Peach Festival Sat. Aug. 22nd 9-12 at Ellington Farmers' Market

Welcome to our annual Peach Festival this Saturday from 9 - Noon as we celebrate lovely golden, juicy, ripe New England peaches fresh off the vine, and everything under the sun that you can make with peaches! The market will be serving fresh peach shortcake and many vendors will have peach-themed offerings. Come and enjoy as we move past the dog days toward those last precious lazy days of summer. Bring your reusable bags and baskets to take home veggies and fruits while they are at the peak of freshness and availability at the market.

Discover the savory side of peaches with cooking demonstrations by “Chopped” chef Chris Avtges beginning at 10:AM in the big gazebo.

Music this week by John Roots and Frank Proto
This duo is inspired by country singers like Merle Haggard and Hank Williams Sr. and play mandolin, banjo and dobro along with acoustic guitar. They also perform the folk songs of John Prine, Dave Mallett, and Bill Staines among others. Their personalities, fine vocals and great acoustic guitars will lure you into sitting under the trees in Arbor Park and relaxing to the music on a summer morning.

This Week’s Vendors

Guest Vendors
Irish Bend Orchard
Meadow Stone Farm Artisan Cheese
NoRa Cupcake Co.
Hickster Tees

Produce Vendors
Summer’s Sweetests Melons
Copper Hill Farm
Sunvalley Farm
Western View Farm
Draghi Farm
Riverview Farm
Maple Knoll Farm
New England Green Mushrooms
Pinnacle Produce
Biossential Greens
Simpaug Farms
Joe’s Veggies
Horse Listeners Orchard

Meat and Seafood
The Fish Market - a wide variety of fresh seafood
Copper Hill Farm - a variety of pork cuts
Hoffman Farm - ground beef
New Boston Beef- a wide variety of beef cuts and ground beef
orders taken at (860) 315-2408

Dairy, Bakery & Food
Fabyan Sugar Shack- a wide variety of maple products
Whole Harmony Artisan Teas - herbal tea blends, freshly brewed herbal iced tea beverages
Dragon’s Blood Elixir Hot Sauce - specialty hot sauces
Sixpence Pie Company - hot breakfast pies, a variety of meat pies to take home
pre orders taken at 860-681-6118
Smyth’s Trinity Dairy Farm - Fresh dairy products-best heavy cream you can buy!
The Nut Guy - freshly roasted and flavored nuts
Quiet Corner Coffee Roasters - freshly roasted coffee
LuAnn’s Bakery - a wide variety of baked goods including, quiche, pie, cookies, bread pudding, muffins, breakfast slices, breads, sweet rolls, cupcakes and more. Specials this week: “Peaches and Cream” bread pudding, peach pies, peach raspberry muffins, and coconut almond cupcakes; a coconut cupcake with special almond filling, coconut frosting and drizzled with dark chocolate and sprinkled with almonds!!
Pinnacle Produce -tomato/peach salsa, fresh pack dill and bread and butter pickles,
wilted cucumber salad
Pease Bees - local raw honey
Western View Farm - jams, jellies, relishes, preserves, maple syrup, and eggs
La Petite France Bakery - a wide variety of French pastries and breads
Pastries 4 Pets - dog baked goods and dog ice-cream

Hand Crafted Products
Toes to Nose Soaps - handcrafted soaps
Blessed Creek - natural household cleaning products and body care products

Plants and Flowers
Sean Patrick’s Plants - a wide variety of plants, flowers.

Upcoming events:

Aug. 29th - CT State Police Kids ID Day
Sept 5th-Salsa Festival

A complete schedule can be found on the market website.
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