Chef Kevin Gillespie of Woodfire Grill/credit:AJC

Slow Food Atlanta and Georgia Organics are helping sponsor one of both groups’ most popular events of the year: The fourth annual Field of Greens at Whippoorwill Hollow Farm in Covington on Sunday, October 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Whippoorwill farmers Andy and Hilda Byrd (Hilda has been very sick, and needs your thoughts and prayers) are hosts again this year.

Over 50 vendors, restaurants and chefs  will participate, from Woodfire Grill’s  (and “Top Chef” contender) Kevin Gillespie to Kevin Rathbun of Rathbun’s. Tastings from each restaurant (a confirmed-so-far-list is below) are from noon until 3 p.m., when the Three Not-So-Little-Pigs contest gets underway.

New this year, the cooking contest pits Jay Swift of 4th & Swift, Kevin Gillespie and Dave Larkworthy of 5 Seasons Brewing against each other for a three-hour pit-show, where the chefs will roast Heritage pigs from Thompson Farm, Gum Creek Farms, and Riverview Farms, respectively. Chef Ron Eyester of Rosebud will prepare some piggy-friendly sides.

There will be an expert panel of judges to determine a winner, and a “peoples’ choice award.” In addition, “green” exhibits and vendors will be on hand, as well as art projects and goat milking for the kids (no pun intended). Adults: $15 for the day; kids under 12 are free. All proceeds benefit Slow Food Atlanta for local farm initiatives.

Field of Greens has more info, or you can call Robert Smiles at 770-406-6408. Here’s that list of participating chefs and restaurants:

Rosebud’s Ron Eyester
Leon’s Full Service’s Mike Gallagher
5 Seasons Brewing’s Dave Larkworthy
Restaurant Eugene’s Linton Hopkins
Woodfire Grill’s Kevin Gillespie
Parish’s Nick Melvin
Rathbun’s Kevin Rathbun
Valencia’s Matt Swickerath
Food 101’s Justin Keith
4th & Swift’s Jay Swift
The Shed at Glenwood’s Lance Gummere
JCT Kitchen’s Ford Fry
Haven’s Stephen Herman
Repast’s Joe Treux
Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails’ Boyd Rose
Dynamic Dish’s David Sweeney
Miller Union’s Steven Satterfield

Farm 255 in Athens and One Flew South and Rolling Bones will participate also. Whippoorwill Hollow Farm is located at 3905 Highway 138, Covington, 678-625-3272.