Heifer's First 'Feast in the Field' Proved to be a Success

By Maegan Clark

October 3, 2019

Last Updated: May 21, 2013

On Saturday night, May 18, 2013, Heifer International held its first “Beyond Hunger: Feast in the Field” event in Little Rock, Arkansas. This unique “farm to fork” celebration raised funds and awareness for sustainable agriculture benefiting Heifer projects in the Arkansas Delta and Nepal.

Feast in the Field provided a chance for those living in the Arkansas area to come together to support Heifer's transformative work.

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Heifer International headquarters was turned into a white farmland with animals brought in from the Heifer Ranch, local farmers showing off their produce and an information booth where attendees could learn more about Heifer's work.

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Guests came dressed in all-white, snappy casual attire and shared an evening of local food and community spirit on the grounds of Heifer Village. The event generated awareness and raised funds for this important cause.

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Guests enjoyed a family-style dinner featuring local foods prepared by the award-winning executive chefs from the Capital Hotel and heard from distinguished speakers such as Heifer project participants, Heifer President and CEO, and the mayor of Hughes, Arkansas, Larry Owens.

Ferrari discussed the critical issues of hunger and poverty. He said, "As we enjoy our time together this evening, more than 2,000 children will die from hunger-related issues. That is most certainly not over-dinner conversation, but it shows how serious the problem is and how quickly we must move to resolve it."

Though Heifer has helped more than 20.7 million families to date, we must work faster to help end hunger in all areas of need.

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Heifer International also joined with the Little Rock Film Festival this year to give the first ever Social Impact Award. The award included a $10,000 cash prize sponsored by Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service. The winner was “These Birds Walk,” by filmmakers Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq.

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Also awarded that night with the 2013 Dan West Fellow Award was Jerry Bedford. Bedford was Heifer's first Director of Development and has seen Heifer grow from a small organization to one that now helps more than two million people a year out of hunger and poverty. Bedford helped establish Heifer International as one of the most effective nonprofit organizations today.

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The night concluded with a performance by The Voice finalist and Heifer supporter, Cody Belew. He performed his song he wrote specifically for Heifer called, "Say Love." As the crowd enjoyed his music, the night came to a close where attendees saw how Heifer's work helped families move out of hunger and poverty and into a life of self-reliance.

If you could not make the first "Beyond Hunger: Feast in the Field" event Saturday night, we offer you the slide show below to see more photos of the event, and if you would like to make a donation to help the Arkansas Delta or projects in Nepal to visit, www.Heifer.org.

View more photos of the event in the slideshow below or on Flickr.