Upcoming events + items of interest..
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CLOSED 1/20 - 2/15 - Attending Madrid Fusión culinary conference; we will also be visiting chefs, grower collectives, agronomists, farms, and seed suppliers in Spain and France.
A P R I L
Saturday, 4/14: market season begins for us @ Portland Farmers Market.
M A Y
Monday, 5/22: Chefs Naomi Pommeroy and Mika Paredes of BEAST will prepare a seasonal spring dish using our asparagus and pea shoots, as part of the Oregon Food Assault event in New York City.
J U N E
Thursday, 6/6: Makers & Shakers Summer Kickoff at Ecorust. if you're attending the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, you'll be able to enjoy a specially-commissioned harvest of our late season calçots! ...prepared by Chef José Andrés of Jaleo/ThinkFoodGroup.
A U G U S T
Plate & Pitchfork dinners at our farm -- tickets available at plateandpitchfork.com
Saturday, 8/18: Chef Anthony Cafiero from Tabla Mediterranean Bistro, Chef William Preisch from Bent Brick & Chef Kirsten Jensen from the Sugar Cube;
with Andrew Rich Wines. (Sorry, event is SOLD OUT).
Sunday, 8/19: Chef Vitaly Paley from Paley's Place with Chef Benjamin Bettinger (formerly of Beaker & Flask)
with wine from Ken Wright Cellars. (Sorry, event is SOLD OUT).
Saturday, 8/25: Chef Dustin Clark from Wildwood and Chef Tony Meyers from Serratto
with wines Van Duzer Vineyards.
Sunday, 8/26: Chef Pascal Sauton from Milwaukie Kitchen & Wine with Chef Bernard Malherbe from Crooked House Bistro
with wines from Cristom vineyards.
S E P T E M B E R
Sunday, 9/9: Nicky USA's 12th annual Wild About Game culinary competition.
We're honored to once again help support Wild About Game 2012. This event is open to both culinary industry professionals and the public, and is one of our favorite culinary events of the year. Complete details available at www.nickyusa.com -- Good luck, chefs!
FEAST Portland dinner series: Viridian Farms is thrilled to provide our specialty produce to the following exceptional chefs visiting Portland. For those of you who already secured tickets to the sold out events, we're certain you will have a memorable evening. Additional information can be found at www.feastportland.com
Thursday, 9/20 - Feast Portland dinner series: chefs Inaki Aizpitarte (Le Chateaubriand, Paris) and Daniel Patterson (Coi, San Francisco).
Saturday, 9/22 - Feast Portland dinner series: chefs Matthew Lightner (Atera, NYC) and Sean Brock (Husk McCrady's, Charleston).
Sunday, 9/30 - 10/2 - we'll be exhibiting at the at the Starchefs.com 2012 International Chefs Congress in New York City. Hope to see you at this innovative three-day culinary symposium.
O C T O B E R
Monday, 10/22: Seattle FoodPortunity. We're participating in this wonderful event that brings chefs, producers, writers, and enthusiasts together to celebrate local foods. 6PM - 9PM in the Tom Douglas Palace Ballroom. Additional info available here.
N O V E M B E R
Monday, 11/12: online store launch. Exquisite spices and fantastic dried beans from our Autumn 2012 harvest now available for shipping. Visit the shop link for more details.
D E C E M B E R
Friday, 12/22 to Tuesday, 1/1: closed for the holidays; no deliveries / shipping available.
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Viridian Farms calçots included as one of the "Things we love" in The Oregonian's annual list of food favorites. Read the article here...
CLOSED 1/20 - 2/15 - Attending Madrid Fusión culinary conference; we will also be visiting chefs, grower collectives, agronomists, farms, and seed suppliers in Spain and France.
J U N E
Thursday, 6/6: Makers & Shakers Summer Kickoff at Ecotrust rooftop. Chef Ben Shaw of Simpatica will feature our produce paired with select spirits from Clear Creek Distillery. Details available by clicking here.
A U G U S T
Plate & Pitchfork dinners at our farm -- tickets available at plateandpitchfork.com
Saturday, 8/10: Chef Kyo Koo of clarklewis, with Walter Scott Wines.
(Sorry, event is SOLD OUT).
Sunday, 8/11: Chef Scott Ketterman of Crown Paella, with Bow & Arrow wines.
(Sorry, event is SOLD OUT).
