Visit
the new Columbia County Bounty website at www.columbiacountybounty.com.
Mission
Statement
The
mission of Columbia County Bounty is to promote
and support networking connections between local agricultural
producers and culinary businesses. We aim to educate our community
about the preservation of our local farms through the purchase
and use of local and regional sustainable foods and products
not only from Columbia County , but also the entire Hudson
Valley.
Over
the past year farmers and restaurants in Columbia County have
been working together through a Farm-to-Chef Initiative. Several
meetings have been co-hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension,
Columbia Hudson Partnership and Columbia County Chamber of
Commerce that have netted amazing results. In March 2007 we
officially launched Columbia County Bounty.
Columbia
County Bounty is comprised of 56 restaurants/chefs, 65 farms
and hundreds of people who support the program.
We invite you to support the newly established Columbia County
Bounty program by pledging to support the program or by becoming
a Charter Member of the program. You may become a Charter
Member for only $25. There will be special events throughout
the year for Charter Members of Columbia County Bounty.
Please
click here for an application.
2008
Charter Member Events:
Saturday,
June 28, 2008: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm – Join us
for the Annual Agricultural Awareness Tour and
enjoy a back roads tour of the county where participants will
be stopping at three specific sites for guided tours. Lunch
will feature locally grown foods. $10.00 to Charter Members
of Columbia County Bounty.
Monday, July 28: 5:00 pm - Taste
of Columbia County at the Columbia County Fairgrounds
in Chatham.
September 2008 - Restaurant Week, a five-day celebration
of Columbia County farms, our plentiful harvest and the expanding
culinary scene. Participating restaurants will showcase
and highlight local food and products with specially designed
3-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus.
Saturday,
October 4: Come and enjoy the 3rd Annual
Columbia-Greene Chili Cook-Off & Riverfront Fair
from 12:00 – 5:00 pm. The event will take place at both
Hudson and Catskill Riverfront Parks. The event is a one day
outdoor family festival designed to celebrate the start of
the 2007 Fall Festival, highlighting agriculture, culinary
and cultural tourism in Columbia and Greene Counties. Charter
Members of Columbia County Bounty will receiver $2.00 off
of the Chili tasting on both sides of the river.
Thursday, October 23: The Buy Local
Business Expo is the largest collaborative business-to-business
trade show in the area. The Expo gives companies the opportunity
to display their products and services to the area’s
key decision makers, buyers and business leaders. The Expo
provides a professional yet relaxed atmosphere, and features
over 70 exhibitors. Columbia County Bounty Members can
setup a booth for only $49 if serving food at the event.
November 2008: Farmers, Growers and Producers
tour some of the local chefs’ and restaurant kitchens
to see how the food ultimately reaches the plate. Cooking
demonstrations, tastings and a behind-the-scenes look of what
goes on in a professional kitchen. Free to Charter Members
of Columbia County Bounty.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Come and learn
about exciting farm initiatives in Columbia County at the
Chamber’s annual Agricultural Business Brunch.
The cost is $15 for Charter Members of Columbia County Bounty.
To sign up for an event or for more information about
the Columbia County Bounty Program contact the Chamber at
518-828-4417 or mail@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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