In 2011 a festival call
Pig Mountain kicked off in Jeffersonville, NY, and included four chefs from NYC. The aim was to bring people together to eat, drink and listen to good music with the proceeds going to Farmhearts, a non-profit helping family farmers in the Catskills. There were around 475 people that gathered that first year, which grabbed the attention of local papers and residents, from rural to city limits.
Pig Mt became something of a tradition and moved over to Narrowsburg, NY for the 3 years that followed. By 2014, the size of the crowd grew to 2,500+, the number of chefs increased to 15, and with many vegetarians to accommodate, the chefs included veggie sides to satisfy all. Something for everyone!
This year, Narrowsburg will not play host to its annual
Pig Mtn Fest. Between the size that it grew to and all of the work that goes into preparing a top quality event, a year off is much needed for all. The folks that participate also run full-time businesses and lives. The good news is that there will be fun smaller events throughout the year in the area, which I will write more about soon. In the meantime, I'll be keeping tabs on the return of Pig Mountain in 2016.
