2005 Chefs to the Field

a Summer Lunch Fundraiser and Green Cuisine Competition

Sunday, August 7, 2005 at Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-operative

8550 Bradner Road (north), Abbotsford
Directions to the farm

12 noon to 2:00pm Buffet Lunch
2:00 -3:30pm Green Cuisine competition

This event will sell out. Order now to avoid disappointment!

Order by phone 604.856.7173
E-mail: chefstothefield@hotmail.com

Adults $50 in advance $65 at the gate
Children 12 and under $10
Toddlers free

Preparations are underway for the 4th Annual Chefs to the Field Summer
Lunch and Green Cuisine Competition. Culinary teams from Vancouver's
Aurora Bistro, 'C' Restaurant, Gramercy Grill, Raincity Grill, Tomato
Fresh Food Cafe, Terminal City Club (2003 champion), and The Seasonal
Experience from Langley will be sharpening their knives, digging deep
for inspiration and lacing up their running shoes in an attempt to best
2004's defending team from the Vancouver Club. The winners take home a
coveted Green Cuisine chefs' jacket donated by Blackwood Career Apparel,
a bountiful basket of farm produce and a gift from Barbara Jo's Books to
Cooks. Following tradition, last years' champs are hosting this year's
event under the enthusiastic leadership of Chef David Beston.

Veteran shareholder and farm fan Jo Willson invites you to , "Eat a
gourmet lunch surrounded by birds, trees and happy people having the time
of their lives!"

In the opinion of Terminal City Club 's Chef David Long "This is a
really fantastic event because it brings everyone involved in the food
chain together from the public to the farmers to the cooks and the chefs.
It's not only educational fun, but honestly delicious."

Each team brings along basic items such as stock, seasonings and
a secret ingredient. With the help of a guest selected by raffle, the
entrants harvest fruit and veggies from John and Alyson's lower fields and
race up the hill to create four unique plates in the remaining hour.
The winner is decided by judges, (guests selected by raffle), who taste
and score the creations under the tutelage of Chef Beston.

Prior to the contest, there is a wonderful buffet of wild salmon,
barbecued organic chicken, as fresh as you get local organic vegetables,
salads, sushi and other surprise morsels (including lots of vegetarian
options) prepared ahead of time in the kitchens of the contestants. And
to top it all off, the the much-adored dark chocolate dipped raspberry
popsicles.

Proceeds go to help Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-op and Fraser
Common Farm Co-op build educational facilities for their sustainable
living outreach programs.

So, lots of good reasons to put a farm in your life. Circle Sunday
7th August on your calendar and treat yourself to a day in gorgeous Glen
Valley, just east of Fort Langley. Savour magnificent food. Meet and
cheer on some of our best local chefs. Tour this beautiful 50- acre mixed
farm. Groove to live Celtic music. And remember to stock up with fresh
organic veggies at the Farm Gate stand on your way home. Get your tickets
now, last year was a sell out and we had to turn folks away at the gate.

What goes on at the farm?
Jo Willson, a frequent visitor and active shareholder at the farm, has compiled this list of activities.

1. cultivating
2. planting
3. irrigating
4. weeding harvesting
5. u-picking
6. harvesting
7. egg gathering
8. goat milking
9. farm gate sales of vegetables, eggs, falafels & flowers
10. farm & school tours
11. planning
12. networking
13. marketing
14. demolishing
15. building
16. sanding
17. painting
18. tenting
19. meetings & pot-lucking
20. ditch digging-pipe laying
21. bird watching
22. cow grazing
23. blackberry pruning and picking
24. roof repairing
25. tractor & all’n sundry repairing
26. fund raising
27. picnicking
28. festivals
29. bulb & tree planting memorials
30. meditation gatherings
31. bicycle tube repairing (Jo’s)
32. cooler & walk-in-freezer installation
33. flower growing
34. animal haven
35. herb growing
36. leasing
37. falafel packaging
38. fruit tree planting
39. chasing neighbours cows back home when they come crashing through the fence
40. green house building