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. OCTOBER HOURS ARE FROM 9:00 A.M. TO NOON! Please support your local growers, bakers, artists and handcrafters by shopping at the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market. Bring your friends and family!
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. OCTOBER HOURS ARE FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 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 24, 2009:
From the Farm: assortment of peppers, gourds, potatoes, pumpkins and mini pumpkins, a variety of winter squashes such as acorn squash, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, sorghum, turnips, plants decorative corn, holly seedlings
From the Kitchen: bagels, brownies, cake, cinnamon rolls, cookies, fudge, jams, jellies, granola, lemonade, muffins, sugar free muffins, noodles, pies, flavored popcorn, quick breads, raisin bread, salt rising bread, sour dough breads, teas, hot spiced tea, yeast breads, hot chocolate
Art and Crafts: aprons, baby bibs, bags, baskets, bean bag toys, benches, bookmarks, canes, candles, cat hammocks, chopping blocks, cloth books, clothespin bags, crochet, handcrafted crochet needles, cutting boards, furniture pieces, horseshoe crafts, hypertufa, jewelry, leather goods, painted gourds, painted tools, planters, photographs, purses, quilts, recycled bags, rugs, rustic furniture, signs, soft goods, soaps, squirrel feeders, stationary, stilts, monogrammed towels, wooden bowls, wooden toys, wreaths, wool yarns, woven items, knit & crochet kits with unique pattern designs using plant fibers such as cottons and bamboo (Includes FREE jumps start lessons with any kit purchased with assistance as needed throughout projects)
Host Tent: farmers market gift certificates
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
You can all sleep in an extra hour during the month of October before heading to the farmers market. Due to the later sunrise, we’ll be open from 9 a.m. to noon throughout the month of October. It’s your last chance to Make-Your-Own Scarecrow! Bring old clothes and we’ll provide the straw and twine. Have your scarecrow made by 10:00 for our Scarecrow Contest. Everyone (visitors, vendors, volunteers and jammers) at the farmers market gets one vote. From the Host Tent we’ll hand out tickets to everyone to use as their “ballot.” Cast your ballot by 11:00. “Ballots” will be counted by our volunteers and the winners will be announced. Bring your camera too for some great photo opportunities. Read below for the details. And as always, our beloved farmers market jammers will entertain us with their uplifting music!
SCARECROW CONTEST DETAILS! Each Saturday through October 24th, we’ve had our free Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area set up with straw, twine and scissors. To make a scarecrow, 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 October 24th, make a scarecrow at the Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. 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. From the Host Tent, we’ll give everyone 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.
2009 ORANGE COUNTY HOMEGROWN HOLIDAY MARKET:
Mark your calendars for your holiday shopping! The Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market is set for Saturday, November 14th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orleans Elementary School gymnasium and cafeteria. Our vendors are already busy preparing wonderful gifts for you to buy this season!
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
Okay, so it was a bit cold out this past Saturday, but if you got some free coffee or some delicious hot chocolate (with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles) and stayed in the sunshine, it was quite wonderful at the farmers market. People are already talking about how they’re going to miss their Saturday farmers market fix, but we still have two more Saturdays to go before we take our long winter’s nap. We welcomed 32 vendors this past weekend. We counted 68 visitors at 10 a.m. and 80 visitors at 11 a.m. We had some Californians who braved the cold temps to sign our guest book at the Host Tent. One Amish vendor sold the last of the sweet corn including one dozen ears to yours truly. If you haven’t bought a pumpkin or some winter squashes yet, there’s still plenty more. There were scarecrow makers busy getting ready for the contest. We think there’s going to be some stiff competition this year! Once our beloved jammers fingers thawed up a bit, they played away!
OTHER GREAT FEATURES AT THE MARKET: Be sure to stop by to see our BUCK A BOOK 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). Buy a book for a buck or trade two books for one book. Visit us at the Host Tent and have a free cup of coffee courtesy of our neighbor, Maple Street Restaurant. We also offer free ice water to wet your whistle, courtesy of our neighbor, The Dollar Store. 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! We have at least a dozen produce vendors who can accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers. Look for their signs or see us at the Host Tent. These vouchers may be used for fresh fruits and vegetables only. 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:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is open on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. now located between the Indiana Railway Museum and the French Lick Springs over-flow parking lot just off of Highway 56. On October 27th at the Valley Farmers Market, Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions and to test your garden soil for free! Bring 2 cups of soil in a container for her to test.) You’ll also find Valley Farmers Market vendors on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the French Lick Market on W. College Street next to French Lick Post Office with the French Lick Market.
OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST:
Fun in the Forest Field Day is October 24, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM This is a family event featuring many hands on and educational activities for kids and adults including game calling, orienteering, information on invasive species, use of a bucksaw, scavenger hunts, tree cookies, etc. Sponsored by White River RC&D Forestry Committee Pre-registration is requested. Contact White River RC&D (812)883-3006 Ext. 5.
Lost River Market & Deli's 2nd Anniversary Harvest Open House Saturday, October 24th Huge Sales and Free Samples All Day Long! Member Appreciation Day Same Day Open House: 12pm-2pm: Troubadours of Divine Bliss & Grease Gravy Band Grill out with Fischer/Hall Farms Brats Meet Kenny from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese - free cheese samples Craft Beer Tasting Tent with Cavalier Distributing
A grand opening celebration is scheduled for Sunday, October 25 at 1 p.m. Alex Stewart and resort officials will be on hand to talk about the design and the resort's commitment to offering quality trails. Since the buffalo first discovered the area, it’s only fitting that French Lick Resort’s new mountain biking trail be named Buffalo Trace. A five- mile single track loop, opening October 3, is just the beginning of a trail system being developed on the resort’s 3000 acres. Designed by trail builder and designer Alex Stewart from Spectrum Trail Designs, the user-friendly trail takes full advantage of features including rock outcroppings, whet stone quarries and caves.
Forestry Field Day October 30, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Dubois County Sponsored by White River RC&D Forestry Committee, Dubois County SWCD, and the Indiana Forest and Woodland Owners Association This field day is part of the IFWOA annual meeting, but can be attended separately.
Meet at Jasper Inn (Jasper, Indiana), then travel to Jasper Desk for a tour of the plant. Then travel to the Mike Braun family farm north of Jasper for lunch, followed by a walking tour of the Braun farm. Stops will include planting in forested areas, invasive species, woodland openings, wildlife management and bird habitats and bird watching, etc. Pre-registration is required and is $30/family or $15/person. Contact Liz Jackson at (765)583-3501, or Dubois County SWCD at (812)482-1171 Ex. 3. Also, check the IFWOA website at http://www.ifwoa.org/ for information on the Saturday (31st) program.
Boo Parade on October 31st, the last day of the 2009 season at the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market (Orleans) from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring the kids in costume for trick-or-treating with our friendly vendors and volunteers. Horse and Buggy Rides with Brack, Linda and Luke, the horse. Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions and to test your garden soil for free! Bring 2 cups of soil in a container for her to test.)
"Halloween on the Square" October 31st from 6 to 8 p.m. Safe Trunk or Treat activities etc., some of the Orleans merchants will be open and treating youngsters. Have your little ones picture made with the Great Pumpkin at Orleans Antiques on the corner downtown. The Orleans Kiwanis will host their annual Halloween Party on the 31st starting at 5 p.m.
Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market will be on Saturday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orleans Elementary School gymnasium & cafeteria. Plan to get most of your holiday shopping done at this year's holiday market!
From the Kitchen: bagels, brownies, cake, cinnamon rolls, cookies, fudge, jams, jellies, granola, lemonade, muffins, sugar free muffins, noodles, pies, flavored popcorn, quick breads, raisin bread, salt rising bread, sour dough breads, teas, hot spiced tea, yeast breads, hot chocolate
Art and Crafts: aprons, baby bibs, bags, baskets, bean bag toys, benches, bookmarks, canes, candles, cat hammocks, chopping blocks, cloth books, clothespin bags, crochet, handcrafted crochet needles, cutting boards, furniture pieces, horseshoe crafts, hypertufa, jewelry, leather goods, painted gourds, painted tools, planters, photographs, purses, quilts, recycled bags, rugs, rustic furniture, signs, soft goods, soaps, squirrel feeders, stationary, stilts, monogrammed towels, wooden bowls, wooden toys, wreaths, wool yarns, woven items, knit & crochet kits with unique pattern designs using plant fibers such as cottons and bamboo (Includes FREE jumps start lessons with any kit purchased with assistance as needed throughout projects)
Host Tent: farmers market gift certificates
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
You can all sleep in an extra hour during the month of October before heading to the farmers market. Due to the later sunrise, we’ll be open from 9 a.m. to noon throughout the month of October. It’s your last chance to Make-Your-Own Scarecrow! Bring old clothes and we’ll provide the straw and twine. Have your scarecrow made by 10:00 for our Scarecrow Contest. Everyone (visitors, vendors, volunteers and jammers) at the farmers market gets one vote. From the Host Tent we’ll hand out tickets to everyone to use as their “ballot.” Cast your ballot by 11:00. “Ballots” will be counted by our volunteers and the winners will be announced. Bring your camera too for some great photo opportunities. Read below for the details. And as always, our beloved farmers market jammers will entertain us with their uplifting music!
SCARECROW CONTEST DETAILS! Each Saturday through October 24th, we’ve had our free Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area set up with straw, twine and scissors. To make a scarecrow, 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 October 24th, make a scarecrow at the Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. 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. From the Host Tent, we’ll give everyone 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.
2009 ORANGE COUNTY HOMEGROWN HOLIDAY MARKET:
Mark your calendars for your holiday shopping! The Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market is set for Saturday, November 14th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orleans Elementary School gymnasium and cafeteria. Our vendors are already busy preparing wonderful gifts for you to buy this season!
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
Okay, so it was a bit cold out this past Saturday, but if you got some free coffee or some delicious hot chocolate (with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles) and stayed in the sunshine, it was quite wonderful at the farmers market. People are already talking about how they’re going to miss their Saturday farmers market fix, but we still have two more Saturdays to go before we take our long winter’s nap. We welcomed 32 vendors this past weekend. We counted 68 visitors at 10 a.m. and 80 visitors at 11 a.m. We had some Californians who braved the cold temps to sign our guest book at the Host Tent. One Amish vendor sold the last of the sweet corn including one dozen ears to yours truly. If you haven’t bought a pumpkin or some winter squashes yet, there’s still plenty more. There were scarecrow makers busy getting ready for the contest. We think there’s going to be some stiff competition this year! Once our beloved jammers fingers thawed up a bit, they played away!
OTHER GREAT FEATURES AT THE MARKET: Be sure to stop by to see our BUCK A BOOK 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). Buy a book for a buck or trade two books for one book. Visit us at the Host Tent and have a free cup of coffee courtesy of our neighbor, Maple Street Restaurant. We also offer free ice water to wet your whistle, courtesy of our neighbor, The Dollar Store. 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! We have at least a dozen produce vendors who can accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers. Look for their signs or see us at the Host Tent. These vouchers may be used for fresh fruits and vegetables only. 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:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is open on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. now located between the Indiana Railway Museum and the French Lick Springs over-flow parking lot just off of Highway 56. On October 27th at the Valley Farmers Market, Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions and to test your garden soil for free! Bring 2 cups of soil in a container for her to test.) You’ll also find Valley Farmers Market vendors on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the French Lick Market on W. College Street next to French Lick Post Office with the French Lick Market.
OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST:
Fun in the Forest Field Day is October 24, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM This is a family event featuring many hands on and educational activities for kids and adults including game calling, orienteering, information on invasive species, use of a bucksaw, scavenger hunts, tree cookies, etc. Sponsored by White River RC&D Forestry Committee Pre-registration is requested. Contact White River RC&D (812)883-3006 Ext. 5.
Lost River Market & Deli's 2nd Anniversary Harvest Open House Saturday, October 24th Huge Sales and Free Samples All Day Long! Member Appreciation Day Same Day Open House: 12pm-2pm: Troubadours of Divine Bliss & Grease Gravy Band Grill out with Fischer/Hall Farms Brats Meet Kenny from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese - free cheese samples Craft Beer Tasting Tent with Cavalier Distributing
A grand opening celebration is scheduled for Sunday, October 25 at 1 p.m. Alex Stewart and resort officials will be on hand to talk about the design and the resort's commitment to offering quality trails. Since the buffalo first discovered the area, it’s only fitting that French Lick Resort’s new mountain biking trail be named Buffalo Trace. A five- mile single track loop, opening October 3, is just the beginning of a trail system being developed on the resort’s 3000 acres. Designed by trail builder and designer Alex Stewart from Spectrum Trail Designs, the user-friendly trail takes full advantage of features including rock outcroppings, whet stone quarries and caves.
Forestry Field Day October 30, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Dubois County Sponsored by White River RC&D Forestry Committee, Dubois County SWCD, and the Indiana Forest and Woodland Owners Association This field day is part of the IFWOA annual meeting, but can be attended separately.
Meet at Jasper Inn (Jasper, Indiana), then travel to Jasper Desk for a tour of the plant. Then travel to the Mike Braun family farm north of Jasper for lunch, followed by a walking tour of the Braun farm. Stops will include planting in forested areas, invasive species, woodland openings, wildlife management and bird habitats and bird watching, etc. Pre-registration is required and is $30/family or $15/person. Contact Liz Jackson at (765)583-3501, or Dubois County SWCD at (812)482-1171 Ex. 3. Also, check the IFWOA website at http://www.ifwoa.org/ for information on the Saturday (31st) program.
Boo Parade on October 31st, the last day of the 2009 season at the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market (Orleans) from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring the kids in costume for trick-or-treating with our friendly vendors and volunteers. Horse and Buggy Rides with Brack, Linda and Luke, the horse. Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions and to test your garden soil for free! Bring 2 cups of soil in a container for her to test.)
"Halloween on the Square" October 31st from 6 to 8 p.m. Safe Trunk or Treat activities etc., some of the Orleans merchants will be open and treating youngsters. Have your little ones picture made with the Great Pumpkin at Orleans Antiques on the corner downtown. The Orleans Kiwanis will host their annual Halloween Party on the 31st starting at 5 p.m.
Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market will be on Saturday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orleans Elementary School gymnasium & cafeteria. Plan to get most of your holiday shopping done at this year's holiday market!
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