Community Gallery: Wakeman Town Farm’s First Sustainable Goods Eco Market
Wakeman Town Farm held their first ever Sustainable Goods Eco Market today at their Cross Highway community farm. Vendors, artists, and farm animals dotted the property with homemade and eco-conscious goods for sale, as well as local organizations working to make a difference for the environment. Wakeman Town Farm is a non-profit organization that operates the homestead farm and gardens, which have been around for over one hundred years in the northern section of Westport. To learn more about Wakeman Town Farm, visit their website: wakemantownfarm.org
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Our Woven Community Sells Handmade Accessories while Supporting Refugee Artists
Artists with Our Woven Community speak with customers at the Wakeman Town Farm Sustainable Goods Market this afternoon. The Bridgeport-based Burroughs Center, who organizes the program, describes it as “a Burroughs program that provides local resettled refugee women the opportunity to become self-sufficient leaders and become empowered with entrepreneurial skills and economic opportunity.” Handmade goods included purses, laptop cases, wallets, and clothing items - with 100% of the sales going to the artists and program expenses. More information or goods can be found at their website: burroughscenter.org. WestportLocal.com photo
Playing Together since 1963, Billy and the Showmen Return to Westport
Bill Frenz plays electric guitar to a dancing crowd on Saturday evening at the Levitt Pavilion. The band has been playing together since 1963 throughout the New York and Connecticut regions, rocking rhythm and blues on local stages for generations. The group graduated Greenwich High School in 1968, and through life changes and 53 years - haven’t missed a beat yet. J.C. Martin for WestportLocal.com
CT Premier Water Polo Practices along Hills Point Today, Leaving for Junior Olympics on Wednesday
Lauren Feist, left, watches her son Wyatt (14) and his team practice on Saturday in the waters to the East of Compo Beach. The makeshift water polo enclosures were put up along Hills Point Road when CT Premier Water Polo’s usual pool was closed for private events. The team leaves for Dallas, texas on Wednesday to take part in the Junior Olympics. WestportLocal.com photo