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October, already?! Fall Fun, 10% updates and Wine!
Month:
October | Year:
2014 | Issue:
20
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 | From Left to Right: Amanda Freund, Chad Simoneaux, Kerri-Lee Mayland, Scott Miller
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We were incredibly excited about the opportunity to visit with Kerri-Lee at NBC CT on September 30th! CT 10% Partners Chad Simoneaux of Gulf Shrimp Co. and Scott Miller of Max's Oyster Bar joined us to talk about what's in season and fresh in CT this time of year!
If you didn't catch us live, you can watch the 5 minute segment by clicking
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The CT 10% Campaign is in action! Tabling at the Coventry Regional Farmers Market and beyond.... Talk about boots on the ground....10% Team members have been popping up in different places all over the state spreading the word about the Campaign and signing up folks at farmers markets and agricultural events. Most recently, you may have seen us at the Cornucopia Fest at UConn, Suffield Farmers Market and this past weekend at Coventry Regional Farmers Market!
You'll be seeing the 10% Campaign team at the Ellington Farmers Market on October 18th from 9-12. Be sure to stop in, visit our photo booth and get yourself some 10% swag...that's right, we've now got 10% T-Shirts and Sweatshirts!
If you can't make it to Ellington and you're interested in getting some of this 10% swag, Help us grow the movement!
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Congratulations to September's Tracking Incentive Winner!
Karen F. from Tolland County received the prize for her consistent tracking in September and received 2 tickets for the Corn Maze at Scantic Valley Farm in Somers!
We asked Karen why it's important to be part of the 10% Campaign and one of her favorite places to find CT grown products, here's her reply:
I think it's important to be part of the 10% campaign because I think everyone should be supporting their local farmers. My favorite place to do this is at the Ellington Farmers Market.
Keep tracking in the month of October and get entered to win a CT grown and baked pie for your Thanksgiving!! |
Featured Establishment - Taylor Brooke Winery
What makes Taylor Brooke Winery unique?
Starting with our wines, I think we have the most (or one of the most) wide range of wines in the State. There truly is a wine for every palate; dry, semi-dry, whites, reds and 3 very unique dessert wines. In addition, we spend time with customers during the wine tasting, talking about the history of the winery, what's happening in the vineyard (i.e. how the weather effects the grapes), food pairings, and just generally trying to connect people to our wine via personal stories from our staff.
We have also made a commitment to CT Grapes. We now have over 7200 grapevines (recently purchased 13 acres to increase, among other things, our vineyard), but we also, whenever possible, supplement our grapes with grapes from other CT growers or wineries. We ALWAYS do this before we go outside the State to get juice. This is more expensive for us, but we feel it is an important statement to our commitment to CT Grown.
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Upcoming Events
October 11, 2014
Natureworks 10 Easy Steps to Fall Garden Renovation
Northford
The time is now to rearrange, reorganize, divide and thin out your gardens. Before you place your shovel in the earth, make an action plan. Natureworks owner, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente will share her step by step process to unravel your complex garden schemes and plan a renovation that will sustain... Read more >>
October 11, 2014 to October 12, 2014
Connecticut Garlic and Harvest Festival
Bethlehem
Greetings fellow garlic fans! We would like invite you to join us for our Tenth Annual Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival. It will be held on October 11-12, 2014 at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds on Route 61 in Bethlehem, Connecticut (just north of town). Visit our garlic cooking demonstrations Read more >>
October 11, 2014
Farm Fest 2014
Ivoryton Bushy Hill Nature Center's 3rd Annual Farm Fest and Ivoryton Farmer's market 11 am - 4 pm Live local music, local food and beverages, fun for all ages! Free and Open to the public For more information: www.bushyhill.org Read more >>
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October 12, 2014
"Hoptoberfest" Max Chef to Farm Dinner
Simsbury
Our Chef to Farm dinner series is an opportunity for our guests to enjoy the freshest foods and produce in the sublime beauty of Our Farms, the true treasures of the state. Your evening begins with a wine tasting reception with the guest winemaker; then you'll head out for a tour of the farm; Read more >>
October 13, 2014
Autumn Fields and Cows: Walktober Walk
Lebanon
Celebrate Columbus Day with a The Farmer's Cow and The Last Green Valley on a Walktober ramble. Tour the barns, visit the cows in the milking parlor and walk the fields of Graywall Farms' rolling farm land. Our farmers will talk about milk production, local agriculture Read more >>
October 18, 2014
Natureworks Playing With Pumpkins
Northford
This is one of the most enjoyed fall events of the season. We'll supply you with a small sugar pumpkin.You carve it out, add a bit a floral foam and then take a walk through the gardens with Natureworks owner, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente and pick flowers, seed pods and foliage. We return to the tent and... Read more >> October 19, 2014
Natureworks Broken Clay Pots Reinvented
Northford
Join the Natureworks staff as they show how to create a broken pot garden. Yes, that's our creation that went viral on Pinterest and Facebook. Bring a pot or break one of ours! Good fun for teens and adults. Please call 203-484-2748 to register. $20 fee includes soil, 2 mini houseplants, rocks...
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UConn Extension celebrates Centennial!
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UConn Extension Program Administrator Rineicha Otero and Dean Gregory Weidemann, flanked by life-size cardboard stand-ups of Senator Hoke Smith (left) and Representative A.F. Lever.
Photo by Stacey Stearns.
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On September 19th over 300 guests gathered at UConn to proudly celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Extension Service. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established the Cooperative Extension Service as an educational partnership between the country's land-grant universities and the US Department of Agriculture. Each state has a network of Extension educators throughout the country that stimulate innovative research and deliver vital education programs to adults and youth with a focus on food production, healthy living, environmental sustainability, youth development and leadership. The CT 10% Campaign is one of these programs, connecting and informing CT consumers about local and seasonally grown products in our state.
Centennial celebration guests enjoyed a farm-to-table dinner and a short documentary, by Morty Ortega, highlighting the many contributions that Extension has made around our state. The night concluded with a delicious dessert of Centennial Crunch ice cream, an award-winning flavor created by the UConn Dairy Bar specifically for this celebration!
Congratulations UConn Extension on your 100 years of extending knowledge that changes lives and to the next century of tying UConn research to real life!
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