Local IS tasty AND better!

What a perfect day to celebrate local food, if the economics and health benefits aren’t enough, the taste certainly makes the difference!

This year’s salsa competition was a smashing hit and the passport sold out almost before the festival even began.

It was hours of food fun!

Five food trucks

3 goats

Sidewalk chalk art

Music in Carlisle Pavilion

Expanded Ashtabula Farmers Market

Vendors

6 Restaurants/shops participated in the tasting Passport

Flower competition and

Salsa Competition at Riverbend Hotel

Flower Competition: locally grown flowers! People’s choice and Judges’ choice: Tom Roberts of Capitina’s

Salsa Competition: 10 participants!

Winner of Judged Competition: Three Sisters Cafe

Winner of People’s Choice: Kevin Vencill

Three Judges: Debra Grim of Fitzgerald on Bridge Street, Maria Jukic – running for US House of Reps 14th and Paris Wolfe of Cleveland.com