Local Harvest: Farms, Food, & Family January 16, 2010

Slow Food Northern NJ Invites
Garden State Residents To Eat Local Year Round

The second annual Local Harvest: Farms, Food, and Family will be held Saturday, January 16, 2010 (snow date: January 23) from noon to 4 p.m. at the Cultural Center in Morris Township, NJ. Sponsored by the Northern New Jersey Chapter of Slow Food in partnership with the Morris County Park Commission, the event will bring together local farmers and food artisans for an afternoon of sampling and purchasing.
Visitors can purchase seasonal vegetables and fruit, grass-fed and finished beef and pork, poultry, eggs, cheese, breads, teas, and prepared foods from local growers and producers while learning about Community Supported Agriculture and how to purchase seasonal farm shares at Genesis Farm, Howling Wolf Farm, and Rogowski Farm. Participants include Bob-O-Link Dairy and Bakeyard, Valley Shepherd Creamery, Appleridge Farm, Best Fruit Farm, the Health Shoppe, and Arthur & Friends, an entrepreneurial training program for adults with disabilities, which sells locally grown organic hydroponic greens.
Displays about Northern NJ’s agricultural past from The Morris County Historical Society and Fosterfields Living Historical Farm’s interpretive display on early farm life, sustainable farming, and heritage breeds will round out the program.
The Cultural Center is located at 300 Mendham Road (CR 510), Morris Township, NJ 07960. Overflow parking and a shuttle bus will be available at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm at 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ, just off County Route 510.
For more information, visit www.slowfoodnnj.org. For snow closing information, phone 973-326-7645
Participating farmers, food artisans, and friends
Appleridge Farm, Saylorsburg, PA: brick-oven naturally leavened artisanal breads
Arthur & Friends, Sussex County: organic hydroponic greens
Best Fruit Farm, Hackettstown: apples and cider
Bob-O-Link Dairy & Bakeyard, Vernon: artisanal cheese and bread
CSG at Genesis farm Blairstown, CSA shares, winter vegetables, honey
Degage Gardens, Rockaway: organic eco-handcrafted herbal aromatherapy products
Ducky Life Tea, Asbury: organic specialty teas and accessories
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown: sustainable farming, heritage breeds
Havenwood Farm, Newton: pastured poultry, pork, and eggs
The Health Shoppe, Morristown: local foods, Cooper Grist Mill flour baked goods
Howling Wolf Farm, Hope: year round whole food farm shares

The Morris County Historical Society, Morristown: agricultural history
Plaid Piper Farm Branchville: eggs, grass-fed and finished beef and pork
Rogowski Farm, Warwick, NY: CSA shares, winter vegetables, and prepared foods
Equal exchange fair trade coffee to benefit Transitions Foundation of Guatemala
Valley Shepherd Creamery, Long Valley: artisanal cheeses
Alter Eco, Murray Hill: eco friendly utensils, shopping and food storage bags
Slow Food Northern NJ is dedicated to spreading awareness and nurturing appreciation of slowing down to enjoy healthful, locally grown food by connecting New Jersey residents with earth-friendly farmers, chefs, and food makers. The goal of Slow Food Northern NJ is to develop school gardens in every town in northern NJ. For more information, visit www.slowfoodnnj.org.
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, a restored turn-of-the-20th-century working farm featuring living history programs in historic buildings and landscapes, raises period- appropriate crops, vegetables, and livestock using historic methods. The site is open April to November and offers a full schedule of special events and seasonal weekend activities. Visit www.morrisparks.net, or call 973 326-7645 for program information.
Morris County Park Commission oversees Northern New Jersey’s premier county parks system, featuring 37 parks on more than 17,000 acres of preserved open space. Visit www.morrisparks.net for more information.
Directions From Interstate 287
Traveling North: Take Madison Avenue Exit 35 and turn left onto South Street.
Proceed WEST to the Center of Morristown. At the Morristown Green look for County Rt. 510 WEST.
Turn Right onto 510 WEST (Washington Street) and go approximately 2 miles.
ON LEFT Pass Lewis Morris Park entrance, pass private drive on left, make next LEFT at #300 Mendham Road.
Entrance to The Cultural Center is on the LEFT.

Traveling South: Take Madison Avenue Exit 35 and bear RIGHT onto Rt. 124 WEST, 
to center of Morristown. Follow above directions. 


Official Website: http://www.slowfoodnnj.org