Locally produced foods will be front and center Saturday at the Big Pig Roast, Crabtree Farms’ third annual urban farm fundraiser.
IF YOU GO* What: The Big Pig Roast.* When: 4-10 p.m. Saturday.* Where: Crabtree Farms, 1000 E. 30th St.* Admission: Members $33 single, $56 couple, $72 family (children 4-18); nonmembers $44, $75 and $96.* Phone: 493-9155, ext. 10.* Website: www.crabtreefarms.org.
Greenlife Grocery will prepare the feast, which includes slow-roasted pork barbecue as well as several vegetarian options. An apple pie gelatto is among the desserts. Big River beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages are included in the ticket.
The family-friendly evening also includes music until sundown by Lou Wamp’s Bluetastic Fangrass.
New this year is a Hittin’ the Sauce Contest, in which amateur and professional cooks will offer their best homemade barbecue sauces. Attendees will vote for their favorite.
Gates open at 4 p.m., with supper served between 5:30 and 7:30.
All proceeds fund Crabtree Farm’s 2011 educational programs.
Tickets are tax-deductible and come with a free T-shirt. They are available from the farm and from Greenlife Grocery, 201 Manufacturers Road, http://wholefoodsmarket.com/storesbeta/chattanooga.