The Open House idea was begun in 2015 to celebrate our 50th year of business. This year’s festivities will begin at noon and will include hiking the wooded 128-acre property, fishing on the lake, canoeing and mountain biking. We are hosting this popular fall event, free of charge, to celebrate the natural beauty of the area. “We love this time […]
Enjoy an evening with our cherished local food historian Leni Sorensen of Albemarle County. Local historian Leni Sorensen presents two films Dori and Whole Hog, both by award winning documentarian Joe York as part of his work for the Southern Foodways Alliance. Movie showing followed by a discussion on traditional growers, food producers and local food tastings. Suggested donation […]
Enjoy an evening with our cherished local food historian Leni Sorensen of Albemarle County. Local historian Leni Sorensen presents two films Dori and Whole Hog, both by award winning documentarian Joe York as part of his work for the Southern Foodways Alliance. Movie showing followed by a discussion on traditional growers, food producers and local food tastings. Suggested donation […]
Enjoy an evening with our cherished local food historian Leni Sorensen of Albemarle County. Leni will present the film In the Season: The Edna Lewis Story followed by an educational talk. Enjoy a personal food tasting inspired by Edna’s famed cooking. Learn about Edna Lewis, African American Chef, James Beard Living Legend Award winner and […]
Enjoy an evening with our cherished local food historian Leni Sorensen of Albemarle County. Leni will present the film In the Season: The Edna Lewis Story followed by an educational talk. Enjoy a personal food tasting inspired by Edna’s famed cooking. Learn about Edna Lewis, African American Chef, James Beard Living Legend Award winner and […]
Join us for the first installment of a three-part outdoor film series including wine and food tastings, an educational talk by Leni Sorensen, and a lake-front showing of the documentary film Soul Food Junkies. Suggested donations to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Suggested donation $35. Pre-registration required. Highlights: –Light soul food tastings of […]
Join us for the first installment of a three-part outdoor film series including wine and food tastings, an educational talk by Leni Sorensen, and a lake-front showing of the documentary film Soul Food Junkies. Suggested donations to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Suggested donation $35. Pre-registration required. Highlights: –Light soul food tastings of […]
The Aztecs, the Spanish and Us: Hand Made Chocolate Craft Learn Aztec techniques of grinding, paste-making and mixing to craft traditional mole sauce, hot chocolate and hardened chocolate. Enjoy a mole-sauced lunch meal and take home a sample of the class chocolate production. Leni Sorensen is a culinary historian and teacher of home provisioning and […]
The Aztecs, the Spanish and Us: Hand Made Chocolate Craft Learn Aztec techniques of grinding, paste-making and mixing to craft traditional mole sauce, hot chocolate and hardened chocolate. Enjoy a mole-sauced lunch meal and take home a sample of the class chocolate production. Leni Sorensen is a culinary historian and teacher of home provisioning and […]
