7th Annual Missouri Chestnut Roast
Saturday, October 17, 2009
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MU Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center
New Franklin, Missouri
Assistance dogs allowed - no pets
Baer's Pure Scents |
Capps' Chestnut Orchard |
Chestnut Charlie |
Forrest Keeling Nursery |
Hammons Products Company |
Grand Valley Farms |
Ironweed Bluegrass Band |
Lincoln University Extension |
MO Northern Pecan Producers |
Mama Trujillo's Foods |
MU Buck's Ice Cream |
MU Campus Dining Services |
MU Entomology Department |
MU Center for Agroforestry |
Native Plant Society |
The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc. |
New Franklin High School Boosters Club |
W. H. Brookhiser & Sons, LLC |
Patric Chocolate |
Les Bourgeois Vineyards |
Ernest Hilderbrand |
MU Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture & Enology |
MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources |
Goatsbeard Farm |
SPK Foods, LLC |
Prairie Hill Farm Greenhouses |
Huffstutter Orchards |
MO Department of Agriculture |
MissouriLife Magazine |
Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners |
MO Consulting Foresters |
Fursteneau Elk Farm |
MO Walnut Council |
Activities
Musical entertainment was provided by the Ironweed Bluegrass Band. Executive Chef Eric Cartwright of the MU Dining Services conducted a cooking demonstration and prepared three unique chestnut dishes on the stage. Tours available throughout the day included walk-through tours of the newly rehabilitated 1819 Thomas Hickman House, bus tours of the farm, and guided walking tours of the research areas and the new vineyard. Several demonstrations were set up at the event including a Wood Mizer Saw, and a wood artist demonstrated how to make specialty wood bowls using a lathe.
Free samples of fresh roasted chestnuts were available throughout the day in the Agroforestry Center booth and many of the producers had free tasting samples of their products including wines; specialty beers, chestnut, pecan and black walnut products; apples; nut candy and snacks; artisanal chocolate; goat cheeses, mustards; honey; elk meat products; green chili products; and many other gourmet products. The New Franklin High School Athletic Boosters Club members operated the food concession tent and sold grilled elk, buffalo, and beef burgers and brats.
Activities for the children included a Chestnut Roast Fact Hunt and a straw bale maze. The MU Enns Museum staff operated a children’s activity booth that featured face painting, Madagascar cockroach races and edible insect sampling.
