Trial to Table

Logo for 'Trial to Table,' a celebration of food, flavor, and diversity featuring a bowl of soup, a fork, and a spoon.

Celebrating Food, Flavor and Diversity | Connecting our farm trials directly to the food on your table, in collaboration with chefs, cooks and culinary creators.

We have always known that it is one thing to grow something and a completely other thing to have people want to eat it. Our Trial to Table programming aims to connect you to the crops we grow in the best way we know how - through food.

  • Recipes for Resilience

    Recipes for resilience

    We produce, print, and distribute a short recipe book, inspired by the chef’s dishes from our Trial to Table event series.

    Read Vol. 24
  • Luis Martinez - DJ Tostada

    Trial to table

    Trial to Table has become our signature event series. We bring together talented and creative chefs to transfer the crops from our trials to your table.

    Upcoming Events
  • Okra Tasting Event at Cultura

    FLAVOR FINDING

    We may be focused on resilient food and farming, but that doesn’t have to exclude flavor! Variety tastings, recipe development, and added value experimentation!

    Read Food + Recipes

2026 Event Schedule

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Newfound Community Dinner
Feb 8
Newfound Community Dinner

Food Experience Collective

SOLD OUT – COME TO OUR FREE DROP IN BRUNCH – DETAILS BELOW!

Join us for a family style community meal to support the Leicester Food Coalition.

On Saturday February 8th we’ll gather at the Newfound Community Center to share a meal and good company. All food is sourced from local farms, and we’re partnering with Food Experience Collective, an Asheville based catering company who care deeply about food and community.

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Newfound Community Dinner 3
Feb 8
Newfound Community Dinner 3

Food Experience Collective

SOLD OUT – COME TO OUR FREE DROP IN BRUNCH – DETAILS BELOW!

Join us for a family style community meal to support the Leicester Food Coalition.

On Saturday February 8th we’ll gather at the Newfound Community Center to share a meal and good company. All food is sourced from local farms, and we’re partnering with Food Experience Collective, an Asheville based catering company who care deeply about food and community.

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Newfound Community Dinner 2
Feb 8
Newfound Community Dinner 2

Food Experience Collective

SOLD OUT – COME TO OUR FREE DROP IN BRUNCH – DETAILS BELOW!

Join us for a family style community meal to support the Leicester Food Coalition.

On Saturday February 8th we’ll gather at the Newfound Community Center to share a meal and good company. All food is sourced from local farms, and we’re partnering with Food Experience Collective, an Asheville based catering company who care deeply about food and community.

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FOOD + RECIPES

Thanks to Our Sponsors

We are cultivating a community of engaged and educated folks interested in resilient and sustainable food systems. We attract people from different backgrounds, but they share a desire for deep, authentic connections. In 2024 we are seeking event sponsors of all levels as we continue to build an event series that benefits the community, the collaborators and chefs, and our sponsors. Huge thanks to our 2024 supporters: