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Celebrating the people, the produce & products, and the preservation of the landscape and lifestyle of
Maryland's Chesapeake Bay area
Thank you to everyone who made the 1st season of the
West Annapolis 2nd Sunday Neighborhood Green Market
A GREAT SUCCESS!
Look for us to return in April 2010!
Feature Article Living the Eastern Shore Life
It's been so long since I've posted a Feature Article that I'm embarassed, but no harm done for Echo Hill Outdoor School (www.ehos.org) to get a little more play.
Frankly, it's been busy, busy, busy over in my neck of the woods. Not too long after our September West Annapolis 2nd Sunday Neighborhood Green Market I took off with a friend to the Hudson Valley for a whirlwind visit to historic sites and culinary delights at the Culinary Institute of America where our friend Chef Robbie Jester of Harbor House Restaurant outside of Chestertown (www.harborhousewcm.com) was trained. We had the very good fortune on the way home to stumble upon Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, New York (www.bluehillfarm.com) . There was only time for a quick stop, but we could have stayed all day and then some. It is an incredibly scenic working farm with many educational components and a center for organic practice. I understand that dinner in the restaurant is one of the top dining experiences in the country, so I'm saving that for another trip.
Then things started to get busy. While the West Annapolis business district celebrated Oktoberfest on October 4, I was up to my ears in the 30th Annual Chestertown Wildlife Exhibition & Sale (www.chestertownwildlife.org), October 16 & 17. In spite of very rainy weather, the show went on, with more than 40 carvers, painters, photographers and artists exhibiting throughout downtown Chestertown. We kicked it off with a Preview Party that featured food service by our talented students from the Kent County High School Culinary Arts Program - you remember these guys, don't you?
 - and wines from Cassinelli Winery (www.cassinelliwinery.com) with Al Cassinelli himself pouring. It was a delightful evening followed by a great, if soggy, day of music and other fun activities. One of those was a slide show filmed by one of the artists - Jean Higgins - of a family of Eastern Shore Red Foxes growing up on her farm. Everyone who saw it was touched by its wonder - it was really a special thing to see.
Next weekend it was time to put on my antique vendor hat and head off to set up at the Baltimore for the first Baltimore Big Flea put on by D'Amore Promotions of DC Big Flea fame (www.damorepromotions.com). Hats off to these folks for bringing a big show back to Baltimore - particularly in the 2009 economy! It was a pleasure meeting all the folks who attended - and there were lots and lots of them. The Baltimore Big Flea will return next October - let's hope it's a show that continues to grow. If you want to see how we looked - here's a shot of our booth.
And now, it's back to Chestertown for one of the year's best weekends - the downrigging of the Schooner Sultata (www.sultanaprojects.org) and the arrival of many tall ships to sail with her on the Chester River this weekend.
Add to that two weekends of the Artists' Studio Tour presented by Artworks of Chestertown (www.artworkschestertown.org) and you have a recipe for a spectacular experience.
And then, boom - it's the final West Annapolis 2nd Sunday Neighborhood Green Market of the year - our Fabulous Holiday Market - ideal for shopping for green gift giving this year! We have many new vendors joining us this month - go to our Upcoming Fairs and Markets page to get the details - and then come out and join us in West Annapolis on Sunday, November 8 from 10 to 3, as we gear up for the season ahead. I'll be getting all my shopping done local!
But just in case you think I'll be slacking after that - there's the 46th Annual Chestertown Antique Show and Sale over Thanksgiving weekend. We'll be set up with many of our good friends for this delightful show that benefits the Kent Association of Riding Therapy (www.kentridingtherapy.org). More about that later. For now - happy trails!
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