- Event date:September 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM
- Event end:September 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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Join author Derrick Weston at the farm table September 15 for discussion on “The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and Celebration.” Enjoy farm-to-table dining on scrumptious local food and inspiring discussion with Derrick and others working to help people rethink how they eat.
This dinner is one of a series at Sister Grove Farm that is carefully crafted around the discussion of important writings on food justice, farming, and community. Conversation will be shared around a table laden with good local food from neighboring farmers in the Van Alstyne area, just north of McKinney.
Making the World Better From Your Kitchen Counter
The Just Kitchen explores how the kitchen can be a place where the things we care about most in the world are reflected in the foods we prepare and the way we prepare them. Be inspired to see the sacred in the ordinary, forge connection with the people and earth around us, and join the call of a just kitchen.
About the Author
Derrick Weston is the theological Education and training coordinator for Creation Justice Ministries, a faith-based environmental education and advocacy organization.
He is a writer, filmmaker, podcaster, speaker, and educator whose most recent work has focused on the intersection of food and faith. He is the co-host of the The Food and Faith Podcast podcast and producer of Spoon, Spade, and Soul, a podcast highlighting food and land-based ministries in the Episcopal church. Additionally, he is the producer of the short film series “A Wilderness Like Eden” highlighting the work of churches engaged in food justice work.
After two decades of being a pastor and community organizer, Derrick is a strong believer in the potential of local congregations to enact change in their communities.
Derrick received his B.A. in film studies from the University of Pittsburgh and his Masters of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary. He also has a certification in health ministry from Wesleyan Theological Seminary and was a part of the Re:Generate fellowship on food, faith, and ecology through Wake Forest Divinity School.
Derrick is the co-author of the book The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and Celebration and has written numerous articles for several publications. He and his wife Shannon have four children and live outside of Baltimore, Maryland.
With Live Music!
Accompanying your dinner will be an renowned singer/songwriter, Darrell Adams from Louisville, Kentucky. Darrell was born and raised in New Mexico, and migrated to Louisville Ky in 1975. About his music he says, “I love a good song.” Adams will share some of his inspiring music to further flavor the evening. Listen here.
About the Dinner
Dinners will be casual and participants are welcome to bring any beverages of their choice (alcoholic or otherwise) or any dishes of their own to add to the table. This potluck style approach encourages sharing of local connections, ingredients, and recipes. However, you are also welcome to just bring an appetite, and there will be a full plate ready for you.
All meals at this farm are locally sourced, and this one will be provided by Chef Andrea at Harvest at the Masonic.
Curious about other events at Sister Grove Farm? Consider Discuss “The Unsettling of America” With Farmer Brent Barry October 13, Discuss “Scrimpin’ and Scrapin'” With Author Blair-Lavallais November 17, or take a farm tour on September 14.
How to Book
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For any booking questions, reach out by chat or email support@delveexperiences.com. If unable to attend all three dinners of your discounted package, you can give or sell your unused tickets, or we can assist with offering to a local farmer with advance notice. Please note any dietary restrictions upon booking.
These dinners require significant preparations and tickets are nonrefundable.
The Just Kitchen
Discussion with Author Derrick Weston
Sunday September 15, 5-8 pm
Pricing
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- $ 50.00
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Hosted By Sister Grove Farm
Sister Grove Farm is committed to building community: where strangers become neighbors and neighbors become friends. Where this happens is at the table. And with locally sourced food, the transformation reaches beyond just the people at the table.
The farm is 149 acres of rolling blackland prairie just 45 miles north of Dallas. Nestled along the east prong of Sister Grove Creek on the ancestral lands of the Wichita people, this patch of earth is now cared for by Rodney and Sarah Macias as a regenerative farm and small retreat center.
The land was once owned by Collin McKinney, oldest signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and an 1859 farmhouse (restored as one of our accommodations) was home to his son and daughter in law, Younger Scott McKinney and Sarah Janes McKinney. The farmhouse can accommodate up to 9 people but is also perfect for a solo or couple’s get-away.
The farm also features two communally designed guesthouses and an indoor group-use space with a commercial kitchen and everything needed for meetings and dining.
Using holistic grazing and regenerative approaches to agriculture, Sister Grove Farm raises grass-fed cattle and sheep along with heritage breed chickens. Joining the farm in these tasks are two livestock guardian dogs and one barn cat.
At Sister Grove, the farm's mission is to “grow and raise a diversity of plant and animal species for food and beauty in such a manner that the land is healed along with all who visit and live here.”