On walking in there were two sources for seafood. One (saddly we didn't get to speak with them) had Salmon, Swordfish (both not locally sourced), but did have Haddock from Gloucester, MA. The other was C&C Lobster from Hull, MA they had Chix Lobsters on site for $6.99. We tasted some Cashew Chicken from Healthy Habits Kitchen in Wellesley, a business that sells healthy food kits that comes with all the things you need to make a meal is less then 400 calories, 30% fat and 800 mg of sodium. Chestnut Farms in Harwick was on hand, they run a meat CSA, something Mad Dog is interested in doing, though I'm not sure about the initial cost. They not only attend the Natick Common Farmer's Market in the Spring and Summer (Saturday 9A-1P) they can also be found at Lexington Common on Tuesdays 2p-6:30P and Arlington (Russell Commons Parking Lot) Wednesday 1P-6:30P. That was it for proteins.
Dairy we found a wealth of possibilities. We met Lawton's Family Farm, which happens to be in Foxboro, MA. I had found them online recently and with it being so close to work for me, I had made plans to check the out. The not only do Raw Milk they also do cheese. They make a wonderful Asiago Cheese and a Fromage Blanc, a spreadable cheese with a buttery flavor. They had samples of both and the Formage Blanc in 3 different flavors: Plain, Lemon & Honey and Tomato & Basil. We picked up the Lemon and Honey which is amazing. It has a clean fresh taste. I had some on crackers at home with my blueberry yogurt, the lemon really complimented the blueberry. The tubs of Fromage Blanc were $8.00. We also found some fresh Mozzarella courtesy of Foir D'Itailia in Manchester, VT (yes, it's within our 100 miles!). The Mozzarella was $5.00 for ball of the fresh cheese. We had a taste when we got home, very yummy. The also sell fresh pastas. I spoke to the gentleman at their table. He said that the market breaks and the moves into the spring/summer market. He said they hate for it to end, but they'll be back soon than you think.Other vendors included In Good Taste, which Mad Dog sampled and loved their Salstina. Mad Dog discribed the Salstina as a hummas texture, but made from peas! Okay this is amazing, because if you know Mad Dog, you know he doesn't eat "Frog Eyes"- it just doesn't happen. Yet we bought an 8 oz container of it for $5.00. I'm sorry to say they don't have a website. The sample I had was very good and like I said for Mad Dog to actually want to by it is amazing. If you're interested in finding Pam Granese who makes the wonderful Salstina I have linked her email address from her business care here. Mad Dog also sampled honey candy from Om Sweet Om Bee Products in Holliston. I missed it since Lex was keeping my focus from other things. I picked up a Batard Bread from B&R Artistan Breads in Framingham, MA. It was a Walnut Wheat loaf, which was hand made using old world traditions. The bread screams this when you touch it. Makes me think about the scene in Ratatouille, when Collete teaches Linguini about how to tell a good bread, the way it sounds! This is that type of bread, you hear the outer shell crack with love. Lex also had a love Honey cake from a local Baker, which he loved. It was recommend, since another little boy who attends the marker each weekend gets one.
There were a few other vendors there, one with produce, which we sadly didn't get to, because there were too many people around him. We don't know if this produce was local, but we're guessing yes. I believe it might have been Freitas Farm in Middleborough.
This is a small Winter Market, but the sources were worth the field-trip. They only accept cash, which is something to keep in mind. We limited ourselves to $22.00, which was the cash I had on me. We'll have a better idea next time what to expect.
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