Ready to party?
At Beekman 1802 we are devoted to seasonal living—celebrating the best of what each season has to offer.
This was the first year (of many to come) that we joined forces with heirloom seed specialist, Landreth Seed, to host America’s Oldest Largest Garden Party. Throughout the growing season we visited with fabulous celebrity gardeners, shared tips with hundreds and hundreds of gardeners from all over the world (just take a look at all the gardens on our interactive map), and with the help of our friends at OXO Good Grips, Fiskars, and Harper Collins, gave away thousands of dollars worth of prizes
So how do you bring a close to something as successful as that? You throw a party, of course!! And you are all invited!
On Sept 18, from 5:30-7:30, we’ll wash the goats, pull the weeds, and throw open the gates to The Beekman Farm to bid farewell to this year’s heirloom garden.
- Tour the Beekman 1802 Heirloom Vegetable Garden and learn the history behind every vegetable we plant
- Be a Top Chef judge and help choose the team of culinary students from SUNY Delhi who create the most interesting canapes from our Landreth heirloom vegetables (and send them away with a fabulous set of knives from Wusthoff to get their careers started a cut above the rest)
- Learn how to evaluate wines with a guided tasting of NYS Rieslings
- Best of all, meet Brent, Josh, Farmer John and all the goats!!
Proceeds from the event will go to support the culinary program at SUNY.
For ticket information, please visit The Beekman 1802 Mercantile.
There’s more going on that weekend, too. Click here to learn more about the Harvest Festival and the Harvest Feast–a meal comprised completely of locally sourced ingredients–from the butter to the bourbon!
16 Comments
This is very exciting and I hope to attend this year’s festivities. It’s for a great cause and I can’t wait to meet you all, especially the goats. See you soon.
Writing from Born Cottage (circa 1860) in Reedsville, W. Virginia.
Hi, Trellis
We may have to start a competition on who travels the furthest.
I love how your Best of All, is “meet Brent, Josh, Farmer John and all the goats!! ”
Just made me laugh
well, honestly, meeting me and Josh is not such a thrill…but the goats are pretty irresistible
And not Farmer John?
Farmer John is kind of shy. If we get him to the “party” that will be an extra special treat for everyone!
I think meeting all of you would be pretty spectac.
Now, really, how could I argue with a statement like that?
You can’t. But, in curiosity, what are you looking forward to the most?
From the Harvest Festival? I’m looking forward to bringing notice to all of the wonderful local farmers in our area.
Farming is hard work and challenging. Everyone should take a day, visit a farmer’s market and just say ‘thanks’
Mm, I agree with you. Farmers in general are under appreciated, but without them we’d be stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Congratulations on y’alls first heirloom year! I grew up on the remains of a dairy farm in Cabarrus county NC where I had a somewhat removed exposure to the challenging life of a farm. The farm had become mostly a faded memory of itself in my childhood and teen years. We had herfords and goats as pets 60-100 each depending on the season or year.
It is really nice to have a invitation to the Beekmam Farm. You both must be A-type to take on the party as well as the farm. Best wishes for a great party and plentiful harvest. I wish I were closer to visit in person. I’ll look forward to the virtual harvest here on Beekman1802.
Regards
Heath
Brent
I love everything you are doing. Its been a long time since seeing you at Sinai… Im officially a fan and will get up their with the family soon! Even us NYC boys are planting gardens..I’ll call you for some advice !
Hi, Lenny
You know I am always happy to give advice!
I am inquiring about the dinner Friday night….I am allergic to wheat and would like to know what the menu will be.
Thanks!
Helen
Hi, Helen
You can see the menu by clicking on Harvest Feast link. Unfortunately the event is sold out for this year. In the coming weeks, we’ll be posting some of the recipes