Pine Island Chamber Black Dirt Feast
It was a perfect night with the perfect sunset. Thanks to all of our volunteers and sponsors for another wonderful Black Dirt Feast.
About the Black Dirt Feast
The Fifteenth Annual Pine Island Chamber Black Dirt Feast was held Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The feast features an extraordinary outdoor farm-to-table banquet created by award-winning chefs who have established long-term relationships with farmers throughout the region, known for the diversity in their crops and their emphasis on sustainability.
Guests are seated Tuscan style at long tables under a handsome new pavilion at Social Island in the Heart of the Black Dirt Region. Service is provided by volunteers from Warwick Valley High School, accented by wildflowers with a spectacular sunset view accompanied by live music from regional jazz musicians.
Our menu format featured passed appetizers during a cocktail hour, salad and soup from local farms with a featured Pasta course created by Pasta d’ Oro at the Jolly Onion, followed by your choice of entrée, beef, poultry or vegetarian created by award-winning chefs from the Black Dirt Region. Dessert was featured from Heather the Laker Baker.
Funds from the Feast support the Black Dirt Scholarship Fund with three scholarships of $1500 each to local graduates, along with support for five local food pantries. Over the past fifteen years, the Feast has generated over $60,000 in scholarship funds and donations.
