Several New Haven food-related businesses are organizing the first “New Haven Farm and Food Festival” to be held on Sunday, October 20, between 12:00 and 3:00.
This will be a non-profit, community-wide event, and we hope to include as many farms and food producers as possible in order to showcase the surprising diversity of the many food-related activities taking place in New Haven these days.
This year’s event will take place on the lovely deck and grounds of Tourterelle restaurant. The plan is for the festival to be hosted at a different venue each year – farm, vineyard, orchard, etc.
Each participant will have the opportunity to sell, sample, and display products. A buffet lunch will be prepared by chef Bill Snell consisting of ingredients provided by participating farmers. If you don’t want to stand at a table or booth, just send in some products and tell us about yourself. We will do the rest. We would like everyone to be represented.
The festival will be free and open to the public. There will be a modest charge for the buffet lunch. There will also be music and entertainment, as well as many fun farm-related activities and demonstrations including hayrides, a petting zoo, and more, depending on the weather.
Our current list of participants, in addition to Tourterelle, includes Smith Family Farm, Misty Knoll Farm, Olivia’s Croutons, Lincoln Peak Vineyard, Open View Farm, Lester Farm, Happy Valley Orchards, and Green Pasture Meats. If you have cheese, corn, pumpkins, squash, potatoes, honey, syrup, apples, grain, herbs, beverages, or other food products, we hope you will join in.
Please email Maura at lesterfarm@yahoo.com or Christine at kamilleny@aol.com
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