What a lovely setting in Leelanau county at the property of Timothy Young’s Food For Thought enterprise. What a fun, FREE event, full of great food and happy people! It doesn’t get much better than being able to wander from tent to tent on a lovely summer’s afternoon and nibble on delectables produced locally. The wine and beer was flowing too. The third annual tasting fest  known as Green Cuisine, hosted by Food for Thought, was the place to be last Wednesday afternoon. We tasted fresh tomato bruschetta from Stella’s, bratwurst from Family Market, a spicy chickpea stew from Wellington Street Market, cherry salsa and chocolate-covered cherries from Cherry Republic, and wine from Chateau Chantal and Black Star Farms. There were lots of other vendors there too, including, of course, naturally, Oryana! Jody and Sandi were handing out samples of our signature tofu veggie spread on rice crackers and having fun to boot.

Green Cuisine vendors under the tents

Attendees who parked down the road were treated to a horse and carriage ride by Black Horse Farm.

The short wait in line was worth it to get all those great treats. It was a "zero waste" event, hence the real plate and fork.

Jody and Sandi hamming it up and having a grand time handing out samples of Oryana's tofu veggie spread

Relaxing and socializing and eating!

Crooners Seth Bernard and Daisy May entertained the crowd.

Rebecca Lessard graced the scene with Doolan, a turkey vulture and nature's original recycler! Doolan is human-imprinted and cannot be released back into the wild but seemed perfectly comfortable. Rebecca runs Wings of Wonder, a wildlife rehabilitation center for raptors.

So a good time was had by all. This is a great venue for Oryana to introduce people to the store if they aren’t familiar with it yet. If you weren’t able to attend, keep it in mind for next year. And don’t forget that it’s FREE!