The 2010 Guide to a Locally Sourced Thanksgiving Feast is now available here.
This morning I had the great pleasure of  appearing on News Channel 8′s Good Morning Connecticut with Chris Velardi. I’m so happy for the opportunity to spread the word about the wonderful food being grown and made by our farmers and help you find it! Please find a list and links to what I talked about with Chris on this morning’s show below. To watch the Ch. 8 video from this morning, click here.

A Local and Sustainable Thanksgiving

• Local and sustainably-raised turkeys
  • Local vs. store bought

The turkeys shown were a USDA Certified Organic Black Spanish (a Heritage breed) turkey from Old Maids Farm in S. Glastonbury, CT and Whole Foods Market private label all natural free-range turkey from Jaindl Farms in PA (the same one that supplies the White House).

o   How to order a CT-raised turkey

• Connecticut Farm Fresh Express (CTFFE), the online retailer of exclusively CT Grown foods, is offering fresh turkeys from Ekonk Hill Farm and frozen turkeys from USDA Certified Organic Old Maid’s Farm for special order and home delivery. Please follow the ordering instructions on this link.

o   A guide to buying all natural, free-range, organic and kosher turkeys in Fairfield County

• Turkey Tasting Event
  • Whole Foods Market Westport Holiday Turkey Tasting and Sustainable Discussion, Friday, November 13 from 4-7 pm
• Connecticut’s Fall Bounty – Seasonal fruits and vegetables and where to buy them
  • Farmers’ Markets still open for the season

• Darien
• Greenwich
• New Canaan
• Westport, both locations
• Stratford
• Branchville
• Fairfield at the FTC beginning Dec. 5

o   CT Farm Fresh Express, the online retailer of exclusively CT Grown foods, delivers to your doorstep.

• Restaurant-made local, organic vegetarian Thanksgiving side dishes
  • Health in a Hurry Organic Vegetarian Cuisine to Go
    • Green Bean Casserole, Roasted Vegetable Platter, Potato Tartlettes, and Stuffed pumpkins
    

    Health in a Hurry's Organic, Vegetarian Thanksgiving Side Dishes

• Select wines from the CT Wine Trail, available at Harry’s Wine & Liquor and other fine wine shops

• Sharpe Hill Vineyard’s Ballet of Angels
• Hopkins Vineyard’s Cabernet Franc
• Westford Hill Distillers’ fruit brandies, available at Harry’s and other fine wine shops
  • Fruit eaux-de-vie (fruit brandies) Poire Prisonierre
  

  From left: Sharpe Hill Vineyard's Ballet of Angels, Hopkins Vineyard's Cabernet Franc, Westford Hill Distillers' Poire Prisionniere and four eaux de vie (fresh fruit brandies). Courtsey of Harry's Wine & Spirits, Southport, CT.

Looking forward to seeing you again in December!

Tags: Channel 8 features CT Grown, CT Farm Fresh Express, Harry's Wine & Liquor, Health in a Hurry, Heritage turkey Connecticut, holiday turkey tasting, Hopkins Vineyard, local turkey, organic free range turkey Connecticut, Sharpe Hill Vineyard, Westford Hill Distillers

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