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Incredible Picnic in Dartmouth
Alderney Landing

Sunday August 22nd, 2010
10 am to 3 pm

Come out to the Dartmouth Incredible Picnic for all kinds of great local food.  Local food will be available from numerous vendors, including: 

Bramoso Gourmet Pizzeria
South Park Catering
Noggins Corners - Fruit and Corn on the Cob!
Hardy-Wares-preserves
Local Source Catering - Red Fife Wheat baked good, thai basilmaple syrup iced tea & Getaway Farm Burgers
Taste of Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia Harvest Salad ($5) and Old Fashioned Nova Scotia Blueberry Apple Crisp ($3)
Dee Dee's Ice Cream
Feisty Chef / Two if By Sea  - Neck Clam, radish, pois mange tout & lovage salad

Meadowbrook Meats - BBQ NS Pork Sausages
Atlantic Canada Organic Regional Network (ACORN) - Dried certified organic cranberries
Taste of Nova Scotia/Adventures in Taste - Test your sense of smell with sommelier Kempton Hyson - guess 4 out of 6 scents found in wine to win a Nova Scotia wine glass
Slow Food Nova Scotia - Blueberry Lemon Cake
Off the Hook Community Supported Fishery - Ecology Action Centre - Melon Slices

Stone Hearth Bakery - Baked Goods

Jane's on the Common - Sandwiches

Suzie's Cupcakes

NS Aquaculture Association / NS Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture - Smoked Salmon

Shani's Farm

There will also be fun activities for the whole family, such as live music, a petting zoo, face painting, balloon art, and even a tractor!

Get your picnic fixings and hitch a ride on the Sandcastle Festival Express bus from the picnic to Clam Harbour!

$2.00 one way or $4.00 round trip

Alderney Landing Incredible Picnic & Sand Castle Express

Departure Schedule (Alderney Landing) - Please note if you are not here at load time, you will miss your bus.

Bus 1. 9:45 load, bus departs 10am
Bus 2. 10:45 load, bus departs at 11am
Bus 3. 12:30 load, bus departs at 12:45pm
Bus 4. 1:30 load, bus departs at 1:45pm

Return Schedule (Clam Harbour) - Please note if you are not here at load time, you will miss your bus.

Bus 1. 3:05 load, bus departs 3:15
Bus 2. 3:45 load, bus departs 4pm
Bus 3. 5:45 load, bus departs at 6pm
Bus 4. 6:30 load, bus departs at 6:45pm

There is limited space on the bus, so no large items can be taken on the bus.  Limited Space available so reserve now to ensure a ride, Call 461-8401

The coodinator for this Incredible Picnic is Lisa Josey, and can be reached at lisa@alderneylanding.com. 

Check back soon for a list of vendors, and additional details!

*NOTE: In accordance with NS Liquor laws wine may be sampled at the event booths but wine, cider or other alcohol cannot be consumed at the picnic.