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Castle Hill Inn at Christmas
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News Bites: Castle Hill Inn Christmas Celebrations / Skydog Farm Holiday Greenhouse Oasis / RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative Receives Grant

by David Dadekian November 18, 2021
written by David Dadekian

Current news releases—Eat Drink RI is not the source for these items—please follow any links for more information.



Castle Hill Inn Celebrates Christmas On The Hill With Festive Happenings This Holiday Season

Castle Hill Inn invites guests to experience a tradition like no other with holiday offerings including a pop-up tree & wreath sale benefitting the James L. Maher Center, s’mores on the Inn’s Terrace, and festive holiday meals in The Dining Room at Castle Hill

Castle Hill Inn at Christmas

This winter, Newport’s iconic Castle Hill Inn invites guests to get into the holiday spirit with a host of events and celebrations starting the weekend after Thanksgiving and going all the way through to New Year’s Day.

With its sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay, there is no better location in Newport to celebrate the season. The halls of Castle Hill Inn’s mansion will be decked with festive décor, the wood-burning fireplaces will be roaring, and the Inn will be filled with merriment all December long.

“Christmas at Castle Hill Inn is always a special occasion, and we’re thrilled to help spread holiday cheer throughout Newport with the launch of our first-ever pop-up tree and wreath sale the weekend after Thanksgiving, benefiting our friends at the James L. Maher Center,” said Brian Young, managing director of Castle Hill Inn. “We are also looking forward to bringing back our popular s’mores offering on the Inn’s terrace, along with our traditional holiday meals for Christmas and New Year’s.”

A listing of festive happenings at Castle Hill Inn this holiday season follows below.

Pop-Up Tree & Wreath Sale Benefitting the James L. Maher Center

In the spirit of the season, Castle Hill Inn will sparkle with compassion and holiday cheer on the weekend after Thanksgiving.

Castle Hill Inn will host a pop-up tree and wreath sale to benefit The James L. Maher Center from 10am-3pm on Saturday, November 27 and Sunday, November 28. The public is invited to enjoy complimentary hot chocolate and cookies, holiday tunes, and other festive touches while selecting the perfect greenery in one of Newport’s most iconic settings. Wreaths, swags, and Balsam fir trees – including both tabletop and full-size trees – will be available for purchase.

“Our tagline is life to its fullest,” notes executive director Lynne Maher, “and I can’t think of anything that epitomizes that more than the opportunity to make a very special holiday memory. The Maher Center is absolutely delighted to partner with Castle Hill Inn to create Christmas magic for old and new friends – while raising vitally important funds that will brighten the lives of the people we serve, all year long.”

All proceeds from the tree & wreath sale will benefit the James L. Maher Center, which has been serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities on Aquidneck Island and in Rhode Island’s East Bay communities since 1953. The Maher Center offers an array of programs – including creative, recreational, and social programming, volunteer and employment opportunities, supportive residential options, and accessible, on-demand transportation services – with the goal of helping people imagine and curate fulfilling lives that reflect their unique interests, affinities, and talents.

“We strongly believe in the mission of the James L. Maher Center, and are proud to be working with this incredible organization,” continued Brian Young. “We invite the Newport community to purchase their Christmas trees and wreaths with us this year, and enjoy the festive ambiance at Castle Hill Inn while supporting such a wonderful cause.”

S’more Holiday Cheer at Castle Hill Inn

Back by popular demand, Castle Hill Inn is sparking up some yuletide merriment on weekends in December with firepits and s’mores on the Inn’s terrace! Guests will stay warm and cozy by a wood-burning fire pit while enjoying stunning views of the Newport Pell Bridge and Narragansett Bay in the background. This experience includes all the fixins’ for traditional s’mores, complimentary hot chocolate or cider, and three comfy fleece blankets to take home. “Spikes” for the hot chocolate and cider are also available for those looking for a bit of extra warmth.

The cost to book a firepit is $200, and each reservation can serve up to six guests. All reservations must be made online and will become available one week in advance. Reservations will be offered at 4:30pm and 7:30pm on December 9-12th, December 16-19th, and December 26-30th.

Enjoy a Festive Christmas or Christmas Eve Meal in The Dining Room at Castle Hill

Christmas at Castle Hill Inn is always a merry occasion, and this year is no different! The Inn invites guests and locals alike to enjoy The Dining Room’s traditional three-course menu with some holiday favorite twists throughout. The mansion will be adorned in festive décor and Christmas cheer, and guests can relax by the Inn’s wood-burning fireplaces and enjoy live music.

The three-course menu, priced at $98 per person, features holiday classics such as Roasted Chestnut Soup and Christmas Goose En Croûte, along with Baked Stuffed Lobster, Maple Glazed Blackbird Farm Ham, Grilled Beef Tenderloin, and more. Seatings will be offered between 4:30-8:00pm on Christmas Eve and from 12:00-8:00pm on Christmas Day. Reservations for non-hotel guests can be made starting Nov. 26 for Christmas Eve and Nov. 27 for Christmas Day, and can be made via email.

Ring in the New Year with Castle Hill Inn

Ring in the New Year at Castle Hill Inn! The Dining Room at Castle Hill is offering a delectable New Year’s Eve four-course menu by Chef Louis Rossi, featuring family style hors d’oeuvre to share, followed by three delicious courses. Enjoy live music while you dine, and finish off with a complimentary champagne toast and head into ’22 with style! The four course menu is $165 per person, and reservations for the general public can be made via email & phone beginning December 3rd (hotel guests may book in advance). 

Guests and locals alike can also celebrate the start of the New Year at Castle Hill Inn with the Inn’s classic New Year’s Day Brunch. Served from 10:45am-3:00pm on the first day of the year, Castle Hill will be serving an a la carte menu and of course plenty of bloody marys and mimosas!

For more information on holiday happenings at Castle Hill Inn this year, please visit https://www.castlehillinn.com/specials.


Skydog Farm Annual Holiday Greenhouse Oasis Opens Saturday November 6th Free Holiday Homestead Series

Skydog Farm has transformed their 1,800 sq ft botanical greenhouse into a Holiday Oasis that is open to the community Saturdays 12-4pm and by appointment throughout November and December.   

This is the third year that owners, Mark Phillips and Katherine Fotiades, have opened their greenhouse for the winter season. “It is an honor to be able to offer an alternative to the holiday hustle and bustle that we can so easily become overwhelmed by. Being in a warm sunny greenhouse with natural beauty helps to sooth the senses and invites us to step out of the chaos and into the present moment. Our hope is to provide a local shopping experience that is both uplifting and serene.” says Katherine Fotiades.

Skydog Farm continues to inspire their community to reconnect to the Arts of Home & Hearth by adding a Holiday Homestead Series to this year’s Winter Greenhouse Schedule.  Their Fall Series was very well received and the Holiday series will offer cooking and seasonal DIY botanical craft demonstrations. Demos are free and will be held at 1:00pm on Saturdays during their normal operating hours throughout November and December. The Holiday Series will culminate with a Gingerbread House contest and extended hours for a special candlelit evening on Saturday December 18th. The entry fee for the contest will be a donation to a local charity (TBD). Please register for individual demos and/or contest. Space is limited.

Skydog Farm also offers a flexible year round CSA farm share program where you can save up to 25% off market price on their hydroponic leafy greens and herbs. You have a choice of a large or small package, four or twelve weeks and pickup at Skydog Farm or at Farm Fresh RI’s Sims Winter Market in Providence, Saturdays 9-1pm. By supporting a “pick to order” farm model you not only secure your weekly share of fresh produce, you also reduce food and packaging waste and strengthen the local food system.

Demo Schedule:

11/6     Winter Farm Share Enrollment
11/13   Making the Perfect Pie Crust
11/20   Succulent Centerpieces 
11/27   Succulent Fairy Birdhouses
12/4     Creating a Solstice Spiral*
12/11   Gingerbread Construction
12/18   Gingerbread Contest & Candlelight Evening

To learn more about upcoming events, CSA shares and to register for demos, visit www.skydogfarm.com or by follow them on social media Instagram @skydogfarmri

For more information on Farm to School programs. https://www.farmfreshri.org/programs/farm-to-school/ and https://www.rifarmtoschool.org/


Governor McKee, Congressional Delegation Join DEM in Announcing $300,000 Federal Grant Aimed at Strengthening Local RI Seafood Market

Governor Dan McKee, members of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation, and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today are announcing the launch of a new, year-long seafood marketing and promotion campaign aimed at increasing the consumption and value of Rhode Island seafood in Rhode Island. The campaign will be undertaken by DEM on behalf of the RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative, a public-private body whose objective is to support local fishermen and seafood farmers and increase awareness and consumption of locally harvested species by the public. It will be supported with a $300,000 Saltonstall-Kennedy grant awarded to DEM by NOAA Fisheries and begin in January 2022.

The campaign focuses on the enormous benefits to be derived by steering more RI seafood to RI markets, for sale by RI seafood retailers and consumption by RI consumers, including residents and visitors/tourists. Rhode Island’s commercial fisheries have long been an economic powerhouse. Annual wild harvest landings total over 80 million pounds, valued at over $100 million (ex-vessel). These landings yield a total economic output valued at over $400 million and support over 4,000 jobs. In addition, shellfish farms in RI waters produce more than 8 million oysters annually, with a farm-gate value of nearly $6 million.

It is striking to note that most seafood landed and grown in RI is exported out of state and most seafood sold and consumed in RI is imported into the state. Exports of RI seafood are important and valuable and will remain so. However, the relatively small amount of RI seafood sold in RI calls attention to the need and opportunity to grow the in-state market and render it more secure.

“This grant is a win for Rhode Island’s blue economy on many levels. It will boost our commercial fishing, benefit Rhode Island consumers, and support food security and sustainability initiatives,” said Governor Dan McKee. “I look forward to helping Rhode Island seafood – which is renowned worldwide – increase its value and realize its full potential locally.”

“Rhode Island offers some of the best fresh-caught and cooked seafood in the world and this federal grant will help promote local, sustainably-caught seafood to a wider audience,” said Senator Jack Reed. 

“Fishermen and shellfish harvesters catch some of the freshest, most delicious seafood in the country right off the coast of Rhode Island,” said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. “These federal funds will be used to help get the word out so that more locally caught fish end up on plates across the state and more jobs are created on Ocean State docks.”

“Rhode Island seafood is the envy of the world, but we can do a better job of supporting our local fishermen and shellfishermen right here at home,” said Rep. Jim Langevin. “I’m proud to have helped secure this federal funding to shore up Rhode Island’s Blue Economy, so that Rhode Island residents, visitors, and tourists can fully enjoy all that our booming local seafood industry has to offer.” 

“I’m thrilled that DEM has been awarded a $300,000 Saltonstall-Kennedy grant to support this new initiative that will benefit our local fisherman, shellfisherman, and the RI seafood industry,” said Congressman David N. Cicilline. “This funding will help bring to fruition years of hard work and dedication from DEM and Rhode Islanders who have working to strengthen our local seafood market and economy here at home.”

“This grant provides an amazing opportunity to provide Rhode Island seafood consumers with more information about our products and develop stronger, direct connections to Rhode Island seafood. Through the implementation of this Saltonstall-Kennedy grant, we are poised to do just that,” said DEM Acting Director Terry Gray. “DEM is grateful for the leadership of Bob Ballou, who wrote the winning grant proposal and is passionately dedicated to expanding our seafood supply chain to support the local food system.”

The new campaign is aimed at increasing consumer awareness of and demand for RI seafood products in RI, thereby increasing in-state sales, spurring growth of the local seafood economy, and supporting a stronger, more resilient local food system that is less dependent on less reliable out-of-state sources. Shorter supply chains, or food miles, also have smaller carbon footprints, thereby helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

The federal grant will be used to fund a comprehensive multimedia advertising campaign, coupled with point-of-sale support, spanning all of 2022. The campaign will promote all opportunities to access RI seafood in RI, including retail markets and restaurants as well as opportunities to buy directly from commercial harvesters. All RI businesses that offer RI seafood, and all RI consumers who prefer RI seafood, stand to benefit. For RI businesses, benefits include opportunities to increase sales and to derive more value from those sales, given the appeal of fresh RI seafood in RI. For RI consumers, benefits include enhanced opportunities to access and enjoy nutritious seafood from local waters. The campaign will afford more opportunities for RI retailers and consumers to tailor their seafood sales and purchases to better support the hard-working Rhode Islanders who harvest and grow RI seafood.

An important corollary component of the grant award is a dedicated study to assess the effectiveness of the marketing and promotion campaign. Dr. Hiro Uchida, Chair of the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, will track changes in sales of RI seafood in RI, and the value of those sales, throughout 2022 via data provided by a diverse cohort of RI retailers and sales venues. The results of the study will be used to determine whether the solid investment in promoting the RI commercial fishing and seafood industry yields solid, measurable results. RI businesses interested in participating in this evaluative process should contact Dr. Uchida at riseafoodstudy@uri.edu

The grant award brings to fruition 10 years of strategic planning and program development undertaken by DEM and the RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative. The collaborative is a 19-member advisory body established in 2011 by the RI General Assembly. Its membership includes representatives from all key sectors of the RI commercial fishing, aquaculture, and seafood industry, joined by representatives from URI, RI Sea Grant, and a host of state agencies, namely DEM, the RI Commerce Corporation, Rhode Island Department of Health, and RI Coastal Resources Management Council. In coordination with key partners, and drawing upon a shoestring budget, the group has overseen the development of a strong framework and strategy for marketing and promoting RI seafood, administered by DEM. Core program components include a trademarked RI Seafood brand, a robust SeafoodRI.com website, a Fish Line phone app, and a well-honed social media presence. These tools-in-the-toolbox will continue to serve as unifying elements, augmented by the new surge of paid multimedia marketing, consumer education, and retailer support made possible thanks to the new grant award.

For more information on the RI Seafood Marketing Program, contact Robert Ballou, Assistant to the Director, DEM, and Chair of the RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative, at Robert.Ballou@dem.ri.gov. For more information on DEM programs and services, visit www.dem.ri.gov. Follow DEM on Facebook, Twitter (@RhodeIslandDEM), or Instagram (@rhodeisland.dem)

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Easy Entertaining Thanksgiving
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News Bites: Easy Entertaining’s Give a Meal / Stoneacre Holiday Brunch at the Mansions / Durk’s Bar-B-Q Gifting

by David Dadekian November 18, 2021
written by David Dadekian

Current news releases—Eat Drink RI is not the source for these items—please follow any links for more information.



Easy Entertaining’s Give a Meal Program in partnership with Amos House

For most of us, the holidays are all about being with friends and family over a warm meal. The sad reality is that not every Rhode Islander is afforded these basic needs. Your support can help us make the holidays a little better for someone who needs it most.

Last year we partnered with Providence’s Amos House to help supply holiday meals to our city’s in-need community. We asked y’all to purchase single plates (or a bundle of plates) that our team would prepare, package and deliver to Amos House so they could provide a Thanksgiving meal to their guests. Your support B L E W us away, helping us provide 700+ meals.

Based on last year’s success it was an easy decision to continue with this partnership this year. Amos House has asked for our help in providing 400 meals and we’re confident, with your help, we can make that happen. If you’re ordering Thanksgiving from us, we hope you’ll consider adding a plate or a bundle to your order. If you’re not ordering from us, but would still like to take part in the program, you can order a plate or bundle independently via the same online store!

We are accepting orders through 12:00 noon on Thursday November 18th and we truly appreciate your consideration and support in this fundraiser that’s become so important to us.

View Menu and Order Online


Holiday Brunch at The Chinese Tea House Curated by Stoneacre Brasserie

Located on the back lawn of Marble House, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Three courses, featuring classics plus new and inspired dishes. Complimentary tea service included. Specialty cocktails and wines additional.

$35 Adult / $16 Child

  • Offered weekends
    Nov. 27 – Dec. 19 and
    Christmas week Dec. 27 – 31
    Not available Dec. 25 & 26

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Available to Preservation Society members & ticket holders

Reservations Recommended
401-306-0270
TeaHouseReservations@gmail.com


Durk’s Bar-B-Q Smothers It On Thick With Gifting This Holiday Season

Book the ‘Holiday with Friends’ package from now through December 1 to receive a $100 Durk’s gift card 

Durk's Bar-B-Q

Happy holidays don’t just happen on their own. Whether it’s the whole family in tow or a night out with coworkers, Durk’s Bar-B-Q, with its high touch hospitality against a come-as-you-are backdrop, is heating up this festive season. Diners who book a reservation for the ‘Holiday with Friends’ package from now through December 1, 2021 will receive a $100 Durk’s gift card. 

Trying to avoid the hassle and guesswork of ordering for large groups from a prix fixe menu? Durk’s has you covered. With a commitment to serving fresh, locally sourced and seasonal ingredients, the ‘Holiday with Friends’ dining package features fan favorites and festive additions served family styles for parties of 8 to 10 guests. 

‘Holiday with Friends’ Dining Package 

For parties of 8-10, $350 + gratuity 

·         Starter Snacks: Wings, Poutine, Pierogies, Chopped Salad 

·         Platter of Meats: Brisket, Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken, Ribs, Sausage  

·         Shareable Sides: Corn Bread, Mac, Braised Kale, Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Pickles 

(No substitutions; items can be added a la carte) 

To reserve, contact info@durksbbq.com 

For the BBQ lover in your life or the person who is impossible to shop for, a Durk’s gift card is the perfect gift. Whether it’s a hostess gift, stocking stuffer, or Secret Santa, a gift card for a delicious meal and a night out in Providence can’t be beat.  

‘Tis the season of giving, so Durk’s is offering an additional $25 gift card for every $100 gift card purchased in person or via phone. Stop in and pick up a gift card that gives the ‘gifter’ a treat too. Or call 401-563-8622 for purchase. 

Gift Cards 

·         Buy $100 Gift Card, receive an additional $25 Gift Card 

·         Valid on physical gift cards purchased at Durk’s or via phone 

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Rhode Island Community Food Bank
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News Bites: RI Community Food Bank 2021 Holiday Drive / Stoneacre Holiday To-Go / Giusto “Buy One, Give One”

by David Dadekian November 10, 2021
written by David Dadekian

Current news releases—Eat Drink RI is not the source for these items—please follow any links for more information.


Rhode Island Community Food Bank 2021 Holiday Drive

Rhode Island Community Food Bank

Today we are kicking off our annual Holiday Drive which runs through December 31st. Together, we can provide healthy and culturally relevant food to our neighbors in need.

The most effective way to support the Food Bank is to donate funds so we can purchase healthy food in bulk, stretching your donated dollar further than you can at the grocery store.

  • You can give online here.
  • You or your company can create a virtual fundraising drive here.
  • Learn how to host a traditional food drive here.

Thank you for helping us get much needed food to our neighbors who are struggling this holiday season!


Stoneacre Garden and Stoneacre Brasserie Holiday To-Go Menu

Stoneacre Garden and Stoneacre Brasserie are offering an exciting Holiday To-Go menu for folks who aren’t in the mood to cook for the holidays, but looking to have a delicious gourmet meal. The Holiday To-Go menu will be available across both restaurants through New Year’s Eve.

Download the Menu

Contact Stoneacre Brasserie at 401-619-7810 or contact Stoneacre Garden at 401-619-8400


Giusto Holiday Charitable “Buy One, Give One”

Giusto is bringing back its “Buy One, Give One” holiday promotion this year. Led by Executive Chef Kyle Stamps, the charitable promotion is in partnership with the MLK Center in Newport. From November 17 – December 23, for every full lasagna purchased (serves 6-8), Giusto will donate one to the MLK Center. They will have both meat and vegetarian options available. They are ready to bake and will include full heating instructions. Ordering begins on November 16 and requires 24 hours-notice for pick-up. Orders can be placed by calling 401-324-7400. 

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RI Brewers Guild Fundraiser
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News Bites: Celebrate Downcity 2021 / RI Brewers Guild Puzzle Fundraiser / Melvin Brewing and Kühl Porter and Clothing Drive / Farm Fresh Providence Farmers Market Wintertime Season

by David Dadekian November 3, 2021
written by David Dadekian

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Soulita and InDowncity to Launch Weekly Providence Holiday Shopping Event

Shop local and support small businesses downtown with a marketplace, live music, and food vendors at Celebrate Downcity 2021

InDowncity and Soulita are excited to announce their first ever collaboration, Celebrate Downcity 2021. The event will be held at Grant’s Block and on Westminster Street, between Eddy Street and Union Street, in downtown Providence. The weekly holiday festival will kick off on Nov. 27 for Small Business Saturday and continue each Saturday, including Dec. 4, Dec. 11, and Dec. 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each Saturday will feature local small businesses, musicians, artists, and food vendors.

Celebrate Downcity brings together Providence’s local creative community and small businesses to offer guests the best holiday shopping experience the city has to offer. A marketplace at Grant’s Block—organized by Soulita—will welcome over 20 local vendors. Merchandise will include a range of products, including clothing, jewelry, skincare items, accessories, housewares, greenery, and more. Each marketplace will be accompanied by festive live musical performances featuring local talent.

“Come experience Celebrate Downcity 2021,” says Evan Delpeche, Co-Owner of Soulita, “as we establish a cornerstone of local makers and sellers of Rhode Island. At Soulita, we continuously strive to unite, inspire, and create through artistic expression in public environments.”

On Westminster Street, shoppers can also enjoy a well curated selection of gifts at Craftland, Queen of Hearts and Modern Love, Symposium Books and Records, The Vault Collective, Civil, Homestyle, and Eno Fine Wines. Each shop offers a variety of unique items, from handmade cards to vintage clothing to skate equipment, providing shoppers with a one-stop location for holiday purchases.

“Our local businesses experienced a tremendous setback last holiday season,” says Joanna Levitt, Director of Commercial Leasing and Marketing for Cornish Associates. “InDowncity and Cornish Associates are here to encourage and celebrate their path towards recovery. This holiday, these businesses will be vibrant, filled with unique goods and ready for their customers to shop safely. We’re thrilled to be partnering with Soulita, bringing creatives from throughout the city to downtown to showcase the best local holiday shopping our community has to offer.”

For event dining, InDowncity will welcome a line-up of favorite food and beverage vendors, along with cafe-style outdoor seating on Westminster Street. Visitors are invited to sit under the heaters and enjoy refreshing beverages from Long Live Brewery and delicious food from weekly rotating food vendors. Restaurants and cafes on and along Westminster Street will be open for dining as well, including Small Point Cafe, Sura, Kleos, Little City Coffee and Kitchen, Serendipity Gourmet, and the Malted Barley.


RI Brewers Guild Fundraiser

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Warming Inside and Out: Melvin Brewing and Kühl® Launch NEW Scenario Porter with KÜHL® Giveaways and a Clothing Drive

Get the warm fuzzies this fall with a new collaborative release from Melvin Brewing and premier outdoor apparel brand Kühl®. In conjunction with Scenario Porter’s debut, Melvin and KÜHL® are giving back to the local communities where Melvin’s beer is sold and warming bodies on the outside by giving regional charities one premium quality KÜHL® jacket for every 10 cases or two kegs of Scenario Porter sold. Scenario Porter is available in limited release for three months starting Nov. 1 at select retailers coast-to-coast. 

A robust porter made with oats and midnight wheat, Scenario Porter (6% ABV/MSRP $9.99/12-ounce six pack) is a beer fit to warm your insides with the rich, warming flavors of burnt sugar, cocoa and toast. It’s the first in a series of rotating seasonal releases from Melvin focusing on less-hoppier beer styles.

Melvin Field Hoperatives will be hosting Scenario Porter tap events throughout the country where they’ll collect gently-used gear and warm clothing in good condition for donation to regional charities. Everyone who shows up at an event with donations will be entered to win a KÜHL® jacket of their own. 

“As a fellow independent brand, we feel a kinship with the good folks at Melvin.  We are proud and honored to collaborate on such a worthwhile promotion,” says Jonny Atencio, Director of Strategic Partnerships, KÜHL®.

Availability: Look for Scenario Porter in 12-ounce six-packs starting Nov. 1 at independent retailers in WA; OR; CA; ID; MT; AK; WY; CO; UT; SD; NE; MO; OH; MA; RI; DC; VA; and FL.


Winter Season Kicks Off at Farm Fresh Providence Farmers Market

The year-round Farm Fresh Providence Farmers Market kicks off its renowned Wintertime season on November 6, 2021. Now in its 15th year and the largest indoor market of its kind in New England, the farmers market runs every Saturday 9am to 1pm. The winter season runs through April 30, 2022, and the market runs year-round. For more information: farmfreshri.org/PVDmarket.

Market goers can shop with over 65 local farm and food vendors in a custom-built facility designed for hosting year-round markets. Think plenty of parking and room to move around. The new Farm Fresh building is also home to other local small businesses that will be open during market hours for a full range local farm, food, and beverage experiences. Anchor Toffee, New Harvest Coffee & Spirits, Red Tomato (no retail), and Rhed’s Hot Sauce are open now and Providence Brewing Company, Robin Hollow Farm, Tallulah’s Taqueria, and Wright’s Creamery will be opening over the coming months. (Opening dates vary, stay tuned.)

Special Holiday Market — Wednesday, December 22
The regular Saturday market will be closed on Christmas and New Years Day, 12/25/2021 and 1/1/2022. But a special Holiday Market has your holiday shopping covered — Wednesday evening, 12/22, from 3 to 7pm.

Local Vendors at the Farmers Market
The wintertime season kicks off with these local farms and food artisans at the market: African Alliance of RI, Allen Farms, Barden Family Orchard, Barrett’s Garden, Beautiful Day, Beth Bakes, Black Leaf Tea & Culture Shop, Bonetown BBQ, Buns Bakery, Butter Cuisine, Chi Kitchen, Clover Desserts, Cluck & Trowel, The Coffee Guy, La Creperie, Dee’s Little Sweets, Deep Roots Farm, Delicious Deli, Distinguish Catering, Earth Essence Herbals, Fairland Farms, Farmacy Herbs, Fearless Fish Market, Flying Carrot Farm, Fully Rooted, gC Farm, Great Harvest Bread Company, Harmony Hill Farm, Harvest Kitchen, Herbs and Mylk, Hopkins Southdowns, Incred-a-bowl, Jack’s Snacks a Dog Bakery, June Love’s English Bakery, Just Like Nana’s, Kane’s Kitchen, Knead Doughnuts, Lafleur’s Wildflower Honey, Langwater Farm, Lara’s Cuisine, The Local Catch, Lucayda Farm, Luluna Kombucha, Martinelli’s Meats, Matilda, Moonlight Rose Alpacas, Narragansett Creamery, Newport Sea Salt Co., Nuts & Bolts Nursery Coop, Ocean State Pepper Co., Pat’s Pastured, Pickily, Provencal Bakery, Rebelle Artisan Bagels, Rhode Island Spa Products, RI Mushroom Co., Rocket Fine Street Food, Sanctuary Herbs of Providence, Secrets in the Kitchen, Seven Stars Bakery, Silk Tree Farm, Silver Thistle Farm & Cheesery, Simmons Farm, Skydog Farm, Slowhand Sharpening, Soul Fresh Proteins, Steere Orchard, Sweet and Salty Farm, Sweet Possibilities, Triton Seafood, Ward’s Berry Farm, Wishing Stone Farm, Zeigler’s Market Garden.

Bonus Bucks Doubles SNAP/EBT Benefits
The market accepts cash/check, credit/debit, SNAP/EBT, and Bonus Bucks. Farm Fresh RI’s Bonus Bucks nutrition incentives program provides an additional 100% bonus for customers using EBT—to increase access to fresh fruits and veggies for low-income individuals receiving federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. That means for every $1 spent with SNAP at the farmers market, shoppers receive a FREE $1 in Bonus Bucks tokens to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables.

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  • News Bites: Local Agriculture and Seafood Act Grants Now Open / The Good Trade Makers Market Returns / Branchfood Launches RI Operations / BEATNIC Offering BOGO for Beginning of World Vegan Month

    October 25, 2022

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