WOODMONT DAY
July 26, 2008
Contact Barbara Wagner at 878-8251 or Wags45@aol.com
Volunteers
Want to volunteer? Event day volunteers are needed, especially in the beer and food tents.
To help with the beer tent, please contact Cliff Cash at 283-0607.
To help with the food tent, please contact Cliff Stash at 415-8928.
(Could we make that any more confusing?!) Thanks!
Please join us at the Wednesday WD Meetings at the Borough Hall, 31 Clinton Street at 7:30pm.
All are welcome!
WCRA Book Club
The WCRA Book Club meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Woodmont Library.
Contact Katie Murphy at 874-9322 for details.
Woodmont Farmers Market to open July 9
A new farmer’s market will open in Woodmont July 9 at the Robert Treat Farm, at the corner of New Haven and Merwin avenues. The brainchild of Mary Treat, owner of Robert Treat Farm, the farmers' market will be located at the popular farmstand every Wednesday – the day that Treat’s has traditionally been closed – between 3 and 7 p.m., running from July 9 through October 8 this year.
“This is something I’ve wanted to do for the community for a long time,” said Treat, “but it really came together this year with the help of some local volunteers, most notably, Annalisa Chapman, who is organizing the market this first year.” Treat’s Farm has drawn customers, locally and beyond, for over half a century, for the quality of its locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Chapman, who moved to Milford last year, was born in Great Britain, where open-air markets are part of the fabric of every community. Said she, “I’m a bit of a food snob, and I will purposefully track down locally grown goods because I believe they are inherently healthier and I love to support local growers and producers. We've all become accustomed to buying the same produce items all year round instead of what is in-season. There is nothing better or more flavorful than something just picked that hasn't traveled thousands of miles.”
Treat and Chapman are both excited about the opportunity for Connecticut farmers and fishermen to sell their products directly to consumers at an open-air market. Vendors who have agreed to participate include fruit and vegetable farmers, fresh flowers, fishermen, bakers, cheese makers, hand and body products from goat milk and other local artisans.
Farmers markets are a wonderful opportunity to buy truly fresh food, socialize with friends and neighbors and support the local economy,” said Chapman. “Really, what adds more to the quality of life than the foods we eat?”