Fairfield Green Food Guide is pleased to present Town Guides -destination pages created for local-sustainable food enthusiasts who want to easily access the full array of resources offered in and around their towns or cities. Check back frequently for updates and feel free to contact us with submissions at info@fairfieldgreenfoodguide.com.

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

• The Fairfield Farmers’ Market at the Greenfield Hill Grange is a winter market held on Saturdays from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The market features a wide range of vendors providing everything from eggs and cheese to organic vegetables and pastured meats.The Fairfield Farmers’ Market at the Greenfield Hill Grange will close for the season on May 7 and reopen May 28 as a spring/summer market at the same location. This is a producer only market. Please visit our Farmers’ Market page for complete information.
• The Fairfield Farmers’ Market at the Brick Walk is held each Saturday from 9-12 am and opens for the 2011 season on June 4. Please visit our Farmers’ Market page for complete information.
• The Fairfield Farmers’ Market in Greenfield Hill is held each Saturday from 12:30-4:00 on the green in the Grapes & Hops shopping plaze. Opening date for 2011 TBA. Please visit our Farmers’ Market page for complete information.

Organic Farms & Farm Stands

• Sport Hill Farm, Easton (Farm stand, CSA, Farm to Chef Connect, and Crop Cash programs, regular on-farm events and workshops, summer camps through The Unquowa School)
• Ambler Farm, Wilton (Farm stand, regular on-farm events and workshops, summer camps, apprentice program) Participate in Wilton Farmers’ Market.
• Millstone Farm, Wilton (regular on-farm events and workshops, seasonal dinners at the farm, tours, small CSA)
• Warrup’s Farm, Redding *Certified Organic (CSA, maple syrup demos, farm stand) Participate in Weston Farmers’ Market.

Organic Herbs Farms

• Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens, Westport, is a retail store selling everything you need for a USDA Organic edible herb and vegetable garden Gilbertie’s hosts on-site events and workshops, and was home to the 2010-11 winter Westport farmers’ market (now closed for the season).
• Moorefield Herb Farm, Trumbull, is a regular participant in the Westport farmers’ market at Imperial Avenue and the Fairfield winter market at the Greenfield Hill Grange. Moorefield sells USDA Organic herbs, vegetable transplants, and flowers.
  

CSAs

• Please refer to the CSA tab for a complete and up-to-date seasonal listing

School & Community Gardens

• Most of the public schools in Fairfield have established edible schoolyard gardens, but they are in continual need of sponsors and volunteers. Please email info@fairfieldgreenfoodguide.com if you would like to be put in touch with any of the schools’ parent-led gardening groups.
  

Online Ordering & Home Delivery of Locally Grown Food

• 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/
• Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe, Fairfield (organic, raw food cafe)
• The cafe at Whole Foods Market Fairfield - organic coffee
• The Stand Juice Company (opening soon at the Sportsplex)

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 Fairfield (opened June 3)
• Mrs. Green’s (wide variety of organic foods)
• Trader Joe’s, Fairfield (large scale organic only; no CT Grown or local artisan products)
• The Pantry, Fairfield (carry some local artisan products and greens, will be carrying grass fed beef)
  
• The Double L Market, Westport (year-round farmers’ market and artisan food retailer)
• The Organic Market, Westport (organic foods; also has a lunch counter, hot buffet and seating area). 285 Post Road East Westport, CT 06880-3613 - (203) 227-9007
• Walter Stewart’s Market, New Canaan (good selection of local and artisan foods)
  

Apiary

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

Specialty Shops

• Fairfield Cheese Company, Southport (local cheese and artisan products, sustainable artisan and farmstead products from New England)
• The Organic Market, Westport (also has a lunch counter, hot buffet and seating area). 285 Post Road East Westport, CT 06880-3613 - (203) 227-9007

Wine & Liquor

• Harry’s Wine & Liquor, Southport (CT Grown wines & spirits, organic and biodynamic wines)

Restaurants

• Artisan (fine, seasonal, farm to table in the Delamar Hotel, Southport)
• Boxcar Cantina, Greenwich, a regular lunch vendor at the Westport farmers’ market
• Elm, Brian Lewis’ New Canaan restaurant opening in the fall of 2011 on Elm Street
• 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 was named 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, named one of top 4 chefs in New Canaan by Patch in 5/11)
• 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; named one of Zagat’s America’s Best Restaurants for 2011)
• 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, catering orders only)
• 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 and opening soon at the Sportsplex in Fairfield (organic juice cleanses and casual menu using organic ingredients when possible)
• Restaurant North, Armonk (refined farm-to-table new American fare)
• Tarry Lodge, Westport and Port Chester (Green Restaurant Certified; some sourcing from local farms)

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