Westford Farmers' Market Newsletter No. 9 - September 2009

* The New Cheese On The Block - Vermont artisan cheese is coming to
   the Westford Farmers' Market this Friday

* Westford's own Roland Pigeon & friends will play on Sept. 18

* NOFA Vermont conducts a Market Assessment & Training Session

* Books on preserving and canning at the Westford Library

* Children's Day @ the Farmers' Market on Sept 25

We are back to our full strength of regular vendors and look forward to welcoming you for the remainder of the season with fresh foods and farm goods to extent a little bit of summer.

*NEW: This Friday we welcome our new cheese vendor Stan Biasini of Mount Mansfield Creamery to the market. Stan has started selling his cheese only this year, but already created some buzz about his unique cheeses. Mount Mansfield Creamery has three carefully crafted recipes, a Havarti, a soft cow's milk cheese and a Tomme. Biasini is starting small, making about 420 pounds per month only, so we're excited have him at Westford Farmers Market. Come on down for a taste!

*A special treat awaits us: Roland Pigeon & friends will play at the farmers' market on Friday, starting at 4 pm. Roland is practically 'at home' on the Common, and finally we could persuade him to pack the fiddle and come on over to the Gazebo this Friday. This should be a great event, and we hope you all can make it - bring the whole family for some Old Time Music & more.

*Fall is approaching rapidly and now is the time for canning and preserving the great bounty of Farmers' Markets and your own garden. We will have cookbooks and books on canning and preserving on the manager's table for display this Friday. All books are available at the Westford Public Library.

*As some of you already know, we are part of a NOFA Vermont (www.nofavt.org) program that helps small Farmers' Markets stay a vital part of the Vermont landscape. The program assists us with various tasks like logistics, training and more, and we will be having our partner market Bristol observing and studying our Farmers' Market this Friday. With the results of the study, we hope to further improve our market and to make it even more attractive. Your feedback is highly welcome!

*Mark the date and spread the word! On Friday, September 25 we'd like to extent a special invitation for families and kids to come to visit the Farmers' Market for a Children's Day. Learn about home-grown foods and how to make them. Check out yummy treats from our bakeries. Visit the Gazebo where a professional Face Painter awaits you. Plus: We welcome all kids who would like to set up a stand at the Westford Farmers' Market without a fee on that day. Kids under 16 must be accompanied by an adult to sell their goods and the general market rules apply; which means that you sell only products that you made or grown yourself, and comply with health and safety regulations. (Please check the Farmers' Market website for a copy of the rules and regulations or email me for more information).

See you at the market!

The Westford Farmers' Market on the Common: every Friday afternoon, 3:30 - 6:30 PM - rain or shine