Farm & Table NOLA Offers Education, Food, and Family Fun

Farm & Table NOLA, a weekend of events celebrating locally sourced food and drink, will take place September 8 – 9, 2017 the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

JAMBOREE – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

The weekend’s highlight is the inaugural Farm & Table JAMBOREE, a FREE family-fun festival day, offering food and music, tastings, interactive displays, hands-on workshops, cooking demos, games, Kid Zone programming, and more.

JAMBOREE Schedule of Events

Music Stage

11:00AM: Spider Murphy

12:00PM: Seasonal Pie Eating Contest

1:00PM: Messy Cookers Jazz Band

2:15PM: Sweet Cecilia

4:00PM: Mulligan Brothers

5:45PM: Marc Broussard

 

Learning Lounge

11:00AM: Cooking Light, The Evolution of Healthy

12:00PM: Cress Restaurant, Wine Pairing Basics

1:00PM: Instar, Grow Your Own Edible Garden

2:00PM: Hollygrove Market, Composting 101

3:00PM: How to Raise a Happy Pig

 

Kitchen Demos

12:30PM: Anne and Harriet, NOSOC

2:00PM: Samantha Carroll, Sac-a-Lait

3:30PM: Dana Honn, Café Carmo

4:30PM: Garden to Glass

 

Additional Activities

10:00AM – 11:00AM: Zumba Class led by Ochsner Fitness Center

11:00AM – 4:00PM: Kids Zone Education and Activities

 

Farm and Table Jamboree Start Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location: Great Hall and Plaza at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (corner of Julia St. and Convention Center Blvd.)

Tickets: No tickets needed – the event is FREE and open to the public.

 

 

CHEFS TASTE CHALLENGE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

Foodies take note: The 3rd annual Chefs Taste Challenge (September 8) is a cooking competition aimed at broadening awareness for the use of fresh, healthy and sustainable ingredients. Ten Southern chefs will compete for the grand prize by preparing their best farm-to-table dishes utilizing fresh, in-season ingredients. Attendees help select the winner by voting for their favorite dish! Beer and wine pairings are included in the ticket price.

 

Time: Doors open at 6:00 p.m., food tasting begins at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Great Hall at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (corner of Julia St. and Convention Center Blvd.)

Tickets: http://chefstastechallenge.com/tickets/

 

FARM & TABLE EXPERIENCE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Join chefs, consumers, mixologists, farmers and small growers, nutritionists, academia, grocers and more for the Farm & Table Experience (September 8), a gathering to discuss the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of food and drink sourced locally, Idea exchanges and educational discussions will focus on the future of food. The event is open to the public (registration required).

 

Farm and Table Experience Start Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Great Hall at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (corner of Julia St. and Convention Center Blvd.)

Tickets: http://farmandtablenola.com/conference/about/

 

Farm & Table EXPERIENCE Agenda

 

9:00AM – 10:00AM        Combatting an Impending Food Shortage

10:15AM – 10:45AM      Food Safety from Farm to Table with the USDA

11:00AM – 12:00PM      Preserving Tradition with Sustainable Seafood Practices

12:00PM – 1:15PM        Lunch

1:15PM – 2:15PM          What Will Healthy Look Like in 30 Years?

2:30PM – 3:15PM          Navigating the Chef/Farmer Relationship

3:30PM – 4:15PM          Food Waste Workshop

4:15PM – 4:30PM          Closing Discussion: Key Insights & Takeaways

 

Farm & Table NOLA is co-hosted by the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, in partnership with Whole Foods Market.

Questions? Contact Katie Calabrese at 504-582-3072 or info@farmandtablenola.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farm & Table NOLA Website and Social Media Links:

Website: farmandtablenola.com

Facebook:  @FarmAndTableNOLA

Twitter: @FarmTableNOLA
Instagram: @farmandtablenola

Snapchat: @farmtablenola

Hashtag: #FarmTableNOLA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Farm and Table Schedule of Events
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Farm & Table NOLA, a weekend of events celebrating  locally sourced food and drink, will take place September 8 – 9, 2017 the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

 

About Farm & Table NOLA

Farm and Table NOLA is an annual conference and festival that explores the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of food and drink sourced locally through experiential learning. It is designed to celebrate the origins of our food and beverages through tastings, interactive gardening and cooking demonstrations, hands-on workshops, educational sessions, social events, and more. While New Orleans is already known as a premier food destination nation-wide, this event promotes the city as a critical center for agricultural and food chain solutions. For more information, please visit farmandtablenola.com.

 

 

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