The ninth annual Organic Harvest Feast, held at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre on Sept. 22 will be a celebration not only of local food but to honour one of the site’s leaders.
During the event, James Profit, S.J., will receive the 2012 Ignatius Jesuit Centre Award.
Profit is a Jesuit priest trained in agriculture (B.Sc.Agr.), rural sociology (M.A.) and theology (M.Div., STM). He is the coordinator and founder of the Ignatius Ecology Project. He is a past executive director at Ignatius and is now on staff as one of the spiritual directors leading retreats and workshops on everything from agriculture to climate change to the greening of the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius.
On the menu
The evening’s menu will celebrate a fine selection of appetizers served with Ontario organic wines; the entrée, certified organic locally-raised chicken, brined and grilled on the bone, served with organic locally-sourced roasted vegetables and potatoes.
The vegetarian option, an organic Southwestern Strata, with toasted organic corn tortillas, layered with artisan cheese, portabella mushrooms, heritage tomatoes and brown beans.
The dinner will be finished off with a honey beet mousse topped with berry compote served in an organic fair-trade chocolate cup.
Most of the produce for the feast is grown on the Ignatius property by the Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program at Ignatius; running for 11 years in the community.
The Ignatius CSA provides over 60 types of certified organic fruits and vegetables to more than one hundred families.
To purchase tickets to this year’s Organic Harvest Feast call 519-824-1250 ext. 221 or email administration@ignatiusguelph.ca.
