Just Food – A Day in Life
Auction Ends: Mar 11, 2012 11:59 PM EDT

Unique Experiences

Mary Cleaver, Owner, Cleaver and Co. and the Green Table

Item Number
131
Estimated Value
Priceless
Sold
315 USD to Lcaponera
Number of Bids
11  -  Bid History

Item Description

Mary Cleaver, one of the country’s foremost authorities on sustainable food and agriculture, is the president and founder of The Cleaver Co.and The Green Table in Chelsea Market.  The Cleaver Company is a full-service event planning and catering operation with a large roster of private, non-profit and corporate clients, and a full-time staff of 50.  The Green Table restaurant is a sustainable eatery and wine bar where guests enjoy delicious dishes that demonstrate a commitment to seasonal cuisine.  In addition to her reputation providing sumptuous food, attentive service and excellent event planning, Mary is also well-known for her work helping to create a sustainable and humane food system.  The Cleaver Company and The Green Table are widely recognized for utilizing local farms and purveyors in order to obtain the best-quality product, and for supporting small to mid-size farms and family farmers.  Mary and her staff work with dozens of purveyors, from Satur Farms on Long Island’s East End, to Flying Pigs Farm inWashington County,New York, to Hermann Wiemer Vineyard in theFinger Lakes.  And on any given morning, you will find Mary at the Greenmarket, purchasing fruit, vegetables, flowers and much more from our local farmers.

She is a founder of the Farm to Chef network and a board member of both Food Systems Network NYC and Local Infrastructure for Local Agriculture, among other professional affiliations.  Whether at a gala for 500 or a dinner for two at The Green Table, Mary’s long standing conviction – that the best foods are grown, tended and harvested within a day’s drive of your table – is always clear.

A Day with Mary may include:

Getting a behind the scenes tour from Mary to both Cleaver and Co and the Green Table.  Learning new cooking techniques and recipes from a sustainable food idol!