Bean Nouveau: Dinner + Drinks with Sheridan Acres
We're big fans of beans at Granor Farm—so much so that we host a Bean Nouveau festival each year in celebration of the bean harvest! This year we are thrilled to be joined by heirloom bean grower, Kevin Messing, of Sheridan Acres as part of our Dinner + Drink series.
The evening will kick off with a cocktail and appetizer hour featuring heirloom beans grown by Sheridan Acres and prepared by the Granor Kitchen alongside spirits from our micro-distillery. During this time, guests will have opportunity to learn from Kevin about his farming practices and all things beans. We will then move to the Granor Greenhouse for a family-style meal loaded with Granor-grown produce and Sheridan Acres beans.
The meal will be paired with Granor Table Wines and full NA beverages are available upon request. A selection of Sheridan Acres ingredients will be available for sale on the night of the event.
- Contact:
- Granor Farm Events Team
- Email:
- events@granorfarm.com
Michigan farmers grow a lot of beans, particularly in the "thumb" counties, making the state the nation's second largest producer of beans by volume. Kevin Messing has deep roots in Michigan's bean growing industry. He's a fourth-generation farmer whose family has been growing dried beans on the same land since 1939. For most of that history, they were growing bean varieties most of us are familiar with and see on supermarket shelves. But after a trip to Oregon and trying orca beans for the first time, Kevin became fascinated with the unique history, colors, and flavors that heirloom beans have to offer. Today, he grows 20 different varieties of beans on a 10 acre portion of his farm, Sheridan Acres, in Ubly, Michigan.
Sheridan Acres and Granor Farm's partnership began several years ago after being connected through the Artisan Grain Collaborative (AGC)—a network that seeks to strengthen and diversify the Upper Midwest's regional grainshed. Sheridan Acres' farming philosophy mirrors our own with a focus on growing delicious, unique crops with a deep commitment to environmental stewardship and engagement with our local communities. This October we are excited to have Kevin Messing not only returning as our featured bean producer for our Annual Not-Chili Cook-Off fundraiser, but to also be joining us for the first time as the featured guest for our Bean Nouveau dinner.
- Contact:
- Granor Farm Events Team
- Email:
- events@granorfarm.com
Getting to Granor Farm
Farm Store & Farm
3480 Warren Woods Road
Three Oaks, MI 49128
Greenhouse & School House
3520 Warren Woods Road
Three Oaks, MI 49128
From:
Downtown Three Oaks: Three Oaks Rd. (north) to Warren Woods Rd.
St. Joseph & Chicago: I-94 Exit 6 (Union Pier)
New Buffalo: Red Arrow Highway (north) to Warren Woods Rd.
Niles: Highway 12 West to Pardee Rd. to Warren Woods Rd.
We are located 7 miles east of Red Arrow Highway or 3 miles north of Highway 12 on Warren Woods Road, between Log Cabin Road and Pardee Road.
Events , What's happening on the farm this season
There’s a bunch of great reasons to visit the farm all year round, from our annual Seedling Sale, to visiting the Farm Store, to participating in our CSA or Farm Camp programs. Join us on Fridays and Saturdays for dinner in our state of the art Greenhouse!
