Communal Dining: Feasts + Fields
Friday, 22 June 2012
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Guest post yesteryear Lily Ellis of Birch + Bird.
The schoolhouse twelvemonth is drawing to a closed in addition to I for i am counting downwards until the domestic dog days of summer! Late dinners, leisurely mid-week get-togethers amongst friends in addition to lazy mornings all spell opor-garai to me (although the novelty could really good vesture off yesteryear calendar week 3!) in addition to or in addition to thus of my favourite memories accept e'er been those terminal infinitesimal meals shared amongst friends. You know, the ones where everyone merely grabs what they already accept on paw in addition to come upward together for a potluck of sorts. It seems I'm non the solely i amongst such fond memories in addition to at that topographic point has been a revival of communal staff of life breaking lately. Organizers such as Feast to Fields in addition to magazines similar Kinfolk celebrate locally grown food, farmers in addition to chefs piece bringing people from all walks of life together at i table. I would honey to attend a similar number i day, peculiarly i hosted inwards a picturesque field, orchard or venue similar the following...
Rue. Photo yesteryear Jose Villa.
Kinfolk. Photo yesteryear Parker Fitzgerald.
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Whether celebrating a special occasion like a marriage or spending a casual eve amongst friends or family, there's something to live said for the simplicity of joining together at i long tabular array to portion nutrient in addition to conversation. Meeting novel people, tasting novel foods in addition to learning where what nosotros swallow genuinely comes from are of import habits to larn in addition to learn to others, would y'all agree? And I'm seriously dreaming of owning at to the lowest degree i of these gorgeous harvest tables!
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Lily co-writes amongst Rachel over at Birch + Bird.
Together they organize local handmade + vintage markets in addition to run a small Etsy shop.
