Farmer’s Market Highlight!

 Narragansett Creamery

Rhode Island was made for farmers markets. The state has a great history of creative, quality food, from the chefs to the farmers. One great mainstay of Rhode Island farmer’s markets is Narragansett Creamery.

Not to be confused with their ice cream making Newport counterpart, Narragansett Creamery was started in 2007, by husband and wife Mark and Pattie Federico. With decades of cheese-making experience, the Federicos produce a fantastic, healthy cheese. They use local milk that do not use growth hormones. Try their smoked mozzarella, which is naturally wood-smoked with cherry and oak wood, or queso fresco, a tasty, crumbly white cheese that goes great in dishes.

Narragansett Creamery has more than cheeses, however. They also stock a number of different spreads. Try their Pirate Spread, a spicy spread made with feta, sundried tomatoes, rosemary and cayenne. Or try their Olive Treasure, a feta spread with Kalamata olives, garlic, and oregano. Or, you could try some of their locally-made yogurts.

You can find Narragansett Creamery cheeses in restaurants all over the state: AS220, the Liberty Elm Diner, and La Laiterie in Providence; Matunuck Oyster Bar, Plum Point Bistro, and Wilcox Tavern in South County; and also throughout southern Massachusetts and the greater Boston Area.

Or, you can find them at several different local farmer’s markets, such as the Slater Park market on Sundays, or the Hope Street farmer’s market on Saturdays.

For more information about Narragansett Creamery, visit their website www.richeeses.com.