A Farm-Fresh Feast Hernando Chamber of Commerce’s Farm-to-Table event brings locally grown food and neighborhood chefs together for an evening of fine dining
Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce’s
most recent dinner was hosted in August of 2019. Both of
newest annual event, the Farm-to-Table Dinner, brings local
these events were held at Cedar Hill Farm and drew close to
farmers and chefs together with a goal of using as many
80 attendees. Proceeds from the Farm-to-Table Dinner raise
locally sourced food items to create tantalizing dishes.
money for the Façade Grant, a $1,500 grant which benefits a local business nominated by the Hernando Main Street
“The main idea behind the event is to gather donated
Chamber of Commerce.
produce from our friends at the Hernando Farmers Market and offer it up to our local chefs, who then put together a
“We’re working on building this event and it’s getting
dish based on what they were provided,” said Hernando Main
better every year,” Swatzyna said. “Because the event was so
Street Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sibonie
well received, we decided to do it again in 2019 and going
Swatzyna.
forward. Gia Matheny, who oversees the Hernando Farmers Market, has done a fantastic job helping with the volunteer
Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce hosted
efforts for this event.”
the first-ever Farm-to-Table Dinner in May of 2018, while the
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