The D&R Greenway Land Trust’s annual Down To Earth Ball will take place this Saturday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the barn complex, St. Michael’s Farm Preserve in Hopewell.

The event celebrates the region’s farm heritage, while supporting the mission of D&R Greenway, with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner and dancing. Tickets cost $125 per person and sponsorships are available.

“This night is planned to celebrate our farming heritage and the bounty of the land,” says D&R Greenway Land Trust President & CEO Linda Mead.

Guests are encouraged to “dress west” and wear comfortable kick-up-your-heels shoes. Enjoy the tunes of the Tone Rangers Band, dance around the bonfire, test your luck with barnyard games, march in a farm parade, gaze at the stars, and savor the fresh air!

D&R Greenway’s mission is to preserve and care for land and inspire a conservation ethic, now and for the future. Preserving farms creates an agricultural economy that offers fresh, healthy local food. This year’s Down To Earth Ball celebrates keeping the garden in Garden State, and supporters who have preserved the farms on which farmers grow our food.

As of May 27, in-kind donations of food and other services have been offered by Blue Moon Acres Farm Market, Brothers Moon, Brick Farm Market/Double Brook Farm, Camden Bag & Paper Co., Cherry Grove Farm, D’Angelo Italian Market, Griggstown Farm, Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlet, McCaffrey’s Princeton, Tasha O’ Neill Photography, Pennington Quality Market, Sowsians Landscapes, and photographers Mary Michaels, Richard Grant, and Sheila and Carl Geisler.

For more information, call (609) 924-4646 or email Deb Kilmer at dkilmer@drgreenway.org; visit: www.drgreenway.org.