Soup, Music, and Friendship Du Jour

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The 3rd annual "Garden Soup at the Sullivan" was celebrated on Thursday, the 30th, under perfect skies.

Mr. Jeff Durham, Curator of the Sullivan Roadhouse and Historical Museum, owned and operated by the Delta Chamber of Commerce describes this eagerly awaited event as triple-header:

• Celebration of the end of a successful Farmer’s Market Season
• Celebration of Alaska’s short growing season bounty
• A "thank you" to the Sullivan Roadhouse volunteers

Along with the perfect late summer day, the menu and the music, furnished by Colin Barnard were perfect too. Vegetables from the Sullivan Roadhouse garden – what? You didn’t know that there is a vegetable garden among the splendiferous flower display in the Mabel Olmstead Memorial Garden? Yes, tomatoes, rhubarb, peas, fava beans, zucchini.

The garden is planted in June, the province of Ms Christy Roden, volunteer garden coordinator, in conjunction with the UAF Cooperative Extension service. Ms Roden oversees the Master Garden Program as well.

The vegetables were harvested and made into delectable soups by several friends of the Sullivan Roadhouse, along with homemade bread and Ms McNabb’s ice cream.
The table groaned, the museum building threatened to burst at the seams, as folks stopped by to share and enjoy the sunshine, the victuals, and the camaraderie.
Meanwhile, outside, the Farmers Market was in full swing, purveying produce grown in Delta’s many other gardens.

All in all it was a wonderful afternoon. If you were not at the 3rd Annual "Garden Soup at the Sullivan" you really missed out---put it on your calendar NOW for next year!

Article submitted by Ken Farrow
Photos Courtesy of Judith Farrow