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, May 24th, 2008:
From the Farm: asparagus, bok choy, eggs, flowers, herbs, lettuces, maple syrup, hot house sweet peppers, radishes, rhubarb, plants, hydroponic tomatoes, water plants, hot house seedless cucumbers
From the Kitchen: biscotti , brownies, cookies, fudge, peanut brittle, pies, quick breads, scones, salt rising bread, yeast bread, yeast rolls, doggie treats, ketchup, pizza sauce, sugar free pies, salsa
Art and Crafts: baskets, bird houses, crochet, fresh flower arrangements, jewelry, leather goods, photographs, purses, soaps, stationary, soft goods, hand sewn items, quilts, baskets, dolls, cutting boards, painted glass containers, aprons, hypertufa containers,
Services & Other Goods: French Lick History by local author Al Kalla
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
Start your Saturday morning doing your body and soul some good by joining our weekly free yoga class for men and women at 8:30 with guest instructor, Pam Bell. No experience necessary. All ability levels are welcome! If you don’t have a yoga mat, one will be provided for you. Other items to bring, if you wish: an old blanket, an old necktie or belt and an old sheet. Participants will receive a coupon to spend at the Market. It’s Game Day! Bring your game face, find a partner, and play one of the many board games we’ll have at the Host Tent. Participating game players will receive a coupon to spend at the Market. Hula Hoops available for the young and the young at heart! And, as always, our Farmers Market Jammers will lift your spirits with their fun music. Bring your instrument and/or your singin’ voice and join in!
OUR VENDOR OF THE WEEK: Linda Lee is this week’s featured vendor. She has lovely flower arrangements from her Paoli garden. She also sells organic produce and unique stationary. If you are visiting her booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: We couldn’t have been happier with this season’s Opening Day. The weather was perfection and we had a great turnout of vendors, visitors and volunteers! We had 47 vendors, including several new to our market, begin our season, a record for Opening Day. At 10:00, we had over 100 visitors at the park. HomeGrown Board President and Buck-a-Book Volunteer, Bob Turner, served as Master of Ceremonies for our season opener. Robert Henderson, Orleans Chamber of Commerce President, spoke of Congress Square Park’s history as a gathering place and how the farmers market fit right in. Mike Fields of the Orleans Town Council officially welcomed the farmers market. Phil Mininger blessed the market and spoke of hope of bounty for all. Pete Webb and Jesse Smith performed a song about our market Pete wrote to the tune of “House of the Rising Sun” to the delight of the crowd. Here’s a portion: “There is a place in good old Orleans they call the Farmers Market. Take your vehicle to the Square and find a place to park it! Fruits, greens and veggies will be a great delight. Buy them today at the Market and have them on the table tonight!”
OTHER GREAT FEATURES AT THE MARKET: Be sure to stop by and see our new BUCK A BOOK/BOOK A BOOK TRAILER where you can browse a great selection of books. (We have thousands!) 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 TRAILER 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! A new feature of the Market is the addition of the Orange County Recycling Co-op truck. They will take household items for recycling, such as cardboard, newspapers, junk mail, paper, magazines, catalogues, plastic bottles #1 and #2, aluminum cans, scrap metal, metal cans, plastic grocery bags. Please rinse out plastic bottles and remove lids. Also, rinse out cans. Please break down cardboard boxes. Many of our produce vendors are WIC VENDORS and will accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutritional Program vouchers. Visit the LOST RIVER MARKET & DELI INFORMATION BOOTH and learn more about the new local grocery store in Paoli, located at 26 Library Street behind the Paoli Public Library. This full service member-owned food co-op market not only has a deli, but also bulk items, local and organic produce, local meats, cheeses, natural foods, wine and beer. Be sure to stop by to take a look. Everyone is welcome.
IMPORTANT VALLEY FARMERS MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is open on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. They have a brand new beautiful location. Be sure to visit the Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market now located between the Indiana Railway Museum and the French Lick Springs over-flow parking lot just off of Highway 56.
FREE CONCERT COMING UP:
Orange County HomeGrown Lawn Chair Concert Series will present “Gospel Music Night” featuring Sacred Calling and Bluegrass Gospel Alliance starting at 6:30 p.m. on the French Lick Springs Resort Lawn on Friday, May 30th. (Inclement weather location will be on the porch of the French Lick Springs Resort.) The Orange County HomeGrown Arts Lawn Chair Concert Series is made possible by volunteers, audience contributions, and a grant from the Jasper Community Arts Center, Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Check local newspapers for the complete schedule or sign up to receive concert reminders via email at orangecountyhomegrown@earthlink.net
FREE RECIPES:
Check out some yummy husband-tested recipes by visiting http://fromaliceskitchen.blogspot.com/ . There are over 100 recipes on the page so far. Recipes featuring ingredients found at Lost River Market & Deli and the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market are put to the test and added to the blog on a regular basis.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:
Orange County HomeGrown is an all-volunteer, non-profit, community service organization. If you are interested in volunteering for any of its projects, such as the Orleans or Valley Farmers Markets, the Lawn Chair Concert Series or the Adopt-a-River of Lost River, we’d love to have you. Just call (812) 653-1047 or send us an email at orangecountyhomegrown@earthlink.net
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, May 24th, 2008:
From the Farm: asparagus, bok choy, eggs, flowers, herbs, lettuces, maple syrup, hot house sweet peppers, radishes, rhubarb, plants, hydroponic tomatoes, water plants, hot house seedless cucumbers
From the Kitchen: biscotti , brownies, cookies, fudge, peanut brittle, pies, quick breads, scones, salt rising bread, yeast bread, yeast rolls, doggie treats, ketchup, pizza sauce, sugar free pies, salsa
Art and Crafts: baskets, bird houses, crochet, fresh flower arrangements, jewelry, leather goods, photographs, purses, soaps, stationary, soft goods, hand sewn items, quilts, baskets, dolls, cutting boards, painted glass containers, aprons, hypertufa containers,
Services & Other Goods: French Lick History by local author Al Kalla
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
Start your Saturday morning doing your body and soul some good by joining our weekly free yoga class for men and women at 8:30 with guest instructor, Pam Bell. No experience necessary. All ability levels are welcome! If you don’t have a yoga mat, one will be provided for you. Other items to bring, if you wish: an old blanket, an old necktie or belt and an old sheet. Participants will receive a coupon to spend at the Market. It’s Game Day! Bring your game face, find a partner, and play one of the many board games we’ll have at the Host Tent. Participating game players will receive a coupon to spend at the Market. Hula Hoops available for the young and the young at heart! And, as always, our Farmers Market Jammers will lift your spirits with their fun music. Bring your instrument and/or your singin’ voice and join in!
OUR VENDOR OF THE WEEK: Linda Lee is this week’s featured vendor. She has lovely flower arrangements from her Paoli garden. She also sells organic produce and unique stationary. If you are visiting her booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: We couldn’t have been happier with this season’s Opening Day. The weather was perfection and we had a great turnout of vendors, visitors and volunteers! We had 47 vendors, including several new to our market, begin our season, a record for Opening Day. At 10:00, we had over 100 visitors at the park. HomeGrown Board President and Buck-a-Book Volunteer, Bob Turner, served as Master of Ceremonies for our season opener. Robert Henderson, Orleans Chamber of Commerce President, spoke of Congress Square Park’s history as a gathering place and how the farmers market fit right in. Mike Fields of the Orleans Town Council officially welcomed the farmers market. Phil Mininger blessed the market and spoke of hope of bounty for all. Pete Webb and Jesse Smith performed a song about our market Pete wrote to the tune of “House of the Rising Sun” to the delight of the crowd. Here’s a portion: “There is a place in good old Orleans they call the Farmers Market. Take your vehicle to the Square and find a place to park it! Fruits, greens and veggies will be a great delight. Buy them today at the Market and have them on the table tonight!”
OTHER GREAT FEATURES AT THE MARKET: Be sure to stop by and see our new BUCK A BOOK/BOOK A BOOK TRAILER where you can browse a great selection of books. (We have thousands!) 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 TRAILER 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! A new feature of the Market is the addition of the Orange County Recycling Co-op truck. They will take household items for recycling, such as cardboard, newspapers, junk mail, paper, magazines, catalogues, plastic bottles #1 and #2, aluminum cans, scrap metal, metal cans, plastic grocery bags. Please rinse out plastic bottles and remove lids. Also, rinse out cans. Please break down cardboard boxes. Many of our produce vendors are WIC VENDORS and will accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutritional Program vouchers. Visit the LOST RIVER MARKET & DELI INFORMATION BOOTH and learn more about the new local grocery store in Paoli, located at 26 Library Street behind the Paoli Public Library. This full service member-owned food co-op market not only has a deli, but also bulk items, local and organic produce, local meats, cheeses, natural foods, wine and beer. Be sure to stop by to take a look. Everyone is welcome.
IMPORTANT VALLEY FARMERS MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is open on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. They have a brand new beautiful location. Be sure to visit the Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market now located between the Indiana Railway Museum and the French Lick Springs over-flow parking lot just off of Highway 56.
FREE CONCERT COMING UP:
Orange County HomeGrown Lawn Chair Concert Series will present “Gospel Music Night” featuring Sacred Calling and Bluegrass Gospel Alliance starting at 6:30 p.m. on the French Lick Springs Resort Lawn on Friday, May 30th. (Inclement weather location will be on the porch of the French Lick Springs Resort.) The Orange County HomeGrown Arts Lawn Chair Concert Series is made possible by volunteers, audience contributions, and a grant from the Jasper Community Arts Center, Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Check local newspapers for the complete schedule or sign up to receive concert reminders via email at orangecountyhomegrown@earthlink.net
FREE RECIPES:
Check out some yummy husband-tested recipes by visiting http://fromaliceskitchen.blogspot.com/ . There are over 100 recipes on the page so far. Recipes featuring ingredients found at Lost River Market & Deli and the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market are put to the test and added to the blog on a regular basis.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:
Orange County HomeGrown is an all-volunteer, non-profit, community service organization. If you are interested in volunteering for any of its projects, such as the Orleans or Valley Farmers Markets, the Lawn Chair Concert Series or the Adopt-a-River of Lost River, we’d love to have you. Just call (812) 653-1047 or send us an email at orangecountyhomegrown@earthlink.net
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