by Catherine Rierson
Staff Writer
A modest crowd gathered last Sunday evening for ChathamArts’ Potluck in a Pasture at Bill Dow’s Ayrshire Farm in Pittsboro, the oldest certified organic farm in North Carolina, to share savory dishes of homegrown ingredients and to support local art.
Guests enjoyed a farm tour; a buffet spouting with such homemade dishes as corn risotto, cucumber salad and berry cobbler; and a meet-and-greet with local artists, and were given original recipes and unique growing tips from those on the forefront of organic farming.
“I think agriculture is its own kind of art, and when there’s a chance for people to see what’s going on with it, I’ll fall for it,†Dow said.
Some sat in the grass, mingling and munching between rows of tomatoes and bell peppers, while others admired artists’ work under the shade of bowing branches.
