Next Local Chefs for Local Farms: December 20th at emmer&rye.  Click here for more info & to register. Join us for a spectacular 4-course dinner at emmer&rye, Chef Seth Caswell’s reknowned restaurant in Queen Anne. Local Chefs for Local Farms brings together chef, farmer and eater, to enjoy a seasonal local feast and deepen the connection to the source of our food.  Farmers Jason and Siri Salvo will be speaking alongside Chef Caswell and PCC Farmland Trust – discussing the benefits and challenges of eating and growing local, organic food. The evening will also include a call for support of PCC Farmland Trust’s Future Farm Fund. Tickets are $85 per person and include tax & gratuity.  Vegetarian options are available. Please contact the Trust at 206-547-9855 with any questions about the event. Stay tuned for a sneak peak of the menu!

Your Host, Chef Seth Caswell

In 2010, Caswell opened emmer&rye in a restored Victorian house on the top of Queen Anne Hill to further his vision of "locally derived, seasonally inspired" cuisine. Here, Caswell creates dishes that showcase the best ingredients the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Caswell's involvement with the local community and its food systems extends beyond the kitchen. From 2006-2009, Caswell served as president of the nonprofit Chefs Collaborative. Today, Caswell continues to support the organization as a volunteer and member. Caswell also regularly participates in fundraising efforts for various local organizations, such as FareStart and the Cascade Harvest Coalition. Caswell serves as a guest educator for food education programs and initiatives, such as Beecher's Good Food Kids program, UW's Food and the Environment, and WSU's CAIRN school. Currently he is serving on the national Board of Directors for Chefs Collaborative, where he is extending the mission of the organization to new regions of the country.

Special Guests, Jason and Siri Salvo of Local Roots Farm

Jason and Siri Salvo became farmers accidentally after finishing graduate school and failing to find meaningful work in the professional world. They started Local Roots farm in 2007, after a chance farmers market encounter followed by another chance encounter with a landowner who was looking for partners to farm with. After 4 years growing mixed vegetables on leased ground, in January of 2011, Jason, Siri, and baby Felix moved Local Roots Farm onto their own 40-acre property just South of Duvall.