Tulip Luncheon
Sparkling and dancing in the sunshine, fresh and brilliant, tulips are one of the dazzling symbols of spring, bringing with them new hope, and faith in a new season.
This joyful luncheon will surround you with jewels of color and will tempt you with the garden's most tender and succulent springtime offerings.

Lilac Luncheon
The lyric softness of spring. The magnificent fragrance of bloom time. Walking through our rows of lilacs planted for harvest, contagiously inspires one to gather, share and celebrate. With a backdrop of our historic barn, and vases tumbling with blooms our melodious luncheon will include our many May taste treats...
rhubarb and watercress, asparagus, and mint...

Lovely Lemon Luncheon
Once when I was a girl and living in Toronto, Canada, the Queen of England came to town. While she passed by in a stately parade an elegant elderly spectator was overheard to remark: ' Oh doesn't the Queen look Lovely in Lemon!'. Since that charming day 'lemon' has had a special place in our homes. Even more wonderful - lemon tastes fantastic with all of our fruits!
This May luncheon, served amid the appropriately soft and melodious strains of the harp, is a formal springtime repast with lemon embroidered both subtly and boldly
throughout the fresh garden tastes.

Spring Bouquet Luncheon
A walk along the garden path in May is a privilege and a treat for the spirit.
What a gift it is to live in such a divine environment! What a joy it is to gather the blooms of the garden and meadow! This luncheon's succulent handmade pastries and fresh spring salads taste all the finer while we lead you into the landscape with an insightful, sensitive and lively demonstration of spring bouquet floristry. With a bounty of blooms we will create picture perfect hand tied nosegays and table decorations. Come enjoy and learn!

Crepes Galore
     A warm crepe with blackberry jam
     A crepe with cheese and chutney
     A crepe with sauce and herbs on top
     A crepe with cinnamon honey
     From appetizers to entrees to desserts, the versatile crepe absorbs and
         showcases the flavors of the season.
     Recipes will be included with this lovely luncheon.

A Luncheon in Cobblestone Country - Lunch and Tour
Our gorgeous stretch of Ridge Rd, pebbled and sandy and perfect for fruit trees, is home to the most impressive collection of Cobblestone homes. Their history is tilled from our soil and our heritage, and their presence fills our landscape with grace and grandeur.
This luncheon will feature delicious recipes from the cobblestone era. In addition it will be our privilege to enjoy a brief presentation on cobblestone architecture by Orleans County Historian and cobblestone expert Bill Lattin. At the close of the lunch, Mr. Lattin will lead a tour for those interested, of the Cobblestone Museum Complex in Childs, NY. A home will be open for viewing.
A donation of $5.00 per attendee will be donated by Hurd Orchards to the Cobblestone Museum in Childs New York.

Poppies and Popovers
By early June the magic of poppies spreads across our flower fields. Suddenly bursting
in shades of carmine and coral, crisp white and true orange, poppies of every variety sweep early summer with energy and radiance. This happy luncheon will also feature fresh-from-the-oven popovers served with warm preserves from the kettle.

Foraging From the Farm Luncheon
There is a lot to learn about foods from the pages of a pioneer notebook; eating with the earth is as ancient as the land. Yet both are as modern and as relevant as the most delicious 21st century menus. From the tender shoots of spring greens to fiddlehead ferns, wild leeks, wild strawberries, wild lamb's quarters and September's amazing puffballs - each season surrenders it's treasured treats - some rare, some common - but all remarkably delicious. Relish this rare opportunity; this delightful menu and the light hearted but knowledgeable reflections of both our family and staff, and local food expert Michael Warren Thomas of SavorLife.com. Come learn about foraging - for health, for earth, and for pleasure

Strawberry Shortcake Luncheon
Big bowls of strawberries with whipped cream and hot, freshly made biscuits...pitchers of daisies on farm tables nestled between summer salads and fresh breads with herb
butters and jams.

Peonies and Punch
Soft and the palest pink peonies have nodded in the June gardens of the country for centuries. A hallmark of early summer, the elegant peony gives us a sense of suspended time. Enjoy this luncheon, with wreath rings of blush and sherbet twined about the punch bowl, and a menu of equal delicacy. Drop back in time.

Gourmet Spring Garden Luncheon
**This luncheon is limited to 30 guests. Alternate rain venue provided**
On elegant tables set in and beside our beautiful herb gardens, we will serve our gourmet spring and summer menu. While the strains of music float along an early summer breeze and flowers nod along the lavender paths, our servers will greet you with garden recipes that we have been practicing and perfecting. Enjoy this special moment in time on our farm.

Mint Chocolate Tasting; Variations on a Theme with Summer Fruits
Another excuse to eat chocolate! While there will be a mint chocolate plant to taste,
it is no substitute for chocolate flavored with mint. Before lunch, during lunch, and after lunch there will be a variety of mint chocolates for sampling, and mint and chocolate will
embroider the lunch alongside the first of the sweet cherries to ripen for the year, June's sweet strawberries, a tease of blueberries to come and a red raspberry for surprise.
Michael Warren Thomas of SavorLife.com will lead us in an exploration of local and
national chocolatiers offering mint chocolate specialties.

Lavender and Herbs Luncheon
Lavender is such a celebrated herb for soaps and perfumes, but have you ever tasted lavender shortbread, or lemon and lavender tea cake, or lavender chicken, or lavender jelly? Let us inspire and delight you with the many possibilities that lovely lavender affords us in both taste and treasure.

Cherries Jubilee Luncheon
Mid summer on a fruit farm really means to us farmers standing beneath a shady cherry tree looking up through the fat glossy green leaves and the ropes of succulent cherries to glimpse the clear blue sky. It helps if you've just picked baskets beyond baskets of cherries, the truck is loaded and has rumbled away and your hot and strain is refreshed by a handful of cherries divine. yes, this is cause for Jubilee! This is the summer of our experience and joy. Come for our cherry celebration!

Brambleberry Patch Luncheon
Endless rows of red, red raspberries, neatly trellised and trimmed...tarts plump with purple berries, pails brim full of inky black raspberries...and the wild brambles of the hedgerows. The history and presence of bramble culture are a part of baking and jammaking, a part of nutrition and a part of July on our farm.

Blueberries Up, Blueberries Down!... delicious blueberries all around!  
   Blueberry soup or blueberry catsup,
   Blueberry muffins and blueberry pie,
   Blueberry bouquets and blueberry baskets,
   Blueberry jam under blueberry sky!

Amazing Apricot Luncheon
"A" is for August and Apricots - big, fat, rosy cheeked apricots, smaller tasty yellow ones. A splash of color in jams or marmalades, a luscious surprise in salads and fruit bowls, apricot bread, apricot cake, marinated apricots with couscous, apricots cooked or apricots fresh. We'll taste them all and learn about their history and horticulture.

The Art of Garden Posies
By late summer our flower fields are a bloom in ribbons of brilliant hue. Gardens overflow with herbs. Brown-eyed-susans nod in the meadow. Cottage bouquets, rich with the color and texture of the land, fill our market and grace our quaint tables. Come learn the secrets of an old fashioned summer garden bouquet while enjoying our tasty luncheon. Fun floral arranging demonstration included!

A Rainbow of Flowers and Fruits, a Luncheon in August
Dancing in the summer sun the fruits of August shine with brilliant hues - orange apricots and golden peaches, inky blackberries and purple plums, bright blueberries, red raspberries and green summer apples! Couple this with rainbows of zinnias, stunning dahlias and sunflowers shining. This luncheon bursts with cheer. This is a celebration of the earth's glorious gifts.

Sunflower Luncheon
Big splashes of yellows, oranges, golds and burnished chocolate make a striking backdrop for the delectable tastes of August. Our glowing harvests, from garden and orchard will make this luncheon a delight.

An Elegant Picnic in the Countryside
At it's height summer in the country is about stolen moments of quiet steeped in bounty and fresh breeze. In a setting beneath the trees, as the sounds of summer surround, our picnic will unfold. Gorgeous cloths - spread with treasures of earth and kitchen - will tempt you: to enjoy the magnificent rural repast we have prepared: perhaps to take a walk: and most certainly to breath anew.
*Alternate rain venue provided*

Classic Herb Luncheon
With the sounds of music floating over our beautiful formal herb gardens we'll indulge in a marvelous menu incorporating specific herb seasonings with each item. We have magnificent varieties to choose from - both annual and perennial. Herb bouquets will grace our tables, and herbs and edible flowers will garnish our plates.

Butterfly Garden Luncheon
Our exquisite zinnia garden, with dazzling splashes of brilliant color, hovers and shimmers all the late summer with visiting butterflies. It is magic. Our carefree luncheon will interpret this ethereal moment in color and taste...butterfly cookies included!

An Erie Canal Luncheon
Long ago Kate Lavender lived on our farm. Once she had been a cook on the Erie Canal. We used to love to hear Nana tell us stories about Kate. A lazy bend in the Erie curves through the south end of our farm. It's quiet waters have brought our countryside people and commerce, have colored our landscape and now water our crops. Come enjoy this luncheon as we explore the many ways the Erie has shaped our lives and our tables.

1930's Sunshine Luncheon
A bright splash of sunshine across a crisp tablecloth. A vase of garden flowers neatly arranged. A properly set table. A menu of careful recipes - balanced and prepared with a new knowledge of nutrition and order. A gathering of formality and cordiality. Enjoy Nana's Sunshine cake and other authentic period recipes.

Peaches and Cream Luncheon
Bushels of amber and coral surround us in peach harvest. Warmth and bounty abound. The canning kitchen hums with activity and excitement as jar after jar of golden peaches is neatly packed, ready for winter enjoyment. The ice cream freezer turns slowly and rhythmically adding music to our anticipation of an afternoon picnic. There are fresh, ripe peaches to savor, juice running down our chins. Come join our celebration.

September Bounty
By the time September arrives there are almost too many choices from orchards and gardens - this delightful lunch is guaranteed to be a winner. We'll serve the earth's bounty beautifully prepared in our kitchens and preserving kettles in delectable recipes to taste and in the form of dazzling floral arrangements.

A Tradition of Pies and Tartes Luncheon
An exquisite opportunity to rediscover an older, delicious way of eating. In traditional British style we'll tuck both savories and sweets into flaky crusts. Amidst a bower of September blooms - hydrangeas, dahlias, chrysanthemums - we will sample meat, poultry or vegetable pies with old fashioned chili sauce, pickles, and chutneys - as well as appetizer puffs and fruit tarts for dessert. Fresh salads will compliment. Not a calorie to worry about - our recipes are magic!

Hydrangea Luncheon
There is something about hydrangeas that captures our imagination. Is it the soft and pillowy blossoms from the clearest blues and crisp whites in July or the subtly hued and sophisticated burnishing of autumn? The stateliness of the hydrangea fill our gardens and bouquets with charm from mid summer until frost. come see how our inspiration has crafted centerpieces from fall's hydrangea offerings. Enjoy a relaxing luncheon, informative talk and tour.

Chocolate and Nut Combinations with Fall Fruits
Expand your chocolate horizons with smoked nuts, sea salt, cardamom, dried plums and other unusual ingredients incorporated into chocolate. There will also be some classic hazelnut and almond clusters. Throughout our lunch of autumn offerings and fall fruits there will be a series of chocolates for sampling, and after lunch Michael Warren Thomas of SavorLife.com will discuss their origins.

Autumn Table Settings
The visual palette of colors and textures presented as we sit to enjoy a meal stimulates our appetites for the culinary palette of flavors we'll enjoy. Our intention is to ' pull our all the stops' this autumn, with ideas for your own dining tables. We'll celebrate together a beautiful Western New York fall moment in time.

Autumn Orchard Concert
As apple harvest escalates to it's most glorious pitch we take this time amid the gathering to share our thankfulness for a wonderful season. With the strains of music drifting above the treetops we'll enjoy this most wonderful autumn repast resplendent with fall color and tastes.

Apple Butter and Apple Pie Luncheon
Enhancing our lunch du jour will be hot apple butter right out of the kettle ( come watch the process!) served on breads steaming from our bake ovens. And if you could choose any dessert in the world on October 9th it MUST be apple pie! Our featured recipes will compliment a delightful seasonal menu.
' An apple pie when it looks nice
Might make one long to have a slice
And if the taste should prove good too
A little slice would hardly do
So to prevent my asking twice
Please cut for me a great big slice!'
                                --Betty Hurd

Fall Foliage Luncheon
The sun glinting between the barn boards highlights a glitter of golden and scarlet leaves dancing from the center bouquet in our barn. Aged wooden beams glow set against the treasured symbols of fall - warm maple - bronzed oak - persimmon bittersweet - apples in every shade of red -a garnet chrysanthemum - a pumpkin. All about us settles autumn in glorious shades and before us a magnificent meal, filled with an appreciation for the land.

The Apple Connoisseur's Palette
The aroma of apples permeates every corner of our apple barn in October. For those of us who appreciate the exceptional and sophisticated apple world, this is an exclusive opportunity to explore a range of apples with insights from a grower's and apple breeder's perspective.  We'll treat you to tastings of unusual, experimental, heirloom and contemporary apples from the fifty plus varieties in our orchards. In addition to seasonal October entree and vegetables, warm breads and delicious dessert, our luncheon will include apple recipes from soup to nuts. Our gift to you will be a lovely collection of favorite apple recipes to try at home.

Autumn Caramel Luncheon
Imagine a meal with a caramel twist! Caramel apples, caramel buns, caramel custard, caramel glaze and even caramel candies! We'll pair autumn fare with a caramel flair - and we'll share with you how we do it!

Autumn Berries Luncheon
By October the earth has flowered and fruited. Hedgerows are filled with wild grapes and rose hips, hawthorns and rowan berries. Some, like the rose Hip and the Wild Fox Grape, are delicious and filled with nutritional value, and have been used for hundreds of years to flavor teas and jellies and sauces. Some are just beautiful.

Harvest Table Luncheon
The moment is finally arrived when we have completed the harvest of apples, berries, flowers, pumpkins and squashes. can you imagine the fun you'll have savoring our special menu and luxuriating in the colorful harvest gatherings of late October?