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Tim Wilcox and Caroline Pam of the Kitchen Garden regularly sell their wares at local farmers’ markets. The Kitchen Garden is a family run farm in Sunderland.
Reminder Publications photo by Lori Szepelak
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Jan. 25, 2012
By Lori Szepelak
LoriO@thereminder.com
SPRINGFIELD — Winter Fare is a celebration of the “amazing local food” that is available year-round in the Pioneer Valley, according to Claire Morenon, program coordinator at Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA).
CISA, based in South Deerfield, will host the Springfield Winter Fare on Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Old Monkey House during the Farmers’ Market at Forest Park.
“CISA and the Farmers' Market at Forest Park are partnering on this event, which will include a lively and diverse farmers’ market, workshops, cooking demonstrations, and fun,” Morenon said during an interview with Reminder Publications.
Morenon encourages visitors to meet each local vendor, enjoy a hot meal, and attend one of the educational workshops to learn more about seasonal eating and local food.
SNAP/Food Stamps will be accepted, and CISA will match the first $10 of all SNAP expenditures.
Morenon noted that visitors should bring their shopping bags and stock up on fresh salad greens, root vegetables, local grains and bread, eggs, meat, cheese, yogurt, maple syrup, honey, jam, pickles, and more, all grown by local farmers.
At press time, the following vendors are scheduled to participate in Springfield Winter Fare: The Bearded Bee: honey products; Berkshire Mountain Bakery: bread and baked goods; The Kitchen Garden: vegetables; Chicoine Family Farm: grass-fed beef; Dr. Cookie: cookies and baked goods; Fior D’Italia: pasta and cheese; Outlook Farm: pork and other meats; Red Fire Farm: vegetables, greens, eggs; Seven Hills Mills: hot lunches; Shayna B’s and the Pickle: gluten-free baked goods; Susan Parks Soaps: goat’s milk soaps; Sweet Pea Cheese: Chevre; Wild Mountain Farm; Beefalo Trinity Farm: milk, yogurt, butter; and Tortured Orchard: sauces, dressings, dips.
“Springfield Winter Fare is a mid-winter celebration of local agriculture, and it promises to be one of the warmest community events of the season,” Morenon said.
For more information, visit www.buylocalfood.org or call 665-7100.
Also, volunteers are still needed to assist CISA staff on Jan. 28; for more details, contact Molly Sauvain via email at molly.sauvain@gmail.com to sign up.
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