Eat your greens!  Get them local, keep our economy going, and get healthy too!

In out constant drive to find the freshest, finest ingredients in the world we are often shopping no further than our geographic backyard!  Connecticut and New York have such a plethora of fantastic farms that you are never more than an hours drive from fresh ethically harvested meats and vegetables that often can be delivered to your door!

Here are a few of our favorites:

Shortt’s Farm and Garden Center in Sandy Hook, CT 203-426-9283.  Farm fresh eggs, organic foods, gardening supplies, and great advice!

Guy’s Eco Garden, 276 Leavenworth Road, Shelton, CT 203-929-3080.  Kale, swiss chard, tomatoes, and evenything in between!

Bloomingfields Farm – Fantastic Daylilies and lots of other goodies from a farm run by a biologist and an artist -perfect combination… 860-354-6951

Holbrook Farm – 45 Turkey Plain Road, Bethel, CT 203-792-0561.  Pesticide and herbidcide free for 30 years, they specialize in vegetables, cut flowers, herbs, and berries.  They are open through December.

Middlebrook Farm and Orchard 112 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 203-426-8226

Millstone Farm in Wilton, CT. 180 Millstone Road 203-834-2605.  This website is a fantastic resource for chefs, farmers, curious people, and anyone interested in sustainable and ethical farm practices.  Dont miss their links page!

And always check out Connecticut Grown for lists of farms, growing seasons, and great locations for apple and berry picking!  You can subscribe to their email list for “in-season” alerts, recipes, and lots of fun stuff!

More to come…  Remember the Holiday Season is here – call now for our NEW HOLIDAY MENUS for pick up, drop-off, and full-service!

The flood gates have opened, the holidays are here!! So, lets plan that party and spread the good cheer!!

The holiday planning season has started with vigor!  Despite the economy, maybe even because of it, people are planning holiday gatherings with family and friends.  We have several Thanksgiving packages available for pick up and of course we offer full service catering.  We are almost sold out of pre-ordered Turduckens as they are so labor intensive and done fresh the day before!

For Christmas and Cocktail parties we have put together lots are really great packages to fit all budgets and of course, Becky, Amanda, and Jacquie are always available to customize a menu with you, arrange a tasting, or a site visit.  Please call soon as Christmas and Holiday Parties book fast during the last half of November!

Our newest facility, The RiverVine is scheduled to open next week and can accomodate groups of any size.  This new event space, on the Housatonic River in Derby has fantastic views of the river and is next to the famed Yale Boathouse!  This is the perfect place for Weddings, Bar Matzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, School dances, Birthday Parties, Graduation Parties and more…  New Haven Counties newest wedding reception site is now in business!!

Call us for simple cost cutting holiday entertaining tips as we demonstrated on Fox News New York.  And, don’t forget to sign up for our monthly news letter on the homepage.