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Farmers’ Markets (Please refer to the Farmers’ Market tab for a complete and up-to-date listing)

• The Greenwich Farmers’ Market is held on Saturdays from 9:30am to 1:00pm in the Horse Neck parking lot, across from the Boy’s Club, directly across from I-95′s Exit 3. Opening day is mid-May and the market features a wide range of vendors providing everything from eggs and cheese to organic vegetables and pastured meats.
• The Greenwich Historical Society Green Market opens for the season on May 17. The market  is held Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 12 to 6:00 p.m., and is located at 39 Strickland Road in Cos Cob.
• The Pound Ridge, NY Farmers’ Market is held each Sunday from 11-4 in Scotts Corners on the patio of Antiques and Tools of Business and Kitchen, 65 Westchester Avenue and opened for the season on April 10, 2011.

CSAs (Please refer to the CSA tab for a complete and up-to-date listing)

• Farm Share Organic Vegetable CSA (home delivery) with eggs and fruit share add ons available.

School & Community Gardens

• The Armstrong Court Community Organic Gardens, Patty Sechi http://acga.localharvest.org/garden/M3140
• Eagle Hill School Garden

Online Ordering & Home Delivery of Locally Grown Food

• Mike’s Organic Delivery – serving Greenwich exclusively with food from NY-based farms. http://www.mikesorganicdelivery.com/
• Connecticut Farm Fresh Express – serving all of CT with exclusively CT Grown and made foods. www.ctffe.com
• Graze – Vermont Artisanal Foods farm fresh to your door. http://www.grazedelivered.com/

Cafes

• Port Coffeehouse, Black Rock, Bridgeport http://www.portcoffeehouse.com/ (serving organic, Fair Trade coffees)

Registered Dieticians

• Betsy Keller, MS RD bkeller@optonline.net specializing in whole food nutrition.

Private Chefs

• Phoebe Cole-Smith, Personal Chef & Caterer, Weston. Phoebe Cole-Smith, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in NYC (and former intern in the kitchen at Blue Hill at Stone Barns) is a personal chef and small-scale caterer whose clients support her use of the finest local and organic ingredients available. A backyard suburban want-to-be “farmer”, Phoebe and her husband tend chickens and bees, grow organic vegetables and flowers, and make maple syrup from the sugar maple trees on their property. Contact phoebecole.smith@gmail.com.

• Daniel Lanzilotta, The Mindful Chef, personal chef and catering services. Chef Daniel Lanzilotta provides private,on-site intimate dinner parties for private events, small weddings and business dinners for discriminating hosts. Organic and traditional menus are created based upon a private interview to help meet the client’s vision and exceed their culinary expections. All cooking is done at your residence/facility anywhere in the world! Contact Daniel Lanzilotta on Facebook, themindfulchef@gmail.com or 203-216-4446.

Caterers

• Jordan Caterers http://www.jordancaterers.com/about/green.shtml
• Nicholas Roberts Fine Foods http://www.nicholasrobertsbistro.com/nicholas_roberts/about
• Aux Delices (Darien, Greenwich, Riverside retail) http://www.auxdelicesfoods.com/menus.html
• Plum Pure Foods & Catering http://plumpurefoods.com/about-plum/
• Santé by Chef Alex Gunuey, catering Farm-to-School lunches and special events. Contact via email at: alex@a-ray.tv
• Skinny Pines LLC, a mobile brick oven caterer featuring local, seasonal foods that is also a regular vendor at the Westport and New Canaan farmers’ markets
• The Perennial Chef, prepared foods and catering using their own organically-grown vegetables, locally sourced ingredients and sustainable seafood. Locations in Bedford Hills and Ridgefield.

Grocery Stores

• Whole Foods Market, Greenwich (organic and local/regional foods)
• Greenwich Yoga & Holistic Center (organic coop)
  
• Palmer’s Market, Darien (some local and organic foods)
• Walter Stewart’s Market, New Canaan (good selection of local and artisan foods)
  
• The Double L Market, Westport (year-round farmers’ market and artisan foods)
• The Organic Market, Westport (organic foods plus in-store café)
• Fairway, Stamford (wide selection of organic foods)
• Tarry Market, Port Chester (wide selection of artisan and organic foods)

Apiary

• Red Bee Apiary & Gardens, Weston (by appointment only), sells single nectar source honeys and hosts artisanal honey tastings.

Specialty Shops

• The Little Chocolate Company, Greenwich
• The Organic Market, Westport (also has a lunch counter, hot buffet and seating area)

Restaurants

• Boxcar Cantina, Greenwich, also a regular lunch vendor at the Westport farmers’ market
• Le Pain Quotidien, Greenwich and New Canaan (source organic ingredients whenever possible and have green business practices)
• LeFarm, Westport (innovative local farm-to-table cuisine; Chef Bill Taibe is a James Beard Foundation Award 2011 Semifinalist for Best Chef Northeast)
• Farmer’s Table, New Canaan (Southwestern casual fare made with local meats and vegetables; features in-store mini farmers’ market)
• Harvest Supper, New Canaan (seasonal farm-to-table, named one of top 4 chefs in New Canaan by Patch in 5/11)
• Schoolhouse at Cannondale, Wilton (elegant and refined regional farm-to-table cuisine)
• The Dressing Room, Westport (white tablecloth regional farm-to-table cuisine)
• The Boathouse at Saugatuck, Westport (refined regional farm-to-table cuisine)
• Health in a Hurry, Fairfield (organic vegetarian food to go)
• Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe, Fairfield (organic, raw food cafe)
• Green Gourmet to Go, Black Rock (organic vegetarian food to go or eat in)
• Bloodroot, Bridgeport (organic vegetarian/vegan restaurant)
• The Filling Station, New Canaan (hamburgers, hot dogs and sloppy joes made with organic raised beef from local farms, organic French fries, and hormone free & anti biotic free milkshakes)
• Market Restaurant, Stamford
• Napa & Co., Stamford (“innovative wine country cuisine made from organic, farm-fresh, seasonal ingredients”)
• Tappo, Stamford
• Fat Cat Pie Company, Norwalk (pizza and salads made with organic and local ingredients)
• Sugar & Olives, Norwalk (local, sustainable farm-sourced ingredients)
• The Stand Juice Company, Norwalk (organic juice cleanses and casual menu using organic ingredients when possible)
• Restaurant North, Armonk (refined farm-to-table new American fare)
• Tarry Lodge, Port Chester (Green Restaurant Certified; some sourcing from local farms)

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