Eating Green

I found this group to be really interesting...

Started in 1999 by the artist/chef Jim Denevan, Outstanding in the Field is an organization whose chief goal is to reconnect eaters with producers, “between the soil and the sky,” at a single dining table. Communal feasts for an era in which fast food reigns supreme, the series holds locality as one of the chief ingredients to a successful meal. Diners who are able to score a place at the routinely sold-out meals can count amongst their company local farmers, artisans, and vintners—the repast generally prepared by a renowned regional chef.

http://www.outstandinginthefield.com