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Downtown Farmers Market Set To Start In Fairfield Downtown Farmers Market Set To Start In Fairfield
Downtown Farmers Market Set To Start In Fairfield Eating healthy, locally sourced food will be a breeze starting Sunday, June 16 in Fairfield. That's opening day for the Downtown Farmers Market all summer long to Oct. 6 every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Sherman Green. The vendor list is robust with over 30 farms and small batch food producers on it. Four Connecticut farms with Little River Farm in Fairfield included will bring seasonal vegetables and salad greens around; while fresh fish from Rhode Island, pasture-raised beef, pork, farm eggs and goat and cow cheese will be available. Other market products will be guacamole, sal…

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by Donna Christopher
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New Canaan's Baldanza Cafe Serves Up Farm-To-Table, Locally Sourced Fare In Spacious Setting New Canaan's Baldanza Cafe Serves Up Farm-To-Table, Locally Sourced Fare In Spacious Setting
New Canaan's Baldanza Cafe Serves Up Farm-To-Table, Locally Sourced Fare In Spacious Setting Baldanza Cafe, located at 129 Elm Street in New Canaan, is just one eatery capitalizing on the growing local and organic food movement. Serving up a wide array of fresh and local breakfast, lunch and dinner specialties, the chefs at Baldanza Cafe, which recently opened its second “bistro” location at 1020 Post Road in Darien, make an effort to source sustainably and “work with farms that embrace the humane treatment of animals.” “These farms are owned by people who care about our sustainable future and grow crops that do not use synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers,” the organic eat…

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by Valerie Musson