We Had A Farm Dinner.....

 Last Sunday, our farm was part of www.sixriversmarket.com Farm-To-Table farm tour.  Our farm was the last on the tour and so we ended with a "bang" (seriously awesome dinner).  There will be another Farm-To-Table Dinner next month (September 2012) hosted at Red Wheelbarrow Farm by Dave & Emily of Sandpoint, ID and Sponsored through Di Luna's Restaurant in conjuction with SixRiversMarket.com .  To get more information you can contact Karen @ Di'Luna's Restaurant or checkout their facebook page by typing FarmToTableDinners,Sandpoint,Idaho . 

 Here is the amazing chef/owner, Karen, of Di Luna's Restaurant and SixRiversMarket.com (Left) and Gordon & Marleen Stanley of Good Shepherd Lamb Co.. Gordon & Marleen have a lamb farm here in Bonners Ferry.  They would later be cooking up their fantastic lamb Kabobs for this dinner.  The tour is a touch behind so we are visiting and politicizing about all things farming.

 I had an abundance of flowers so I set up a "Flower Bar" for the guests so that, for anyone willing, they could try their hand at creating their own bouquets to take home, complimentary. 

 I also have a wrapping station so that flowers will get home safely.

 Eden went back to school, so I had to create the bouquets for the tables.  The flowers really do all the work for me.

 Karen adding Arugula to the Salad and preparing.  All of the food was sourced locally  as much as possible. (I think Gordons Kabobs had pineapple)

 Here is a shot of all the lovely salads, our first course.

The convoy of cars arriving.

 Gordon and Marleen cooking away....

 All the dinner guest muching on bread,visiting and preparing to here some words from Mimi Fueling of Cascade Creek Farms.  They specialize in organic pork.  Lots of people brought their own wine to enjoy. 

Anyone who made a bouquet was given a $5.00 off flowers coupon if they come to my market stand in Sandpoint.  I think everyone participated and had a good time. 

 It was Ivy's birthday this day too.  Here she stands while everyone is singing Happy Birthday to her.  She looks nervous but anyone who knows Ivy, knows she wouldn't want it any other way...more and grand is always better in her world.

 Her brothers and sisters decorated for her party.  (I made the cake though.)

I found this cute little cake topper at a yard sale many years ago (It was made in  1979).  We always put it on Ivy's cake as she is the only foo-foo girl of the family...........It seems that there is always a birthday at this house.