A Feast Fit for A Viking
A Feast Fit for A Viking
Lucky Day Homestead Showcases Their Entertaining Genius
Want to have some out-of-the-ordinary fun? Now, I’m not talking stilt or high wire walking or even log rolling or log splitting contests, which would certainly test your mettle and leave you with an insight into your ancestral DNA. In September, right here in our neck of the woods, ninety wanna-be Viking men and Viking women are invited to convene at the Lucky Day Homestead in Machias on Saturday, September 14th from 3:00-10:00pm for Viking-themed festivities. Tickets are already going fast! At the end of this article, you will find ways to obtain your own tickets, and from what this writer sees, a discount through Eventbrite.com.
Owner Emily Theresa has created not just an amazing farm-to-table meal from foods sourced from local farms and prepared by a private chef, but an extraordinary event you won’t soon forget. Much like the Viking feasts of old, this feast will be a bustling affair filled with a variety of activities. Central to the feast is the meal, presented at stations throughout the evening, which is then washed down with mead or ale (or diet coke, I suppose). For the Viking themed meal, look for plenty of unusual edibles like flowers, foraged foods and herbs grown in Emily’s gardens. There is no better way to learn for your own use than to be in the hands of the experts as you make new discoveries.
Adding to the food adventure is entertainment of several vendors and performers including belly dancers, fire spinners, and Ellicottville’s Suzy Woo offering spiritual healing and her gifts of astrology and psychic mediumship. You’ll also have an opportunity for a Tarot card reading, henna tattoo, face painting, hair braiding, crystals to purchase and dancing the night away to the live tunes of Revelation 13. Guests are encouraged to wear period costumes. They can add to their authenticity by using the services of the above mentioned vendors at the event. With their help and your costume, you can go Viking all the way. If you want to look like the infamous King Harald Bluetooth, you might want to bring a sketch. Doubtful they had photos in the year 800.
Lucky Day Homestead is not just a pretty idyllic place to visit, which it is, but it is also a learning and adventure center. Coming up in the next few months are the Women in the Wild Retreat, Fly Fishing, Drying Edible Flowers, Herbs and Tea Making, Stretch Meditation, Full Supermoon Cord Cutting and Sound Healing, Companion Planting, Sweet Chili Sauce, Late Summer Gathering, Seed Collecting and Preserving 15 herbs to start from seed, and Drying Edible Flowers. You will find more information on all these events on Lucky Day Homestead’s Facebook page. To register for any of these classes, some of which include meals, please call 716-353-0193 or go to Eventbrite: Lucky Day Homestead.
Lucky Day Homestead is located on 5111 Roszyk Hill Road in Machias, about twenty minutes from downtown Ellicottville. Emily Theresa grew up down the hill from this vintage farm which was in her family ever since she could remember. The beautifully restored barn where many of the festivities take place is from the 1920s and the history in the barn is palpable. A step inside takes you back in time to a simpler time where people were self-sufficient, much like its present owners. One gets the feeling from a visit and from the information on her Facebook page, that practically everything eaten on the farm is grown there, except for meat, which is available in the neighborhood and farm fed.
Located on the property is an Airbnb cabin where people can come to enjoy the serenity and the fresh air of the outdoors on Roszyk Hill. Visitors are always welcome. Look for her sign on Route 240 and Roszyk Hill near West Valley. It is smart to go early in the day to get the freshest pies and old-fashioned desserts. She also offers local meats, small batch jams and jellies, cookies, honey, Freyjas Farmacy skin care products and locally made crafts. Not one to be idle in any season, Emily Theresa announced that the Homestead workshops start back up in November... like bread baking, edible flowers, herbs and tea making and some new workshops this year. Check with her to learn when she will begin taking orders for holiday pies and desserts. Yummm! There is ALWAYS something going on at Lucky Day Homestead.
