Join us for a casual farm dining experience and celebration of our farm’s seasonal local flavors. Prepared for you to enjoy in the very place it was grown. You’ll dine on a showcase of deep, earthy, rich, and sweet flavors expertly prepared to savor while listening to singer/songwriter Emily Hope! You won't want to miss this truly one-of-a-kind dinner experience.

Our themed, signature meals will feature fresh ingredients from our farm, as well as locally sourced ingredients and meats from hand-selected farmers who care for local flavor as deeply as we do. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and talk with those who contributed to the meal and learn about the vital role small local farms play in building a local food system, and the ways local chefs, farmers and eaters are working together to further the cause.

MENU - WILL BE ADDED LATE JUNE

Appetizers: TBA

Salad: TBA

Main Meat Entrees: TBA

Vegetable Dishes: TBA

Dessert: Homemade TBA

Beverages: Tea, lemonade and seasonal-infused water

You are welcome to bring your own beverage to the dinner. Please contact us with any questions.

*Some menu items are subject to change, due to seasonal crop availability.

EVENT SCHEDULE

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Farm tour and introduction of farmers contributing to the meal.

6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Dinner served with live music performance.

FEATURED MUSICIAN

Emily Hope is a singer-songwriter, ukulele player and guitarist from Bloomington, IL who performs original songs from a variety of genres around the Midwest. She released a self-titled, 5-song EP in August of 2017 and is currently working on a full-length album.

RESERVATIONS

Adults only please. Advanced reservations are required. Please indicate your meat preference during signup.

You can purchase reservations online. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and Discover.

If you are purchasing reservations as a gift, please include the name, address, and email address of the attendees during online registration. We will send an email reservation reminder to all attendees, 7-10 days prior to the dinner.

DIETARY ACCOMMODATIONS

Dinners are a set menu designed by our caterer. If you have dietary restrictions or concerns, please see the menu to help decide if the dishes being offered will accommodate your diet. While accommodating certain dietary restrictions may be possible, unfortunately we cannot accommodate strict dietary restrictions or severe food allergies. If you have any specific questions about the menu, please contact us at mariahandgreg@mariahsmums.com and we can advise you before purchasing your tickets. There will always be 2 meat options and 2-3 vegetable dishes on our dinner menu.

DRESS ATTIRE

Our farm dinner is hosted on a working farm, so we suggest that you dress casual. Please dress according to the weather and wear proper footwear; we suggest flat shoes and not heels. The dinner could be set up a short distance from our barn so please wear appropriate shoes for walking on natural terrain. Come prepared for open-air dining and the unpredictable Illinois weather. Bring a hat or sunglasses with you if needed as dinner may include a beautiful sunset and grab a jacket or blanket to keep comfortable after the sun goes down for our October dinner.

SEATING

Seating is open at a long, family-style dinner table.

PARKING

Please park along the main driveway. A parking sign will be posted.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

This event will proceed rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, we will arrange for dinner to be served inside our new barn or under our event tent.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Due to the limited seating and advance preparations required for our dinners, cancellations must be made 2 weeks prior to the date of the farm dinner for refund. All cancellation notifications must be made by emailing mariahandgreg@mariahsmums.com.

If your cancellation is less than 2 weeks prior to the dinner, you may apply your reservation to another 2019 dinner date or you may transfer your reservations to someone else. We will not be responsible for re-assigning or selling your reservations on your behalf, but we will be happy to contact individuals on our wait list per your request. In the event that you transfer your tickets to someone else, please contact us with the names and information for the new guests within 3 days of the dinner.