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CityCenter Danbury Opening Day Press Release

June 17, 2025 by Danbury Farmers' Market Leave a Comment

Danbury Farmers Market Announces Grand Opening for 2025 Season

Celebrate Local Food and Join in on the Fun!

Danbury, CT [June 16, 2025] – CityCenter Danbury is thrilled to announce the grand opening of the 2025 Danbury Farmers Market on Saturday, June 21^st promising a vibrant and community-focused event at the City Center Green, located at 1 Ives St, Danbury, CT 06810. With a new time for the market, from 9 AM to 1 PM, attendees can enjoy a delightful blend of local vendors, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.

We invite residents and visitors alike to join us in celebrating the vibrant community spirit and the bounty of fresh, locally sourced products. Featuring over 15 vendors from across Connecticut, the market offers a diverse array of freshly grown produce, eggs, flowers, plants, jewelry, wines and more! Shoppers can support local farmers and artisans while enjoying the festive atmosphere with families and friends.

Highlights of the Grand Opening Event:

Ringing of the Bell Ceremony: Join local officials and special guests as we officially open the market.
Live Music and Entertainment: Enjoy live performance by “Christian Aja” who will provide fingerstyle acoustic sounds, setting the perfect tone for a fun-filled day.
Kids’ Activities: Families are encouraged to bring their children, as there will be games and activities specifically designed for young attendees at the Kid’s Corner area.
Vendor Spotlight: Meet and support our diverse group of vendors offering everything from fresh produce, baked goods and handmade crafts.

The Danbury Farmers Market is committed to operating rain or shine. In the event of rain, the market will move to the Patriot Garage (21 Delay St.), parking level 4, ensuring that the fun continues without interruption. Two-hour courtesy parking at the Patriot Garage is provided by Danbury Farmers Market.

“We are excited to welcome back our community and visitors to the Danbury Farmers Market,” said Lazaro Chavez, Executive Director of CityCenter Danbury. “This market not only supports local farmers and businesses but also provides a space for the community to come together and enjoy the best of what our region has to offer. There’s something for everyone at the Farmers Market!”

Join us every Saturday from June 21^st through October 18^th for an ongoing celebration of community, fresh food, and local talent. We can’t wait to see you there!

For more information, please visit our website at Danbury Connecticut Farmers’ Market (danburyfarmersmarket.org) or contact CityCenter Danbury at (203) 792-1711 or via email: assistant@citycenterdanbury.com

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Fiesta Rice

August 27, 2024 by Danbury Farmers' Market

At the Senior Center we taught the Seniors Eating Well: Great Grain Discoveries class and made Healthy Vegetable Fried Quinoa – SNAP4CT . Seniors were particularly interested in learning more about quinoa from last classes survey. We are sharing their recipe here with their permission. 🙂

Fiesta Rice

This dish is simple to make and tastes great leftover. To make this yummy dish into a meal, have a larger portion and add some extra protein like chicken or fish.

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Course Main Course, Side Dish

Servings 8

Calories 120 kcal

Ingredients

2 cups brown rice, cooked
1 carrot, shredded
1 cup broccoli, chopped fine
1 small red onion, chopped
1 cup tomato, chopped
1 bell pepper, seeds removed, chopped
1 can (15 oz) kidney beans or black beans, drained, rinsed
2 tbs cilantro, finely chopped
2 tbs red wine vinegar, or white or cider vinegar
1 tbs vegetable oil
Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

Mix the prepared vegetables with cooked rice.
In a small bowl mix vinegar, oil, cilantro, and pepper and pour over rice mixture
Add beans and toss well. Serve cold and enjoy!

Notes

Serving Size: 1¼ cup

Total Fat: 2.5g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Protein: 6g
Sodium: 120mg
Carbohydrates: 21g
Added Sugar: 0g
Fiber: 5g

Thanks to all for our 2022 season success!

November 3, 2020 by Danbury Farmers' Market

Huge THANKS to all who made the 2022 season huge success- our shoppers, our vendors, our volunteers and our staff! We were thrilled to be be back on the Green to offer all the fabulous local, fresh, delicious food and to have all the pre-COVID events and live music each week.

Look for our survey in our next email blast. If you aren’t signed up-sign up now @ www.danburyfarmersmarket.org. We take your input both positive and negative, very seriously.

Check out our YouTube channel for new food and fitness videos and our recipe postings. We will be posting a few more.

Looking forward to seeing everyone again in 2023!

DFM receives Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Grant for 2020

June 11, 2020 by Peggy Zamore

For the 11th Year Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Grant to CityCenter Danbury Farmers’ Market Supports Fresh Food for All

DANBURY, Conn. — A $38,000 grant from the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) will enable the CityCenter Danbury Farmers’ Market to make fresh produce accessible to people who might otherwise not have access to healthy food options. The grant also supports new COVID-19 protocols to help keep shoppers safe.

The Danbury Farmers’ Market runs every Friday 10 am to 2 pm, from June 19^th through Oct. 30th at the Danbury Railway Museum.

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation awarded the grant from a component Donor Advised Fund to support the Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative’s (DFMCC) Better Food for Better Health program. The donor-advised grant provides seniors, veterans, women, children and SNAP (formerly food stamps) recipients with market cash incentives for produce, and local farmers benefit by selling more produce.

Peggy Zamore, nutritionist and coordinator of the market programs, which is managed by CityCenter Danbury, said, “Over the past eleven years, the Community Foundation has awarded the Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative almost $300,000 for our work from this donor-advised fund. The donor advisor, who wishes to remain anonymous, learned about the Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative many years ago from their philanthropic advisor at Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. This significant level of funding is hugely appreciated by the Collaborative and the Danbury community. Without Fairfield County’s Community Foundation continued significant support, our health promoting incentive programs would simply not be possible.”

“Fairfield County’s Community Foundation is proud to support CityCenter Danbury’s Farmers’ Market once again. This support specifically comes from a FCCF donor-advised fund holder, who cares deeply about fresh food access and Connecticut’s working farmers. We are thrilled to help keep this gem of an initiative going strong in downtown Danbury – now more than ever,” remarked Karen R. Brown, the Community Foundation’s Vice President of Development & Philanthropic Services.

Among the services supported by the Community Foundation’s grant are:

Creating a safe space following the COVID 19 protocols
Accepting and matching Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Matching state Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program vouchers, up to $9 per week, for low-income seniors and recipients of The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Providing Market Fruit & Veggie incentive coins for seniors and veterans.
Offering Virtual Nutrition, Health & Fitness information and classes.

This generous donor-advised grant is one example of more than 169 grants totaling over $3.7 million that have been awarded since mid-March 2020 through donor advised funds at Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. A year-over-year comparison shows that during that same period last year the Community Foundation has seen an increase of more than 385% in grants to nonprofit organizations made through the hundreds of donor-advised funds it manages.

About Fairfield County’s Community Foundation

Based in Norwalk Fairfield County’s Community Foundation promotes philanthropy as a means to create change in Fairfield County, focusing on innovative and collaborative solutions to critical issues impacting the community. Individuals, families, corporations and organizations can establish charitable funds or contribute to existing funds. The Community Foundation is in compliance with The Council on Foundations’ national standards and has awarded over $230 million in grants to nonprofits in Fairfield County and beyond. As a trusted nonprofit partner and thought leader, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation brings together community organizers, business experts and philanthropists to solve our region’s challenges. The Community Foundation’s goal is to create a vital and inclusive community, where every individual has the opportunity to thrive. www.fccfoundation.org

About CityCenter Danbury

CityCenter Danbury’s mission is to foster economic vitality, community engagement and cultural vibrancy in downtown Danbury, CT. For more information, please visit http://www.citycenterdanbury.com/.

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