'Celebration of Connecticut Farms'

The 11th Annual Celebration of Connecticut Farms is Sunday, Sept. 11, noon to 4 p.m., at Jones Family Farms in Shelton.

Guests can enjoy spectacular dishes featuring ingredients from over 50 farms across the state and prepared by chefs from 24 of Connecticut’s best restaurants including Metro Bis in Simsbury, It’s Only Natural in Middletown, The Dressing Room in Westport, The Suburban in Branford, Polytechnic ON20 in Hartford, and many more.

Attendees can also enjoy wine from 10 Connecticut wineries and vineyards and beer from Connecticut breweries. Musical entertainment will be provided by the band, Bone Dry, and paintings by members of the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society will be on display and for sale.

Returning as honorary chairpersons of the celebration are Tony Award-winning actress Christine Baranski, WNPR's Peabody Award winner Faith Middleton, and celebrity TV chef and author Jacques Pépin.


Tickets are $150 ($75 is tax deductible) and proceeds support the work of Connecticut Farmland Trust.

What Future for Agriculture in Connecticut?

The Litchfield Garden Club will present a panel discussion on "Supporting the Future of Agriculture in Litchfield: Farming and the Community", on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at the Litchfield Community Center, Route. 202, Litchfield.

The meeting is open to the public.

Panel participants include: State Senator Andrew Roraback; William Burgess, president and executive director of Litchfield Hills Food Systems; Henry Talmage, executive director CT Farmland Trust; and Bill Deusing, Northeast Organic Farming Association-CT Office.

The Litchfield Garden Club is a member of Garden Club of America and Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut.