Feast of the Fields

Feast of the Fields Showcases Region’s Chefs and Farms

Unique culinary event benefits Saratoga P.L.A.N. Sept. 23

Feast of the Fields takes place Thursday, September 23, from 5 to 8:30 PM at Saratoga National Golf Club to benefit Saratoga P.L.A.N. Attendees will enjoy the bounty of locally grown produce prepared by some of Saratoga County’s best chefs. The evening will also include a silent auction themed “In our Backyard” and recognition of local conservation heroes.

Participating chefs include

• Host, Chef Angelo Mazzone, Mazzone Management LLC
• Jasper Alexander, Hattie’s Restaurant
• Vivian Brammer, Saratoga National Golf Club
• Kim Klopstock, Fifty South & Lily and the Rose
• Tim Meaney, Beekman Street Bistro
• Jaime Ortiz, Prime at Saratoga National Golf Club
• David Pedinotti, The Mouzon House & Once Caroline Street Bistro
• Augie Vitiello, Augie’s Family Style Italian Restaurant

Saratoga P.L.A.N.’s annual “Conservation Heroes” award will go to three landowners who conserved their properties in the past year – Robert Hennig, Penny Steffen and Barbara Hennig for The Hennig Preserve, Susan Miller for Creekside Farm, and Linell Lands, Inc. for Wing Road Farm – as well as volunteer Kelly Holzworth who created maps for the protected propertiies.

For the third straight year, Feast of the Fields will be set amid the beautiful grounds of Saratoga National Golf Club with spectacular views of 135 acres of forest and wetlands protected through a conservation easement held by Saratoga P.L.A.N. Tickets for Feast of the Fields are $50 per person. Proceeds from the event will help to conserve farmland, natural areas, trail corridors and historic places in Saratoga County. Reservations are available online at www.saratogaplan.org or by calling 518 587-5554

Saratoga P.L.A.N. is a not-for-profit land conservation organization offering comprehensive land conservation services to municipalities, developers, organizations and property owners while striving to achieve regional coordination and cooperation in land use, open space and recreational trail planning. It has protected over 3,247 acres of farmland, natural habitats, trails, and water resources in Saratoga County. For more information call 518-587-5554 or visit Saratoga PLAN. http://www.saratogaplan.org/feastofthefields.html