Daily Archives: September 25, 2014

Sunday, September 28, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Newton Community Farm Fall Festival

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Join The Newton Community Farm on Sunday, September 28 for this popular annual event! Enjoy live music, farm tours, children’s activities, farm produce, baked goods, delicious food, and more.

Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Cost: free admission, purchase tickets at entrance for food and some activities

NEW THIS YEAR:
Pie Judging Contest:
Bake your best apple pie and enter it in our first pie judging contest. Pies must be delivered to the farm between 9am-10am on the day of the event. Judging will take place at 1:30pm by a small group of local “celebrity” judges. After pies are judged they will placed on sale at the bake sale.
Prized Vegetable Contest:

Enter a tomato, an eggplant, and/or a squash grown in your home garden. Vegetables will be judged by Farmer Greg and a few other farm “experts”. Vegetables must be brought to the farm between 9am-10am on the day of the event. Vegetables and ribbons can be picked up at the end of the event.
Please direct any questions to Mara at admin@newtoncommunityfarm.org.

Thursday, October 9, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Fresh From the Pumpkin Patch

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Stonewall Kitchen in York, Maine has a varied schedule of cooking classes, but this one caught our eye.  Patty Roche, Chef Instructor, will conduct Fresh From the Pumpkin Patch on Thursday, October 9 from 11:30 – 1.  Her great ideas for those beautiful pumpkins we see this time of year include

Spiced Pumpkin, Goat Cheese and Arugula Salad in a Red Wine Vinaigrette
Chicken Pot Pie Served in a Sugar Pumpkin with a Flakey Puff Pastry Crust
Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese with Crispy Sage Leaves
Candied Ginger Pumpkin Crème Brûlée

Class cost is $50, and you may register in advance by calling 1-877-899-8363 from 8 – 5, Monday through Friday.