Farm to fork dinner 2024 participants listening to the keynote speaker over dinner

Farm to Fork Dinner

Each February this event brings together members of our community to share a table, good conversation, and a locally sourced meal, while supporting our local food system. The event includes a local food producer panel or local food producer speaker. 

Center for Energy and Environmental Education

February 7th, 2024 | FARM TO FORK DINNER 2024

This incredible four-course meal will be prepared by local chefs utilizing local ingredients.  

Wendy Johnson is our keynote speaker for the event. She is an organic and conventional grain farmer and a grazier in Floyd County. She and her husband Johnny own and operate Jóia Food & Fiber Farm, a diversified organic perennial-based farm growing food-grade perennial Kernza® and other small grains, grazing ewes, grass-finishing lambs and cattle, custom grazing cow/calves and selling direct to consumer meats and other edibles. They collaborate with other local farms to help build a robust food shed. She founded Counting Sheep Sleep Company in 2020, a wool bedding business utilizing their sheep’s wool. 

Schedule

  • 5:30 PM SOCIAL HOUR - Cash Bar and Butter Board with Hummus 

  • 6:30 PM APPETIZER AND WELCOME 

    • Appetizer: French Onion Soup

    • Welcome from Jodie Huegerich, UNI Local Food Program Manager and Matt McDonell, Diamond Event Center/Jorgensen Plaza

  • 7:00 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND ENTREE

    • Beef Burgundy with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy 

    • Vegan Option: Quinoa Polenta Cakes with Marinated Mushrooms 

  • 7:45 PM DESSERT AND CLOSING REMARKS 

    • Apple Cobbler

LOCAL FOOD INGREDIENTS SOURCED FROM: Adolphs Produce & Bakery, Beck Orchards, Cedar Ridge Winery, Hansen’s Dairy, Iowa Miso, Iowa Food Hub, Marks Family Purebreds, Singing Sourdough

Check back later for more information on future Farm to Fork Dinners or contact Local Food Program Manager Jodie Huegerich (jodie.huegerich@uni.edu)