| Join us for the Winchester Farmers Market
Saturday, 9:30-1:30, on the Town Common |
| Issue 20 |
October 18, 2008 |
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Greetings!
Welcome to the October 18 issue of the Winchester Farmers Market newsletter.
Only two more weeks remain for the farmers market this year. Be sure you don't miss out on all of the great things planned for the next two weeks. Many of you have been enjoying the delicious roasted corn compliments of E. L. Silvia Farm at the market for the last two weeks. Ed Silivia is generously donating corn again this week. Stop by the Sustainable Winchester tent to enjoy the last roasted corn of the season. Next week (October 25), the farmers market will be sharing the common with Winchester's first Eco Festival (see update below), which promises to be a fun and educational opportunity for all.
The Pie in the Sky program (see details below) will be at the market this week taking orders for holiday pies.
The market will always take place rain or shine throughout the season. Please try to ride your bike or walk to the market if you can, or park your car in the Aberjona or Shore Road lot to leave parking spaces surrounding the common open for short-term parking near downtown businesses. The Aberjona lot, which runs along the commuter rail track across from the post office, is free on weekends, including the permit spaces in the end of the lot. Please try to bring your own shopping bags to the market if you can.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday on the common.
Sincerely,
Winchester Farmers Market Organizing Committee
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This Week at the Market |
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This week at the market, the farmers expect to bring the following:
Vegetables: beets, broccoli, cabbage, chard (green, red), collard greens, corn, kale, lettuce, onions (red, white), peppers (green, Jalepeno, purple, red, Sweet Carmen, yellow), potatoes, pumpkins, scallions (green, red), summer squash (summer, zucchini), tomatoes (grape), winter squash (acorn, ambercup, blue hubbard, buttercup, butternut, carnival, sweet dumpling)
Fruit: apples, concord grapes, pears, raspberries
Herbs: basil, chives, mint, oregano, parsley, sage, thyme
Other: cider, gourds, mini pumpkins
In addition to the farmers, Globe Fish will be selling fresh fish; Glutenus Minimus will be selling gourmet gluten-free cookies; Cocoa Express will be selling coffee, tea, and baked goods; Trooper's Treats will be selling homemade, all-natural dog biscuits; Taza Chocolate will be selling organic, stone-ground chocolate; and Mamadou Artisan Bakery will be selling bread.
Flats Mentor Farm and Warner Farm will not be at the market for the rest of this season. We hope to see them at the market again next year.
Featured entertainment from 9:30am to 12:00pm will be Claude Barden and friends, old-time bluegrass music.
The featured artist in the Winchester Artists Network tent will be Ruth Lieberherr, acrylic painting (see details below).
The Interfaith Environmental Network will be in the community groups tent.
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| Pie in the Sky |
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The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Winchester will have a tent at the market this week to promote and take pie orders for the Pie in the Sky program. Pie in the Sky is an annual program of Community Servings, an organization that delivers free meals to individuals and families in the Boston area who are facing life-threatening illnesses. Pie in the Sky takes place every year around Thanksgiving time. Many Boston bakeries participate in baking the pies, and the profits from the sales go towards providing home-delivered meals, including Thanksgiving dinners, to individuals and families in need. The Pie in the Sky progam has come to be known as "The World's Greatest Bake Sale," selling over 10,000 Thanksgiving pies each year and raising 14% of the annual operating budget for Community Servings, and it has been the model for similar programs in other cities. |
| Featured Artist of the Week: Ruth Lieberherr |
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 Award-winning artist Ruth Lieberherr will be exhibiting her paintings in the Winchester Artists Network tent at the market this week. Influenced by the ideas of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, she explores the character and expressions of different colors. Images emerge from a deeper level of consciousness and find form on canvas or paper. The images invite the viewers to explore and expand their own imagination.
Ruth Lieberherr grew up in Switzerland, where she earned a Ph.D. in German Language and Literature with a minor in Art History at the University of Zurich. She also studied art at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zurich. Since moving to the U.S. in 1977, she has been exhibiting her work in the U.S., mainly in New England and New Jersey, in Switzerland, and in France. Lieberherr has also illustrated three children's books.
The exhibition Ruth Lieberherr: Paintings will be on display in the Cutter Gallery, Jefferson Cutter House, 1 Whittemore Park, Corner of Mass Ave & Rte 60 in Arlington, Arlington, Mass. from October 22 to November 30, 2008. Learn more about Lieberherr's art work at her website. |
| Winchester Eco Festival |
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Winchester's first Eco Festival will take place on Saturday, October 25 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at the town common, town hall, and First Congregational Church. This date is also the last day of the farmers market this season, so be sure to attend what will surely be a fun and educational day.
The Eco Festival is free to the public, thanks to the support of corporations such as Whole Foods Market, REI, Staples, and LL Bean, as well as the support of local businesses including Carole's Kitchen and Bath, Gerrity Stone, Boston Tree Preservation, Local Hero Tech Support, Moriarty & Berty General Dentistry, Pywell Contracting Services, and the Anderson Team Realtors.
The numerous activities and exhibits at the Eco Festival will include:
Recycling opportunities provided by Bikes not Bombs, Building Resources Center, The Computer Cafe, Cradles to Crayons, Lion's Club of Wincheter, Mission of Deeds, Winchester Artists Network frame swap, Winchester Community Music School, and the Winchester Department of Public Works.
Children's events provided by Boston Tree Preservation, the Family Action Network, Kimberly Higgins's Social Group Preschool, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Park Rangers of the Department of Conservation, REI, Score, Winchester Community Music School, Vietnam veteran Joseph Cozza, Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence, and the Winchester Interfaith Environmental Network.
Transportation exhibits by Bonnell Motors, Sustainable Winchester, the Tri Community Bikeway/Greenway, and the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence.
Educational exhibits by the Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources, Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreations, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, National Grid, Town of Winchester, Winchester Community Music School, and Winchester Interfaith Environmental Network.
Green products and services information from Abitibi Bowater/Paper Retriever, Boston Solar Living, Boston Tree Preservation, Carole Kitchen and Bath Design, Diamond Baking Company, the En Ka Society, Energy Federal Incorporated, GerrityStone, Green Bridge Wealth Management, Higgins Home Improvement, Home Works Energy, Lessard Envinonmental Inc., Local Hero Tech Support, Nexamp, One Penny Per Mile Inc., Organic Soil Solutions, Panda Paddles, Rotary Club of Winchester, and Shaklee.
- 10-11am, Introduction to Geothermal Groundsource Heat Pumps, Lessard Environmental Inc. Renewable heating and cooling energy source from your backyard.
- 11am-12pm, Solar Energy Panel. This panel will enlighten homeowners on how they can implement solar technology within their own homes. A representative from Commonwealth Solar will be on hand to discuss the Massachusetts rebate program. Nexamp, a solar installer, will be able to answer your installation questions. Additionally, David Ramirez, who used the rebate process to get PV, solar hot water, and a new boiler, will be able to answer your questions about his experience as a homeowner.
- 1-2pm, Energy Efficiency Design and Conservation for the Home, Fred Yen, Sustainable Winchester
- 2-3pm, Available Resource on Energy-Use-Related Issues, Sustainable Winchester.
Arts and entertainment featuring artwork made from recyled objects and musical performances.
Sustainable Winchester, in collaboration with the Family Action Network (FAN), organized the Eco Festival to showcase the concept of "reduce, reuse, and recycle." The primary aim of the Eco Festival is to educate community members about the conservation of our natural resources, innovative alternative-energy technologies, and waste-reduction practices. Through children's activities, dynamic exhibits, workshops, and stimulating speakers, the Winchester Eco Festival will foster public awareness about opportunities for environmental change. It is hoped that the event will inspire community members to make their homes, businesses, and town more ecologically minded and environmentally sound, while also encouraging activism and volunteerism.
If you are interested in volunteering to help on the day of the Eco Festival, please stop by the Sustainable Winchester booth at the farmers market, contact us by e-mail, or sign up online. |
| Other Local Farmers Markets |
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If you ever have to miss the Winchester Farmers Market on Saturdays, there are several other great local farmers markets you can visit on other days.
Lexington, Tuesdays 2pm to 6:30pm, Mass Ave. and Fletcher Ave., Lexington Center (through Oct. 28)
Somerville, Wednesdays 12pm to 6pm, Day St. and Herbert St., Davis Square (through Nov. 26)
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