The Gilroy Demonstration Garden is holding its 3rd Annual Farm to Table Dinner, which will include a five-course meal and a glass of local wine, from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the garden, located at 7360 Eigleberry St. between Sixth and Seventh streets in downtown Gilroy.
The event will begin with appetizers and a casual tour of the three-quarter acre nursery according to Garden Manager Brenden Zimmer. As the night progresses, main courses will be served and a silent auction for local goods will be held. The event will also feature live music.
“We want to incorporate as much from the garden into the meal as possible,” Zimmer said. “It’s likely that each course will have at least one thing in it.”
Due to the size of the venue, Zimmer said the number of dinner attendees will be limited to approximately 100 people. The cost of the dinner is $40 per person and tickets can be purchased at the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, The Interim Center for the Arts, the Downtown Gilroy’s Farmers’ Market and the GDG.
The GDG had held a dinner in the fall every year since its founding in 2010 by landscape designer Judy Hess. Zimmer said that the GDG is hoping to hold a dinner event in the spring as well.
The Garden hosts the downtown Gilroy’s Farmers’ Market and is linked closely to schools in the area. GDG is a nonprofit, teaching, learning and demonstration garden open to all ages of the community. All proceeds from the dinner go toward the GDG, which is affiliated with the Gilroy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
Hors d’oeuvres
-Farm-fresh appetizers
-Garlic herb flat bread
-Puff pastry with lavender goat cheese
-Carmelized apples
Soup
-Italian butternut squash
Salad
-Heirloom organic field greens with balsamic pomegranate glaze
Entrees
-Bacon-wrapped chicken with sun-dried cherries
-Cranberry cornbread with bourbon butter
-Steamed Julienne vegetables basket
-Honey-glazed baby carrots
-Potato-parsnip puree
Dessert
-To be announced
*Vegetarian options available
