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A song of the good green grass!

A song no more of the city streets;

A song of farms --

a song of the soil of fields.

WALT WHITMAN

About us

HarvesTable brings together the best in local and artisanal foods, served in outdoor settings chosen to enhance the experience. All of the food is from local producers and prepared by local chefs. The producers and chefs may vary from time to time but the emphasis is always on bringing you the freshest possible foods from close to home. Find out more about our producers and chefs, see a sample menu and see comments from some of our guests.Chef John GilbertsonBaker Joan Williams, Cider Hill FarmProducer Linda Krsnak, Linda's GardensProducer Jared HanischStrawbale Winery

Jared Hanisch

Producer Jared Hanisch

Jared Hanisch farms near Humboldt, South Dakota. His diverse family-owned and run operation includes beef, sheep, goats, pork, poultry, eggs and garden produce. Animals for meat are raised on grass pastures and finished on corn.Hanisch Farms products are available at theSioux Empire Farmers Market in Sioux Falls, South DakotaE-mail Jared at hanischfarms_yahoo.com
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Strawbale Winery

Strawbale Winery

Don and Susie South, along with family and friends, started planting grapes in 2000. Susie, having a horticulture background, and Don, having an entrepreneurial spirit, planted over 500 the first year. More would follow. After waiting three years for a mature wine crop, the wine was pretty good, and friends thought they should continue their combined passion, so in 2004 they applied for and received the license for Strawbale Winery .

The production building is straw-compacted panels, built in 2005. The tasting room and gift shop, built in 2006, is made from straw bales. Countertops are black slate chalkboard recycled from an area high school. The timber framing is oak pegged and flooring is white pine salvaged from a tree that blew down in a windstorm in northern Minnesota.

E-mail the Souths at info_strawbalewinery.com

Linda Krsnak

Producer Linda Krsnak
Following family tradition as a fourth generation farmer in Lake County, Linda Krsnak is not far from where her great-grandparents farmed in the Wentworth area after they moved to Dakota Territory in 1883. Specialty farming piqued an interest in the family even back then, and an orchard was established on about three acres of land on the farm. Today, Linda and her husband Jimmy, who is also a fourth generation South Dakota farmer, raise vegetables in their gardens and market them at the Sioux Empire Farmers Market in Sioux Falls, the Madison Farmers Market, and also at their farm. Linda's Gardens is a diverse and innovative endeavor that utilizes sustainable farming practices such as crop rotation and cover crops. Nearly 300 different varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries, and flowers are raised at Linda's Gardens each year. New techniques involving row covers, mulches, and trap crops are being utilized and tested on a continual basis. High tunnels are used extensively to extend the growing season in both spring and fall. The techniques applied by Linda and Jimmy have made Linda's Gardens one of the leading vegetable producers in the state and are now serving as a source of information and education for local producers and government agencies.

E-mail Linda at linda_lindasgardens.com

Chef John Gilbertson
Chef John GilbertsonChef John Gilbertson is a Certified Executive Chef and a member of the American Culinary Association and The W.A.C.s (World Association of Cooks). John has cooked professionally for hotels, restaurants, hunting lodges, British Airways, a European cruise line, and finally at Sanford USD Medical Center. "HarvesTable brings food culture full circle, by bringing the chef, guest and producers together. The chance to share love of food in this setting is beyond comparison."E-mail John at chefsd1_gmail.com

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Joan Williams

Baker Joan Williams
A 1993 trip to France was the inspiration behind Cider Hill Farm. Baker Joan Williams began selling her artisanal breads at farmers markets in eastern South Dakota in 1997. Cider Hill Farm now includes the bakery, Bella Luna wood-fired pizza, and a goat dairy selling raw milk. We're currently working on state licensure for our Neptune Farmstead Cheese.
Cider Hill Farm products are available at the following locations:* Brookings Farmers Market in Brookings, SD* Sioux Empire Farmers Market in Sioux Falls, SD* Madison Farmers Market in Madison, SD* The Co-op Natural Foods in Sioux Falls, SD* at the farm -- 21818 456th Ave., Arlington, SDE-mail Joan at ciderhillfarm_yahoo.com

Sample menu

Sample menu
Cold ginger, carrot and beet soup with cream and kaleCrostini with goat cheese, tomato and summer squashBison-stuffed grape leavesCrisp cabbage and carrot slaw tossed with citrus, vanilla bean and honey dressingChilled Asian BBQ pork chop slices over udon noodles with shaved ginger, soy sauce and caramelized leeksTossed green salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and vinaigretteLemon grass citrus honey sorbet with fortune cookiesArtisanal breads

Fabulous feast! -- Kathy A.

So unique, special & yummy --

Diane P.

More please! Monthly? -- Nikki H.

Enjoyed it all -- Julie S.

What a lovely summer event --

Susan & Joel H.

Awesome -- thank you! -- Trever C.

Buy tickets

2012 schedule coming soon

Ticket prices generally run $45-60, depending on location, and include seven to nine courses. Dinners at Strawbale Winery include wines. You are welcome to bring your own wine to other events.

Photos

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Photos from some of our past dinners(clicking on a photo will enlarge it)

Contact

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Joan Williams605.651.3624harvestable.net_gmail.com21818 456th AvenueArlington, SD 57212

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