Some of you may be tuned in to farm to table events on the Shore. The farm to table movement is all about showcasing locally grown food combined with a meal prepared by local chefs. Given that most of the crops that are produced here are shipped elsewhere, these events are an opportunity to become familiar with local chefs, sample some of our finest Eastern Shore foods, and show our preference for fresh food from our own farms.
I recently signed up to attend the Chincoteague Bay Field Station’s (CBFS) annual dinner called Serving Up the Shore. This event raised $3,800 to support environmental education programs for local students. I had never visited the CBFS before and was astonished to discover that it has a full range of programs for adults and children including marine science summer camps, college courses, research programs and birding seminars. The problem, of course, is that it is over an hour’s travel from my home base of Cape Charles but it was well worth the time!
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