Grazefest Pig Pickin'
Wednesday, June 22 • 10 am-2 pm
A Celebration of Grass-Fed and Pasture-Raised Foods from North Carolina’s Small Farms
We invite food lovers of all ages to enjoy festivities that showcase North Carolina’s harvest of beef, lamb, pork, poultry, cheeses, eggs, milk and other dairy products. The event features a pig pickin’, the second annual ice-cream eating contest with Lumpy’s Ice Cream, and bluegrass music by Old Habits.
Aspiring pitmasters will have the opportunity to learn from the best—expert Bob Garner and chefs from The Pit will share seasoning secrets, barbecue history, and chopping techniques during their 11 am demonstration. Festival goers should come hungry for The Pit’s NC style barbecue sandwiches, prepared from pork raised on Animal Welfare Approved farms, which will be available for $5. At 11:30 am, kids are invited to a special EGGstravaganza with egg relays, veggie trivia, and a market scavenger hunt.
Activities Include:
- Bluegrass music by Old Habits
- Authentic NC BBQ sandwiches sold by The Pit
- Pitmaster demonstration by chefs from The Pit and barbecue expert Bob Garner at 11am
- EGGstravaganza: egg relays & games for kids with prizes including Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina frisbees
- Organic Valley giveaways--try their stringles!
- Free blood pressure screenings from WakeMed Center City Physicians
- Fun farm games by Animal Welfare Approved
- Second annual Lumpy’s Ice Cream eating contest at 1pm
- Raffles for prizes--including a year's supply of Organic Valley products, a $50 gift certificate to an Empire Eats restaurant, and much more!
We'll welcome guest vendor:
Parker Farmily Farm is a pasture based farm. The farm is operated by Randall, Renee and their four children. This farm has been awared the Animal Welfare Approved seal as well as being rated a Step 4 for Whole Foods Market. Buyers through the NC Natural Hog Growers Association include Whole Foods Market, Farmhand Foods, The Pit BBQ, Sam's Sandwich Shop as well as selling to Farm to Fork Meat CSA, and a couple of farmer's markets. The farm is a diversified farm raising pigs, chickens, (meat and eggs), and cows as well as asparagus, and other produce while transitioning from tobacco.
