Sotheby's New York to Auction Rare Vegetables at The Art of Farming
Sotheby's New York will host the inaugural Tri-State Heirloom Vegetable auction, The Art of Farming, on September 23, 2010. The Wall Street Journalreports that mixed crates of rare vegetables - including Turkish Orange Eggplant, Lady Godiva Squash and Pink Banana Pumpkin - will be auctioned off for charity starting at $1,000 a crate. The McEnroe Organic Farm in Millerton, New York, is growing some of the rare vegetables that will be auctioned at The Art of Farming auction.
Other items on the auction block will include food and drink experiences such as summer farm internships for students, field trips for school classes, celebrity chef dinners, vegetable futures, farm-to-table dinners, New York wine country getaways, Brooklyn brewmaster tastings, and a silent auction of delectable items.
This auction event will celebrate edible heirlooms and the art involved in their creation. The event is being supported by leaders and visionaries in the sustainable food and farming movement, including Eric Ripert, Ruth Reichl, Martha Stewart, Bette Midler, Dan Barber, Liz Neumark, and others.
Sotheby's New York will host the inaugural Tri-State Heirloom Vegetable auction, 
