Saturday was a fun forage…we went here, there and it seemed, everywhere!

We began at the Bethel Farmer’s Market where I picked up numerous items from Newtown Cedar Hill Farm,  Maple Bank Farm, Don Taylor’s Farm, and Goat Boy Soap:

We continued on to Blue Jay Orchards for some apples. (They don’t have Macouns yet.)

Next stop was Cherry Grove Farm in Newtown. And surprise–there were people there! In all the time I’ve been going to this farm, I had not seen a soul. This day, I met an employee and other customers. When it rains, it pours they say. They’re right. Anyway, Cherry Grove now has a video camera live feeding into the Newtown Police because they were robbed. I think there’s a special place in hell for anyone who’d rip off a farmer.

Then off to New Morning in Woodbury for raw milk and other indispensables.

And then to Pasta Fina (map) in Shelton, CT. Okay, so the homemade pasta, meatballs, ravioli, and vodka sauce are not local at all, but… (everything here is so very delicious).

On the way back, we stopped at Beardsley’s Cider Mill and Guy’s Eco Garden, next door.

Apologies for this post getting posted so far after the fact, but the bounty had to be put by first. This last week, I made yogurt and butter, froze some cooked kale, set out herbs and hot peppers to dry, canned beets, dried peaches, green beans, and zucchini, and more that I can’t even remember. Storing up for the winter (and the October Eat Local Challenge) is real work. I don’t know what I’m going to do next week when television season premieres compete for my time!