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Timmins chefs to serve up a feast on the farm experience

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Brianna Humphrey, a Timmins farmer, chef and restaurateur is ready to host more than 160 guests for a Feast On(opens in a new tab) the farm signature experience in the city on Saturday.

Brianna Humphrey gets ready to welcome over 160 guests to her family farm in Timmins. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News Northern Ontario)

She said the sold-out event is supported by Culinary Tourism Alliance,(opens in a new tab) Tourism Timmins(opens in a new tab) and Destination Northern Ontario(opens in a new tab) and it’s the first time a signature event like this has taken place north of Temiskaming Shores.(opens in a new tab)

Humphrey will be joined by Timmins-based Sparks Pizza(opens in a new tab) and Ciao Sandwich.(opens in a new tab)

“We're making a pan-fried campfire trout … with a wonderful watermelon green bean tomato salsa filled with only ingredients grown in northern Ontario with some really lovely locally made hot sauce,” said Humphrey.

“My aunt has picked us up a bushel of sumac, which is also being incorporated into our dish …. and we have Ciao Sandwich Company working with local butternut squash, as well as Bison du Nord.”(opens in a new tab)

Culinary Tourism Alliance officials said hosting a signature event like this in Timmins is a breath of fresh air.

“We are based out of the city (Toronto) and we just we look for opportunities like this to come in and work with our Feast On network in remote places,” said Kshitij Ratan, the program sales coordinator.

“We found people are hungry for local food and it’s the next thing and it's something that we should really be attention to.”

Organizers said they appreciate all the support people give to local farmers. They said the more they get, the more they can give. 

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Brianna Humphrey gets ready to welcome over 160 guests to her family farm in Timmins. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News Northern Ontario)
Brianna Humphrey gets ready to welcome over 160 guests to her family farm in Timmins. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News Northern Ontario)

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