Dinner on the Bluff: “Minnesota Hmong Farmers: Sustaining a Vibrant Food and Farming System”

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ABOUT DINNERS ON THE BLUFF:
Connect, learn, and dine with experts at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center! Presented annually February through April, Eagle Bluff invites speakers from around the country to speak on a variety of outdoor, educational and research topics. Paired with a three-course meal from a local restaurant partner, each event aims to showcase interesting information, delicious dishes, and meaningful discussion.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Janssen Hang is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) a non-profit organization that works to advance the economic, social and cultural property of Hmong farmers in Minnesota through capacity building, cooperative endeavor and advocacy to spur intergenerational and community wealth.

DINNER MENU:

• Salad Course: Baby head lettuce, spaghetti squash, radish, taro root, manchego cheese with a lemon poppy seed vinaigrette.
• Main Course: Shepherds pie baked potato with root vegetables, red wine mushrooms, grated Parmesan, herbs (Meat and Vegetarian)
• Dessert Course: Puppy Chow cake 

EVENT SCHEDULE:

• 5:00 pm - Doors Open and Check-In Reception
• 5:30 - Dinner Service Begins
• 6:30 pm - Presentation
• 7:15 pm - Q&A

ABOUT THE CHEF:

Tyler Shipton is the Executive Chef and owner of Juniper’s Restaurant. His culinary journey has placed him in some of the country’s most prominent restaurants. In 2012, he decided to embark on his own journey and was one of the opening Chefs and owners of Minneapolis’ Borough. In 2015, he moved to the west coast, with a desire to explore the food scene. After spending several years as an Executive Chef of various top restaurants along the coast in San Diego, the pandemic forced Chef Tyler and fiancé Ame back to the farm he grew up on, and together, the duo founded Juniper’s in Lanesboro, MN.