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S T A T E O F C O N N E C T I C U T
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-713-2503 Fax: 860-713-2516
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Contact: Linda Piotrowicz
860-713-2503
Linda.Piotrowicz@ct.gov
CT Farm-to-Chef Participants
Selected to Cook for Farm Aid 2007
Hartford, CT/August 30, 2007 –Chefs Jonathan Rapp of River Tavern Restaurant
in Chester, Drew McLachlan of Feast Market in Deep River, and Jason Collin of
Firebox Restaurant in Hartford have been selected by Farm Aid to cook family
farm food for over 500 VIPs at this year’s benefit concert in New York
City on September 9, 2007.
The three chefs are passionate about their use of sustainable, locally grown
ingredients and all are participants in the CT Department of Agriculture’s
Farm-to-Chef Program. Chefs Rapp and McLachlan have been bringing their “Dinners
at the Farm”series to farms and farmers’markets across the state
this summer, while Chef Collin has been filling his menu at Firebox with the
finest produce, meats, cheeses, and other CT Grown products available from local
farms.
Joining Chefs Rapp, McLachlan, and Collin will be farmer Nunzio Corsino, who
produces grass-fed beef and pork on his Four Mile River Farm in Lyme. The Connecticut
foursome will be bringing a vast assortment of CT Grown foods with them, including
Four Mile River Farm meats and other farm-fresh products from White Gate Farm
in East Lyme, Starlight Farms in Durham, and Fallsbrook Farm of Lyme.
“We are thrilled that these exemplary chefs have been selected to represent
our state at this legendary national event that supports family farming,”said
Linda Piotrowicz, CT Farm-to-Chef Program Manager. “It is an honor bestowed
upon only a small handful of chefs in the country. We are proud to have them
representing our state’s excellent agricultural producers, their exceptional
products, and the message of celebrating and supporting our local family farms.”
Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers
on their land. Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp organized the first
Farm Aid concert in 1985 to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and
to raise funds to keep farm families on their land. Dave Matthews joined the
Board of Directors in 2001.
The CT Farm-to-Chef Program was launched in 2006 by the CT Department of Agriculture
to help connect the state’s chefs with sources of CT Grown products and
provides free educational materials, workshops, and networking for participants.
For more information, please visit www.CTGrown.gov and click on “Programs
and Services.”
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