. . . Where the deer and the elk(?) play! Join us for the grand finale of the 2010 season as we enjoy culinary delights on this private ranch nestled along the borders of Pickle Springs Natural Area in western Ste. Genevieve County.
Only 11 days and counting! Visit us on the web to purchase your dinner seats today. www.MississippiRiverHills.org
Can't wait to see you there!
Lisa J. Palmer, Coordinator
Mississippi River Hills Association
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Spring Lamb? Free-range chicken? Strawberries?
. . . What do these have in common? Why MRHA’s first 2010 open-air dinner!
When? Early evening of May 22, 2010,
Where? Bolduc House Museum, 124 Main Street, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
The Mississippi River Hills Association is so excited. For our Spring Garden Gala, Chef Adam Lambay, Chaumette Winery's head chef, is creating our own signature dish using spring lamb in a scrumptious Shepherd’s pie. Then he is preparing our free-range chicken in a wine sauce he has perfected using a white wine from Charleville Winery. Yum! Yum! And let’s not forget – homemade strawberry rhubarb cobbler to top it off. Oh my!
Make an afternoon of your adventure. A self-guided tour of the Bolduc Historic Properties is included in your patronage. Plan at least an hour to enjoy the three colonial houses and Bolduc gift shop. The appetizers and wine start at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 5:30 pm.
Your journey back in time is a week from this Saturday (May22). So reserve your tickets now by sending an e-mail to: coordinator@mississippiriverhills.org; then download your order form by visiting www.MississippiRiverHills.org, and send in your payment.
We can’t wait to enjoy your company!
Lisa Palmer, Coordinator
Mississippi River Hills Association
573-883-0767
When? Early evening of May 22, 2010,
Where? Bolduc House Museum, 124 Main Street, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
The Mississippi River Hills Association is so excited. For our Spring Garden Gala, Chef Adam Lambay, Chaumette Winery's head chef, is creating our own signature dish using spring lamb in a scrumptious Shepherd’s pie. Then he is preparing our free-range chicken in a wine sauce he has perfected using a white wine from Charleville Winery. Yum! Yum! And let’s not forget – homemade strawberry rhubarb cobbler to top it off. Oh my!
Make an afternoon of your adventure. A self-guided tour of the Bolduc Historic Properties is included in your patronage. Plan at least an hour to enjoy the three colonial houses and Bolduc gift shop. The appetizers and wine start at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 5:30 pm.
Your journey back in time is a week from this Saturday (May22). So reserve your tickets now by sending an e-mail to: coordinator@mississippiriverhills.org; then download your order form by visiting www.MississippiRiverHills.org, and send in your payment.
We can’t wait to enjoy your company!
Lisa Palmer, Coordinator
Mississippi River Hills Association
573-883-0767
Monday, March 29, 2010
Celebrate the first official MRHA Map
In the fall of 2005, the Missouri Regional Cuisines Project and University of Missouri, along with several partners, launched an extensive map of the pilot project known as the Mississippi River Hills Region. The map of the six-county region contained many sites and business. With 50,000 of the maps printed, this paper media was used to introduce the concept of using the micro-climate of the River Hills to add value to the products grown in the soils of the region.
The line “I’ve been everywhere, man, I’ve been everywhere” from a song of many years ago comes to mind as I think of places the MRH regional map went. Besides blanketing the region and the State of Missouri, the map went to conferences across the USA, and it has been in both Washington D.C. offices of Congresswoman Joann Emerson and Congressman Russ Carnahan.
The success of the Mississippi River Hills regional map sparked a desire of the newly formed Mississippi River Hills Association to create its version. After nearly a year of planning, selling spaces, and design the new map was born!
Speaking of design, Michael Bricknell, son of MRHA members Steve & Julie Bricknell, did an amazing job designing the printed map and the website version. Michael works in Wisconsin where he is also working on his GIS certificate. Michael took several hot-off-the-press copies to the Wisconsin Land Information Association conference the end of February where he won first place in the brochure category and first place overall in the student category. Go, Michael!!
Distribution has started so keep your eye out for them. If your business needs a supply for customers, send me an e-mail and we'll get together. Also, Michael designed a website version that is just as impressive. Once they are loaded I’ll post the progress on this blog and the MRHA Facebook page.
The line “I’ve been everywhere, man, I’ve been everywhere” from a song of many years ago comes to mind as I think of places the MRH regional map went. Besides blanketing the region and the State of Missouri, the map went to conferences across the USA, and it has been in both Washington D.C. offices of Congresswoman Joann Emerson and Congressman Russ Carnahan.
The success of the Mississippi River Hills regional map sparked a desire of the newly formed Mississippi River Hills Association to create its version. After nearly a year of planning, selling spaces, and design the new map was born!
Speaking of design, Michael Bricknell, son of MRHA members Steve & Julie Bricknell, did an amazing job designing the printed map and the website version. Michael works in Wisconsin where he is also working on his GIS certificate. Michael took several hot-off-the-press copies to the Wisconsin Land Information Association conference the end of February where he won first place in the brochure category and first place overall in the student category. Go, Michael!!
Distribution has started so keep your eye out for them. If your business needs a supply for customers, send me an e-mail and we'll get together. Also, Michael designed a website version that is just as impressive. Once they are loaded I’ll post the progress on this blog and the MRHA Facebook page.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Up Coming Events . . .
Don’t forget the MRHA 4th Annual Membership Meeting and Regional Conference this Friday, March 12, 2010.
Registration: 12:30 to 1 pm
Membership Meeting: 1 pm to 2 pm
Conference: 2 pm to 3 pm
Location: American Legion Hall, 98 Grand Avenue, Perryville
Member Meeting: MRHA Updates and Board of Directors Election
Speaker: Mary Hostetter, The Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery
The new map will be available and are free for your location's display, be sure to pick up your supply. We will also have rolls of labels available for purchase. Lots of exciting things coming in the next year so don’t miss your chance to hear first hand.
Next weekend, March 19, 20, & 21, the MRHA booth will be displayed at the SEMO Home & Garden Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Thank you to all the members willing to participate in our “Special Savings” coupon that will be handed out at the Show along with the new regional map.
The “Special Savings” coupon is a 10% discount on one single item at participating MRHA member locations. There is still time to get your business listed on the coupon. There is no cost for the listing itself, only for honoring the discount when customers bring the coupon while visiting your location!
If you have questions or ideas please don't hesitate to contact me.
It’s a great day in the Mississippi River Hills!
Lisa J. Palmer, Coordinator
573-883-0767
Registration: 12:30 to 1 pm
Membership Meeting: 1 pm to 2 pm
Conference: 2 pm to 3 pm
Location: American Legion Hall, 98 Grand Avenue, Perryville
Member Meeting: MRHA Updates and Board of Directors Election
Speaker: Mary Hostetter, The Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery
The new map will be available and are free for your location's display, be sure to pick up your supply. We will also have rolls of labels available for purchase. Lots of exciting things coming in the next year so don’t miss your chance to hear first hand.
Next weekend, March 19, 20, & 21, the MRHA booth will be displayed at the SEMO Home & Garden Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Thank you to all the members willing to participate in our “Special Savings” coupon that will be handed out at the Show along with the new regional map.
The “Special Savings” coupon is a 10% discount on one single item at participating MRHA member locations. There is still time to get your business listed on the coupon. There is no cost for the listing itself, only for honoring the discount when customers bring the coupon while visiting your location!
If you have questions or ideas please don't hesitate to contact me.
It’s a great day in the Mississippi River Hills!
Lisa J. Palmer, Coordinator
573-883-0767
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Which comes first . . .
You’ve heard this question many times, “Which came first? The chicken or the egg?” Well, in the world of MRHA a continuing question has been, “Do we grow and then look for markets? Or do we find markets and then grow?” I am here to tell you there are several who have decided to no longer stand around and ask the question. Markets. Markets. Markets everywhere!
Today my questions for you are: Does all this snow have you yearning for your garden? Then come July you will be growing way too many veggies in your back yard? After awhile, do your friends quit answering their doors for free veggies? One of the first words of advice I received after moving to Ste. Genevieve was when to lock my car doors – during zucchini season! If you are tired of canning for yourself or, worse, watching things die on the vine, boy, have I got news for you. Let your garden pay off, and check out your local farmers’ market. The patrons are there and the markets need your goods! I keep the list of regional farmers’ market on hand. Just send me an e-mail telling me where you are and I’ll provide the contacts: coordinator@mississippiriverhills.org
Now let’s go a step farther. One of these days, MRHA will have an amazing complex with offices, meeting space, and the most wonderful shared-use, commercial kitchen. It will be above and beyond anything of which we could ever dream. But right now – well . . . we don’t. BUT what we do have is – markets. Markets. Markets everywhere! They are springing up like crocus!
One fine example is MRHA member Jones Heritage Farms in Cape Girardeau. They have built it and the customers have come. The customers are buying Jones' fresh meats and eggs, Baetje cheeses, and Show Me Fresh Farm lettuce just as fast as the store manager, Connie Meyer, can stock the coolers. Standing in the middle of this wonderful little store are shelves ready for “home-canned” goods. The problem: Their only possible supplier within 50 miles has now retired. What to do? What to do?
Oh wait! It’s garden planning time! With a little extra of this and a little extra of that, add a willingness to create value-added products, a pinch of salt, and viola! you could be selling stores like Jones Heritage Farms Market everything you can can while you dance out the door with your cash - and have friends in July!
Until we can build our amazing complex, let’s network this into reality. Write your connections and suggestions below in the “Comments” and let’s see what we can do – together.
Today my questions for you are: Does all this snow have you yearning for your garden? Then come July you will be growing way too many veggies in your back yard? After awhile, do your friends quit answering their doors for free veggies? One of the first words of advice I received after moving to Ste. Genevieve was when to lock my car doors – during zucchini season! If you are tired of canning for yourself or, worse, watching things die on the vine, boy, have I got news for you. Let your garden pay off, and check out your local farmers’ market. The patrons are there and the markets need your goods! I keep the list of regional farmers’ market on hand. Just send me an e-mail telling me where you are and I’ll provide the contacts: coordinator@mississippiriverhills.org
Now let’s go a step farther. One of these days, MRHA will have an amazing complex with offices, meeting space, and the most wonderful shared-use, commercial kitchen. It will be above and beyond anything of which we could ever dream. But right now – well . . . we don’t. BUT what we do have is – markets. Markets. Markets everywhere! They are springing up like crocus!
One fine example is MRHA member Jones Heritage Farms in Cape Girardeau. They have built it and the customers have come. The customers are buying Jones' fresh meats and eggs, Baetje cheeses, and Show Me Fresh Farm lettuce just as fast as the store manager, Connie Meyer, can stock the coolers. Standing in the middle of this wonderful little store are shelves ready for “home-canned” goods. The problem: Their only possible supplier within 50 miles has now retired. What to do? What to do?
Oh wait! It’s garden planning time! With a little extra of this and a little extra of that, add a willingness to create value-added products, a pinch of salt, and viola! you could be selling stores like Jones Heritage Farms Market everything you can can while you dance out the door with your cash - and have friends in July!
Until we can build our amazing complex, let’s network this into reality. Write your connections and suggestions below in the “Comments” and let’s see what we can do – together.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Romancing the Grape . . .
The 2010 Valentine's Weekend Route de Vin festivities are set for February 13 and 14, and I cannot word the announcement better than they did:
“Roses are red, violets are blue, the Route Du Vin has something special for you! This Valentine's Weekend, romance the one you love on the Route du Vin! An afternoon, or an entire weekend, in Ste. Genevieve enjoying fine wines and decadent foods is sure to help you find your Valentine passion!”
Tickets are $20 per person until January 29; and $25 per person after January 29. Besides the wonderful wine and food paring menu, the purchase price includes a complimentary wine glass and 10% off wine purchases made that day. There are three ways to purchase your tickets: You can call Sainte Genevieve Winery at 800-396-1298; or you can pick up your tickets at any of the participating wineries; or you can purchase on-line at http://www.twinoaksvineyard.com/ (at the top of the website select Wine Store, then Events).
The Route de Vin (http://www.rdvwinetrail.com/) hosts other festivities throughout the year. The webmaster is working on updating the website with the 2010 festivities. But you can sign-up for e-mail updates, and you can find the Route de Vin Wine Trail map with a listing of the wineries involved in the wine trail, five of whom are MRHA members. While you are at it, check out the winery member websites: http://www.saintegenevievewinery.com/; http://www.twinoaksvineyard.com/; http://www.chaumette.com/; http://www.cavevineyard.com/; and http://www.charlevillevineyard.com/. Better yet, print the PDF wine trail map and experience the beauty first hand!
Fine wines. Decadent foods. What a great job I have!
“Roses are red, violets are blue, the Route Du Vin has something special for you! This Valentine's Weekend, romance the one you love on the Route du Vin! An afternoon, or an entire weekend, in Ste. Genevieve enjoying fine wines and decadent foods is sure to help you find your Valentine passion!”
Tickets are $20 per person until January 29; and $25 per person after January 29. Besides the wonderful wine and food paring menu, the purchase price includes a complimentary wine glass and 10% off wine purchases made that day. There are three ways to purchase your tickets: You can call Sainte Genevieve Winery at 800-396-1298; or you can pick up your tickets at any of the participating wineries; or you can purchase on-line at http://www.twinoaksvineyard.com/ (at the top of the website select Wine Store, then Events).
The Route de Vin (http://www.rdvwinetrail.com/) hosts other festivities throughout the year. The webmaster is working on updating the website with the 2010 festivities. But you can sign-up for e-mail updates, and you can find the Route de Vin Wine Trail map with a listing of the wineries involved in the wine trail, five of whom are MRHA members. While you are at it, check out the winery member websites: http://www.saintegenevievewinery.com/; http://www.twinoaksvineyard.com/; http://www.chaumette.com/; http://www.cavevineyard.com/; and http://www.charlevillevineyard.com/. Better yet, print the PDF wine trail map and experience the beauty first hand!
Fine wines. Decadent foods. What a great job I have!
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