What’s Happening at This Week’s Orange County HomeGrown Orleans Farmers Market
The Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market is located on the west side of the beautiful historic Congress Square Park in Orleans, Indiana and takes place each Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Please support your local growers, bakers, artists and handcrafters by shopping at the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market. Bring your friends and family!
Last week, we surveyed our wonderful vendors. Here’s what they expect to have at the Orange County HomeGrown on Saturday, October 6th, 2007:
From the Farm: chili peppers, cucumbers, decorative corn, eggs, field corn, flowers, garlic, gourds, green beans, herbs, sweet peppers, plants, potatoes, pumpkins, tomatoes, winter squash, sorghum. Persimmon pulp
From the Kitchen: bagels, biscotti , brownies, cake, candy, cookies, fudge, granola, pickles, peanut brittle, pies, quick breads, scones, salt rising bread, yeast bread, yeast rolls, jams, jellies, doggie treats, barbecue sauce, fried pies, sugar free pies, salsa
Art and Crafts: baskets, bird houses, crochet, fresh flower arrangements, jewelry, leather goods, photographs, purses, rustic furniture, rugs, soaps, stationary, soft goods, hand sewn items, quilts, baskets, dolls, cutting boards, painted glass containers, aprons
Services & Other Goods: foot massage, French Lick History by local author Al Kalla
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
Our Market will open an hour later than usual during the month of October which means we’ll be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Now is the time to bring your whole family for a great autumn experience. Phil Mininger will bring his antique cider press and lots of apples. He’ll show us how he uses the press to squeeze out the juice from fresh apples. We’ll have free samples for everybody! Heavenbound Bluegrass will be at the Market to share their music with us. We’ll also have straw, twine and scissors available to Make-Your-Own Scarecrow! Just remember to bring some old clothes to stuff him with. Later this month we’ll have a scarecrow contest. Read the details below. And, as always, our Farmers Market Jammers all decked out in their new t-shirts and hats will lift your spirits with their fun music. Bring your instrument and/or your singin’ voice and join in!
SCARECROW CONTEST ON OCTOBER 20th! Each Saturday through October 20th, we’ll have our free Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area set up with straw, twine and scissors. All you need to do is bring some old clothes to stuff your scarecrow with. We’ll have local pumpkins available to buy too if you wish to have a head for your scarecrow. On the day of the contest, October 20th, make a scarecrow at the Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area or bring the scarecrow that you made earlier back to the Market. We’ll have a place set up to display all the scarecrows. Next to each scarecrow, we’ll place an empty mason jar. That morning we’ll give all of the vendors, volunteers, jammers and visitors one ticket each to use for voting. We’ll all get to look over the scarecrows and drop in our ticket to cast our vote for our favorite. Voting will begin at 10:00 and end at 11:00. There will be prizes for the winners.
OCTOBER FARMERS MARKET HOURS:
The Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market (Orleans) will be open through the month of October. Because of the shortened autumn days, our opening time for the last month of this season will be at 9:00 a.m. beginning October 6th. We’ll be open until noon, as always.
OUR VENDOR OF THE WEEK: Mark Mitchell will be this week’s featured vendor. He sells salsa that he makes himself. If you are visiting his booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: It was a lovely fall day at the Market again this week. We’re still going strong with 45 vendors and a boatload of visitors. We had visitors from Mexico, Rhode Island, Missouri, Wisconsin, Canada and all over Indiana. We registered 2 new vendors. Greenpeace and First Chance Center were set up to educate us about their non profit organizations. We had loads of kids and adults show up to make scarecrows at our Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area! Watercolor artist, Anna Marie Mahler returned to paint her rural scenes. We had many gardeners who brought soil samples for our Master Gardeners to test. As our Farmers Market Jammers showed up at the jam tent to play music, we handed out their brand new Farmers Market Jammer t-shirts and hats which were provided by Hoosier Hills Credit Union. Local business and friendly neighbor, J & S Sportswear printed up the t-shirts and hats for us. They look mighty fine on our musicians.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS YEAR’S ORANGE COUNTY HOMEGROWN HOLIDAY MARKET:
Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market will take place Saturday, November 17th from 9 am – 3 pm at the Paoli High School Cafeteria and Lobby. We’re expecting about 50 local vendors. Buy your holiday gifts from our local vendors. Buy and then freeze baked goods for your holiday gatherings! We’ll have entertainment throughout the day. Refreshments will be available.
OTHER GREAT FEATURES AT THE MARKET: Be sure to stop by and see our new BUCK A BOOK/BOOK A BOOK TRAILOR where you can browse a great selection of books. We welcome the donations of books for the book trailer. All of the money from book sales goes to support Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market (Orleans). Just bring the books to the BUCK A BOOK/BOOK A BOOK TRAILOR and choose a book for free. Visit us at the Host Tent and have a free cup of coffee courtesy of our neighbor, Maple Street Restaurant. We are fortunate to have friendly, helpful MASTER GARDENERS at every market. Bring your gardening questions to the MASTER GARDENER TABLE and they will be very happy to help you! Learn more about the LOST RIVER COMMUNITY CO-OP which will be opening a new grocery store in Paoli this fall. You’ll be able to get a sneak preview of what the store, LOST RIVER MARKET & DELI, will look like and see its floor plan. You can even sign up to be a member!
The Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market is located on the west side of the beautiful historic Congress Square Park in Orleans, Indiana and takes place each Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Please support your local growers, bakers, artists and handcrafters by shopping at the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market. Bring your friends and family!
Last week, we surveyed our wonderful vendors. Here’s what they expect to have at the Orange County HomeGrown on Saturday, October 6th, 2007:
From the Farm: chili peppers, cucumbers, decorative corn, eggs, field corn, flowers, garlic, gourds, green beans, herbs, sweet peppers, plants, potatoes, pumpkins, tomatoes, winter squash, sorghum. Persimmon pulp
From the Kitchen: bagels, biscotti , brownies, cake, candy, cookies, fudge, granola, pickles, peanut brittle, pies, quick breads, scones, salt rising bread, yeast bread, yeast rolls, jams, jellies, doggie treats, barbecue sauce, fried pies, sugar free pies, salsa
Art and Crafts: baskets, bird houses, crochet, fresh flower arrangements, jewelry, leather goods, photographs, purses, rustic furniture, rugs, soaps, stationary, soft goods, hand sewn items, quilts, baskets, dolls, cutting boards, painted glass containers, aprons
Services & Other Goods: foot massage, French Lick History by local author Al Kalla
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
Our Market will open an hour later than usual during the month of October which means we’ll be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Now is the time to bring your whole family for a great autumn experience. Phil Mininger will bring his antique cider press and lots of apples. He’ll show us how he uses the press to squeeze out the juice from fresh apples. We’ll have free samples for everybody! Heavenbound Bluegrass will be at the Market to share their music with us. We’ll also have straw, twine and scissors available to Make-Your-Own Scarecrow! Just remember to bring some old clothes to stuff him with. Later this month we’ll have a scarecrow contest. Read the details below. And, as always, our Farmers Market Jammers all decked out in their new t-shirts and hats will lift your spirits with their fun music. Bring your instrument and/or your singin’ voice and join in!
SCARECROW CONTEST ON OCTOBER 20th! Each Saturday through October 20th, we’ll have our free Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area set up with straw, twine and scissors. All you need to do is bring some old clothes to stuff your scarecrow with. We’ll have local pumpkins available to buy too if you wish to have a head for your scarecrow. On the day of the contest, October 20th, make a scarecrow at the Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area or bring the scarecrow that you made earlier back to the Market. We’ll have a place set up to display all the scarecrows. Next to each scarecrow, we’ll place an empty mason jar. That morning we’ll give all of the vendors, volunteers, jammers and visitors one ticket each to use for voting. We’ll all get to look over the scarecrows and drop in our ticket to cast our vote for our favorite. Voting will begin at 10:00 and end at 11:00. There will be prizes for the winners.
OCTOBER FARMERS MARKET HOURS:
The Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market (Orleans) will be open through the month of October. Because of the shortened autumn days, our opening time for the last month of this season will be at 9:00 a.m. beginning October 6th. We’ll be open until noon, as always.
OUR VENDOR OF THE WEEK: Mark Mitchell will be this week’s featured vendor. He sells salsa that he makes himself. If you are visiting his booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: It was a lovely fall day at the Market again this week. We’re still going strong with 45 vendors and a boatload of visitors. We had visitors from Mexico, Rhode Island, Missouri, Wisconsin, Canada and all over Indiana. We registered 2 new vendors. Greenpeace and First Chance Center were set up to educate us about their non profit organizations. We had loads of kids and adults show up to make scarecrows at our Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area! Watercolor artist, Anna Marie Mahler returned to paint her rural scenes. We had many gardeners who brought soil samples for our Master Gardeners to test. As our Farmers Market Jammers showed up at the jam tent to play music, we handed out their brand new Farmers Market Jammer t-shirts and hats which were provided by Hoosier Hills Credit Union. Local business and friendly neighbor, J & S Sportswear printed up the t-shirts and hats for us. They look mighty fine on our musicians.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS YEAR’S ORANGE COUNTY HOMEGROWN HOLIDAY MARKET:
Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market will take place Saturday, November 17th from 9 am – 3 pm at the Paoli High School Cafeteria and Lobby. We’re expecting about 50 local vendors. Buy your holiday gifts from our local vendors. Buy and then freeze baked goods for your holiday gatherings! We’ll have entertainment throughout the day. Refreshments will be available.
OTHER GREAT FEATURES AT THE MARKET: Be sure to stop by and see our new BUCK A BOOK/BOOK A BOOK TRAILOR where you can browse a great selection of books. We welcome the donations of books for the book trailer. All of the money from book sales goes to support Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market (Orleans). Just bring the books to the BUCK A BOOK/BOOK A BOOK TRAILOR and choose a book for free. Visit us at the Host Tent and have a free cup of coffee courtesy of our neighbor, Maple Street Restaurant. We are fortunate to have friendly, helpful MASTER GARDENERS at every market. Bring your gardening questions to the MASTER GARDENER TABLE and they will be very happy to help you! Learn more about the LOST RIVER COMMUNITY CO-OP which will be opening a new grocery store in Paoli this fall. You’ll be able to get a sneak preview of what the store, LOST RIVER MARKET & DELI, will look like and see its floor plan. You can even sign up to be a member!
Labels: 2007 Farmers Market (Orleans), October 6
