Our 35th FRFF has a wide & wonderful variety of FOOD, CRAFT & SPECIALTY vendors, many who have been with us for years, plus the return of our Pre-fest Thursday Tastings and Farm Market featuring some of the area’s very best farm produce, locally sourced & produced specialty foods, beverages and handcrafts. See the complete listings below.
Thursday Pre-Fest Tastings & Farm Market Vendors
2-6P in Building A or outside Building A
- 6 Acre Farm – Seasonal produce & home made fridge pickles.
- Barbara Getsinger Pottery – handcrafted pottery & glass fused jewelry
- The CBG Gurus – Premium quality, hand-crafted, organic hemp products
- Church Farms – Seasonal produce, quiches & baked goods
- Great Cape Baking – Cider Donuts
- Grey Ledge Farm – Seasonal produce
- Hulburt Farm – Locally raised beef, maple syrup & cheeses
- James Fox’s Soups – Homemade soups
- Lynette’s Precocious Preserves – Unique homemade preserves, jams & spices
- Mother Tree Remedies – Hand-foraged botanicals & oils
- NickyDi’s Spices – Unique Spice & Chai Blends & Henna body art
- Rachel’s Salsa – Homemade salsa & chips
- Rosie’s Kitchen – Homemade cupcakes, cookies & brownies
All FOOD Vendors
- Falcon Ridge Food – Burgers & dogs, veggie & not, grilled cheese, daily specials, snacks, drinks, excellent coffee
- Freddy’s Rockin Lemonade – Fresh-squeezed lemonades & limeades & homemade horchata.
- On the Street Pita – Greek style pitas, salads & rice bowls
- Reggae Boy Cafe – Jerk & Teriyaki chicken, curries, kabobs, ribs, fried plantains, rice & peas, collard greens mac-and-cheese & more.
- Sweet Chilli Thai Cuisine – BBQ Chicken, Pad Thai, Fried Rice & Smoothies
***Plus FR Ice
All Craft Vendors
- Aspara – Ethically sourced printed cotton clothing and selected silver jewelry – www.apsarastore.com
- Black Bear Americana Music Festival – Info & Tix for ANOTHER wonderful Fest here at the Goshen Fairgrounds – www.blackbearmusicfest.com
- The Button Wood Tree Performing Arts Center – A grassroots, avant-garde center for all ages, comers, artists & audiences in Middletown CT – www.buttonwood tree.org
- The CBG Gurus – Premium quality, hand-crafted, organic hemp products – thecbggurus.com
- Center for Amazon Ecology – Peruvian Amazon artisan created handicrafts made from sustainably harvested materials – www.AmazonEcology.org
- Denur Crafts – Kenyan handicrafts made by a collective from banana fibre, soapstone, wood, sand & local materials – www.denurcrafts.org
- Donnelly / Colt – Sustainably made, progressively minded buttons, stickers, poster, earth flags, woven peace signs & more – www.donnellycolt.com
- Earthwares – Cigar box Instruments & scroll saw work
- Indigo Moon – Tie dye, batik hippie / yoga / festival clothing – m.facebook.com/indigomoonstick
- Leslie Gray & Michael Jordan – Handmade clothing & bags made from upcycled silks, brocades & other fabrics & silver jewelry both new & vintage –
- NickyDi’s Spices – Unique Spice & Chai Blends & Henna body art – nickydsispices.com
- Pacha Mama – Native American arts and crafts, musical instruments, clothing, dream catchers & more – pachamamashop.com
- Primitive Technologies – Wood-fired pottery, masks, bark & gourd vessels, flint knapped items, stone, bone, feather & shell & antique trade bead jewelry – www.primitive technologies.com
- Rainbow Kids Tie Dye – Vibrant & colorful hand dyed clothing & accessories for kid of all ages – www.rainbowkidstiedye.com
- Travel Well – Curated collection of clothing, artisan & curious finds, handmade jewelry & art – better2travelwell.com
- Women’s Peace Collection – Fair Trade items including clothing, jewelry & baskets – womenspeacecollection.com
- WPKN Community Radio – Broadcasting from Bridgeport CT since 1963, independent, listener supported, commercial free, community radio – www.wpkn.org
- Yarina Threads – Handmade clothing & accessories from organic & natural fibers, musical flutes & rattles – www.facebook.com/yarinathreads/