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Farmers Market Produce to FamilyWorks

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ascendedgroundsreishimushroomsTwo more weeks of Wallingford Farmers Market, and this week’s post is dedicated to the husband/wife team Clare Breidenich and Carson Lemmen, volunteers for FamilyWorks.

Every Wednesday, around 7 pm as the market stalls get ready to close, Clare and Carson are there with bins going from stand to stand, collecting unsold produce, bread and other items from the vendors, loading them up and carrying them over to FamilyWorks food bank, for distribution to those who struggle to keep them family from going hungry. Jake Weber, FamilyWorks

Thanks, Clare and Carson, for your good work, and thanks to all the vendors who give to them every week!

The Wallingford Farmers Market runs every Wednesday, 3:30 – 7 pm in Meridian Park, but wraps up for the year next Wednesday, Sept 24th.

(Reishi mushrooms from Ascended Grounds, a Wallingford Farmers Market vendor, photo by Zachary Lyons)

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Jordan

I started Wallyhood back in 2008, right when my son was born, because I realized I had lived in the neighborhood since 1993 and didn't really know my neighbors. I figured writing a blog about what was going on around me would be a good way to meet people and help other people do the same. As the years progressed, those neighbors have picked up the torch and it is now a group effort, which I adore. I moved out of Wallingford for a few years (2020 - 2025), but I'm back, now living with my wife, son and dog (Dillinger) up in Tangletown.

This Post Has 5 Comments

  1. Barbbsea September 16, 2014

    Thank you, Clare and Carson! You realize how much food goes to waste in our country, and in Wallingford, and take action to get that food to neighbors in need. You also help the vendors who don’t have to worry about what to do with their surplus food, when all they want to do is pack up and go home. So simple yet effective.

  2. Greater Good Granola September 16, 2014

    Clare and Carson- we salute you! Thank you for you good work for our community.

  3. Clare and Carson September 16, 2014

    Thanks for the shout-out, Jordan! We’ll look forward to seeing you at the Family Works dinner next month.

  4. cassy September 16, 2014

    Clare and Carson,
    You’re the best! That is some gorgeous farmer’s market produce you are bringing to the food bank every week – thanks for doing such heavy lifting (literally & figuratively!)

  5. Jake Weber September 17, 2014

    Thanks, Jordan, for making note of this! We really are thankful for all the people who make food justice happen – so many people! The farmers, the shoppers, the Market organizers, the community garden folks, our amazing volunteers and more! It’s a community effort, no doubt. Thank you all!

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