Dinner at the Farm

The other night we did something really special!

To celebrate Adam’s birthday, which is TODAY (!), we went and had dinner out at the farm where we get our CSA veggies every week. Once a month, from April to October, the farm hosts true farm-to-table dinners outside in the grass. It was my first time doing anything like this and it was an absolute blast.

We got there around 5pm for a farm tour before dinner. I was especially excited when I saw a big wagon pull up that we’d all be riding around in while touring the farm. I had it in my mind that it would be a walking tour and while I still try to get out a few times a week to walk, a ride is more than welcome. 🙂

Full Belly Farm is an organic, family-run farm about 45 minutes from Sacramento. It was SO cool to meet the family who started the farm back in the early 80’s and hear about how far they’ve come since then.

Adam loved the hen house! Spread out over their 400 acres, they’ve got 2,000 chickens roaming around. Happy chickens = delicious eggs!

And lots of gorgeous almond trees! Everyone who came for the dinner was invited to stay and camp underneath these trees after but…..at 9 months pregnant, this body does not camp. Maybe someday!

hi sheep!

When we got back from the tour, the sun was just starting to set and we all gathered around the table out on the lawn. Anyone who wanted a chance to feed the “bummer” lambs was welcome. Apparently “bummer” lambs are lambs whose mother’s reject them after birth. So sad! They were absolutely adorable and I was so excited to feed them. We were all given beer bottles fitted with nipples and filled with fresh cow’s milk. They were hungry little guys!

Mandatory belly shot:

I’ve been living in stretchy tops like this from Target and I snagged this soft, comfy skirt from Gap for only $6 last week. I thought it would be comfortable to wear in the hospital after giving birth because it has a stretchy, soft waistband.

The food at the dinner was FANTASTIC. Adam and I both agreed it was the best meal we’ve had in a long time. 98% of everything we ate came from the farm {excluding ingredients like salt and some spices…} and it tasted so incredibly fresh.

And yes, we ate lamb after feeding the baby lambs. I was sad about it at first but….the lamb was delicious! Such is farm life, huh? They lived a good life.

The pasta we had completely blew my mind. I had been randomly craving fettuccine alfredo earlier in the week and this satisfied every bit of that craving. It was incredible! So creamy and so fresh…and those fried baby artichokes on top? Swoon. I could have eaten plate after plate.

The peach leaf creme brulee was also pretty life changing. While eating it, I think I said it was the best creme brulee I’ve ever tried…and I still hold to that! It even beats the creme brulee we shared on the first night of our honeymoon in Paris, in my opinion. Peach leaves have an almond taste to them, and I was shocked to find out that there was no almond extract in the creme brulee! It was absolutely perfect {but too dark for a photo}. I need to find someone with a peach tree around here so I can gather the leaves and make my own. So, so, so good.

All in all, it was a fabulous night that ended up with me stretched out in back seat with some braxton hicks contractions on the drive home. What a perfect way to celebrate the love of my life’s birthday. I’m so glad he was born 31 years ago today!