Strawberry Festival returns to Warrensburg June 12

WARRENSBURG | The always popular Fourth Annual Strawberry Festival at the Warrensburgh Riverfront Farmers' Market returns Friday, June 12. The event will be held from 3-6 p.m. at the Recreation Field Pavilion on Library Avenue with plenty of parking and bathrooms. Stop by for locally grown and freshly picked berries, strawberry recipes, sampler plates and much more. Donations are welcome and appreciated. Horticultural information and seasonal vegetable recipes will be provided by the Warren County CCE Master Gardeners. Children's activities, including hands-on crafts and take-and-make kits, in addition to library event information, will be offered by Shelby Burkhardt, Director of Richards Library. Local farms, bakers, craft beverage producers and artisans will be offering produce and value-added products with a strawberry theme. Juniper Hill Farm will provide an abundance of locally grown produce, including ripe, freshly picked strawberries. Dawn's Delights, Halo's Sweets and Treats, J. Gallup Farm and Love Bakes the World Go Round will feature strawberry-infused pies, cakes, cookies and more. Beverage tastings with a strawberry twist by Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery. Don Whitefield will have local chicken, turkey, herb and spice-enhanced sausages and veggies from Whitefield's Farm, as well as cheeses from Nettle Meadow Farm and local honey. Delbert Chambers will offer multi-colored chicken and duck eggs, maple syrup and preserves from Trillium Farm. Connie Smith will have her healthy, homemade dog and cat treats from The Pooch Pantry. Linda O'Neil will create an amazing display of her own handcrafted silver and gemstone jewelry from For the Love of Rocks. Elizabeth Marshall will showcase her own themed fabric crafts from Calico Corner. Brooke Hample has strawberry-themed earrings and more by Aunt B's Baubles. Tina Combs will have fresh herbs (oregano & chives in bundles), packaged dried herb & spice mixes, candy, jam, decorative signs, cabin/farmhouse decor and more from Chipmunk Acres Farm. Deborah Bennett will be selling handmade soap, rope baskets and woven products by Loon Song Soaps & Sundries. Melissa Cole will have a selection of seasonal, holiday and event-themed polymer clay gifts and jewelry from Three Daughters Clay. Patty Lafountain will be returning with her personalized bookmarks, drawings and magnets, handmade ornaments and small wooden boxes. Ed Frulla, owner of Teohoken Turning, will be sharing the secret of stabilized highly figured spalted maple used to make his handcrafted jewelry. Program information and giveaways by NY State of Health, NYS Department of Public Service and BHSN Therapeutic Foster Care. There will also be free blood pressure checks and stroke and heart attack information by the Glens Falls Hospital Emergency Department. Live music by Two Fold, free freshly brewed coffee, and a free chance to win $20 in Farmers' Market Bucks to spend with vendors. Sponsored by Warrensburgh Beautification Inc. and supported by the Town of Warrensburg Occupancy Tax Funding. If you have strawberries, strawberry value-added food products or other strawberry-themed items you would like to sell, or strawberry plants you would like to sell or donate, please contact Market Manager, Teresa Whalen, at 518-466-5497 or taawhalen@yahoo.com.

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Strawberry Festival returns to Warrensburg June 12

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