Green Cuisineâ„¢ is a celebration of local cuisine and is a “zero-waste” event…every utensil, glass, etc. is washable, compostable or recyclable…dedicated to raising awareness about local gourmet food and beverages. Many local food, wine and beer artisans will be sampling their gourmet products.
Why Green Cuisine?
Green Cuisine is an expression of Food For Thought’s philosophy. It is our effort to bring greater awareness to the benefit of local food and sustainable business practices. Visitors will be able to sample some of the best products of local food and beverage artisans, tour Food For Thought’s organic farm and green buildings as well as socialize, learn and have fun in a beautiful setting.
This is a “zero-waste” event. What does “zero-waste” mean?
As in all things sustainable “zero-waste” is a process, not a destination. The goal is for all the waste generated from the event to be either reusable, recyclable or compostable. Utensils, drinking cups and plastic bags are made from corn and compostable. Plates are also made from non-bleached recycled content and along with the food scraps are added to our onsite composting piles where we compost 100% of our food waste from our food facility along with approximately 7 tons of cardboard every year. This compost is then used on our organic farm and the organic farms of local farmers that grow crops for us. Last year we had close to 1000 people eating, drinking and socializing which resulted in less than one ounce of waste.
FOOD/BEVERAGE VENDORS:
La Becasse
Oryana
Grocers Daughter Chocolate
Higher Grounds Trading Co.
Chateau Chantal
Black Star Farms
Cherry Republic
Ciccone Vineyard and Winery
Shady Lane Vineyards
Trattoria Stella
Short’s Brewery
Light of Day Organics
L. Mawby Vineyard
Cherry Stop
Shetler Dairy
Pleasanton Brick Oven Bakery
Honor Family Market
Six Lugs
The Red Heads
GREEN LIFESTYLE/AWARENESS:
Green Island
Northwoods Energy Alternatives
Little Artshram
Wings of Wonder
OTHER SUPPORT:
MUSIC: Seth and Daisy May
DESIGN: Chelsea Bay Wills
HORSE TAXI: Bob and Kathy Schutt
PARKING: Moonshadow Farm (Robb Bollenberg & Jeanne Strathman)
To learn more about Green Cuisine, email: green-cuisine@foodforthought.net or call 231-326-5444