MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - Fosterfields Living Historical Farm brings a sampling of its early 20th century farm life heritage, sustainable farming practices, and information about heritage breeds to visitors attending the 3rd Annual Local Harvest: Farms, Food, & Family on Saturday, February 12, (snow date: February 13) from 12 Noon to 4 p.m. at the Cultural Center, 300 Mendham Road, Morris Township, NJ. (Donations at the door are appreciated.
The event is sponsored by the Northern New Jersey Chapter of Slow Food, in partnership with the Morris County Park Commission. Visitors to the event may meet local farmers and food artisans, and sample and/or purchase various products while learning about supporting community-based agriculture. Additional parking will be available at Fosterfields where free shuttle buses will be available to transport visitors to and from the Cultural Center.
“We are thrilled to be a part of Slow Food’s important initiative to support sustainable agriculture by encouraging people to purchase their foodstuffs from local farmers and food artisans,” said Mark Texel, Director of Historic Sites, Morris County Park Commission. “This event gives Fosterfields the chance to make connections between its historic methods of growing vegetables, fruits, grains, and raising livestock in sustainable and humane ways with this time of renewed awareness in healthy eating and environmentally and ethically responsible farming practices.”
Additional displays about northern New Jersey’s agricultural past will be offered by the Morris County Historical Society. Visitors to the event can purchase seasonal vegetables and fruit, grass-fed and finished beef and pork, sustainably raised poultry, eggs, cheeses, breads, teas, and prepared foods from local growers and producers while learning about community-supported agriculture. They may also find out how to purchase seasonal farm shares at Genesis Farm in Blairstown, NJ, and Rogowski Farm in Warwick, NY. Participants in the event include Bob-O-Link Dairy and Bakeyard, Valley Shepherd Creamery, Appleridge Farm, and Best Fruit Farm. Also participating will be Arthur & Friends, an entrepreneurial training program for adults with disabilities, which sells locally grown organic, hydroponic greens.
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, located at 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ, 07960, reopens on Saturday, April 2, 2011. For more information about Fosterfields, please call 973-326-7645 or visit www.morrisparks.net.
For more information about the 3rd Annual Local Harvest: Farms, Food, & Family event, visit www.slowfoodnnj.org, or contact Margaret Noon at 908-654-3242; slowfoodnnj@yahoo.com.
For snow closing information, call 973-326-7645.
The event is sponsored by the Northern New Jersey Chapter of Slow Food, in partnership with the Morris County Park Commission. Visitors to the event may meet local farmers and food artisans, and sample and/or purchase various products while learning about supporting community-based agriculture. Additional parking will be available at Fosterfields where free shuttle buses will be available to transport visitors to and from the Cultural Center.
“We are thrilled to be a part of Slow Food’s important initiative to support sustainable agriculture by encouraging people to purchase their foodstuffs from local farmers and food artisans,” said Mark Texel, Director of Historic Sites, Morris County Park Commission. “This event gives Fosterfields the chance to make connections between its historic methods of growing vegetables, fruits, grains, and raising livestock in sustainable and humane ways with this time of renewed awareness in healthy eating and environmentally and ethically responsible farming practices.”
Additional displays about northern New Jersey’s agricultural past will be offered by the Morris County Historical Society. Visitors to the event can purchase seasonal vegetables and fruit, grass-fed and finished beef and pork, sustainably raised poultry, eggs, cheeses, breads, teas, and prepared foods from local growers and producers while learning about community-supported agriculture. They may also find out how to purchase seasonal farm shares at Genesis Farm in Blairstown, NJ, and Rogowski Farm in Warwick, NY. Participants in the event include Bob-O-Link Dairy and Bakeyard, Valley Shepherd Creamery, Appleridge Farm, and Best Fruit Farm. Also participating will be Arthur & Friends, an entrepreneurial training program for adults with disabilities, which sells locally grown organic, hydroponic greens.
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, located at 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ, 07960, reopens on Saturday, April 2, 2011. For more information about Fosterfields, please call 973-326-7645 or visit www.morrisparks.net.
For more information about the 3rd Annual Local Harvest: Farms, Food, & Family event, visit www.slowfoodnnj.org, or contact Margaret Noon at 908-654-3242; slowfoodnnj@yahoo.com.
For snow closing information, call 973-326-7645.
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