Fiber Festival at Ellington Farmers' Market Saturday May 14th 9-12 in Arbor Park

Fiber Festival Saturday May 14th from 9-12, Arbor Park, Main ST.

Thank you to everyone for helping to make our first Saturday Market Day a huge, fun-filled success last week! Although the weather was less than perfect, the kids who shared their animals were fantastic and there were smiles everywhere. Market week #2 is our ever-popular All's Wool that Ends Wool Fiber Fest.. One lucky sheep will get a buzz cut at the sheep-shearing demonstration at 10:00 AM, which you will not want to miss. Children will be able to make their own "nesting ball" from alpaca fiber at Clear Mountain Alpaca Farm, try their hand at needle felting and discover how fiber is spun into yarn. Bring your reusable bag or basket and fill it with fresh Connecticut springtime produce including rhubarb, baby greens, shiitake mushrooms, lettuce, spinach radishes and hot house vegetables from area farms. It appears that Mother Nature is going to cooperate so join us for the fabulous fiber festivities.

Fiber Festival Activities

Sheep Shearing Demonstration 10:00
Yarn Spinning Demonstration
Make Your Own Nesting Ball with Alpaca Fiber
Bring Home a Soap Felting Kit
Fido's Fiber -Spin Your Dog's Fur into Yarn
Visit the Baby Angora Goats
Try Your Hand at Needle Felting

Music This Week

Bill Benson and Deborah Gillespie "The Shine"
An acoustic duo with flute, vocals and guitar, The Shine have played many venues and Farmers' Markets in CT and bring an energy and collection of music from the 60's and 70's, as well as a mix of original music. Bill's release of "This Old House" will be available at the market. It's his first studio release from September 2015 and contains 12 songs culminated over time. Songs of love, fear, dreaming and believing.

This Week's Vendors

Guest Vendors
Bayberry Meadow Herbs
Coffee Break Designs - Handwoven scarves and accessories
Fabyan Sugar Shack- A full line of maple products including syrup, candies, ice cream and maple cotton candy made on site!
Faith and Love Creations -Up-cycled items for home and garden including bird feeders, garden ornaments, plant markers, fairy jars and wooden signs
Fido's Fibers-Hand-spun yarns from your very own dog's fur!
Laurie Lynn Jewelry - Modern handcrafted jewelry with a vintage twist
Traveling Magpie - Handmade tatted jewelry


Produce
New England Green Mushrooms - Fresh & dried Shitake mushrooms, powder & fresh spinach
Biossential Greens - Micro greens
Horse Listeners Orchard - Lettuce, spinach, radishes
Maple Knoll Farm - Fresh baby greens
Simpaug Farms - Spring greens, carrots, radishes
Melrose Place Farm - Spring greens, rhubarb

Meat, Animal and Dairy

Clear Mountain Alpacas - Yarns and finished alpaca products
Copper Hill Farm - A variety of pork cuts, and free range eggs
The Fish Market - A variety of seafood fresh off the boats in Stonington CT
Hoffman Farm - Grass fed ground beef and free range eggs
Meadowstone Farm - Artisan Connecticut Cheeses
New Boston Beef- A variety of beef cuts
Smyth's Trinity Dairy Farm - A wide variety of dairy products

Bakery & Specialty Foods
The Cupcake Bug-New flavors this week: chocolate peanut butter, mocha latte, strawberry daiquiri and more!
Dragon's Blood Elixir Hot Sauce - Specialty hot sauces
Jean and Milo's Kettle Corn - Freshly popped kettle corn
La Petite France Bakery - A wide variety of French pastries and breads.
Luann’s Bakery - A large selection of freshly baked breads, pies, cookies, quiche, cupcakes, muffins, bread puddings and more-orders taken at 860-872-8073.
This week's specials- Strawberry Rhubarb bread pudding,strawberry rhubarb sweet breads and pies, raspberry rhubarb muffins, rhubarb pie, and Heritage Swiss Rhubarb Pies.
Pastries 4 Pets - Baked goods and dog ice-cream for your four legged friends
Pease Bees -Local raw honey
Pinnacle Produce - Jams made from Ellington grown fruits, Organic tortilla chips
Sixpence Pie Company - Breakfast pies, meat pies and dinner pies
pre-orders taken at 860.681.6118
The Nut Guy -Freshly roasted and flavored nuts
Quiet Corner Coffee Roasters - Freshly roasted coffee This weeks coffees: Organic Flores Island Komodo Dragon, Organic Peru. Orders for espresso taken by calling 860-576-0417
Tasty Layers Salads - Layered salads with artisan dressings and fresh pasta. Orders taken via email Tesscav13@yahoo.com - Feta Pesto this week!
Western View Farm - Jams, jellies, relishes, pickles, preserves, maple syrup, and eggs
Whole Harmony Artisan Teas and Elixirs - Specials this week:fresh squeezed Lavender Lemonade & Gojiberry Raspberry Iced Tea! Good Riddance DETOX Tea for those who are spring detoxing!

Hand Crafted Products
Blessed Creek -Natural household cleaning and body care products
CT Chainsaw Sculpture -Unique sculpted wood items
Toes to Nose Soaps - Handcrafted soaps Special this week: Poison Ivy Relief Soap

Plants and Flowers
Deerfield Farm- Herb and flower plants, fresh cut flower bouquets
Joe's Veggies - A full selection of vegetable and herb plants
Sean Patricks Plants - A wide variety of beautiful plants and flowers



Thank you Mark Wolverton of Edward Jones for sponsoring this week's market

The Market is Matching SNAP Dollars

HOW? Present your EBT card at the Market Booth where you can request any dollar amount to be debited from your card. That amount will be given to you in the form of SNAP coins redeemable at the Ellington Farmers Market only. The market will match the amount of snap coins up to $20 per week. We deduct $20 from you EBT and give you an $40 in SNAP coins to spend. This program will last until the $2000 budget is depleted.

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