Donald Fraser's Peterborough Farm To Table Culinary Tours Are A Smash Hit
/The 4th season of Peterborough Farm to Table Culinary Tours is a wrap, and it was a smash hit—again. The tour brought more than 180 shoppers and diners into the downtown core this year—bringing a four-year total to over 400 engaged patrons to the stores and restaurants of our awesome downtown.
Donald Fraser leading a tour (photo by Jessica Melnik Photography)
For the 3rd straight year, each tour was sold out.
“It has been another banner year for showcasing Downtown Peterborough," says Farm to Table owner/host Donald Fraser. “And we look forward to many more.”
photo by Jessica Melnik Photography
The tours, which run each Wednesday during the Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market season, visit six stores and restaurants per week—with an overall roster of 28 businesses.
“Farm to the Table serves as a vital beacon to the community by pointing them to the Mecca of culinary excellence—downtown,” says DBIA Executive Director Terry Guiel. "The economic benefits to our downtown are enormous but do not end there. Donald not only sells the idea of the quality of downtown local food and drink, but the ethics of where that food is produced and how it is produced.”
photo by jessica Melnik Photography
“It is exciting to see so many people making the link between local growers and the food that ends up on their plates,” adds Downtown Farmers’ Market Manager Jillian Bishop. “The tours are a wonderful showcase for our local food systems—from farmers and producers to entrepreneurs, chefs, and business owners.”
Lisa Dixon's Black Honey is part of the tour (photo by Jessica Melnik Photography)
