Traverse Magazine | A Foraged Feast in Northern Michigan
A Sumptuous Northern Michigan Table
Last spring Melissa Conradie and Amy Kate brought together a team of Northern Michigan vendors to gather ingredients, create a nature-inspired table and put together an incredible meal from the wild food we collected. I’m so honored to have captured this fairytale dinner and to have my photo on the cover of this months issue of Traverse Magazine!
Northern Michigan’s foraged foods are abundant. Growing from the rich soil, we found stinging nettles, cattail shoots, ramps and more. Paul Salvator, a well educated forager, shared some tips with us on finding morels and other delicious wild foods littering the nearby forests. Morels, however, are a rare delicacy that take more skill, or luck, to find than other more common wild foods in the area. Scroll down for a list of all Northern Michigan vendors who contributed and for more photos of this magical foraged feast.
I’m so excited to have my photograph featured on the cover and inside the latest issue of Traverse Magazine. You can also check out the Traverse Magazine’s full article for those foraging tips, some delicious recipes, and a recap with photos from this unique event hosted in Lake Ann at the Cottage Garden Guesthouse.
Happy Foraging!
Josh Hartman – Traverse City Wedding Photographer
Thank you to all the Northern Michigan vendors who helped to make this dinner possible. Here you can see the team effort we put forth to make sure every candle stayed lit for the photos. Scroll down for a complete list of all those involved in this gorgeous foraged dinner.
Vendor Team for Traverse Magazine’s Foraged Dinner
All Photography by Josh Hartman
Event Planning & Design: Conradie Event Design, Melissa Conradie
Instagram: @conradieeventdesign
Facebook: Conradie Event Design
www.conradieeventdesign.com
Floral Design & Tabletop Decor: Amy Kate Designs, Amy Hendrickson & Abbey Cooper
Instagram: @amykatedesigns
Facebook: Amy Kate Designs
www.amykatedesigns.com
Wild Mitten Mycology: Paul Salvatore, forager
Instagram: @wildmittenmycology
Facebook: Wild-Mitten-Mycology
Plant dyed napkins & foraged Goods; Kristin Cassle, forager
Instagram: @vardasblossoms
Smoke & Porter: Chef Henry Bisson
Instagram: @smokeandporter
Facebook: Smoke and Porter Public House
www.smokeandporter.com
Tonic & Lime: Amber McKenney, Boutique Bartending
Instagram: @tonicandlimemi
Facebook: Tonic & Lime
www.tonicandlimemi.com
Vintage Furniture: Serradella Vintage
Instagram: @serradellaweddings
Facebook: serradella
www.serradellavintage.com
Vintage Dishes: Gigi & LaClede
Instagram: @gigiandlaclede
Facebook: Gigi&LaClede
www.gigiandlaclede.wix.com
Candles: Candle Factory
Facebook: Candle Factory of Grand Traverse
www.candles.net
The Cottage Garden Guest House, Dorina Rudd, Property Owner
Instagram: dorina_designstrategies
Facebook: The Cottage Garden Guesthouse
