Out of the Blue Berry Farm Archives - The Gloversville Leader Herald

30 Jul

Galway festival serves up all things blueberry

Kristina Handy0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Local NewsBlueberry Hill Organic, Chuck's Store, Dockstader Field, Eagle's View Farm, farms, Galway, Galway Blueberry Festival, Galway Lions Club, Lil Miss Priss Boutique, Out of the Blue Berry Farm, Star Farm Bluerries, The Galway Local

The Galway Blueberry Festival returned for its second year on Saturday, featuring locally-grown berries, handmade products and plenty of sweet treats.“We’ve had a steady flow of people and, to me, all the smiling faces are a good thing,” said Colleen Forneris, the festival organizer and the town’s community services coordinator.The festival, which began at 9 a.m. at Dockstader Field, hosted a number of different vendors, including the town’s four blueberry farms: Star Farm Blueberries, Blueberry Hill Organic, Eagle’s View Farm and Out of The Blue Berry Farm.Chuck and JoAnn Fetter from Star Farm brought 300 cartons of freshly-grown blueberries to…

28 Jul

Galway Blueberry Festival returns Saturday

Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge0 CommentsLocal Newsblueberries, Blueberry Hill Organics, Eagle's View Farm, farms, festivals, Galway, Galway Blueberry Festival, Galway Seniors, Out of the Blue Berry Farm, Star Farm Blueberries, The Galway Local

GALWAY - Galway’s second annual Blueberry Festival returns Saturday. The annual event will start at 9 a.m., rain or shine, and runs until 2 p.m. at Dockstader Field, located 5078 Sacandaga Road. “I think it’s about community, and spending time together, supporting your local business and organizations,” said Community Services Coordinator Colleen Forneris. “We’re getting the word out there that our little town is more than just field space” The festival had a great turnout last year, Forneris said, with at least 2,000 people attending. The town is home to four local blueberry farms, who are all participating at this year’s…