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, June 6th, 2009:
From the Farm: asparagus, beets, bok choy, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cucumbers, eggs, garlic scapes, greens, fresh herbs, lettuces, maple syrup, meat (beef and pork), onions, radishes, rhubarb, scallions, snow peas, spinach, sugar snap peas, hydroponic tomatoes, baby salad turnips, hydroponic tomatoes, fresh flowers, plants, water plants
From the Kitchen: brownies, cake, cookies, doggie treats, fudge, granola, lemonade, muffins, peanut brittle, persimmon pulp, pies, popcorn treats, quick breads, salt rising bread, yeast bread
Art and Crafts: aprons, baby bibs, bags, baskets, bean bag toys, bird houses, candles, cloth books, clothespin bags, crochet, horseshoe crafts, hypertufa, jewelry, leather goods, painted gourds, painted tools, planters, photographs, purses, quilts, rugs, rustic furniture, signs, soft goods, soaps, stationary, wooden bowls, wooden toys, wreaths, wool yarns
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
If you’re looking for ways to do your body good, look no further than the farmers market this week. At 8:30, Janet Kennedy, yoga instructor extraordinaire, will teach a yoga class for men and women. 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. Be sure to sign up for our new Farmers Market Walking Club sponsored by Bloomington Hospital of Orange County Community Outreach, Dunn Memorial Hospital, Williams Bros. Pharmacy and Orange County HomeGrown. For signing up, you will receive a free water bottle, walking trail maps, a step counter, a free health screening which includes Total Cholesterol/Glucose/Blood Pressure, Walking Club instructions plus a coupon to spend at the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Markets. (Sign-ups will also take place on June 13th and 20th) Beginning at 10:00, we’ll have a Farm to Fork Chef Demo with French Lick Springs Resort Chefs. We’ll set up our Board Game Table for the kids too! And, as always, our Farmers Market Jammers will lift your spirits with their fun music. Experience Works will be present as well to provide information about their program for seniors. Bring your instrument and/or your singin’ voice and join in!
OUR VENDOR OF THE WEEK: Beverly Baird a.k.a. “The Drive-By Shooter” is this week’s featured vendor. She takes stupendous photographs of our beloved Orange County from her car! Beverly also makes yummy good-for-you rolls. Stop by her booth, browse through her many photos and buy one of her rolls to go with your morning farmers market coffee. If you are visiting her booth when the timer rings, you’ll get coupon!
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: With rain in the forecast, we had 65 vendors in attendance! The market was bustling with customers as well. At 10 a.m. we counted 185 visitors buying the wonderful spring produce available right now. The Blessing of the Market must have taken because we got not one drop of rain, the sun came out and it turned out to be a lovely day! French Lick Springs Resort Chefs Bellew and Paul Owen showed us how to make delicious salads and several types of vinaigrettes. Margie Delph shared her talents with us by holding a Beginning Guitar Workshop. (She’ll be teaching other beginning instrument workshops later this season.) Brack and Linda were busy taking market attendees on horse and buggy rides around the quaint Town of Orleans. You know the buggy is ready to take on passengers when you hear the cowbell ring.
OTHER GREAT FEATURES AT THE MARKET: Be sure to stop by and see our 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! Another great 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 our local community 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.
VALLEY FARMERS MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is open on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 5:00 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. You’ll also find Valley Farmers Market vendors on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the French Lick Market just off College Street near the Orange County HomeGrown Artisan Gallery.
FREE CONCERT COMING UP:
Orange County HomeGrown Lawn Chair Concert Series will present a free concert this Thursday, June 4th, featuring Singer-Songwriters Andy Mahler, Melinda Sketo and the Woodsmalls starting at 6:30 p.m. at Lost River Market & Deli. (Inclement weather location will be at the Paoli Presbyterian Church just across the street from the store.) Lost River Market & Deli will also have a grill-out during that time. So be sure to take advantage of this evening of great food and great music! 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, the National Endowment for the Arts and Visit French Lick West Baden. 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, June 6th, 2009:
From the Farm: asparagus, beets, bok choy, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cucumbers, eggs, garlic scapes, greens, fresh herbs, lettuces, maple syrup, meat (beef and pork), onions, radishes, rhubarb, scallions, snow peas, spinach, sugar snap peas, hydroponic tomatoes, baby salad turnips, hydroponic tomatoes, fresh flowers, plants, water plants
From the Kitchen: brownies, cake, cookies, doggie treats, fudge, granola, lemonade, muffins, peanut brittle, persimmon pulp, pies, popcorn treats, quick breads, salt rising bread, yeast bread
Art and Crafts: aprons, baby bibs, bags, baskets, bean bag toys, bird houses, candles, cloth books, clothespin bags, crochet, horseshoe crafts, hypertufa, jewelry, leather goods, painted gourds, painted tools, planters, photographs, purses, quilts, rugs, rustic furniture, signs, soft goods, soaps, stationary, wooden bowls, wooden toys, wreaths, wool yarns
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
If you’re looking for ways to do your body good, look no further than the farmers market this week. At 8:30, Janet Kennedy, yoga instructor extraordinaire, will teach a yoga class for men and women. 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. Be sure to sign up for our new Farmers Market Walking Club sponsored by Bloomington Hospital of Orange County Community Outreach, Dunn Memorial Hospital, Williams Bros. Pharmacy and Orange County HomeGrown. For signing up, you will receive a free water bottle, walking trail maps, a step counter, a free health screening which includes Total Cholesterol/Glucose/Blood Pressure, Walking Club instructions plus a coupon to spend at the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Markets. (Sign-ups will also take place on June 13th and 20th) Beginning at 10:00, we’ll have a Farm to Fork Chef Demo with French Lick Springs Resort Chefs. We’ll set up our Board Game Table for the kids too! And, as always, our Farmers Market Jammers will lift your spirits with their fun music. Experience Works will be present as well to provide information about their program for seniors. Bring your instrument and/or your singin’ voice and join in!
OUR VENDOR OF THE WEEK: Beverly Baird a.k.a. “The Drive-By Shooter” is this week’s featured vendor. She takes stupendous photographs of our beloved Orange County from her car! Beverly also makes yummy good-for-you rolls. Stop by her booth, browse through her many photos and buy one of her rolls to go with your morning farmers market coffee. If you are visiting her booth when the timer rings, you’ll get coupon!
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: With rain in the forecast, we had 65 vendors in attendance! The market was bustling with customers as well. At 10 a.m. we counted 185 visitors buying the wonderful spring produce available right now. The Blessing of the Market must have taken because we got not one drop of rain, the sun came out and it turned out to be a lovely day! French Lick Springs Resort Chefs Bellew and Paul Owen showed us how to make delicious salads and several types of vinaigrettes. Margie Delph shared her talents with us by holding a Beginning Guitar Workshop. (She’ll be teaching other beginning instrument workshops later this season.) Brack and Linda were busy taking market attendees on horse and buggy rides around the quaint Town of Orleans. You know the buggy is ready to take on passengers when you hear the cowbell ring.
OTHER GREAT FEATURES AT THE MARKET: Be sure to stop by and see our 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! Another great 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 our local community 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.
VALLEY FARMERS MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is open on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 5:00 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. You’ll also find Valley Farmers Market vendors on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the French Lick Market just off College Street near the Orange County HomeGrown Artisan Gallery.
FREE CONCERT COMING UP:
Orange County HomeGrown Lawn Chair Concert Series will present a free concert this Thursday, June 4th, featuring Singer-Songwriters Andy Mahler, Melinda Sketo and the Woodsmalls starting at 6:30 p.m. at Lost River Market & Deli. (Inclement weather location will be at the Paoli Presbyterian Church just across the street from the store.) Lost River Market & Deli will also have a grill-out during that time. So be sure to take advantage of this evening of great food and great music! 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, the National Endowment for the Arts and Visit French Lick West Baden. 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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