Thank you

The 2015 Farm 2 Fork Festival was the biggest to date. Thanks to our amazing local farmers and the many visitors to Riverside Park, we were able to serve more food than ever before. The weather was perfect, and our new partnership with HoboFest helped promote tourism and business in downtown Saranac Lake.

At the core of Farm 2 Fork Festival is our hard-working, dedicated Organizing Committee, but there are so many people, businesses and organizations that help make this event possible.

Thank you to our partnering sponsor, Taste NY, and their vendors: Elf’s Farm Winery & Cider, Nine Pin Ciderworks, Gristmill Distillers, Forever Wild Beverage Co., Hid-In-Pines Vineyard, and Adk Bloody Mary Tonic. Our media sponsor, North Country Public Radio. Our sponsors: Casella Waste Management, Paul Smith’s College, and Prime Lending. Our home cooks and their helpers: Fred Bomyea and Glenn “JJ” Pareira, Jess Ackerson and Phil Newton, Kate Glenn, Natasha Bristol, Sarah Curtis and Kelly Hofschneider, Chris Morris and Sarah Reynolds, Adrien Vlach, Judy Nisson and Jill McKenty, Erin Vennie-Vollrath, and Brandon Devito.

Thanks also to: Catherine Bemis and St. Agnes School, Joseph Orefice and North Branch Farm, Fledging Crow Vegetables, Juniper Hill Farm, Rulfs Orchard, Rhonda Butler and David Brunner of Asgaard Farm, Jecinda Hughes and Josh Wilson of Origin Coffee Co., Nori’s Village Market, Ken Fontana and Blue Moon Café, Adam Harris and Grizzle T’s, Craig Bailey and Shamim Allen of the Fiddlehead Bistro, Thomas Murphy and the Downhill Grill, The Pinecone, Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Village of Saranac Lake, Mayor Clyde Rabideau, Saranac Lake Central School District, Jacob Stanbro and Nonna Fina, Johnny Muldowney and the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Nancy Moriarty and Lake Flour Bakery, Peter Seward and the HoboFest team, Nick Bristol and Jesse Purcell, Linnae Hamilton, Leslie Karasin, Angela Petito, Katherine Levin-Lau, Judi McIntosh, Bob Burns, Lynne Burns, Marcy Gotzmer, Brad Izdak, Courtney Grimes-Sutton, Mikey Portal, Kathy Ford, Michelle Charleson, Katie Culpepper, Lindy Ellis and Rich Shapiro, and Kristen Levielle. And our musicians: Matt Heckler and ADK Hot Club—Alex Marklund, Bobby Davis, and Stephanie Sears.

A special thank you to Taylor Rental for supplying us with a tent, tables, chairs, coolers, and more—this business does so much for our community. And thank you to the community of Saranac Lake—we are so blessed to live, work and play here.

The Organizing Committee hopes to grow in 2016 and is looking for a few new members. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Gail Brill at gailbrilldesign@gmail.com or Chris Morris at chrjmorris@gmail.com.