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Whisper Creek Farm: Unique farm-to-fork experiences Farm to table, why not take the table out to the farm? Grande Lakes Orlando is pleased to announce Whisper Creek Farm, a 7,000-square-foot fruit and vegetable garden with an adjoining 6,000-square-foot outdoor event space. Whisper Creek Farm, set amidst the 500-acre Grande Lakes estate, creates a truly authentic farm-to-fork experience for groups of up to 250 people (seated) or 600 (reception). Products from the farm are featured at events as well as used throughout the resort at both The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott, in restaurant dishes, beverages, and even spa treatments at the award-winning Ritz-Carlton Spa Orlando. A unique interactive and educational dining experience, guests will be encouraged to peruse the garden and even pick and taste the products. Whisper Creek offers four types of events: Plated dinners for groups of 100 or less served by chefs right in front of guests Family-style seasonal menus served at long communal tables for groups of up to 250 Argentinian & Uruguayan outdoor barbeque grilling An intimate Chef's Table with seating at a handcrafted wood table (and hammocks!) for up to twelve, shaded by a large oak tree, the centerpiece of Whisper Creek Farm This is not the resort's first trip to the farm. To maintain Whisper Creek, Grande Lakes Orlando has again partnered with My Yard Farm, a Central Florida company that already manages both the resort's on-site apiary, producing honey used in dishes and spa treatments, and the PRIMO Organic Garden, a raised-bed garden producing herbs and produce for Melissa Kelly's PRIMO Restaurant at JW Marriott Orlando. Pedi-cabs or shuttle vans will chauffeur guests from the hotels to Whisper Creek Farm, located next to the sixth tee box on the resort's Greg Norman-designed golf course and bordering a peaceful nearby creek (the inspiration for the space's name). Surrounded by a perimeter of 120 pineapple plants, Whisper Creek Farm will produce cucumbers, acorn squash, collard greens, avocado, mango, sweet potatoes, a variety of herbs, a pumpkin patch, and much more. As is natural with its Central Florida location, the space also features eighteen seven-foot citrus trees, including tangerine, kaffir lime, and kumquat. In addition to the vast garden, Whisper Creek hosts resident bees in three hives to help in the pollination of the flowering plants and provide more of the Grande Lakes signature nectar. Whisper Creek Farm events can be booked October through June, with evening affairs being particularly picturesque. http://www.grandelakes.com/Whisper-Creek-175.html