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SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND BEVERAGE PIONEERS INCLUDING DRESSING ROOM FOUNDER MICHEL NISCHAN FEATURED AT TWO-DAY LIVE GREEN CONNECTICUT! FESTIVAL

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NORWALK, CT - (August 16, 2010) - Scot Weicker and Daphne Dixon, co-founders of Live Green Connecticut! announced a partial list of featured guests and a sampling of the newest exhibitors for the September 18^th-19^th Festival to be held at Taylor Farm Park in Norwalk.

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  Michel Nischan, Founder & CEO of Wholesome Wave

  Michel Nischan, Dressing Room restaurant owner and founder, James Beard award-winning cookbook author and chef, sustainable food pioneer and CEO of the non-profit Wholesome Wave. Michel will be speaking at 1:00pm on Saturday, September 18th and signing his latest book, “Sustainably Delicious: Making the World a Better Place, One Recipe at a Time.” For a complete profile of Michel Nischan, click here.

• The Westport Farmers’ Market is bringing the market to the festival! Bring your reusable bags to shop for CT Grown fruit and produce and specialty foods like cheese, granola, coffee and tea.  Lunches featuring locally grown meats, poultry, cheeses, vegetables and fruits are available from market vendors Sugar & Olives, Boxcar Cantina and Skinny Pines.

• Special screening of the documentary film Vanishing of the Bees at 1 pm on Sunday.
  

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  Marina will be signing her book "Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper", which made the Washington Post's "Books We Love 2009" List

  Marina Marchese, Red Bee Honey Founder, Beekeeper and Author will be speaking on Sunday, September 19^th at 2:30pm following the screening of Vanishing of the Bees. Brush up on your honeybee and honey facts because 20 lucky audience members who correctly answer Marina’s trivia questions each will win a bottle of her artisan honey courtesy of Whole Foods Market Westport. The Martha Stewart Blog just posted a story about Marina & Red Bee Honey! For a complete profile of Marina Marchese, click here.

• Newman’s Own,  Ducky Life Tea, Yumnuts and Catch a Healthy Habit have joined the list of exhibitors.

• Peace Tree Desserts and Taste by Karla Sorrentino will be serving their delicious foods using local ingredients. Peace Tree Desserts offers lovingly crafted desserts made using local ingredients and environmentally conscious practices to Fairfield County and the surrounding areas.

• Planet Fuel will be sampling and exhibiting delicious, low-sugar, organic juices for kids with no preservatives, additives or refined sugars. A portion of proceeds from Planet Fuel product sales goes to conservation groups working hard to protect habitats around the world.

• Snow Natural Soda + Vitamins All the fun, exuberance and delicious indulgence of soda without any of the unhealthy ingredients. Samples will be available.

• Analiese Paik, Founder of the Fairfield Green Food Guide, will be sharing information about the upcoming Farm-to-Chef Harvest Celebration Week sponsored by the CT Dept. of Agriculture. Sugar & Olives, Boxcar Cantina and Skinny Pines, mentioned above, are all participating in this special event highlighting the quality and diversity of CT Grown to be held during the week of September 26-October 2, 2010.

Weicker and Dixon stated: “We are so proud to have all of these wonderful businesses and organizations participating in Live Green CT!  We are showcasing the best of Connecticut and there is a lot of excitement from our exhibitors and speakers. The message of our event is spreading, and people throughout the state are talking about it and looking forward to joining us September 18^th and 19^th at Taylor Farm Park in Norwalk.

Live Green Connecticut! will take place at Taylor Farm Park in Norwalk, Connecticut September 18^th and 19^th. Featured attractions and exhibits include marine ecology and nature center exhibits, wind and solar displays, farmer’s market, hands-on kid’s activities, environmental and conservation organizations and speakers, alternative fuel vehicles, landscape and garden centers, green careers and education, eco-art, eco-fashion, entertainment, food and beverages, the SoundWaters Schooner and so much more!

Proceeds of Live Green Connecticut! will benefit the Norwalk Seaport Association, SoundWaters, Norwalk River Valley Trail and the Calf Pasture Beach Wind Power Project.

Live Green Connecticut! will be a fun-filled two day festival which will promote education, business, non-profit organizations, green technology, recycling, conservation, health and wellness, climate protection and sustainable living.  Eco-friendly businesses will showcase their green products and services. Individuals and families will come away with money saving ideas and tax incentive opportunities.

In order to be environmentally sensitive, Live Green Connecticut! has established an interactive website for the schedule of events, exhibitor information, registration and news leading up the festival.  Please visit: www.livegreenct.com.

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For more information on the festival, please contact:

Scot Weicker & Daphne Dixon, Co-Chairs
W: (203) 536-9377/(203) 536-4695
Email: info@livegreenct.com

Live Green Connecticut!
P.O. Box 59
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
203-536-9377
203-698-1766 (fax)
info@livegreenct.com

For media inquiries, please contact:

Peter Barhydt

Aberdeen Associates, Inc.

W 203-618-1709

C 203-252-4768

Peter.Barhydt@AberdeenAssociates.com

The Westport Farmers’ Market is held every Thursday from 10-2 at the Imperial Avenue Parking Lot adjacent to the Women’s Club through mid November. Be sure to visit the web site to sign up for their weekly e-newsletter that alerts you to special events at the market, let’s you know what’s in season, and provides you with recipes using seasonal ingredients.

The Market Master this year is Lori Cochran Dougall, so if you are interested in becoming a vendor, please send your inquiries to her at director@westportfarmersmarket.com or simply download a vendor packet from the web site.

Highlights:

* May 27-Nov 18 (Thursdays , 10-2pm)
* 5th year
* 30 vendors (increase from last year)
* Prepared lunches available (tamales, wood-fired pizzas, vegan/vegetarian options, sandwiches and much more
* Fish and Charcuterie vendors
* Community supported (this is your event)
* Extra food is donated weekly to The Bridgeport Mission
* The support of the Town of Westport (especially Shelly Kassen (Second Selectman), Town Farm(GVI), and Rebecca Howe
* Same location (Imperial Lot)
* Voted Best Farmers’ Market in Best of Gold Coast (2009)
* Weekly e-newsletter with recipes
* Weekly artist booth, non-profit, Chef at the Market and Non-profit
* 3 (Fabulous) interns from Staples High School

Currently Registered Vendors

* Michelle’s Pies, Norwalk, CT
* Whistle Stop Bakery, Ridgefield, CT
* Wave Hill Breads, Wilton, CT
* Bake Local, Southbury, CT
* Two Guys From Woodbridge, Hamden, CT
* Sankow’s Beaver Brook Farm, Lyme, CT
* Skinny Pines, LLC, Easton, CT
* Riverbank Farm, Roxbury, CT
* Rose’s Berry Farm, South Glastonbury, CT
* Sono Baking Company, South Norwalk, CT
* Ladies of Levita Road, Lebanon, CT
* Fort Hill Farm, New Milford, CT
* Sugar & Olives, Norwalk, CT
* Beltane Farm (Paul) Lebanon, CT
* El’s Kitchen, Weston, CT
* Boxed Goodes, LLC Litchfield, CT
* Arogya, Westport, CT
* The Little Chocolate Company, Greenwich, CT
* Olive Oil Factory, Watertown, CT
* Andrew’s Honey, Connecticut
* Blue Bell Bars, Westport, CT
* Box Car Cantina, Greenwich, CT
* Judith Miller, Connecticut
* Greyledge Farms, Roxbury, CT
* Starlight Gardens, Durham, CT
* Westport Aquaculture, Westport, CT
* Newgate Farm, East Granby, CT
* Moorefield Herb Farm, LLC Trumbull, “We have 35 varieties of heirloom tomato plants, 15 varieties of hybrid tomato plants, 10 varieties of chilis, 10 varieties of bell peppers, all sorts of exotic pumpkin, gourd, and squash plants, cucumber plants, 300 varieties of herbs, and yes, organically grown alpine strawberry plants. Plus a whole lot more…”

Market Special Events

Each week will feature a local non-profit organization, a local chef providing samples and recipes from the market, and a local artist. You can also look forward to a few “guest” book signings throughout the summer.

In the Kids’ Corner: kids’ yoga classes will be offered once monthly, beginning June 10, in an effort to teach kids about leading a healthy and active lifestyle.

Introducing a new membership program! Become a Friend of the Westport Market and receive weekly discounts and special offers from market vendors. Please look for Lori at the Market Master’s table to register to become a Friend of the Westport Market; cash or checks are accepted.

Guest Chef Program Schedule (remaining events)

August 12, Le Farm with Chef/Owner Bill Taibe

August 19, Main Course Catering with Chef Cecily Gans

August 26, The Mindful Chef with Chef Daniel Lanzilotta

September 2, Catch a Healthy Habit with Chef/Owners Glen Colello and Lisa Storch

September 9, Rizzuto’s Wood-Fired Kitchen with Chef Olivier Flosse

August 1-7 is National Farmers’ Market Week so head out to your favorite farmers’ market this week to celebrate. We in Fairfield County have a wide variety of choices thanks to tremendous growth in farmer’s markets over the last few years. Many of these markets are listed on this site’s home page and Buying Guide.

How will you celebrate this week? Maybe try a new vegetable or visit a new market? How about voting for your favorite market in the American’s Favorite Farmers’ Market Contest? Cast your vote now because voting ends on August 31.

Worried about buying more than you can eat? Preserving the harvest is simpler than you think. To learn some simple ways to freeze, dry, pickle and preserve your herbs, vegetables and fruits, click here.

Press Release Dated Tuesday, July 6

The Greater Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative (DFMCC) today announced a major initiative to promote health and nutrition while expanding opportunities for families with limited resources to obtain local fresh foods.

On July 9, the collaborative will kick off with the opening day of the season for the CityCenter Danbury Farmers’ Market.  The market is open every Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Oct. 29 in Kennedy Park at the corner of Main Street and Kennedy Avenue. The market offers Connecticut Grown fruits and vegetable from several farmers including the New Milford Youth Agency. Shoreline shellfish, fresh trout, flavored oils and other specialty food items are also available. This year, an added feature is the presence of Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance (HVCA) artists who will be participating in ‘plein air’ painting while displaying their artwork for purchase during market hours.

The collaborative is composed of more than 20 local private, public and non-profit organizations dedicated to expanding utilization of the Danbury Farmers’ Market, encouraging access to fresh foods by all members of the community and enhancing health promotion efforts to prevent chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.

Born out of the desire to provide equitable access to fresh fruits and vegetables for all in Danbury, promote health and nutrition, help sustain Connecticut farmers, and increase economic development downtown, the program will combine funding to enhance the purchase of healthy foods by recipients Federal food assistance programs. By accepting EBT cards for those on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and providing dollar to dollar matches for those of SNAP and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition programs for WIC and Seniors, the DFMCC will enhance the purchasing power of the community’s most needy and encourage the buying of fresh fruit and vegetables. Additionally, nutrition education and health screening services will also be available to promote and reinforce the importance of making healthy choices.

CityCenter Danbury Executive Director Andrea Gartner, whose organization serves as the farmers’ market manager, stated:  “We are excited to be part of this cooperative effort that will encourage economic activity in downtown Danbury while addressing serious social and health needs in the community.  This idea started among three of us looking to really have an impact in the community and it has truly blossomed. It speaks volumes about what we can accomplish when we work together. We are especially grateful for the support of our financial sponsors:  Fairfield County Community Foundation, the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury and the Danbury Housing Partnership. “   Gartner noted that CityCenter Danbury will donate the services of a staff member to help manage the program.

The program builds on a successful pilot program introduced by Peggy Zamore in 2009 through the Wholesome Wave Foundation in response to a large increase in demand for SNAP benefits in the Danbury area and increasing concern about the need to address health issues associated with diabetes and childhood obesity. Additional financial benefits offered under the program will increase the ability of SNAP, WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program recipients to purchase fresh foods at the Danbury market by providing dollar for dollar matches.  Complementing this effort will be food education, health cooking demonstrations, health screenings, fitness and wellness activities and a variety of arts and cultural experiences designed to promote an engaged, healthy and active lifestyle.

Danbury Housing Partnership Chairman Mark J. Nolan applauded the collaborative’s effort:  “This innovative initiative will give an economic boost to our downtown while addressing the nutrition and health needs of vulnerable populations in our community as called for in Danbury’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness.” Mr. Nolan singled out the Partnership’s Social Services Co-Chair Denise Valeri for her efforts in working on this project.  Mr. Nolan also noted the efforts of Partnership Vice-Chair M. Carolyn Sistrunk as well as Board Chairman Domenico Chieffalo of the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury for their support of the program.

An anonymous donor with a fund at the Fairfield County Community Foundation (FCCF) is the major financial contributor to the project, with additional funding coming from the Danbury Housing Partnership and the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury.    The Fairfield County Community Foundation promotes the growth of community and regional philanthropy to improve the quality of life throughout Fairfield County. Individuals, families, corporations and organizations can establish charitable funds or contribute to existing funds. The Foundation also provides philanthropic advisory services, and develops and leads initiatives to tackle critical community issues. It is in compliance with the Council on Foundations’ national standards for community foundations. The Foundation has awarded over $110 million in grants to nonprofits in Fairfield County and beyond. For more information, visit www.fccfoundation.org.

“The Farmers’ Market in Danbury has many positive impacts. It brings people to downtown Danbury and provides fresh produce from local farms to area residents, including low-income residents and senior citizens,” said Karen Brown, Vice President of Programs at the Fairfield County Community Foundation. “We are also impressed with the number of local nonprofits working together to make this another successful season. The Foundation is pleased to be a member of the Collaborative.”

The public is encouraged to attend the market’s grand opening on July 9, and to support our local farmers by patronizing the market throughout the summer season.  A short program will begin at 10:45 a.m. introducing the Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative and the Farmers’ Market will begin at 11 a.m. with the ringing of the opening bell.

Donations to Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative can be made through The United Way of Western CT, 85 West Street, Danbury, CT 06810. Further information on events and activities connected with the Danbury Farmers’ Market will be posted online at www.citycenterdanbury.org.  For more information please call the CityCenter Danbury office at 203-792-1711.

Park City Harvest Farm Stand locations in Bridgeport have reopened for the season and Wholesome Wave’s Double Value Coupon Program for SNAP/EBT and WIC recipients is once again being offered. Under this program, $10 in benefits equals $20 in fresh, CT-grown,  fruits and vegetables! The markets also accept seniors farmers market checks and cash.

Summer 2010 locations open through September:

• Tuesdays, 12:00 - 5:00: St. Vincent’s Medical Center, 2800 Main Street
• Wednesdays, 9:30 - 2:00: Bridgeport Health Department, 752 East Main Street

Park City Harvest is a project of Wholesome Wave  and the Healthy Bridgeport Alliance.

Video: Watch Wholesome Wave’s founder and CEO, Michel Nischan, interviewed on  the “Making a Difference” segment of the NBC Nightly News with Brian William. In it, NBC’s John Yang visits with Michel at farmers’ markets and his family’s backyard garden to discuss the incredibly positive impact Wholesome Wave’s Double Value Coupon Program is having around the country as it provides inner city neighborhoods with access to fresh, healthy and affordable locally grown food.

For more information about Wholesome Wave’s Nourishing Neighborhoods programs, visit www.wholesomewave.org.

Read more about local food hero Michel Nischan in his profile in Who’s Who in Sustainable Food CT.

It’s time for blueberry picking! Find your baskets from last year, pack some water and a snack, and head over to Jones Family Farm in Shelton Tuesday through Saturday from 9-5:30 to do some picking with the family. Always call ahead to hear Farmer Jones’ field report before heading over. Call 203-929-8425 for complete picking details.

What will you do with your blueberries? Make smoothies? Serve them with ice cream or yogurt? Freeze them for later use? Or make pies or jams? If you pick many more than you need, be sure to preserve them quickly to catch them at their peak. Click here to read “Preserving the Summer Harvest” and watch the Ch. 8 video.

If you pick at Jones Family Farm on a Friday afternoon, you can also catch their Friday Farmers’ Market held in the Harvest Kitchen courtyard of the Homestead Farm from 3:30pm-5:30pm through the end of August. This Friday will feature HONEY. Pop into their Harvest Kitchen cooking demonstrations and learn how to make Pizza with Honey, Ricotta Cheese, Blueberries, and Arugula. SPECIAL: Meet the author! Come meet local beekeeper C. Marina Marchese of Red Bee Honey to learn about bees and sample some of the finest honey in CT.  Her book, Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper, is a great summer read.

Video from News Ch. 8’s Good Morning CT Show, July 12, 2010 at 7:48 am with Matt Scott

The summer harvest is producing beautiful and delicious foods for quick summer meals. But sometimes we find ourselves with more food than we can eat and need some strategies for preserving its freshness. Luckily there are fantastic resources available to the home cook to guide us through freezing, drying, pickling and canning the season’s bounty so we can enjoy it throughout the year. And some of these recipes and so simple that even the novice cook will enjoy them.

4 Techniques for Extending and Preserving the Harvest

Dry it: culinary herbs

Freeze it: blueberries & raspberries

Pickle it: cucumbers, carrots, radishes, squash

Can it: jams, jellies and preserves

Dry it: To prepare fresh herbs for drying, wash and thoroughly dry them immediately after picking. Use a kitchen towel or paper towel to remove any excess water rather than treat them too aggressively in a salad spinner. Bundle  each spring up into a bouquet and secure with a rubber band, making sure to leave the end slack so it can be hung on a cabinet handle.

Here I’ve prepared some sage and oregano from my garden with recycled rubber bands and adorned them with a piece of scrap ribbon. I wanted them to look pretty because they hang in my kitchen. Find a spot away from sunlight to hang them and when they’re completely dry, put them in a bag or container or break off the leaves and store them in a spice jar and label them with the name of the herb and the date.

Freeze it: Fresh berries are great candidates for freezing. Wash and thoroughly dry the freshest berries possible, then place them in a single layer, without touching one another, on a sheet pan and freeze overnight. Gather the berries and store in a freezer bag with as much air as possible removed or fill a freezer safe container. Be sure to use the fruit within the next 6 months. Try placing a handful of frozen berries in your hot oatmeal this winter or cooking the berries with a little sugar and lemon juice to make a compote for pancakes or waffles.

For a quick pickle recipe that only required refrigeration, I turned to an expert for recipes and advice. Local culinary professional and cookbook author Sherri Brooks Vinton has just published the perfect resource for home cooks looking to learn new ways to preserve the harvest: Put ‘em Up! A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook. I found a recipe for Asian Icebox Pickles in Put em Up! that took no time at all to prepare and used pantry staples like soy sauce and sesame oil. They are simply delicious as a refreshing snack or a great addition to an Asian-inspired meal.

Drying, freezing, pickling and canning, this cookbook covers them all and is supplemented by a 7 minute video tutorial on the boiling water method for canning foods on her web site sherribrooksvinton.com. Sherri kicks off her national book tour today at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, NY from 1-3 .  Her  canning demonstrations are excellent so please visit her site for a complete book event calendar. I found the cookbook comprehensive and easy to use and am grateful it’s printed in soft cover.

I also found some great pickling recipes on marthastewart.com and have been trying them out on the family. The quick pickles with tarragon are quite zesty and refreshing on a hot day. If you have some chiles growing in your backyard garden, the pickled carrots with garlic and chiles are fantastic and only slightly spicy (pictured). Since radishes are still abundant, cucumber and radish pickles are next on my list. Please share your favorite pickling recipe or resource below in the Comments box.

My friend and a contributing writer to the Fairfield Green Food Guide, Elizabeth Keyser, recommended Christine Ferber’s Mes Confitures when I asked about excellent jam, jelly and preserve cookbooks. Christine is an internationally known master patissiere and her jams and jellies are served in some of the most famous French restaurants, including those of Alain Ducasse. Her stunningly beautiful and unusual artisanal jams, jellies and preserve recipes call for nothing more than fruit, sugar, lemon juice, honey, and spices - no fruit pectin or complicated techniques.

After finding red gooseberries at the Westport farmers’ market, I crossed my fingers that she’d have a recipe for gooseberry preserves. I was in luck. These are decadent and beautiful and I could easily see them on the table of a  four star restaurant.  I’m now inspired to hunt down some rhubarb for her Rhubarb Jam with Acadia Honey and Rosemary recipe.

Tip: Save any jar with a wide mouth for making pickles. Sterilize them before use and be sure never to reuse the cap of a two part canning jar lid, just the ring.

If you’d like to watch a preserving pro in action and have the opportunity to ask a few questions, attend the free Jamming and Jarring Class with Bonnie Shershow at Whole Foods Market Westport from 12-2 on Wednesday, July 14.

Join Bonnie Shershow and learn to make jams as they were originally produced in the U.S. and Europe with just enough sugar and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to perk up the flavor of ripe fruit and without the unnecessary addition of pectin and extra sugar added to commercial jams. Bonnie makes her jams with the memory of the taste from her childhood growing up in a California orange grove surrounded by all sorts of fruit trees and berry bushes.

Be sure to thank all the farmers who provide us with the excellent CT Grown produce and fruit that we’re enjoying now and preserving for months to come by voting for your favorite farmers’ market in the 2^nd Annual America’s Favorite Farmers’ Market Contest sponsored by American Farmland Trust. Just click on the contest icon in the right margin of this site to cast your vote.

From Maggie Trujillo, Market Master at the Rowayton Farmers’ Market.

Please join us this Friday, July 2, at the Farmer’s Market in Rowayton, Noon to 5.

It’s July 4^th Weekend and we have everything you need for the PERFECT PICNIC!  Please welcome Eagle Wood Farm and their naturally raised beef and pork available in a wide array of primal cuts and sausage.  They will bring Alaskan Wild Salmon too.

So there you have it, the best farm produce in Connecticut and pickles, butter, eggs, coffee, smoothies, chocolate, breads and baked goods, snacks, cheeses and condiments await you.  And bring home some potted plants, herbs, and vegetables, or some beautiful roses picked fresh from the farm.

If you need a gift or a little treat for yourself, the work by the artisans will also delight you. There will be two new artisans joining this week - Tie-Dye Mama’s and Abbey Road Designs

SURPRISE:  WE’LL HAVE PONIES FOR PETTING AT THE PARK THIS WEEK TOO, SO BRING THE KIDDIES!!!  (1-3 pm for the Ponies)

Happy July 4, from your friends at the Rowayton Farmer’s Market!

2010 ROWAYTON FARMERS, PRODUCERS AND ARTISANS

FARMERS AND PRODUCERS ATTENDING WEEKLY:

Artisan Made - Artisan Dairy, Goat, Sheep, and Cow Cheeses, featuring Beltane and Cato Farm Cheeses

Bake Local - Baked breakfast goods, snacks and desserts, using CT grown ingredients

Calcutta Kitchens - Chutneys and other Indian Delicacies

Dough Girl Baking Co. - Cookies, Cakes and Ice Cream Sandwiches

Eagle Wood Farms - Naturally Raised Beef and Pork in an array of primal cuts and sausages.  Wild caught Alaskan Salmon.

El’s Kitchen - Gourmet Dry Rubs for Grilling

Horman’s Best Pickles - Pickled Products Galore

Jonas White’s Better Butter - Herb and Infused Butters

Little Chocolate Company - Organic Chocolate and Biscottini

Maui Wowi Hawaiian Smoothies - Fresh Fruit Smoothies

Michele’s Pies - Pies and Baked Goods

Ola! - Hand-Crafted Natural Granola

Roses for Autism at Pinchback Farms- Fragrant, Sustainable Roses and Lilies Grown on a CT farm Employing Adults on the Autism Spectrum

St Ex - Artisan Bread, Mozzarella, Pesto, and Baked Desserts

Smith’s Acres - Produce, Orchard Fruit, Plants, Juices, Cut Flowers

Espresso Neat - Direct Trade Whole Beans and Artisan Iced Coffees and Teas

Vaszauskas Farm - Produce, Orchard Fruit, Plants, Eggs, Cut Flowers

Wave Hill Bread - Artisan Bread, Croutons, Crackers, Vinegars

ARTISANS ATTENDING BY APPOINTMENT:

Abbey Road Designs - Photography, Mixed Medium Art and Terrariums

April Marin - Women’s Custom Clothing

Designs by Rali - Gold, Silver, Gemstone Hand Made Jewelry

Lobster Co-op - Locally Inspired Clothing and Accessories

Maggie Coyne Jewelry - Hand Made Jewelry and Charms

M. Saverine Decoupage - Decoupage Plates

Oliver Green - D Ring Belts

Rose Curtin Design - Hand Sewn Gifts

Riverstone - Spirit lock and healing stone jewelry

Rugamarole - Recycled Textiles Made into Rugs, Blankets and More

Seaside Delights - Beach Themed Apparel and Accessories

Susan O’Neill Paintings - Paintings, Prints and Gifts

Soundview Millworks - Custom Wood Products

Townie Style - Custom Screened Local Art on Tees

Tie-Dye Mamas - Tie-Dyed Children’s Fashion

Zebedede - Appliqué Children’s Fashion and Home Goods

Exciting news from Jones Family Farms, Shelton.

Starting Friday July 2nd Jones Family Farms will be hosting Friday Farmers’ Markets, outside their Winery tasting room, from 3:30pm-5:30pm through the end of August.

Scheduled to be on hand are farm market set-ups by Jones, Stone Gardens Farm, Pasta Fina and other guest vendors. The farms will offer goods including fresh vegetables, breads, eggs, pasta, honey and more. Cooking demos, craft projects for children and special themes will highlight the weekly event.

The kick-off on Friday July 2nd is being touted as the Red, White & Blue Farm Market Kick-off Event and will benefit the ACT Spooner House/Valley Food Bank charity. That day the market will be open special hours from 1:30pm till 5:30pm with more children’s crafts and games, special food offerings and a special wine tasting at Jones Winery. Guests attending are asked to bring a food donation for Spooner House. Those unable to bring food, can purchase food at the market and give it directly to Spooner House staff or make monetary donations as well. “Last year’s Red, White and Blue festival was a big help to us. The summer time is tough on the shelves at the food bank and we were able to fill them up after last year’s festival. We hope we can do the same this year,” said John Trovarelli from the ACT Spooner House/Valley Food Bank.

The weekly farmer’s markets are designed to not just feed the public, but to help educate them as well. Allyson Angelini, the Jones Family Farms Market Manager said; “We are very excited! We hope families will stop by the farm to learn about the diversity of agricultural products we produce right here in the White Hills of Shelton. It’s really exciting that our neighborhood of farms can offer such a variety of goods! We hope it will be a great way for families to start the weekend!”

The market will be held at Jones Family Farms that is located in Shelton, Connecticut, off Route 110 - 5 miles North of Shelton Center and 2 miles south of the junction of Route 110 and 111 in Monroe. For more information call the Farmer Jones Hot Line - (203) 929-8425.

For Immediate release:

The Westport Farmers Market welcomes sustainable food advocate, restaurateur and bestselling author Michel Nischan as our special guest at the Thursday, July 1,  regularly scheduled market on Imperial Avenue. Michel will be discussing his latest cookbook, Sustainably Delicious: Making the World a Better Place, One Recipe at a Time, and Nourishing Neighborhoods programs run through his nonprofit Wholesome Wave.

NBC will be interviewing Michel during the market to discuss Wholesome Wave’s efforts to make local, healthy and sustainable foods available to all to air as an evening news expose. Come out and support our hometown hero!

What:  Westport Farmers’ Market hosts Michel Nishan and NBC.
When:  Thursday, July 1, 2010, 10:00 - 2:00
Where: Imperial Avenue Commuter Parking Lot

Contact:  Lori Cochran Dougall: (307)690-1759

Lori Cochran Dougall
Westport Farmers’ Market
Market Manager
(307)690-1759