Walter Stewart's Market is an independent, family-owned grocery store
in New Canaan that goes the extra mile to source local, artisan and
sustainable food for the growing number of consumers who want to eat
this way. CT Grown fruits and vegetables are featured year round along
with Millstone Farm eggs, Arethusa Farm milk and cream, and a delicious
selection of farmstead cheeses. Artisan and specialty foods from local, Non-GMO and organic producers, some quite small, make shopping at Walter Stewart's particularly exciting and rewarding. Whole G bread from New Haven makes a delicious, German-style bread from whole and organic grains; Lulu's Sou
thern
Pies from Greenwich are as small batch as they come; and Nutty Bunny
ice cream from Westport makes organic, Non-GMO, gluten-free and
dairy-free frozen desserts just perfect for vegans and those suffering
from food allergies. Walter Stewart's carries Shearwater Coffee
Roasters' line of organic and Fair Trade, local-roasted coffees, Maury's
Hive Tea, and direct trade, Non-GMO hot chocolate from Cisse Trading.
Walter Stewart's Market
229 Elm Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 966-4848
Gilbertie's is a family-owned business started in 1922 that is now the
largest grower of USDA Certified Organic herb plants on the East Coast.
All of the ingredients for your perfect garden can be found here - from a
wide selection of annuals and perennials, to extensive landscape
products, to their renowned USDA Certified Organic herbs and vegetables.
Each of their plants is grown in a custom made, certified organic soil
blend that has taken them four years to perfect, ensuring the highest
amount of essential oil and taste in each herb and green.
Visit
their garden center in Westport to shop for all your organic gardening
needs and be sure to budget time to enjoy the formal display gardens and
themed greenhouses, and peruse the gift shop where you can purchase Sal
Gilbertie's gardening books to further your knowledge. Check their
online schedule for free lectures and classes on the importance of
growing organically to preserve our world and to be healthier. For the
last five years, Gilbertie's has hosted the Winter Westport Farmers
Market in one of their greenhouses. The market is held each Saturday
from 10-2 through March 12.
What Martha has to say about Sal's 5th book, "Small-Plot, High-Yield Gardening":
"Whether
you have a real garden or just a window box, I can think of no better
guide to creating a sustainable herb and vegetable garden than Sal
Gilbertie. For more than 30 years I have turned to Sal for healthy,
productive plants. With this useful and informative book, he can help
you, too, cultivate your garden." - Martha Stewart, Celebrity Author, Chef & Lifestyle Guru
Gilbertie's Herb Gardens
7 Sylvan Lane
Westport CT 06880
Call (203) 227-4175 or email GilbertiesHerbs@msn.com
McLoughlin Landscapes LLC is a family owned and operated business based
in Stamford that has provided homeowners and businesses in Fairfield
and Westchester counties with professional landscaping services since
1975. Founder Jim McLoughlin built his business from a one man operation
into a highly successful landscape design, build and maintenance
company that currently employs fifteen skilled and dedicated landscape
technicians.
Managing
Partner and Lead Designer James McLoughlin has been with the company
for close to twenty years and is a NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care
Professional (AOLCP). Certified by the New York Botanical Garden as a
Landscape Designer, James has also completed the New York Botanical
Garden's Gardening Program and continues to utilize the wealth of
knowledge that the Botanical Garden provides by regularly attending
classes and seminars on landscape design and theory. James holds both an
Arborist and a Turf and Ornamental Supervisory license from the State
of Connecticut.
McLoughlin Landscapes LLC
281 Silver Hill Lane
Stamford, CT 06905
Email jimmcland@gmail.com or call 203 324 5550
