2nd Annual Local Harvest: Farms, Food, & Family

January 16, 2010, 12-4pm
Morris Township, NJ.
The Cultural Center
300 Mendham Road (CR 510)
Morris Township, NJ 07962

Slow Food Northern NJ in partnership with the Morris County Park Commission

Attendees can meet local farmers and food artisans, buy seasonal vegetables & fruit, grass fed & finished beef and pork, poultry, eggs, cheese, breads, teas and prepared foods. Learn about Community Supported Agriculture and how your family can purchase a seasonal farm share from the Community Supported Garden at Genesis Farm and Rogowski Farm. Arthur & Friends, an entrepreneurial training program for adults with disabilities will sell locally grown organic hydroponic greens.

Learn about Northern NJ’s agricultural past from The Morris County Historical Society. Don’t miss Fosterfields Living Historical Farm’s interpretive display on early farm life, sustainable farming, and heritage breeds.

For snow closing information call: 973-326-7645

Participating farms, artisans, and friends:
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown, sustainable farming, heritage breeds
Plaid Piper Farm Branchville, eggs, grass-fed and finished beef and pork
Bob-O-Link Dairy & Bakeyard, Vernon, artisan cheese and bread
CSG at Genesis farm Blairstown, CSA shares, winter vegetables, honey
Appleridge Farm, Saylorsburg, PA, brick oven naturally leavened artisan breads
Valley Shepherd Creamery, Long Valley, artisan cheeses
Best Fruit Farm, Hackettstown, apples and cider
Degage Gardens, Rockaway, Organic eco-handcrafted herbal aromatherapy products
Rogowski Farm, Pine Island, NY, CSA shares, winter vegetables and prepared foods
Havenwood Farm, Newton, pastured poultry, pork, and eggs
Ducky Life Tea Asbury, organic specialty teas and accessories
Alter Eco Murray Hill, eco friendly utensils, shopping & food storage bags
The Health Shoppe, Morristown, local farm foods and baked goods
Arthur & Friends, Sussex County, Organic hydroponic greens
The Morris County Historical Society, Morristown, NJ agricultural history

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.

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