Let’s Get Fresh

Posted on December 08, 2019

Can you believe it? This Sunday is the final market of 2019! It has been another whirlwind year and what better way to...

Posted on October 13, 2019

By Heidi Nawrocki Bridgeport Farmers Market I think we can officially say that fall has arrived. P...

Posted on October 06, 2019

Happy October! We have two weeks left of our outdoor market and then we are back inside for our winter market series....

Posted on September 29, 2019

This week, we welcome back Frugal Foodie Mama for her last recipe of the season and boy does it look tasty! We have th...

Posted on September 01, 2019

This week, I asked Julie Mallow from The Vegetable Garden to chat with us about the unique stone milled flours...

Posted on August 25, 2019

It’s that time again – time for Frugal Foodie Mama and our monthly recipe! This recipe looks pretty darned amazing and the...

Posted on August 18, 2019

“Volunteering is at the very core of being human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.” – Hea...

Posted on August 11, 2019

This week, we welcome the second half of the the Bards of Yellow Wood, Daniel Summers to the blog. Come out and join...

Posted on August 04, 2019

This week, Kaycee Crislip from My Little Cupcake reflects on their time at the market, the importance of local...

Posted on April 14, 2019

By Heidi Nawrocki Yes, it is true. All good things MUST come to an end. That's right - this Sun...

Posted on March 10, 2019

By Heidi Nawrocki Ah, yes, the time of year has come! It is time to "spring ahead!" Do yo...

Posted on February 10, 2019

The latest cold snap really had me admiring the dedication of our farmers, especially those with animals. So, I asked Laur...

Posted on December 16, 2018

By Heidi Nawrocki The trees are trimmed, the cookies are baked, now it's time to don those ugly Christm...

Posted on November 11, 2018

By Heidi Nawrocki Well, believe it or not, Thanksgiving is just two short weeks away! It feels like just ye...

Posted on October 14, 2018

By Heidi Nawrocki Can you believe that this is the last week for our outdoor market season? It feel...

From the Bench Rewind: Jarrod West Looks...

EDITOR'S NOTE I: It was 25 years ago on Wednesday that Jarrod West made a shot that will forever keep his name et...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: A Look at Maple Lake from 1...

This body of water look familiar? This is a photo from 1940 of Maple Lake and for anyone who has driven through the d...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: A Tale of Two Amazing Fu...

There are so many great things going on in our community and I want to touch on a couple of them in today’s blog...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: Recalling a Forgotten Anchor...

I talk a lot in this blog about former businesses for a walk down memory lane. One of the main areas I focus on is the...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Seed Library Coming Soon ...

Have you heard the term seed library before? Seed libraries have been around for a while, cropping up in both public a...

Posted by Savanna Draper
The Grapevine: Little Bit of This and a ...

I guess if we had to title this column it would be a “little bit of this and that.” Last week found me bus...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Why Bridgeport? A Look at Economic Diver...

Since childhood, you have probably heard the adage, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” This time-tested wisdom c...

Posted by Jon Griffith
Beneath the Jacket with the Bridgeport F...

Editor's Note: Connect-Bridgeport would like to welcome this new blog by The Bri...

Posted by Miyah Swiger