Sat, Oct 7th 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT · By The CROP Foundation
EVENT DETAILS
100% of the net proceeds go to the Crop Foundation and the Foodbank of Southeastern VA!!!
Hubs Peanuts, Commune Restaurant and River Road Farm are thrilled to announce a new two-day festival on October 7-8 highlighting the best of Virginia cuisine, music and community. The Homegrown Harvest Festival will benefit Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore and The CROP Foundation to further their missions and create new opportunities for student involvement with the Foodbank’s new Western Tidewater Branch in Franklin.
Food featured during the festival will be handcrafted by the area’s best chefs, including Harper Bradshaw from Harper’s Table in Suffolk, Kip Poole, who was on HBO’s The Big Brunch and runs the CROP foundation, and Sedley native and experienced chef Nic Hagen, as well as select out-of-town guest chefs like Walter Bundy, owner and chef at Shagbark in Richmond. Captain Chris Ludford from Pleasure House Oysters will serve Lynnhaven’s best oysters and educate on sustainable aquaculture. Also featuring Sarah Betcher from Zoë Steak & Seafood in Virginia Beach.
Beverage providers include Michael Shaps Wineworks, Williamsburg Winery, Barboursville Winery, Cirrus Vodka, Crunchy Hydration, Liquid Death, and others.
Student volunteers from the two local high school culinary programs will help bring the event to life with assistance from chefs and mentors from the Hubs, Commune and River Road Farms teams.
The event schedule is as follows:
Saturday, October 7
Opening Kickoff Fish + Chicken Fry – 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Blackwater Park, 1716 N. High St., Franklin, VA 23851, $50 per person
Guests can expect fried chicken and fish from David Rabil and Elisha Barnes with fixings. There will be live music from bluegrass band Common Ground and hiking around the park.
The Harvest Reception – 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. – The Hubs Vine, 1459 Armory Dr., Franklin, VA 23851, $100 per person
Featuring the best of Virginia cuisine with multiple food stations and passed bites as well as wine, beer and cocktails with live music from some of the area’s best.