Now in its eighth year, the TerraVita Food & Drink Festival features special dinners; a Sustainable Classroom that tackles subjects like Appalachian cuisine, soul food, emerging wine regions, hand pies and elevating your at-home cocktails; a foraging lunch; a wellness retreat; and the Grand Tasting on the Green on Saturday in Southern Village. All events take place in and around Chapel Hill.
TerraVita started in October 2010 and has been named one of the “10 Southern Food Festivals You Need to Taste” by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and “4 Can’t Miss Southern Food Festivals” by PeterGreenberg.com. It has earned its reputation as a premier culinary event in the Southeast because of its commitment to spreading the gospel of sustainable food and drink, and working with award-winning chefs, authors, educators, producers and farmers.
The 2017 participants include Phoebe Lawless,Joe Kindred, Bill Smith, Cheetie Kumar, Kim Hunter, Colin Bedford, Matthew Register, Sheri Castle, Ronni Lundy and Clark Barlowe.
Tickets at terravitafest.com. Prices vary. Many events will sell out in advance.