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Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello

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Heritage Harvest Festival on Monticello's West Lawn

Submitted by janneken on Wed, 2010-07-07 14:18
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Celebrate the legacy of revolutionary gardener Thomas Jefferson during the 7th annual Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson, America’s “First foodie,” championed vegetable cuisine, plant experimentation and sustainable agriculture.

Taste a bounty of heirloom fruits and vegetables and learn about organic gardening and seed-saving during this fun, affordable, family-friendly festival—unlike any other—held on the breathtaking West Lawn of Jefferson’s Monticello.

Heritage Harvest Festival Premium Workshops and Lectures

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Monticello's Cobalt Blue Ruffled Pitcher featured in House Beautiful

Submitted by TJMonticello on Fri, 2013-03-15 15:03
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Monticello’s Cobalt Blue Ruffled Pitcher is featured in the April 2013 House Beautiful feature "The Best," showcasing American-made products that speak to traditional style with a modern beauty. 

Recipe: To Dress Salad

Submitted by TJMonticello on Mon, 2013-02-11 17:35
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Salad made from greens grown at Monticello awaits dressingA classic viniagrette seems a likely staple at Monticello's table.  From Dining at Monticello, edited by Damon Lee Fowler.

Serves 6

"Every apple has its tasting moment" - 2012 Apple Tasting

Submitted by TJMonticello on Thu, 2012-11-15 11:28
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And the results are in.  This year's favorite was . . . 

A selection of the apples sampled at the 2012 Monticello Apple Tasting

Spring Crop Harvest

Submitted by TJMonticello on Thu, 2012-10-11 11:54
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On June 8, 2012, Smithsonian Gardens staff harvested beets, cabbage and turnips to be displayed as part of The Jefferson Table and Gillette Family Garden public program presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the USDA Farmer’s Market. The program featured culinary historian Leni Sorensen, Ph.D., who captivated audiences with a cooking demonstration. The harvest was replaced with summer plants started in the Smithsonian Gardens greenhouse and seeds from Monticello.

New to the HHF! Starr Hill Craft Beer Garden

Submitted by TJMonticello on Wed, 2012-08-29 15:38
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What could make the Heritage Harvest Festival even more special?  Locally brewed craft beers!

Marian Burros speaks to Dave DeWitt in "Thomas Jefferson, 'Founding Foodie'"

Submitted by TJMonticello on Thu, 2012-08-23 13:38
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“All the stuff Jefferson was doing at Monticello is just having a rebirth now,” said David DeWitt, a food historian and the author of Founding Foodies: How Washington, Jefferson and Franklin Revolutionized American Food.

An Attempt to Eat Locally

Submitted by Katy Woods on Mon, 2012-08-13 10:36
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Today, we take for granted the varieties of foods we can buy anytime of the year at our local super market. We can buy Madagascar vanilla in Virginia.  Bananas, once exotic, are now seen as an everyday fruit on the breakfast table. It seems like we have no limit to what food we can purchase whenever we want it. But what would happen if we had to eat locally? Meals especially desserts would take much more time.