New Morning Dinner Event

May Cure Mid-Winter Blues

WOODBURY — After reading an article in The New York Times about using cattle to keep pasture land clear, John Morosani of Laurel Ridge thought he had a way to keep a few old hay fields under control without damaging his mowing equipment. With his friend Jim Abbott, he fenced in ten acres and purchased some cows. John and Jim were rewarded with well-tended fields and some incredibly delicious beef. Deciding that grass feed beef is “delicious, better for you, and supports local farming,” they gradually increased their grazing fields to 220 acres and now sell grass fed beef with great enthusiasm.

Join New Morning staff for a special program celebrating Laurel Ridge beef on Saturday, February 9. From 6:30 to 9 pm, New Morning will host “Good Food For Change: a mid-winter blues-buster.” New Morning Executive Chef Carol Byer-Alcorace will offer organic wines and savory tapas, sweet potato and red pepper bruschetta, Farmstead savory meat dumplings, Apple Sour Cherry Crisps, and more.

Also participating will be local farmers and other green experts, who will share their knowledge about renewable energy, natural plaster wall coverings, water sources and more. Discover resources to green the home, why native plants promote healthy land and clean water.

Laurel Ridge cows get plenty of pasture and eat only fresh grass, hay, and kelp (to provide trace minerals). They don’t receive antibiotics or growth hormones and are not finished on corn but eat grass or hay their entire lives. Beef from grass fed cows is healthy; it has less fat than boneless chicken breasts from the supermarket and is high in Omega-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a potent antioxidant.

Heather Burns-Demelo, the editorial director of AllGreen magazine and AllGreen.com, will share thoughts about how to live a more eco-friendly life.

“Good Food For Change” will be held at Mattatuck Unitarian Universalist Society, at 122 South Pomperaug Avenue (behind the current location of New Morning Store and Middle Quarter Mall).

Tickets are $20, and reservations are requested. Call 203-263-4868 or visit NewMorn.com for details.

Guests will also have the opportunity to satisfy their curiosity about the new New Morning, which is under construction. Members of the building and landscape team will be on hand to show plans and answer questions.