A Savory Shindig is Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture’s (BRWIA) annual fundraiser. It's the evening where the local food lovers, artists, and community leaders get to slow down, break bread together, and celebrate our incredible local food system. The evening includes:

• A Sunday Supper by Reid's Cafe & Catering Co:  The James Beard-nominated team at Reid's Cafe & Catering Co has crafted a menu that tastes exactly like an Appalachian August. The evening opens with Appalachian charcuterie before sitting down to a seasonal dinner built around the best of the summer harvest.  Think pickled peaches, blistered corn, and a sorghum banana pudding to finish. And that's just a taste of what's in store.

• Community Soup: One of our most cherished Shindig traditions. Bring a vegetable from your garden, the farmers market, your CSA, or the High Country Food Hub, and it becomes part of something bigger: a soup that captures the flavors of the evening, prepared by Iona Jones of Sweetwater Supper Club. The finished soup will be available for purchase through the High Country Food Hub

• Live Music from Belleville Rendezvous: A vocally-driven, multi-instrumental trio who know how to set a mood.

• Community Art with Green Eyes Dye Studio: Kelly Pierson will guide guests through a collective hammer-dyeing experience, creating a shared tapestry from locally grown flowers.

• Local Libations: Craft beverages from Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Linville Falls Winery.