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White River NRCD's 85th Anniversary Celebration

Join us Friday, October 10th at VT State University, Randolph as we celebrate 85 years of conservation, community, and partnership!

White River NRCD was formally recognized by the state of Vermont on June 12, 1940.  Our 85th Anniversary Celebration will honor the legacy of our organization, recognize the dedication and duties of our District Supervisors, and look ahead to a bright future for Vermont’s working lands and waterways.

The evening will feature a farm-to-table community dinner highlighting the abundance of our local perennial food system and our partnership with the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with a cooking class with our guest Chefs, interactive soil health and plant stations, opportunities for hands-on nursery work, and presentations from District staff to showcase our programs and offerings for residents of our District.

    Featuring Our Guest Chefs

    ✨ Chef Kyra Kristof (Massachusetts)
    Creator of Forest Kitchen dinners, Chef Kyra offers a unique culinary experience that intertwines food, art, and ecology. Her gatherings are more than meals—they are immersive events designed to deepen participants’ connection to local ecosystems and foster a sense of community.

    ✨ Chef Reuben (U.S. Virgin Islands)
    Chef Reuben brings the vibrant flavors and traditions of Caribbean cooking, rooted in island agriculture and a deep respect for local foodways. 

    Together, the chefs will craft a farm-to-table feast that blends Vermont’s seasonal abundance with Caribbean flavors—using foraged ingredients, perennial crops, and contributions from local farms—to create a dinner that is as meaningful as it is memorable.

    More Than a Meal

    This celebration is designed to be interactive:

    • Cook alongside the chefs in a pre-dinner workshop
    • Visit soil and plant health stations
    • Hear from District staff about ongoing conservation projects
    • Enjoy live local music as the evening unfolds

    Tickets (purchase below)

    • Cooking Class:  11 AM - 5PM  $20 per person
    • Dinner:  5:00 - 7:30PM  $20 per person
    • If you would like to purchase additional tickets or sponsor a farmer's ticket, please add the cost of an additional ticket to your payment!

    Join us for a night of good food, good company, and shared commitment to resilient farms, forests, and communities.

    RSVP and purchase dinner tickets below:

    A smiling person is peeling and chopping red apples at a table with a large yellow bowl.
    A table with jars of pickles, apples, crackers, and various spreads on a green checkered cloth.
    Roasted veggies topped with walnuts and leafy greens on a tray.
    Buffet with sliced eggs, salads, soup in pumpkin bowls, and people serving themselves.
    A table with trays of mixed salads, roasted vegetables with nuts, and a bowl of sliced beets on a checkered tablecloth.
    Large hollowed pumpkin filled with roasted vegetable cubes on a checkered tablecloth.
    A colorful salad in a tray with mixed greens, radishes, tomatoes, beets, and nuts.
    Person in a kitchen cutting a large pumpkin on a wooden table.
    A plate with a variety of foods including meat, sauce, cheese, crackers, salad, and a piece of honeycomb on a checkered tablecloth.
    A smiling person is peeling and chopping red apples at a table with a large yellow bowl.
    A table with jars of pickles, apples, crackers, and various spreads on a green checkered cloth.
    Roasted veggies topped with walnuts and leafy greens on a tray.
    Buffet with sliced eggs, salads, soup in pumpkin bowls, and people serving themselves.
    A table with trays of mixed salads, roasted vegetables with nuts, and a bowl of sliced beets on a checkered tablecloth.
    Large hollowed pumpkin filled with roasted vegetable cubes on a checkered tablecloth.
    A colorful salad in a tray with mixed greens, radishes, tomatoes, beets, and nuts.
    Person in a kitchen cutting a large pumpkin on a wooden table.
    A plate with a variety of foods including meat, sauce, cheese, crackers, salad, and a piece of honeycomb on a checkered tablecloth.

     

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    Purchase Dinner Tickets Here! ($20/person)

    Photos from last year's Forest Kitchen Feast at Farm Force Bootcamp, October 2024.

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