Wednesdays, through October 27, 2010
NEW HOURS BEGINNING JULY 21, NOON-4 pm
Farm-fresh produce, granola, fresh-baked breads, handmade soaps and body products, are just some of the offerings that will be available to those who come to the Wilton Farmers Market beginning Wednesday, May 5th, in the back parking lot at Wilton Library and continuing on Wednesdays until the end of October. We’ll have a wide assortment of locally grown fruits, vegetables, free range eggs, homemade jams, herbs, and fresh cut flowers from Killam & Bassette Farmstead and Schulze Farm. Other vendors include Wilton’s own Ambler Farm, Wave Hill Bread and Nod Hill Soaps; Ola! Granola; Grassroots Granookies; and Calcutta Kitchens. Meet new vendor Lee Bossuet with Ancestral Coffee – Lee serves great iced coffee using ice cubes made from the coffee served! We will let you know here as additional vendors are added, so continue to come by and check us out or check the library website. Sponsored by the Wilton Library and the Chamber of Commerce.
Trying to decide what to do with all the abundant produce coming from your garden and/or the Farmers Market? Then join Special Guest Author Sherri Brooks Vinton as she demos recipes from her new book, Put ‘Em Up! on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, from 12:00PM to 1:30PM at the Wilton Farmers Market in the Back Parking Lot - Wilton Library! For more information about the event, click here.
Here’s a link to what’s in season in Connecticut:
http://www.farmfresh.org/learn/harvestcalendar.php
RETURNING TO THE MARKET THIS YEAR
Ambler Farm
Jim Meinhold is offering freshly harvested mixed salad greens, lettuce, three kinds of kale, Swiss chard, baby beets, garlic scapes, dill, cilantro, and scallions with broccoli also available next week on the 23rd. Ambler also has transplants you can purchase to get your own garden growing. Their own Farm Stand is open for the season on Saturdays from 10:30am to 5:00pm at the Farm at 257 Hurlbutt Street in Wilton, Connecticut.
Izzy B’s Allergen Free Cupcakes
Chef Pam’s mission is to free people from mediocrity by providing an amazing allergy free (no wheat, soy, eggs, gluten, dairy, nuts, casein), mostly organic, vegan, celiac friendly cupcake. Izzi B’s cupcakes are also free of refined sugars using only agave and evaporated cane juice. Her cupcakes do not contain honey, seeds, beans or apples and only a small amount of xanthan gum derivative. They are extremely moist and taste amazing, even if you don’t have any allergies.
Killam & Bassette
In their own words – “We, Kevin & Chris Bassette along with our partner, Henry Killam and 5 kids (Abby, Olivia, Dina, Henry, & Jamie), own Killam & Bassette Farmstead, LLC. We have 85 acres along the beautiful & bountiful, Connecticut River. We raise fresh, quality veggies & fruits, picked that day or the day before. We also carry homemade jams made only from the produce on our farm, as well as fresh cut flowers – all Connecticut grown/made. We also have 350 happy layer hens and sell our delicious and nutritious “free range” eggs for your enjoyment and health. Quality produce/product & customer service is our top priority! We have been running our family farm for over 18 years and take pride in every aspect of it. This is a “Family” run business! This week we’ll have Pesticide Free Lettuce, Sugar Snap Peas, Shell Peas, & Strawberries. We just started picking Zucchini and will also have Rainier & Bing Cherries! We’ll have Free Range Eggs, Homemade Jams & Applesauce every week. Our featured “Jam Flavor of the Week” is “Strawberry Rhubarb”! Feel free to come on by!
Their current products:
Field Grown Tomatoes
Pesticide Free Blackberries
Corn on the Cob (picked each day)
Pesticide Free Beets
Pesticide FreeBasil
Pesticide Free Leeks
Pesticide Free Onions
Pesticide Free Radishes
Blueberries
Pesticide Free Lettuce
Green Beans
Summer Squash
Zucchini
Green Peppers
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Pickling Cucumbers
Cabbage (Savoy & Regular)
Homemade Jams (made only from the produce on our farm!)
Free Range Eggs
Ola! Granola
203 938 4792 / info@olafoods.com
Begun within the last two years ago in a kitchen in Redding, Ola! has found its way to shelves around the Northeast and onto food television – 09/09 Rachael Ray selects Ola! Vanilla Almond as snack of the day…and guest super nanny approves.
For more information on how the business began, link to:
http://www.westfaironline.com/component/zine/article/7235-granola-business-flourishes-for-redding-couple.html
A simple blend of crunchy clusters of oats and almonds infused with pure vanilla and maple.
What’s in it: Whole Grain Oats, Almonds, Whole Wheat Flour, Wheat Bran, Pure Maple Syrup, Canola Oil, Pure Vanilla Extract, Cinnamon, Sea Salt
Whole oats flavored with pure cinnamon and Vermont maple syrup, mingle with orange infused dried cranberries and crunchy pecans. Fresh cranberries are baked in with everything else, taking on all the happy flavors.
What’s in it:Whole Grain Oats, Pecans, Sweetened Dried Cranberries (cranberries, sugar) Pure Maple Syrup, Whole Wheat Flour, Wheat Bran, Orange Juice, Canola Oil, Pure Vanilla Extract, Cinnamon, Sea Salt
11/09 – In a taste test of 25 granolas, Ola! is deemed an addictive killer (but in a good way)
http://jimleff.blogspot.com/2008/11/granola-tasting.html
Schulze Family Farm
Returning again is Schulze Family Farm with a wonderful array of just-picked vegetables, fruit, and flowers – beautiful bouquets with fresh cut flowers from the field. So stop by and say hello and see what’s in season!
Wave Hill Bread
196 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897 Tel. 203.762.9595
“We believe in the joy of bread.”
”We see it every day when customers stop by to pick up a loaf, looking forward to sharing it with their family that evening. We see it in the eyes of children sneaking up to the sampling basket at the farmers markets to snatch just one more little piece. We hear it in the words of older folks who tell us how our bread reminds them of their mothers’ big round loaves coming out of the oven decades ago. We want our bread, “the Wilton bread”, to continue to be, as so many of our customers put it, “the best bread I have ever had.”
We enjoy seeing Europeans smile when they taste WAVE HILL bread for the first time and say that it reminds them of the bread in their home country. We like to hear words of appreciation from customers who enthusiastically thank us for making this bread. Part of our mission is to help people, young and older, learn how bread is made. We do hands-on lessons at community centers and at the bakery for adults and children, starting at four years old. We describe how we make our bread and how to care for it on the back of each bread bag.”
NEW TO THE MARKET THIS YEAR!
Calcutta Kitchens
New to the market this year is Calcutta Kitchens, but already their sauces and chutneys are in demand.
Calcutta Kitchens wants to spread and share their life philosophy …
LIFFIL – Love is Food, Food is Love. So LIFFIL a little for now!
Their products:
- BENGAL STYLE TOMATO CHUTNEY is slow-cooked with fresh tomatoes and assorted spices – a unique combination of sweet, tart and spicy flavors. It takes 3 lbs of tomatoes for a pound of chutney! A traditional palate refresher served at the end of the meal, this chutney is versatile enough to be used with cheese and crackers, meat or diluted as a glaze. Or as we do in our house, eat by the spoonful just like that!
- GREEN MANGO CHUTNEY, another Calcutta specialty, is made from raw green mangoes, which unlike the sweet mango is extremely tart. Combined with sugar and spices it has an explosive flavor. Try it on crackers, or with meat, or whatever way you like to have your chutney.
- MAKHANI SIMMER SAUCE is a quick easy way to prepare a delicious meal. Add cooked/grilled chicken, pork, vegetables or raw shrimp and simmer for 5 min. Serve with rice or bread. Voila!
- RED LENTIL, RICE, BULGUR & MINT SOUP A hearty soup, perfect with a piece of crusty bread, it warms you up instantly.
Calcutta Kitchens
28 Dock Road
Norwalk, CT 06854
203/ 434 2317
aditi@calcuttakitchens.com
Ducky Life Tea
Drink tea for a ducky life!
That is our motto.
Our mission is to bring you exceptional whole leaf, organic teas and extraordinary tea drinking experiences.
Ducky Life Tea sells loose leaf, organic teas, tisanes, herbal infusions, accessories, and whimsically packaged gifts. We believe that if you drink tea, you will have a ducky life!
Whether you prefer green tea, black tea, white tea, pu-ehr, oolongs, rooibus, honeybush, genmaicha, or just a good cup of chai, we believe you will find it amongst our diverse selection of organic teas. In the process we hope you will discover all the ways tea can enhance your life and ultimately make yours a ducky life.
The teas come from India, China, Japan, Paraguay, Taiwan, India, South Africa, and numerous other tea producing areas. We are confident that once you try them, you’ll never want to go back to tea bags again.
Grassroots Granookies
These all-natural, nutrient-dense snack cookies are made with 95% organic ingredients, and contain no common allergens, preservatives or artificial ingredients. They contain flax seeds and chia seeds and are rich in fiber, Omega-3’s, calcium and iron. The grain and seed combination forms a complete protein to give you a satisfying snack on the go. Sweetened with agave, you don’t have to have allergies to love them. Try Granookies today… and ENJOY!
Nod Hill Soap
Catherine Romer – vendor.
Nod Hill Soap products are made by hand, in small batches, using the finest quality ingredients. Our recipes for soaps and lotions include pure olive oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, sweet almond oil and many other soothing and beneficial ingredients for smooth, soft skin including calendula, chamomile, aloe vera and honey. When possible, we use only 100% essential oils for fragrance and include natural organics such as orange, lemon or lime zest, oatmeal, locally grown lavender and other herbs to create beautiful, aromatic soaps and skin care products. Skin care and bath products include Lip Balm, Light Facial and Body Lotions, Whipped Shea Butter for the body, and Bath Salt.
