DeWolf Tavern
Sai Viswanath - Gracie's
Joe Hafner - La Laiterie
Matt Jennings - Local 121
Dave Johnson - New Rivers
Bruce Tillinghast - Nick's on Broadway
Derek Wagner
100% Compostable Evening. We are proud that all waste from this year's Local Food Fest will be composted back into RI healthy soils at Earth Care Farm. This is possible thanks to a donation of biodegradable dinnerware by Blue State Coffee and Whole Foods. In addition, all cooking oil at Castle Hill is recycled into biodiesel.