Collinsville Farmers Market

News Release

For Release:  Immediate

Contact:  Mary Engvall

                   C.A.R.E., Inc.-- Collinsville Farmers Market Committee

                   (860)205-3519

                   m.e.marketing@comcast.net

Collinsville Farmers Market Throws Itself a

 5th Anniversary Garden Party on June 13th

(May 11, 2010) –Canton, CT— The Collinsville Farmers Market celebrates its fifth season with a “garden party” on Opening Day, Sunday, June 13, 2010. The Market will be held each consecutive Sunday from 10am-1pm, rain or shine until the final harvest on October 24th.  The Market is located in the Town Hall parking lot on Main Street in downtown Collinsville.

“We are really proud to celebrate our 5th season of running the Collinsville Farmers Market.  We’ve marked the occasion by creating a website ( www.collinsvillefarmersmarket.org ) and a Facebook Fanpage to promote the Collinsville Farmers Market to potential customers and continue to enhance the community support for our market.  The website includes many features: "The Dirt" Blog, Videos, Photos, Links to Vendor sites, Recipe Share, Guestbook etc.  As well, we wish to  showcase CT Grown produce...providing insight and information on why eating locally grown food and supporting our community farms are important to our health and our economy,” explains Tom Sevigny, President of C.A.R.E., Inc. which sponsors and produces the Collinsville Farmers Market.

As part of the garden party, the tradition of live musical performances from various local artists will continue with the Irish folk duo, O’Keefe, performing on Opening Day ( www.okeefemusiconline.com ).  On June 20th, HannaH’s Field, playing the cool vibe of gypsy reggae, will be featured

 ( www.hannahsgroove.com ).

Vendors participating in this year’s market include:

Wild Carrot Farm, Boxed Goodes, Maple View Farm, Griffin Farmstead, Cupola Hollow Farm, Hard Rain Farm, Gresczyk Farm, The Berry Patch, Bristol Farm, Hayward Farm, Lamothe’s Sugar House, The Collinsville Historical Society, Sweet Chow Granola, Poor Me Tea, Balladoo Orchids, Garlic Headz  and Deeply Rooted Farms.  Our craft booth will feature Nancy Frodermann of Woolen It Be Nice, Rose Garbien of Bittersweet Ridge, Patti Fehr (formally of The Wool Connection)  and Michelle Maher of Sunfleur.

The Collinsville Farmers Market showcases local produce and other regionally produced food products.  C.A.R.E., Inc. funds the operating and promotional costs.

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Editor’s Note:  Directions: Collinsville is part of Canton, CT and located near the intersection of Rt 179 and Rt 4.  There will be signage in Collinsville for the Farmers Market.  On-street parking is available throughout Collinsville. More information available at www.collinsvillefarmersmarket.org