From left: National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Kathleen Merrigan and Concept Developer of Founding Farmers, Dan Simons at the Dine Out for Farms Press Conference
Join Farmers & Fishers and its sister restaurant Founding Farmers in a nationwide fundraiser to promote a sustainable future for our food and farms.
Forty restaurants will participate in the first annual Dine Out for Farms, a weeklong fundraiser from October 10-16, to raise money for American Farmland Trust programs. Proceeds will support farmland conservation and promote sustainable farming practices. Farmers & Fishers and Founding Farmers are among seven “Founding Circle” restaurants committed to farmers and American farmland.
On Wednesday, Farmers & Fishers hosted the kick-off press conference with a farmhouse brunch. Speakers included, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Kathleen Merrigan, American Farmland Trust President, Jon Scholl, Founding Farmers Executive Chef, Al Nappo and Concept Developer of Founding Farmers, Dan Simons.
Executive Chef Al Nappo Speaks at Dine Out for Farms Press Conference
As part of their coverage for Dine Out for Farms, the Georgetown Dish included an interview with Dan Simons on the importance of knowing where your food comes from:
This Saturday, more than 30 neighborhood restaurants will serve sweet and savory treats at the 17th annual Taste of Georgetown. Visit Chef Nappo at the Farmer & Fishers booth to enjoy two Heritage Truck-Style Tacos for $5. Choose from Chicken, Apples and Goat Cheese or Long Roasted Pork served in corn tortillas. The perfect comfort food for a crisp Fall afternoon.
After you’ve satisfied your appetite, stop by the wine and spirits tent to quench your thirst. Chief Mixologist, Jon Arroyo, will serve a White Wine Sangria Spritzer with St. Germain Elderflower liqueur.
The event runs from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on Wisconsin Ave & M St NW. Live jazz will fill the Autumn air as attendees sample unique Georgetown fare.
On Saturday, September 11 Founding Farmers and Farmers & Fishers will sample menu items at the Arts on Foot annual festival in Penn Quarter 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Executive Chef Al Nappo will serve scrumptious treats from both restaurants.
Enjoy Founding Farmers’ homemade potato chips with a duo of romesco and green goddess shmears or Farmers & Fishers’ chocolate-dipped bacon lollipops as you watch stage performances by local musicians and entertainers, or peruse the aisles of art vendors.
On Friday September 10, Georgetown will stay up late for Fashion’s Night Out, an evening of style, fashion, shopping and dining for a good cause. Proceeds from many retailers and restaurants, including Farmers & Fishers, will benefit Labels for Love, a local organization that raises awareness for women’s and children’s charities.
From 6:00 to 11:00 pm, come to Farmers & Fishers for specialty cocktails and dessert! Purchase a $5 cocktail card from models promenading the Washington Harbour and redeem it at Farmers & Fishers for your choice of: The Madras Plaid (Cap Rock Organic Vodka, cranberry juice and orange juice) or The Brown Derby (Jim Beam Black, honey syrup and grapefruit juice).
And for dessert…Show your server receipts totaling $100 or more in purchases from shopping in Georgetown that day, and select a sweet treat on us.
September 10 promises to be an exciting night of shopping, delicious food and high-style cocktails!
Enjoying a summer cocktail in the picturesque Washington Harbour, doesn’t have to mean drinking your gin & tonic from a plastic cup. If you’ve graduated to glassware, then Farmers & Fishers is the place for you. Check-in to Farmers & Fishers on foursquare™and your second cocktail is on us, through September 9.
Here’s how it works:
Come to Farmers & Fishers any time through September 9.
Use your foursquare account to “check-in” at Farmers & Fishers and show your server or bartender the check-in on your mobile phone.
Order any one of our delicious cocktails and the second cocktail, of equal or lesser value, is on us.
Promotion is open to guests 21 years and older. Limit one promotional cocktail per guest.
