Farm to Table Dinner

by Liz Dowling

I had the pleasure of attending a beautiful Farm to Table dinner last week.

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The event raised money for the Block Island branch of the Nature Conservancy.

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It was held on a stunning piece of preserved property, showcasing the benefits of conservation.

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My friends on the committee let me help set up for the event, so I got a lot of behind the scene shots!

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Local Block Island vegetables, flowers and fruit decorated all of the farm tables for the 100 guests.

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It was amazing to watch all of the raw island ingredients assembled into the beautiful decor inside the tent!

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Getting ready to set the tables.

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The committee hard at work.

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I kept ditching my responsibilities to go look at the view….

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The evening turned out to be stunning.

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Mother Nature definitely cooperated after a few thunderstorms rolled through in the afternoon.

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The Farm to Table committee (chaired by Gail Ballard Hall and Kate Butcher) and the Nature Conservancy did an incredible job organizing this party.

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More than 43% of Block Island has been preserved.  With events like this, hopefully that number will increase.

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All of the food served at the dinner was local to the Island.

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The signature cocktail was flavored with freshly picked blackberries.

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BI rocks turned into place cards.

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The night was a HUGE success!

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Even the sunset cooperated.

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Thanks for a wonderful evening.

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the wry home

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6 comments

Kathleen Perkal August 14, 2014 - 10:19 am

Photos are stunning, Liz…

Elizabeth Dowling August 14, 2014 - 12:17 pm

Thanks Kathy. The evening was gorgeous. I just had to point and shoot!

Robin Krawczyk August 14, 2014 - 6:56 pm

You captured it well ! Was a spectacular evening and of course I had the best date at the event!

Elizabeth Dowling August 14, 2014 - 6:57 pm

Me too 🙂

Melinda Sweet August 14, 2014 - 10:47 pm

Liz-
what a gorgeous description and pictures of a perfectly beautiful party. Southampton has nothing on BI for a glamorous evening.
Melinda S.

Mimi Leveille September 13, 2014 - 8:48 am

hello Liz,
thanx for the behind the scenes photos. it was the most remarkable event I have ever been to. I thank David Roosa for his generosity in reserving seats for some BI volunteers in the name of his donation!!
peace & conservation.

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