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The Fairfield Certified Farmers Market is Here!

Every Thursday
May 6th to October 7th, 2004
4:00 - 8:00pm

Downtown Fairfield on Texas Street between Taylor and Madison

For info call: Joan Taramasso 707-252-7142

WEEKLY FEATURES
— Fresh Produce
— Tree Ripened Fruits
— FREE Children's Arts & Crafts
— Shaved Ice
— Kettle Korn
— Bar-B-Que
— Crafters & More

Come Join Us!
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Baile Folclorico to open Fairfield Certified Farmers Market

1 Monica Zuniga Martin will bring her dance students, Baile Folclorico, to open the Fairfield Certified Farmers Market on Thursday afternoon, May 6th. These students dress in traditional Mexican attire and perform a variety of time-honored Latino dances. The dancers range in age from five years old to sixteen years old.

2 The market is open from 4pm until 8pm on Texas Street between Taylor Street and Madison Street in Downtown Fairfield from now until October.


3 Free musical entertainment is scheduled for each week. In addition to Baile Folclorico Performers this year include:

John Kelly
May 13, July 8th, August 26th & October 7th

Fred McCarty
May 27th, June 24th, July 22nd, & September 23rd

Tom Overton
June 3rd & August 5th

Garry Waggoner
June 10th, July 29th and September 16th

Alan Parks & the Rhythm Cats
June 17th, August 19th & September 9th

Janice Peterson
July 15th and September 2nd and the Dalt Williams Trio.

Additional performances, students from:
Laurel Creek School May 20th
Bransford School July 1st
PACE May 6th and September 30th

4 Free children’s arts and crafts projects will be offered each week from 5pm until 7pm. Crafts projects include kites, seeds planted in decorated pots, pinwheels, mosaics and more. The projects are designed to appeal to kids of all ages, and parents are invited to do the projects with their children.

5 There are over twenty vendors participating in the market this year, including:
Suisun Valley grower Erickson Farms,
Rodin Farms (stone fruits and vegetables),
Kia Thao (Asian produce),
J & J Farms (stone fruits and vegetables),
Moua Farms (Asian produce),
Lujan Farms (fruits),
Rodriguez Farms (strawberries),
Joe Gotelli & Sons (cherries),
Vang’s Vegetable Farm (Asian Vegetables), Xiong Produce (Asian Vegetables [new varieties]),
Fong Thao Asian Vegetables (new varieties),
Meyers Fine Foods & BBQ,
Gold Rush Kettle Korn,
Pirate Pat’s Shave Hawaiian Shave Ice.

6 Chef James Aptakin from the Hilton Garden Inn and Bill Way from the City of Fairfield will join us again for cooking demonstrations. Market- goers can learn how to use the various kinds of market produce in easy-to-prepare dishes. The demonstrations start at approximately 5:00pm each week. Each recipe will be printed so market- goers can easily try the dish at home after purchasing the ingredients right at the market!

7 For more information about Baile Folclorico, contact Monica Zuniga Martin at 707-712-4097 or via e-mail at taconasos@yahoo.com

8 For more information about the Fairfield Certified Farmers Market, contact Joan Taramasso at 707-252-7142 or via e-mail at jtaramasso@aol.com

Above from 2004 Farmers Market press release