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Posted By Katie On August 15, 2014 5 Comments

North Dakota’s Banquet In A Field

Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Life in North Dakota Tagged With: agriculture, banquet in a field, family farm, North Dakota, prairie 5 Comments

CommonGround North Dakota held its inaugural Banquet in a Field on August 12, 2014 at Peterson Farms Seed, near Prosper, North Dakota. I’ve been a part of planning this event since last winter. This event seated 110 people to a five-course meal, prepared by Tony and Sarah Nasello of Sarello’s Restaurant.

Banquet in a Field allowed consumers to connect with North Dakota farming by touring plots of eleven crops, tasting appetizers featuring each crop, engaging in conversations with farmers who grow the crops and ask questions about food production. The crop plots, planted by Peterson Farms Seeds, included potatoes, flax, canola, sugar beets, pinto beans, soybeans, corn, sunflowers, durum, spring wheat and barley.

I have many photos to edit, 290 to be exact and am playing extra with my kids before they head back to school next week but these photos were shared with me by Krista Kappas of Peterson Farms Seeds and give you an inside look to all that happened at this fabulous farm to fork celebration. 

Banquet In A FieldComing together to share conversations about food and farming, attendees were media, bloggers, influencers in the Fargo community, parents, working professionals and we all left friends, sharing common ground on what we love, North Dakota, farmers and food. Photo by Krista Kappas.

Banquet In A FieldMy mom made those chair covers! Decorating for this event was a big part of the details, as well as the fabulous food, inviting numerous people, set up and so much more. I will be sharing more about it in the coming days. I am very proud of the many that came together to launch this first of its kind event in North Dakota. Photo by Krista Kappas.

Banquet In A Field

Banquet In A FieldGuests enjoyed the beautiful summer sunset and delicious food at Banquet in a Field August 12th. It was my favorite evening of the summer, but I was missing my family. Photo by Krista Kappas.

Banquet In A FieldAerial view of August 12th’s Banquet in a Field at Peterson Farms Seed near Prosper, N.D., photo by Adam Spelhaug, who used a UAV to capture this overview of the beautiful evening we shared.

Banquet In A FieldJulie and Carl Peterson, owners of Peterson Farms Seed, our gracious and giving hosts. Peterson’s are the type of people you want to spend more time with because of their hospitality, work ethic and passions. Photo by Krista Kappas.

Banquet In A FieldChef Tony Nasello of  Sarello’s Restaurant (in white) with FFA state officers and members of the Northern Cass and Kindred FFA chapters. I love FFA, the leadership each member displays and was thrilled these great kids were a part of the event. I had so many positive comments on what fabulous kids they were! Thank you North Dakota FFA Foundation! Photo by Krista Kappas.

Author, blogger and my friend, Roxane has a blog post today that shares her perspective of the Banquet In A Field along with many photos. Be sure to read her insight and I will share more again in coming days. 

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  1. Janice Person aka JPlovesCOTTON says

    August 15, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    Fantastic work Katie!

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  2. Feisty Eats says

    August 17, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    What a lovely event. Everything looks fantastic from the menu to the decor. This sounds like an excellent evening.

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  3. roxanesalonen says

    August 18, 2014 at 10:09 pm

    Hey Katie, I’m just now catching up to you, too. The photos were great. I really loved seeing them from another eye. Thank you for sharing. It was a magical night and one that I will count among my summer 2014 highlights. Hoping I’ll be back next year. Woot woot! Enjoy time with your family while you can. I’m in that mode too. Hugs and peace!

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  4. countrylinked says

    August 25, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    I love this! Great job to everyone involved!

    So nice meeting you at AgChat Katie.

    Laurie – Country Link

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  1. Wheat and Barley Harvest says:
    August 18, 2014 at 8:08 am

    […] made me a mom. I always get sentimental the week of his birthday. Plus I will be sharing more about Banquet In A Field, which I was a past of last week. I know it consumed my life because I am still dreaming about […]

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