Locavore odds and ends
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Jill and Stephen from the Sweet Life Bakery in Vineland
Jill McClennen and Steve Wilson own the Sweet Life Bakery in Vineland. I met them a few weeks ago, and I’ve got to say they are an impressive couple. They are committed to using local ingredients in their bakery items whenever possible. Recently, they worked with Assemblyman Matt Milam to get legislation that will allow bakeries to use the term “made with Jersey Fresh” to market their products. NBC 40 recently did a piece on the legislation and interviewed both Jill and Steve for the piece. If you click here and then click on the box above the story that says “video included” in red, you can view the news piece.
- The Haddonfield Farmers Market now has a vendor that sells eco-friendly rain barrels. The Rain Harvest Company won’t be there this weekend (Sept 5), but it will return on Sept 12th.
- Speaking of farmers markets and September 12th, the Collingswood Farmers Market will be celebrating their win as American Farmland Trust’s “America’s Favorite Farmers Market” that day. There will be a press conference at 8am and they will be giving away the reusable bags that are a gift from American Farmland Trust. Supplies of the bags will be limited.
- Paradocx Vineyards in Chester County, PA has an A-Maize-ing Wine & Harvest Adventure that runs through November 1. I love it when wineries make it possible for kids to join in the fun. It’s a ”one-of-a-kind opportunity to enjoy a fun-filled, memorable outing with friends and family, all while supporting local agriculture. Every Saturday and Sunday, August 29th through November 1st, from 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., Paradocx Vineyard and Schmidts’ Tree Farm will host an array of activities on Paradocx Vineyard’s 100-acre farm, featuring 15 varieties of premium estate grown wine available for purchase by the glass or bottle, a 5-acre corn maze, a “pick-your-own pumpkin patch,” hayrides through the vineyard, a pedal car track, children’s wagon train, reindeer antler toss, pumpkin sling shot and pumpkin bowling. On select weekends throughout the Fall, guests can enjoy live music and food from local caterers.”
- My seasonal recipe this week on MNN is Roasted Eggplant Soup. It seemed appropriate with the chillier weather this week to make some soup, and this recipe helped me use some of the eggplant and tomatoes that are still coming from my garden.
- The Jazz It Up Wine Festival is this weekend at Allaire State Park in Farmingdale. you will have teh opportunity to taste over 200 locally produced wines and listen to great jazz music.
Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend. Make sure you include some locally produced food in your celebrations.
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