Westport Vendor Debuts at Fairfield Farmers Market June 19

Written by VINCENT SALZO (Patch Staff)

Fairfield, CT – A new Fairfield Farmers Market is scheduled to premiere this Sunday, June 19, on Sherman Green in downtown Fairfield.

The market will be held weekly on Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, and continue throughout the summer.

Among the vendors selling their produce is Westport-based pickle, vegetable and fruit merchant Jane's Good Food.

“We have a terrific lineup of farmers and producers, and the response to date from both vendors and the public has been great,” Bill Auer, owner of Firehouse Deli who also serves as the Market Master, said in a statement.

The market will feature the following local farm vendors and producers:

• Beltane Farm, Lebanon, Conn. - fresh & aged goat cheese; milk & yogurt
• Brewster Pastry, Brewster, N.Y. - French bread & pastries
• Creative Shepherd Farm, Ava, N.Y. – cow & sheep milk cheese; eggs & milk
• George Hall Farm, Simsbury, Conn. - organic produce
• LuLu’s Southern Pies, Stamford, Conn. – Southern chess pie; chocolate pecan pie; Key lime pie
• Simpaug Farms, Ridgefield, Conn. – fresh vegetables, herbs, berries; eggs; jams & jellies
• The Local Catch, Charlestown, R.I. – fresh whole and filleted fish; scallops; smoked fish
• Whole G Bread, New Haven, Conn. – European breads & pastries
• Nature View Farm, Bridgewater, Conn. – milk; eggs; heirloom produce
• Jane’s Good Food, Westport, Conn. – pickles; seasonal small batch pickled vegetables & fruits
• Hot Chicks Local Eggs, Fairfield, Conn. – backyard chicken eggs
• Riverside Baking Company, Fairfield, Conn. – assorted baked goods
• Tasty Good Eats, Fairfield, Conn. – gluten free baked goods
• Marwin Farms, New Hartford, Conn. - chicken, duck, quail, pork, ravioli

“I am thrilled to be part of this initiative, and think that a farmers market will be a wonderful addition to the downtown,” said Mark Barnhart, Director of Community & Economic Development. “Bill and his wife Maureen deserve all the credit for making this happen, and have been really great to work with.”

For more information, visit the website at www.fairfieldfarmersmarket.org.

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