Orwell Food & Farm Fest
Connecting our community with the growers and
makers right next door.
The first year of fun was wonderful. Thank you to the community for showing up and our vendors for sticking with us. Visit our YouTube Channel to watch shorts about these summer events.
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The Orwell Food Fest is a monthly summer farmers’ market designed to boost food system resiliency and celebrate Addison and Rutland County growers, producers and makers. By connecting area residents with local farmers and artisans, the Food Fest will raise awareness of local food systems, provide a new market and food source, and support the local economy.
This event is rain or shine. Visit our Facebook eventto view updates before the event.
Featured musicians, community groups, and more included:
Live music by Dick McCormick, Patti Casey, and Bird Mountain String Band
CARRIAGE RIDES with Driven by Drafts
Tea and cookies with Orwell Fortnightly
Orwell Authors table
Orwell Artists table
Mimzy’s Shop – decorate a bat house and bat crafts, free!
Most Outsized Garden Vegetable competition
Apple Pressing Demonstration
Ask a Master Gardener Table
LIST of VENDORS
Produce:
Singing Cedars Farmstead
Fig Leaf Farm Produce
Garden Chicks Farmstead
Champlain Valley Mushroom
Honey:
Peter’s Wildflower Honey
Bare Roots Farm LLC
Raw Milk:
MoSe Farm
Apples & apple products:
Cobble Knoll Orchard
including an Apple Pressing Demo by Cliff Hunter
Cheese:
Danz Ahn Dairy
Sweets:
Busy Bee Bakery
Loffredo’s Italian Bakery
Sarah Dream’s Freeze Dried Candies
Syrup:
Misty Maples
Art:
Adrianna Paige Photography and Hats
Jen Kehoe Art
Maggie Ryan Baskets
Meat:
Chimera Meats Beef Jerky
Lucas Family Farms Beef
Champlainside Farm Beef
Stonewood Farm Turkey
Flowers:
Taking Roots
Knits & Crafts:
Barb Callahan (and knife sharpening!)
Quiet Valley Fiber Designs
Soaps:
Sunflower Products
The Orwell Food Fest is a project of the Orwell Free Library and Farmer’s Haven, made possible by a grant from the Association for Rural and Small Libraries through the generosity of the Manton Foundation.
Celebrate Local Agriculture
The Orwell Food Fest is a monthly summer farmers’ market designed to boost food system resiliency and celebrate Addison and Rutland County growers, producers and makers. By connecting area residents with local farmers and artisans, the Food Fest will raise awareness of local food systems, provide a new market and food source, and support the local economy.
The Orwell Food Fest is a project of the Orwell Free Library and Farmer’s Haven, made possible by a grant from the Association for Rural and Small Libraries through the generosity of the Manton Foundation.
“Vendors from all over Addison and Rutland counties are welcome to join us,” said Kate Hunter, Orwell Free Library librarian. “We look forward to showcasing the exceptional and diverse products of our region, including tomatoes, mushrooms, flowers, beef, pork, and dairy and CBD products.”
The Food Fest is scheduled for July 14th, August 11th, and September 8th. In addition to local produce, the Orwell Food Fest will feature live music, kids’ crafts and market, a food making contest, and an apple pressing demo.
“The real heart of this project is connecting our community with the growers and makers right next door,” Hunter added. “The range of what is available is much wider than we realize. I hope the connections made will extend beyond these markets and assist in building a more resilient food system and economy.”
Visit the library website to learn how to participate in these events.