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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011

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‘Open Farm Sunday’ to be featured at two local farms

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By Jeremiah S. Papineau

Village applauded for revitalization, planning efforts.

jeremiah@denpubs.com MONTPELIER, Vt. — The message fr om two local farms will be heard loud and clear this weekend — the door ’s open, come on in. Hidden View Farm in the town of Champlain and Dimock Farms in the town of Peru will be among farms offering guided tours of their operations during the second annual “Open Farm Sunday” this Sunday, Oct. 16. The initiative is one started last year by Cabot Creamery, a 1,200-farm family dairy cooperative based in Montpelier, with members in New England and upstate New York like Hidden View Farm and Dimock Farms. The idea behind the initia-

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The West Chazy Volunteer Fire Department, with the assistance of the department’s ladies auxiliary, recently offered fire truck rides as part of an annual tradition for the department each fall. Rides throughout the town were given to approximately 200 people. Homemade doughnuts and fresh apple cider from Rulfs Orchard in Peru were handed out.

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New farm market touting goods locally grown, made By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com CHAZY — Buying local pr oducts just got a little easier in the town of Chazy. The Chazy Or chards Farm Market opened recently, offering locally-made products such as maple syr up and cheeses and, of course, apples. General manager Jay T oohill said the establishing of the market was a matter of simple supply and demand and an idea put into action after Chazy Or chards was pur chased last year by Giroux Poultry owners Craig, Roger and Willie Giroux. “The local community asked for it,” said Toohill, adding the market prides itself on helping sell pr oducts for other local businesses like Parker Family Maple Farm in W est Chazy . “We’re not only selling people fr esh items either gr own or made her e,

Cindy Dominy, who oversees the baking and cooking done on premises at the Chazy Orchards Farm Market, stands by the market’s centerpiece, an original wagon once used by Chazy Orchards. Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau

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we’re also putting business back into the area.” While the Plattsbur gh Farmers and Crafters Market of fers similar items throughout the summer months, Toohill said it’s partly the focus of the Chazy market to pick up wher e the Plattsburgh market leaves off in the fall. Cindy Dominy — who oversees the baking and cooking done on premises of items like apple cider doughnuts, cookies and pies — noted having the local market also further demonstrates what the North Country has to offer when faced with the challenge of competing with retailers for people’s dollars. “Everything’s made fr esh — our doughnuts, our pies, our turnovers — nothing’s frozen,” said Dominy as she pulled a sheet of chocolate chip cookies from the oven Tuesday morning. “That’s what makes the difference ... Plus, it’s good for the local economy


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