Tickets for June 2 Farm-to-Table Dinner at Auburn University now available online

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Tickets are on sale now for a fresh-from-the-farm feast that the Auburn Agricultural Alumni Association will host Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m. at Ag Heritage Park’s Alabama Farmers Pavilion.

The Farm-to-Table Dinner, a fundraiser for College of Agriculture scholarships, will immediately follow the June 2 Market at Ag Heritage Park and will feature Auburn chef Chris Wilton preparing a meal using local foods and food products provided by several market vendors.

Featured market vendors will include Hornsby Farms, Bulger Creek Farms LLC, Hot Damn Jelly Co., Collins Produce and To Your Health Sprouted Flour Co. Produce from the Chilton Research and Extension in Clanton will also be incorporated into the menu. Beverages for the evening will be provided by John Emerald Distilling Co., Red Clay Brewing Co., Red Diamond Tea and Whippoorwill Vineyards.

Tickets, which are limited in number, are $50 each and can be purchased online at http://farmtotabledinner.weebly.com.

The Market at Ag Heritage Park, hosted by the Auburn University College of Agriculture, is an open-air, growers-only farmers market held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Thursday, May through August, at Ag Heritage Park on the Auburn campus. The Market features area vendors offering fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, herbs, ornamental plants and cut flowers as well as locally produced jams and jellies, baked goods, soaps, honey, goat cheese and more. Find The Market online at agriculture.auburn.edu/the-market. The 2016 season will open Thursday, May 12, and go through Aug. 25.

For more information, contact Amanda Martin at amanda.martin@auburn.edu or 334-844-8900.

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