Feast, Bid, & Dance at Farmers Formal 2015!

EarthDance will be hosting its 8th annual fall fundraiser, Farmers Formal, featuring a feast of local fare, a bumper crop of auction items, and live music!

Buy Tickets, Donate to the Auction, and Learn about Sponsorship!

Bid, feast, and dance the night away at the Sheet Metal Workers Grand Hall on Chouteau Avenue.  The “farmraiser” enables EarthDance to sustain our Farm and Garden Apprenticeship Program, offer employment to youth, donate produce to needy families, and develop the Organic Farm School’s campus into a beautiful, innovative learning environment.

Award-winning KSDK reporter Heidi Glaus will emcee the festivities. The feast will commence with an appetizer crafted for the occasion by Rex Hale, the executive chef of Basso, Restaurant At The Cheshire, and Three Sixty at the Ball Park Hilton. Enjoy local libations provided by Square One Brewery, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, and St. James Winery. Dine on a meal featuring EarthDance’s fresh ingredients, prepared by Russo’s Catering, and pies prepared by EarthDance’s young farmers, with assistance from the ladies of Les Dames d’Escoffier. Come out and bid on the live and silent auctions, including a stay at an organic farm eco-lodge in Costa Rica, a wild fermentation party, and a Colorado mountain getaway!  The evening will conclude with dancing to the old time folk music of Contrabandwagon.

Farmer’s Formal 2015 will feature a welcome from honorary Event Chair Will Witherspoon, former Rams Football linebacker and Owner of Shire Gate Farm. “As a grass-fed beef farmer, I see the importance of what EarthDance is doing,” said Witherspoon. “They are on the forefront of organic farming education in our region. I think its important to demonstrate to the public that we can meet our need for sustainably produced food, right here at home. You can see your dollars at work at EarthDance—in the young farmers they train, and in the food they grow.” Attendees will also hear from participants in EarthDance’s Junior Farm Crew, a jobs program for youth in Ferguson. Following the young farmers’ testimonials, guests can contribute to the Fund-a-Future-Farmer portion of the evening.

Tickets are available for purchase at three tiers with individualized perks. Benefactors ($200) will receive a locally sourced artisan food or beverage to take home,  as well as a homemade pie to spruce up their Thanksgiving table.  Patrons ($150) will choose an artisan food or beverage, and all event Guests ($100) will receive a signature Farmers Formal tea towel.