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Final Outdoor Ellington Farmers Market with Halloween Pet Parade

Lots of special offers at the final outdoor market. Loads of produce, farm products, specialty foods, artisan wares, pet parade & live music

Final Outdoor Ellington Farmers' Market Saturday October 21st 9-12. Halloween Pet Parade 10:30.

Mother Nature is bringing us a beautiful fall morning to enjoy laughter, fun, friends and a cup of hot apple cider at the annual Halloween Pet Parade and final outdoor market of the season. Join the fun; bring your favorite pet dressed it its Halloween finery and win a prize for best costume. You can even dress to match your pet's spooky attire!! We will have 40 vendors with everything from late season fresh veggies and fruits, meats and seafood to gorgeous artisan crafts for your early holiday shopping. Many vendors will even have end of season specials. (listed below) Bring your reusable bags and baskets and come to the final outdoor market of the season. It will be your last chance to buy local and fresh until our indoor season begins November 18th.

Halloween Pet Parade 10:30 Bring your pets dressed in their Halloween finery and join the fun. Treats for all canines and prizes for the top three entries. It's a HOOT!

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Music this Week-Sheryl Stanton- Sheryl is a singer-songwriter from Western Massachusetts whose Americana and Folk styles blend with a touch of the blues. Her soulful delivery and lyrics combine to take the listener on a journey through what life has offered most of us along the way.

This Week's Vendors

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Produce
Biossential Greens
Copper Hill Farm
Draighi Farm
Joe's Veggies-Squash mix and match buy 2 get one free-Potatoes buy 2/lbs get one free- Parsley and Cilantro sale $1 bunch
New England Green Mushrooms - Dehydrated Shitake Mushrooms $8 or 2/$15
Riverview Farm-Field ripened tomatoes
Simpaug Farms

Thanks to the mild fall we still have local field grown tomatoes!

Meat and Dairy
Copper Hill Farm Pork
The Fish Market
GourmAvian Poultry and Eggs-Eggs on sale this week!
Meadowstone Farm Cheese
New Boston Beef
Pine Knob Lamb- Spend $25 get 10% off - leg steaks and kabobs $1/lb off.
Smyth's Trinity Dairy Farm

Bakery & Specialty Foods
Ct. Biscuit Co. Cannoli
Dragon's Blood Elixir Hot Sauce
Jobs Hill Provisions Co.
Luann’s Bakery
Never Enoughly Chnopfli-Chnopfli (spaetzli) Pasta $4.00 or 2/$7
Pease Bees
Pinnacle Produce-New this week: Cucumber Dill Bloody Mary Mix
Sixpence Pie Company
Super Soups
Whole Harmony Artisan Teas- Free tea ball with the purchase of 3 teas or more

Plants and Flowers
Deerfield Farm

Hand Crafted Products
ArtWorks by Zofia
Blessed Creek-Chakra bars with laminated affirmations only $2.50 (org. $8.00)
CT Design a Sign-40% off all pre-made signs
Faith and Love Creations
Huck and Co. Intention Bracelets
Toes to Nose Soaps

Mark Your Calendars for the Winter Market beginning Nov. 18th 2-4 at the YMCA, 11 Pinney St.

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.

The Ellington Farmers' Market is a non-profit 501c3. Please consider a tax deductible donation to fund our matching SNAP, Kids Power of Produce and educational programs.

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