Bean Nouveau: Dinner + Drinks with Sheridan Acres
- Contact:
- Granor Farm Events Team
- Email:
- events@granorfarm.com
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.
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!
Sourdough Club: Advanced Sourdough 3-Day Intensive
This class is for seasoned sourdough bakers (professional or home) looking to explore the world of whole-grain and stone-milled flours, wood-fire baking, and more!
Join Granor Head Baker, Jill Morgan, as she guides you through the entire sourdough process from feeding starter, shaping, proofing, scoring, and baking in both a wood and electric oven. In addition to the instruction this package includes all meals including a Welcome Dinner on Thursday night, breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday, and tickets to our Dinner + Drinks: Artisan Grain Collaborative event on Friday night. Throughout the class you'll have full access to the Granor Kitchen and Team to learn all of our tricks and techniques.
Students can expect to work with a diverse array of sourdoughs, ranging from porridge loaves to naturally leavened brioche and many others in between. Students will mix, observe, fold, shape, and bake a variety of breads. This is a very hands-on workshop, you will get your hands in the dough and have the opportunity to investigate whole grain and inclusion influences on sourdough bread making.
Students will leave with a sourdough workbook filled with recipes and theory for further reinforcement. Students will also get to bring home a bag of fresh baked bread! Participants in the Advanced 3-Day Intensive also receive a promo code at the time of booking for 10% of the subsequent Sourdough Club tutorials throughout the year.
Dinner + Drinks: Artisan Grain Collaborative
Granor Farm is fortunate to be rooted in a region supported by a variety of organizations devoted to improving the common good. Our September Dinner + Drinks event will be benefiting Artisan Grain Collaborative, a robust network of local farmers, millers, maltsters, distillers, bakers, and chefs. AGC works to create a diverse regional grainshed in the Upper Midwest built upon regenerative agricultural practices that steward the health of communities, local economies, and natural resources.
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The evening will kick off with a cocktail and appetizer hour with Artisan Grain Collaborative’s Network Engagement Director, Sarah Elliott, and Granor's Lead Baker, Jill Morgan. This time will provide guests with the opportunity to learn about the organization's essential work directly from Ms. Elliott, as well as connect with other philanthropic-minded community members. We will then move to the Granor Greenhouse for a three-course, family-style meal that showcases the best of Granor's grains and crops, as well as other ingredients from local producers and farms.
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This ticket includes a $50 donation to Artisan Grain Collaborative that will be collected at the time of booking.
