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Superbowl and Valentines Day Celebrated at the Ellington Farmers' Market Saturday Feb. 6th

There will be lots of specials and guest vendors to help you prepare for Superbowl Sunday and Valentines day at the market, 2-4 at the YMCA

This Saturday Feb. 6th from 2-4 PM at the YMCA, 11 Pinney St.

There’s a lot going on this weekend including food preparations and specials for the annual Super Bowl and thinking about something special for your Valentine sweetheart. We will have it all at this Saturday’s winter market at the YMCA including meats, fish, dairy, freshly baked goodies, fresh veggies and fruits, specialty gourmet foods and beautiful locally made artisan products. We have been blessed to have a mild, blizzard-free winter so far so come out and visit your neighbors at the market and bring home locally grown and locally made goodness for your family to enjoy.

This Week’s Vendors and Specials

Fabyan Sugar Shack

A wide variety of CT maple products
Special this week: Maple peanut brittle, sweets for your sweetheart!

Windsor Valley Candles

Handcrafted soy candles
Special this week: Love Spell Candles

Biossential Greens
A variety of freshly cut micro-greens

Pine Knob Farm
A variety of locally raised lamb cuts
Special this week: Super Bowl Meatballs! Stop by and pick up a delicious recipe for a crowd pleasing dish made with farm fresh ground lamb, on special this week for $1.00 off per pound!
You can pre-order for pickup at Saturday’s market by calling or texting 860-202-4490.

Hillhome Country Products
Specially flavoured gourmet food items, including preserves, pickles, dessert sauces, and salad dressings
This week’s special: Packages of miniature jars labeled and wrapped for Valentine’s Day. The perfect gift for someone special in your life.

Toes to Nose Soaps
Handcrafted all natural soaps
For Your Valentine: Romance Soap available this week.
Buy 5 bars, get one free!

Clear Mountain Alpacas

Alpaca yarns and ready made alpaca products
Special this week: 10% off all products!

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Western View Farm
Jams, jellies, relishes and preserves and fresh eggs
Superbowl Special: Fiesta corn relish, Fiesta relish,hot pepper jelly, spicy zucchini pickles $5.00

Meadowstone Farm

A variety of hard and soft, cow and goat cheeses.
Miss Julie and her co-creator son Justin are about to debut their newest creation, a cheddar style cheese zapped with scorpion peppers and rubbed in a brain-searing, tongue-sizzling proprietary blend of peppers, appropriately named.....”The Mean Sister”
This week’s special: Meadow Stone Farm wants to “spread the love” for Valentine’s Day.
Anyone who walks up to their table during the farmers market and yells LOUDLY,
“I Love Cheese” or “I Love You” will receive 10% off ANY cheese they purchase!


All Creatures Healthy Pet Treats

Natural treats for pets of all kinds
Special this week: Gluten free soft dog doughnut flavors this week packaged for Valentines Day.
Chicken breast and liver cat treats .

Easy Pickins Orchard

This week: Beautiful green, red, and savoy cabbage, sweet crunchy carrots, red and white potatoes and onions. Fresh Greens from the greenhouse, many varieties of squash and apples, as well as Asian pears.

Blessed Creek

Natural body and cleaning products

Whole Harmony Teas

Artisan Teas and Elixers
Specials this week: Beautiful Valentine’s Day gift boxes available for your sweetheart! Think Heart & Soul, Goddess or Chocolate Chai. Get ready for Superbowl Sunday by adding our Folk Fyre Tonic to your wing sauce or bloody Mary’s for extra heat & taste!

GourmAvian Farm
Heritage breed whole chicken, chicken cuts and parts
Nothing says “I love you” more than a GourmAvian Farms Chicken. Roasting one of their whole birds is easy and an economical way to prepare a special Valentines Day dinner for your sweetheart. Season your chicken with fresh herbs and spices and place into the “loving” embrace of potatoes and carrots. This meal will be so good; you can thank us later. Visit us and experience the difference buying locally grown chicken will make!

Pinnacle Produce
A variety of jams and salsa prepared from Ellington-grown produce

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Charter Acres Beef
Ellington raised all natural beef
This week’s specials: $2 off per pound on all top round steaks. 10lbs of locally grown hamburg for $50.

Luann’s Bakery
Delicious baked goods including breads, quiche, pies, cookies, granola, muffins, picnic breads, sweet rolls, bread pudding and more.
Superbowl special: Buffalo chicken, and sausage and peppers stuffed picnic breads.
Bread pudding: Rocky Road
Cupcakes Specials: Chocolate Peanut Butter and Chocolate Stout cupcakes
Orders taken at 860-872- 8073

Laurie Lynn’s Jewelry
Handcrafted Jewelry
Special this week: Heart pendants as well as any other items with pink or red; buy one, get the second one half off!

Dragon’s Blood Elixir
Specialty hot sauces- Pick some up for your “hottie” this Valentines Day

Copper Hill Farm
Pork cuts and sausage, free range eggs.

Pease Bees
Local raw honey
This weeks special: $1 off creamed honey!

The Fish Market
A wide variety of locally harvested seafood

Six Pence Pie Company

Meat and veggie pies, including chicken cordon bleu and Mac n Cheese
Large pot pies for Superbowl!
Orders taken by calling 860.681.6118 or email www.sixpencepiecompany.com

Smyth’s Trinity Dairy
A wide variety of dairy products including flavored milks, half and half, cream and yogurt.

Maple Knoll Farm
Fresh baby greens and salad mixes. Long lasting and pre-washed

Quiet Corner Coffee Roasters
Freshly roasted coffees,whole bean or ground including decaf
This weeks coffees: Guatemalan Antigua Los Volcanes, Sumatra Wahana, Costa Rican Water Washed Decaf
Pre-order espresso blends by calling 860-576-0417

Tasty Layers Salads and Pasta

Fresh pasta and Tasty layers salad that make a complete meal for one or a side salad for four,complete with hand prepared dressings to compliment each salad

New England Green Mushrooms

Dried Shitake mushrooms and mushroom powder

Next Market Feb. 20th at YMCA, 11 Pinney St.

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