The Bethel Farmer’s Market may have started out low key, but it’s picking up in week two—a few more vendors and a lot more fun this week.
The Maple Bank Farm folks are definitely the ringleaders of the jocularity.
Daffodil Hill Growers grew the first hot peppers I’ve seen at the markets this season (thanks to a mislabeled seed packet).
Don Taylor Farms of Danbury brought the first sweet corn of the season, grown in Windsor, CT.
You had to go to the Maple Bank Farm stand to get these beauties.
For those not acquainted with the seasonal treat known as squash blossoms, just dip the flowers in a little batter and pan-fry in some olive oil until golden brown.
And after a hard day of grocery shopping/foraging, time to kick back and enjoy.
The Woodbury SummerFest concert, with the Cast of Beatlemania and the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, was held outdoors at Hollow Park in Woodbury, CT.
For the picnic dinner, I brought egg salad made from Woodbury Laid Eggs, a baguette from Ovens of France, an assortment of Cato Corner Farm cheeses, North Fork potato chips (fromArtisan Made, Northeast), and Sharpe Hill‘s Cabernet Franc wine.
Glad the peppers had a little zing my Dad was trying to convice us they weren’t hot at all so I was really confused !
Hey Sara! Either your Dad is a veteran hot pepper guy or he’s trying to pull one over on you. These are wax peppers and they have twice the Scoville Units as Jalapenos. Really cleared up my sinuses.