Fall into Autumn at SIW Vegetables
Wednesday, October 7th Field to Fork Dinner with Chef Josh Taggart
After award winning stints opening restaurants in Philadelphia, including Lacroix, Tony Clark's and Rae at the Cira Center (all won Esquire Magazine's Best New Restaurant of the Year!), Chef Taggart moved his culinary art to Chester County. Chef Taggart took the leap and opened his own restaurant, Mae's of West Chester, this year. He features seasonal food on his menus featuring local ingredients. We couldn't be more excited to have him at the farm for one of our Field to Fork dinners next week. Join us!
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Speaking of FTF Dinners... Here's This Week's Menu from Chef Dan Tagle
Assorted Hors d'oeuvres
Blue Cheese & Pear Salad
Grilled Pear, Point Reyes Blue Cheese, Greens, Figs, Toasted Walnuts, Apple Chips, Maple Bourbon Dressing
Grilled Prime Rib Cap, Bone Marrow Butter
Citrus Smoked Trout, Horseradish Crema
Smoked Candy Onions
Corn Salad
Sweet Potato and Squash Puree
Apple Cider Pound Cake
Caramelized Apples, Salted Caramel, Frangelica Whipped Cream
Tickets are sold out for this dinner but join us for one of our dinners in October!
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This Week's Friday Farm Stand Dinner Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
Pick Up Friday, October 2nd 4-6 pm
Southwest Braised Chicken
Mexican Rice
Corn, Tomato, and Black Bean Salad
Chips and Salsa
$25.25 Serves Two
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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
The Hispanic Heritage observance began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15th and ending on October 15th. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988.
The September 15th date is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for the Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16th and September 18th, respectively. Columbus Day, or Día de la Raza, on October 12th, also falls within this 30 day period.
This year’s theme is Hispanics: Be Proud of Your Past, Embrace the Future. It invites Hispanics to embrace their backgrounds, to be proud of who they are, and where they came from.
As of 2019, the Hispanic population of the United States was 60.6 million people, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or racial minority (18.5% of the total U.S. population). Additionally:
- The United States has the 2nd largest population of Hispanic people in the world, second only Mexico
- 61.9% are of Mexican background, 9.7% Puerto Rican, 4% Cuban, 3.9% Salvadoran, 3.5% Dominicano, and 2.5% Guatemalan
- 12 states have over 1 million Hispanic residents including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas
- 1.28 million Hispanics are Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces
- 4.65 million businesses in the U.S. were Hispanic-owned
