This week’s forage technically began on Friday evening on the ride home from work. Sport Hill Farm was still open so I picked up:
- arugula
- spinach
- a lovely potted lavender plant
The new barn at Sport Hill is really coming along. It is beautiful. Sorry, no photo since this was an impromptu visit! Next time.
Cecelia is up for a weekend of wine trailing for the 2010 Passport contest, so we planned on an abbreviated Saturday forage.
Serendipitous score: at the Newtown Deli, there’s a (newish) fresh meat market called Butcher’s Best Market. Their lamb and pork are from local farms. I scored
- lamb chops from Sepe Farm, Sandy Hook, CT
- a container of lard, made from Rowland Farm hogs
At the New Milford Farmers Market (on the green, Saturdays from 9 AM to noon), I scored:
- patchouli soap from Goatboy Soap (for my eternal collection)
- cilantro and spring garlic from Riverbank Farm
- bacon from Grayledge Farm (thanks to Riverbank Farm)
- and had a couple of apple cider donuts from Averill Farm
Lots of folks at this market were selling seedling starts for the garden.
At the Hopkins Vineyard Barrel Tasting (more on that in another post), I scored
- Womanchego cheese from Cato Corner Farm and Asiago chese Cherry Grove Farm, Lawrenceville, NJ and goat milk Feta from Beltane Farm, all provided by Artisan Made, Northeast of Southbury.
- Raspberry Peach jam from Twin Pines Farm, Thomaston, CT
At Chapel Hill Farm in Sherman, I scored blueberry and peach jam.
At Bluestone Farm, I scored
- Cavolo Nero starts (Tuscan Kale)
- Maple syrup (2010)
And at New Morning Natural Foods, I scored:
- Stone Wall Dairy raw milk
- Deerfield Farm yogurt
And that was it!