Summer Grill Nights
Highlighting our farm grown and crafted elderberry products
I'm happy to announce that this summer we will be hosting Summer Grill Nights. This will be an opportunity to enjoy our elderberry vinegars, condiments, and drinks with a whole new menu! We’ll be serving:
Grilled meat
Grilled in season veggies
Fresh salad
A hearty serving of hand made wood fired focaccia (seconds allowed!)
A refreshing elderberry drink
These will be happening on the fourth Thursdays of each month, May - Aug. We will be serving from 5 - 7:30 pm, but you are welcome to relax and enjoy the evening beyond that.
Tickets are $36/person. Summer 2026 Dates are:
May 28
June 25
July 23
Aug 27
Address: 1259 Rohret Rd SW Oxford, IA 52322
Why highlight elderberries?
Elderberries have become part of the landscape here, ever since the first cuttings were planted into a bean field in 2022. This was the first step in transitioning some of our farm into agroforestry (farming with perennial trees and shrubs). There are now about 3,000 elderberry plants in the field, at varying levels of maturity!
In 2024, the field offered up its first flowers and berries and, in the absence of a solid wholesale market, we developed and tested a new line of products on the farm. Two vinegars, a shrub, an oxymel and a fire cider, as well as two condiments.
It’s been fun to introduce them to guests on the farm this past year and they have been well received.
Now, The Elderberry Café (winter 2025-26) & Summer Grill Nights have emerged to highlight this wonderfully nutritious and somewhat unfamiliar fruit. We hope you love meeting this berry at the table!