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Join us on Saturday, October 11 at 6 p.m. at the Levine Pavilion in The Gardens at Stowe for a farm-to-fork dinner celebrating the changing seasons and new growth at Stowe. Enjoy live Americana and bluegrass music from Wagon Load a Trouble and the unveiling of a new Garden expansion.

Every ticket directly supports the Outdoor Kitchen and Crop Garden, the next step in connecting people to food and nature at Stowe.

Our immense gratitude goes out to Duke Energy for sponsoring Roots + Rhythms:

And to our partners at Hearth & Patio.

Seasonal Menu

Prepared by Carolina Farm Trust, our farm-to-fork buffet will feature:

  • Pan-seared Joyce Farms chicken topped with Catawba Farms wild mushroom cream sauce
  • Coffee-rubbed Peculiar Pig pork loin with pork jus
  • Red curry butternut squash salad with goat cheese, candied walnuts, dried cranberries and herbed lemon vinaigrette
  • Roasted mixed squash from Boy and Girl Farms
  • Harmony Ridge sweet potato mash with thyme and brown butter
  • Cajun roasted corn salad from Barbee Farms
  • Dinner rolls with tea and lemonade

Menu subject to seasonal availability from our farm partners.

Ticket Pricing

General Admission includes:

  • Seasonal dinner buffet

  • One drink ticket (beer or wine)

  • Seed packet from Stowe’s native plant nursery

  • Access to live music and entertainment

Your ticket helps lay the groundwork for the Crop Garden for fresh food experiences and hands-on learning at Stowe.

Harvest Ticket includes:

  • All GA benefits
  • Exclusive early access to the Big Leaf Café Patio Happy Hour with light bites
  • Two drink tickets valid for beer, wine or specialty cocktail
  • Early access to seating
  • One raffle ticket
  • Take-home plant

Your Harvest ticket supports the Outdoor Kitchen, helping create space for cooking demonstrations, tastings and community gatherings in the Garden.

VIP Table includes:

  • All Harvest benefits for 8 guests

  • Reserved table and seating

  • Exclusive early access to the Big Leaf Café Patio Happy Hour with light bites

  • One round of signature cocktails for the table

  • Recognition in event signage and program

  • Two raffle tickets per guest

  • Take-home plant

Your VIP table Leads the way in funding the Crop Garden and Outdoor Kitchen project, opening new paths to connect with food and nature.

Schedule Snapshot

5-6 p.m. – VIP Happy Hour on the Big Leaf Café Patio

6 p.m. – Buffet dinner at Levine Pavilion

6:30 p.m. – Program remarks from John Searby, Executive Director and Hearth and Patio, with project unveiling and designs

7-9 p.m. – Wagon Load a Trouble concert and raffle drawings

About the Crop Garden + Outdoor Kitchen

All proceeds from Roots + Rhythm will go towards the development of Stowe’s new Crop Garden and outdoor kitchen, an innovative space on the property to foster a connection to food and nature through cooking demonstrations and classes, crop gardening workshops, garden-to-table plated dinners and more. This space will be located in the same area as Roots + Rhythm, so we’re excited to show participants our vision for this next chapter.

Add More to Your Evening

  • Purchase additional raffle tickets (bundles available at event)

  • Purchase additional beer, wine or a specialty cocktail at event

  • Round up your purchase to include an extra donation for the Crop Garden

FAQ

VIP tables are reserved. GA and Harvest tickets include open seating. Harvest guests also receive early access to seating.

This is a rain-or-shine event. Dinner and music will be held under the Levine Pavilion or moved into the Great Hall in event of bad weather.

Tickets are nonrefundable but may be transferred to another guest up to 72 hours before the event.

Yes. Please let us know of dietary needs when you purchase your tickets.

Have more questions about Roots + Rhythm? Please reach out to Development Director Brittney Speaks at [email protected].