Barrington Town Council holds Monday meeting; Townwide Trails Team to improve Veterans Memorial Park, free family fun day at Audubon center, farmers' market, and public clambake.
Here are five things you should know about this week in Barrington.
Barrington Farmers' Market at the 'White Church' runs Saturday morning from 9 to noon.
You can get a free flu shot on Saturday morning, Sept. 22, while shopping for fresh produce and other fresh foods at the Barrington farmers’ market. Flu shots will be given from 9 am to noon for anyone 18 and older. Bring your insurance card. The market sets up in front of the Barrington Congregational (White) Church. It includes a host of vendors and outdoor Yoga behind the church along the Barrington River from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Vendors include: "Come to the market to do your weekly grocery shopping," said Lisa Browning, market manager. "Eat real food, local and farm-fresh. Support your and your family's health, support local farmers and support local businesses. Rain or shine, we go indoors!"
Here are 5 things to know about this weekend in Barrington.
Here are five things you should know about heading into this weekend in Barrington.
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Outdoor yoga starts Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Barrington Farmers' Market at the 'White Church'; the first class is free.
An outdoor yoga class starts Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Barrington Farmers’ Market and then runs each Saturday morning through Oct. 27. Saturday’s first session is free to all skill levels. It will take place from 8:30 to 9:30 am behind the Barrington Congregational Church -- the White Church -- along the Barrington River. The Yoga Loft in Warren will conduct the classes, according to Lisa Browning, farmers' market manager. Here’s what you need to know: "When the classroom is outdoors, free of the mirrors and windows and designer clothes, the 'yoga scene' is left in the dust,” according to Kimblin, a CA yoga instructor. “The open space really expands everyone, and there's an instantaneous freedom you just can't replicate indoors.”
The weekly Barrington Farmers' Market on Saturday morning will offer two composting presentations by ecoRI News.
Learn all about back-yard composting on Saturday morning, Aug. 11, at the weekly Barrington Farmers’ Market at the “White Church.” Dave Fisher of ecoRI News, described as a dedicated composter, will teach you how to get started, explain the difference between different types of composting equipment, discuss why composting is important for you, the Central Landfill, and the Earth, and answer questions. Michael Bradlee, considered ecoRI’s composting genius, also will answer more scientific questions if he is available, said Lisa Browning, manager of the farmers’ market. The two composting presentations will start at 10 am and 11:15am, Browning said. Look for the ecoRI sign. The farmers’ market brings fresh produce, baked goods, local honey …
The weekly Barrington Farmers' Market on Saturday morning will take unwanted electronic devices off your hands on Aug. 4.
Get rid of your unwanted electronics on Saturday morning in Barrington. The weekly Barrington Farmers’ Market is hosting a free electronics recycling drop-off event from 9 am to noon. Bring the gear that is doing nothing but taking up space in your house to the Barrington Congregational Church -- the “White Church” -- on County Road, said Lisa Browning, farmers’ market manager. “Here is your opportunity,” Browning said. “We will collect all types of electronic items, including computers, printers, stereo equipment, microwaves, TVs, monitors, cell phones, and small appliances.” “Anything with a wire,” Browning said. There will be a $10 disposal charge for air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and mini-refrigerators, she said. Do not drop off any…
Barrington Farmers' Market sets up at Barrington Congregational Church each Saturday from 9 am to noon.
Oakdale Farms is one of the many vendors that displays its produce at the weekly Barrington Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings at the “White Church” on County Road. “The sixth-generation working vegetable and horticulture farm practices safe and environmentally friendly farming, committed to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on 150 acres and 10 greenhouses for years," said Lisa Browning, farmers’ market manager. In 2010, the farm started transitioning to certified organic herbs and vegetables, she said. The Pray family continues their heritage in Rehoboth, Mass., and also farm in Seekonk, Dighton and East Providence. Here’s a recipe from the farmers’ market newsletter using one of their products, Swiss chard. Swiss Chard with Caramelized …
Barrington Farmers' Market runs each Saturday from 9 am to noon at the Congregational Church on County Road; here's a recipe with product from a honey vendor.
The Barrington Farmers’ Market opens up again at the “White Church” today, June 30, from 9 am to noon. “Come to the market to do your weekly grocery shopping,” said Lisa Browning, market manager and nutritionist. “Eat local, farm-fresh foods, support your and your family's health, support local farmers and support local businesses. Rain or shine, we go indoors!” Browning also provided a recipe for a honey vinaigrette dressing you can make with the honey sold at the market by one of the vendors, Aquidneck Honey. Here's the recipe, courtesy of the market's new newsletter: Honey Vinaigrette Dressing Easy and delicious, this dressing is perfect for salads, leftover whole grains and grilled or roasted veggies. 1/4 cup of your favorite vinegar 1…
