WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Whether its samples of jam or handmade jewelry, 'Harvest New England' Day at The Big E gives vendors and fairgoers of the Farmers Market many reasons to smile.


What You Need To Know

  • Friday was 'Harvest New England' Day at The Big E, which served as an outdoor farmers market at each state building represented, including the Massachusetts building

  • Bakers Lane Biscotti out of Ludlow was a vendor — their biscotti is a family recipe passed down through generations.

  • Little Man Originals, located in Worcester County, produces handmade bags and jewelery

  • Lucky Me Farm & Kitchen, based in New Braintree, makes more than 30 different flavors of homemade jam

"The cookie, the little chocolate chip thing was wonderful — everybody gotta come here," South Carolina Fairgoer Cindy Lompert said.

At Bakers Lane Biscotti out of Ludlow, an old family recipe has turned into something even more special.

"This recipe originated from my grandmother for original anise basil and anise biscotti" Bakers Lane Biscotti owner Lyn Fioravanti said. "And that's when I started this business."

If you have a passion for fashion, Little Man Originals, based in Worcester County, may have you covered.

"We handmake everything. We have a studio in Whitinsville Mass and its kind of our flagship," Little Man Originals owner Christine Guanipa said. "We have a store there, and we mostly [go] through the wholesale market so we sell in over 100 stores all throughout the U.S."

As a business that makes more than 30 different flavors of homemade jam, it's no surprise Lucky Me Farm & Kitchen owner Sara Doubleday calls herself the 'Crazy Jam Lady.'

Located in New Braintree, Doubleday says most of her fruits are locally sourced.

"I have the full signature happy hour line, that would be your pina colada blackberry bourbon smash," Again, cannot get it anywhere else," Doubleday said. "That is so good topped on ice cream with some hot fudge."

Fairgoers loved the sticky spread.

"Delicious! Delicious, one was better than the next. With every sample it just kept getting better and better. The strawberry jam was just next level," Connecticut fairgoers Melissa Mcweeny and Melissa Smith said.

The Big E continues to run through Sunday.