November 5, 2026
On a Saturday at 14311 North Road, the morning starts in an 8,500-square-foot open-air barn. You can get coffee from Old Okeechobee Coffee Company, a danish and a breakfast sandwich. On the way back to the car, the farm's pigs, sheep and cats are there to say hello to. Parking is free and kids are welcome. The farm asks people to leave dogs at home unless they're service dogs.
The next afternoon the same property can look very different. Chefs from Palm Beach resort kitchens cook five-course dinners under the pole barn for guests who paid $200 each.
Swank Specialty Produce runs both programs from the same farm in Loxahatchee Groves. The 2026-27 season is set up so they barely overlap. The farmers market is on Saturdays and is free to walk into. The Swank Table dinners are mostly on Sundays, need tickets and are adults only. The farm's ticketing page lists 11 Sunday dinners. Every Saturday from October through May gets a market.
The market opened its seventh season on Saturday, October 10, and runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through May. Counting forward from that opener, that's more than 30 Saturdays, roughly three for every dinner on the calendar.
Swank sells its own produce. The farm says more than 25 other bakers, growers and food makers sell alongside it. Here are some of the names on this season's vendor list, grouped by what you'd shop for:
The list is all food and plants. That's on purpose. When Swank asks for new vendors, it says up front that it won't take art, jewelry or crafts. Many markets fill tables with craft booths. This one sticks to what you'd stock a kitchen with for the week, and the farm tells shoppers to bring their biggest bags.
Swank Table is the ticketed half of the season. The farm's dinner page lists 11 al fresco dinners this season. Guests get a first-bite appetizer and a specialty cocktail, then a tapas plate of four dishes paired with wine or champagne. Owner and farmer Darrin Swank gives a 20-minute tour of the hydroponic shade houses. After that comes a five-course plated dinner at farm tables under the pole barn, with wines picked by sommelier Jon Wine, craft beer, live music and dessert.
The terms are simple. Tickets are $200 per person and non-refundable. Moving to another date this season costs $50 per person. Dinners go on rain or shine, and guests must be 21 or older. Booking four or more dinners takes 5% off, and Swank also offers one free dinner with a full-season purchase. Dietary needs have to reach the farm 96 hours before the event.
Boca Magazine's schedule adds a Swank Farmhouse Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 7, with Four Seasons chef Brandon Salomon. All 11 dinners on the farm's own ticketing page fall on Sundays:
| Date | Dinner | Also of note |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 8, 2026 | "Fall into Winter" with the Four Seasons Chefs | Music by Sosos, beer from Prosperity Brewers |
| Dec. 6, 2026 | Darrin's 60th Birthday | Honors Myla's Beleaf |
| Jan. 10, 2027 | Woodland Supper | Open-fire cooking with Florida meat and local vegetables |
| Jan. 17, 2027 | Sunday Jazz Dinner | Barbara Evans Band |
| Jan. 31, 2027 | Havana Nights | Dancers, cigar rollers, live music |
| Feb. 7, 2027 | Chinese New Year: The Year of the Sheep | Honors the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida |
| Feb. 21, 2027 | Throwback to the '70s | Disco theme |
| March 7, 2027 | Cowboy Country | Line dancing; honors Fresh Rx |
| March 21, 2027 | Blue Zones Experience | Built around Blue Zones food traditions |
| April 4, 2027 | Luau | Honors the West Palm Beach Library Foundation |
| April 11, 2027 | Vetu De Blanc | All-white season finale; honors Young Singers of the Palm Beaches |
Dates and lineups can change during a season, so the farm's own dinner page is the place to confirm before you buy a ticket.
The dinners bring Palm Beach's resort kitchens out to North Road, which the Saturday market doesn't do. The first weekend of dinners is built around Four Seasons chefs, including the Nov. 8 "Fall into Winter" night with the Four Seasons chef teams. The Palm Beach Daily News previewed the series on Oct. 13. It reported that Susie Marsh, executive sous chef of banquets at The Breakers, will cook at the farm later this season. The paper noted she grew up on her family's beef farm in Ohio. The Palm Beach Post and Boca Magazine both ran season previews in September.
The charity side ties the dinners to local organizations. Swank says each Swank Table event gives part of its proceeds to local charities. That has included groups from just down the road. The Town-Crier reported that the March 8, 2026 dinner had a Mediterranean theme and four chefs, and that it benefited the Wellington Historical Society.
That's the main difference between the two calendars. Press coverage across the county follows the dinners, while the farm's gate opens to anyone at no charge every Saturday morning for the rest of the season.
If you live in The Acreage, the obvious shortcut to North Road is closed to cars. The market page warns that a gate now blocks access via 140th through The Acreage. Only bikes and pedestrians can get through, and drivers have to take another route.
The gate isn't new, even though the notice reads that way. The Town of Loxahatchee Groves' records say the Indian Trail Improvement District gave notice on August 4, 2020 that it would close the cut-through at 40th Street North and 140th Avenue North. The closure was finished around October or November that year, and officials kept padlocked access for official and emergency use. The Town-Crier reported at the time that the plan included a pass-through for pedestrians, bicyclists and riders on horseback. Motorized ATVs, UTVs and golf carts were not allowed.
Swank's current notice lists walkers and cyclists as the only traffic that can use the old connection. Drivers from The Acreage take the long way around.
The market closes at 1 p.m., and this fall a couple of other free events start soon after.
On Saturday, Nov. 21, the inaugural Green Tara Benefit runs from 1 to 9 p.m. at Acreage Community Park, 6701 140th Ave. N. It's a free community music festival and fundraiser with live music, food trucks, vendors, family activities and a silent auction.
On Saturday, Dec. 5, the City of Westlake holds its free fifth annual Holiday Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's at the Future Seminole Improvement District Park just south of Seminole Ridge High School, with local vendors, food trucks, entertainment, Santa photos and a snow-globe experience. The next day, Sunday, Dec. 6, is a Swank Table dinner night.
For a walk after the market, Acreage Community Park South now has a walking and running track around its new $1.8 million synthetic football and soccer field. The Indian Trail Improvement District held a ribbon cutting for it on Oct. 14. As the Town-Crier reported, the field had been open for several months by then. ITID Supervisor Richard Vassalotti told the paper it has been getting used a lot, "and not just the field, but the track, too."
If you're thinking about land along North Road or anywhere in Loxahatchee Groves, a farm like Swank's says a lot about what the area allows and how it lives on a weekend. Our 23 years in Palm Beach County include plenty of acreage in the western communities. Deborah Puleo can tell you how a property in the Groves compares, starting with a free home valuation or a consultation.
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