Spring Harvest 2016
Farm fresh food grown by College of Agriculture students is on the menu Saturday, April 9, for the 2nd Annual Spring Harvest dinner at Cal Poly Pomona.
The “farm to table” dinner event will feature local chefs cooking foods grown locally, including some grown and raised at Cal Poly Pomona by agricultural students using sustainable practices. It also will showcase California wines.
“The Spring Harvest dinner is an opportunity to showcase the best of what Southern California has to offer in farming and cooking,” says Mary Holz-Clause, dean of Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Agriculture, which sponsors the event. “We invite the Southern California community to discover the bounty that is grown here and the culinary talent in this region.”
This year’s dinner will feature three executive chefs who are among the Inland Valley’s best: Christopher Gendreau of Chase’s in La Verne; Travis Flood of Pappas Artisanal in La Verne; and Antoine Howard of Twisted Sage Café in San Dimas.
Together, the three chefs have developed a dinner menu with a “simply farm fresh” theme that will include:
- Cal Poly Pomona-raised pork
- locally sourced prime beef
- free-range chicken from Shelton’s Poultry
- student-grown produce and fruit from Cal Poly Pomona’s farm.
In addition, Hahn Family Wines of Monterey County and Joseph Filippi Winery of Rancho Cucamonga are donating vintages for the occasion. Winemakers Greg Freeman and Kristina Filippi of Hahn and Filippi wines, respectively, will offer insights into the wines that were selected and paired with the dishes on the evening’s menu.
The Spring Harvest dinner also will feature the presentation of the Jim Hicks Agricultural Achievement Award to an individual for his or her accomplishments in the agricultural industry.
A portion of the dinner proceeds will benefit the AGRIscapes Children’s Garden Outreach Program at Cal Poly Pomona.
The event will take place at the AGRIscapes Center, next to the Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store.
Tickets are $125 per person, adults 21 and older only. Seating is limited. To buy tickets or for more information, visit http://www.springharvest.cpp.edu.
Who: Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture
What: The 2nd Annual Spring Harvest Farm 2 Table Dinner
When: 4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 9
Where: AGRIscapes Center at Cal Poly Pomona
4102 S. University Drive
Pomona, CA
Tickets: $125 per person (plus online processing fees)