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Amber waves of grain! This family-farmed ranch in Idaho’s Wood River Valley is outrageously beautiful and our host farmers are extraordinarily passionate about what they do. Brett Stevenson and her brothers grow many different heirloom wheat varieties carefully chosen for nutritional quality, environmental sustainability and flavor. This is terroir-driven grain: you can taste the region’s hot sunny days, cool nights and spring-fed Silver Creek water. And their custom-made stone mill modeled after the French burr makes for some seriously delectable flour. Guest chef Jay Veregge will make good use of all that grain and flour in the field kitchen. At Warfield, he’s known for high-end pub fare and a deep commitment to the region’s agricultural community. That means lots of peak season produce and locally reared meat to go alongside Brett’s delicious grain.

Breathtaking views and delectable beef. We love dining at Mead Ranch. This historic property encompasses 1,500 acres of impeccably green grasslands and grazing cattle in the shadow of the Grand Tetons. The Mead family has been sustainably raising cattle here for more than a century, and guest chefs Nick Phillips and Joel Cox know just what to do with all their lovingly raised beef. Sweet Cheeks Meats specializes in whole animal butchery and barbecued meats — the perfect team for the job. After dinner, you’ll probably find the crew letting loose at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. In the morning, you’ll find us at Sweet Cheeks for a breakfast burrito.

We don’t bring our long table to Utah too often, but when we do, wow! With its kaleidoscopic, water-carved landscape of pink cliffs and lava-lamp hoodoos, it’s a trippily beautiful place! We first visited Red Acre Farm in 2018 and vowed to be back some day. That day has come. This is a high-desert location, at 6000 feet elevation about an hour from Zion National Park. The Patterson family left southern California for Utah in 2005 and now grow year-round in the red dirt of southern Utah, inspired by the boundless enthusiasm of daughter Sara. Sadly, Dad Lynn passed on in 2015, but the indomitable mother-and-daughter team of Symbria and Sara continue to do amazing things here, providing devoted CSA members with nutrient-dense produce, meat, dairy and baked goods from the Red Acre fields and farm kitchen. Guest chef Shon Foster will make magic with our farmers’ summer bounty. At his Kanab restaurant Sego, Shon cooks up a rotating menu of shared New American small plates, celebrating unique flavors and food traditions across the country while sourcing as much as possible from farms and producers within the fine state of Utah. Shon cooked us an epic feast for our last event at Red Acre and we are thrilled to welcome him back to the field kitchen!

Guest chef Kelly Whitaker is one of the most celebrated chefs in Colorado, with two James Beard awards under his belt and a spot on Bon Appetit’s Ten Best New Restaurants list in 2019. At The Wolf’s Tailor, he’s known for intricate and creative menus highlighting Colorado’s wild edibles and game. He also grows his own vegetables and herbs, mills local heritage grains for his bread, utilizes whole animal butchery, and practices an impressive low-waste culinary program. We are thrilled to have him back in the field kitchen at McArthur Gulch after a fantastic event last year. This 480-acre expanse of land protected by the Colorado Land Board Trust encompasses rolling grasslands, woodland, and wildlife including elk calving grounds and goshawk nesting areas. The view from the field kitchen doesn’t get much better than this. Same goes for the table. Guests audibly gasped last year when they saw the table revealed in a sweeping meadow of tall grass and wildflowers.