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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE… DATE: July 31, 2019 CONTACT: Francesca Kefalas, Assistant Director 860-774-3300 Fran@tlgv.org Tastes of The Valley Tickets on Sale Now! Join The Last Green Valley (TLGV) for a one-of-a-kind dining experience showcasing the food and talent of the National Heritage Corridor. Tastes of the Valley is a unique dining experience only available once a year as part of a major fundraiser for TLGV. This year Tastes of the Valley will be held 4 pm, Aug. 25 at the Publick House, Sturbridge, MA. Tickets are on sale for $100 for TLGV members and $125 for non-members, which includes a year-long membership. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thelastgreenvalley.org or by calling 860-774-3300. All funds raised are used to support the mission of TLGV. The evening starts with a social hour featuring local wines, beers and beverages, as well as appetizers prepared by area chefs utilizing products farmed in the 35 towns of The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. Guests will then be invited into the main dining room where they will be treated to an amazing multi-course, sit-down, farm-to-table dinner showcasing dishes created specifically for our event by some of the area’s top chefs. Seated at each table will be a special guest – either a local farmer, vintner, brewer or agriculture expert for you to converse with as you learn more about what it takes to keep The Last Green Valley green and delicious. The end of the evening features dessert and a live auction featuring guest auctioneer Gene Michael Deary. Silent auctions and a raffle highlighting locally-crafted items and experiences will be held throughout the evening. It’s a different spin on the area’s best farm-to-table experience and the perfect way to support the efforts of The Last Green Valley. Participants to date (subject to change): Appetizer Hour: Ben’s Beans, The Courthouse Bar & Grill, G Seven Catering Company, Hosmer Mountain Soda, Maple Lane Farms, Metro Bistrot, Renee’s Working Girl Catering, Taylor Brooke Winery, These Guys Brewing Company, Westford Hill Distillers, Willimantic Brewing Company Four-course Main Event: The Publick House, Grill 37, Inn at Woodstock Hill, Willimantic Brewing Company Dessert: Ben’s Beans, The Farmer’s Cow, The Vanilla Bean Café Participating Farms: Blackmer Farm, Bright Acres Farm Sugar House, Buddha’s Bees Apiary, Buell’s Orchard, Colgon Farm, Creamery Brook Bison, Echo Farm, Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, Elm Farm, Fairholm Farm, The Farmer’s Cow, Lapsley Orchards, Maple Lane Farms, Taylor Brooke Winery, Woodstock Sustainable Farms Tastes of the Valley is sponsored by: Host Sponsor: The Publick House Platinum Sponsors: Rebecca Harvey, Nancy Polydys & Simonds, Inc. Gold Sponsors: Keith & Elaine Knowlton, Putnam Bank & UNFI Helping Hands Silver Sponsors: Fiberoptics Technology, Inc., Groton Open Space Association, Marjorie Hoskin, Savings Institute Bank & Trust, a division of Berkshire Bank & Titan Energy Bronze Sponsors: Cornerstone Bank, Dexter-Russell, Inc., Gerardi Insurance Services, Jewett City Savings Bank, Sturbridge Tourist Association & Village Electric Sponsorship Opportunities are still available. Call the TLGV Office at 860-774-3300 for more information. The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor is the last stretch of dark night sky in the coastal sprawl between Boston and Washington, D.C. The Last Green Valley, Inc. works for you in the National Heritage Corridor. Together we can care for it, enjoy it and pass it on! ###