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Windsor, Conn - Calling all cheese lovers! The Working Lands
Alliance will proudly host the inaugural Nutmegger Cheese
and Wine Festival, a fundraiser to protect Connecticut’s
farmland and to support quality childhood nutrition. The
Festival will be held on Sunday, September 23 from noon-4
p.m. at the Jones Family Farms, located at 120 Beardsley
Road in Shelton, Conn. It will feature samples of
Connecticut’s best cheeses and wines, vineyard tours,
hayrides, cheesemaker talks and book signings, and include
special guests
who will talk about cheese.
“Connecticut offers an incredible and diverse food culture
that represents the bounty of our farms, farmland, and
artisanal traditions,” said Leah Mayor, Working Lands
Alliance project director and New England project manager
for American Farmland Trust. “Over the last 25 years, we’ve
seen an increased interest in local foods, and the Northeast
is quickly becoming a leader in producing delicious
artisanal and farmstead cheeses.”
The Nutmegger Cheese and Wine Festival will showcase the
work of a variety of Connecticut artisanal cheesemakers,
winemakers, and food producers. Shelton is located a short
drive from the state’s urban areas and less than 80 miles
from New York City.
Tickets purchased in advance are $50 for
adults and $10 for children ages 6-12. Tickets sold at the
Festival are $55 for adults and $10 for children. Proceeds
will support the Working Lands Alliance as well as the
Valley Initiative to Advance Health & Learning in Schools (VITAHLS)
Program, collaboration between Griffin Hospital and the
Valley School Districts of Shelton, Ansonia, Derby, Oxford,
and Seymour to develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain a
valley
wide program to reduce prevalence of obesity in students in grades
pre-K–12.
To purchase advance tickets and for more information, visit
www.workinglandsalliance.org .
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The Working Lands Alliance is a broad-based coalition that,
through "fierce cooperation," champions policy and education
initiatives to protect Connecticut's productive farmland and
advance agricultural viability. A project of American
Farmland Trust, WLA is a coalition of individuals,
businesses and organizations united in a common cause of
saving the land that sustains us-- for our economy, our
environment, and the health of our future and our citizens.
For more information, visit
www.workinglandsalliance.org
American Farmland Trust is the nation's leading conservation
organization dedicated to protecting farmland, promoting
sound farming practices and keeping farmers on the land.
Since its founding in 1980 by a group of farmers and
citizens concerned about the rapid loss of farmland to
development, AFT has helped save millions of acres of
farmland from development and led the way for the adoption
of conservation practices on millions more.
More information about American Farmland Trust’s work in New
England is available at
www.farmland.org/newengland or by calling (860)
683-4230. AFT’s national office is located in Washington,
DC. Phone: 202-331-7300. For more information, visit
www.farmland.org
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