The Annual Awards Banquet for the Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association happens Thursday, October 15.

The evening features dinner with locally produced foods at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center Pavilion. Cocktails will begin at 6.15. Dinner begins at 7.00 pm.

Join the FEA as they award and celebrate the following:

Entrepreneur of the Year

Volunteer of the Year from the Fairfield Volunteer Center,

Local Economy and Sustainability from HOMETOWN HARVEST

Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

In addition, the FEA will unveil the Fairfield Hall of Fame portrait of William Louden, as painted by our resident artist, Mark Shafer.

This should be a great evening with many interesting stories and marvelous awards!

Tickets are $25.00 per person.

Register, today, with either of these two convenient options:

* Online, at this link.

* In-person, at The Chocolate Café on the east side of the  square.

See you there!

Anyone who follows my blog knows how I feel about Radiance Dairy’s products – they’re healthy and incredibly delicious.  So when my family visited Radiance Dairy this Saturday afternoon, I was expecting to have a fun time, but I did not expect to feel good.   I’m talking about that deep down feel good, as in, being witness to and participating in a system that is inherently Good.

My family joined a dozen other people to take a tour of Radiance Dairy farm.  Owner and operator Francis Thicke led us on a 90 minute tour of the farm, explaining the process of how they make dairy products, care and manage their cows, and manage the land.

It was a fascinating tour.  After spending time walking through the several small rooms and learning how milk goes from cow to bottle or cheese; I climbed onto an old flat bed trailer with my wife and daughter, and Francis climbed onto a big red tractor to pull us out into his land.  As we drove down a bumpy dirt road while sitting on a collection of upside-down milk crates, I could see a herd of cows in the distance.

And that’s when it started – the Good feeling.

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Over the past eight months dozens of local businesses have needed to cut back on their work force or close down entirely.  It’s a story being played out in communities all over the country (and the world) as the recession grinds on.  And so it is especially inspiring to see a small business like Chickadee open up on the Square.

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