Contact
Mary Rizzo BonneyMohawk Valley EDGE
mrizzo@mvedge.org
315-338-0393
EDGEccelerator Finalists
Sponsored by NBT Bank
- Aqua Vita Farms, LLC submitted by Mark Doherty;
- Joe’s Jerky and Country Store submitted by Jodie-Lynn Patla;
- Noble Wood Shavings submitted by Jason DiBenedetto;
- Store Scan Shred submitted by Joyce Finnegan.
The winner will receive: cash prize of $20,000 and a loan prize up to $50,000
Sponsored by NBT Bank, The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc; MVATC; Mohawk Valley Business Journal; NYBDC; NY Small Business Development Center at SUNYIT and Utica Industrial Development Corp. (UIDC) and MORECO
A guided tasting dinner featuring local producers!
Tuesday March 6, 2012
5:30pm- 8:30pm
Table for Eight: $550
Individual Tickets: $75pp
Catered by Leaf, Loaf and Ladle, at Resource Center for Independent Living
During this evening celebration of small business and local bounty we will announce the winner of the EDGEccelerator Business Competition presented by NBT Bank.
First Act: Local Artisan Cheese Plate
Assorted made-on-the-farm cheeses with Gaia’s Breath Farm Charcuterie,
The Farm/Sweetgrass Farms Bacon-Onion Jam, Melon
Jones Family Farm: Chevre, Herkimer NY
Three Villages Cheese: Havarti, Poland NY
Jake’s Cheese: Gouda, Deansboro NY
Dutch Girl Cheese: Giselle, Bridgewater, NY
Heidelburg Baguette Toasts
Paired with Tastings of Saranac
Second Act: Chipotle-Butternut Squash Bisque
Finished with a dollop of Maple Hill Greek Yogurt
Butternut Squash: Upstate New York Growers & Packers, Oriskany NY
Maple-Hill Creamery, Little Falls NY
Third Act: Aqua-Vita Greens with Saranac IPA Vinaigrette
Aqua Vita Mixed Greens, Sherrill, NY
Three Villages Feta Cheese, Poland NY
Heidelberg Dinner Rolls, Herkimer NY
Sovena Dipping Olive Oil, Rome NY
Fourth Act: Braised Short Ribs with Brown Ale & Buckwheat Honey
Sunnybrook Farm Grass-fed Short Ribs, Deansboro, NY
Saranac Black & Tan, Utica NY
Cold Brook Apiary Buckwheat Honey, Cold Brook NY
Finale: Maple-Pumpkin Brulee
NYS Fair award-winning Link Maple Farm Syrup, Taberg, NY
Utica Roasting Company Coffee, Utica NY
Salada & Red Rose Tea, Little Falls NY
Nirvana Water, Forestport NY
Sponsored by: Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Northland Communications, ConMed & Matt Brewing Company
