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 27th, 2009:
From the Farm: beets, black raspberries, broccoli, cabbage, cucumbers, eggs, garlic, gooseberries, greens, green beans, purple green beans, fresh herbs, kale, lettuces, meat (beef and pork), mint, onions, sugar snap peas, potatoes, radicchio, rhubarb, scallions, snow peas, summer squash, local greenhouse tomatoes, zucchini, fresh flowers, plants, water plants
From the Kitchen: brownies, cake, cookies, doggie treats, fudge, granola, jams, jellies, lemonade (3 kinds), muffins, noodles, peanut brittle, pies, popcorn treats, quick breads, salt rising bread, yeast bread, sugar free baked goods, walnut pieces
Art and Crafts: aprons, baby bibs, bags, baskets, bean bag toys, bird houses, candles, cloth books, clothespin bags, crochet, handcrafted crochet needles, 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:
HomeGrown’s RiverSpirit Adopt-a-River/RiverWatch volunteers, Larry and Helen, will have some very interesting displays about these projects. The River Watch Program periodically tests local streams and rivers to gauge the health of our local waterways. The Adopt-a-River Program uses volunteers to help clean an adopted section of waterway. At 10 a.m. one of our very favorite chefs, Gregg Rago “Raggs” of Nick’s English Hut, Bloomington, will present a tasty Farm to Fork Chef Demonstration.
Also at 10 a.m., there will be a Junior Master Gardener Workshop 10:00 a.m. for young children. Kids will learn how to plant their own seeds making seed tapes. They'll learn a song about a choo choo train and foods! This event is sponsored by Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program. At 11a.m. there will be an Amateur Radio Club “Field Day” Demonstration (emergency communication using alternative energy plus contact with people around the world)
OUR VENDORS OF THE WEEK:
Judy and Lonny Thompson are new to our farmers market this season. Lonny makes the most beautiful handcrafted crochet needles. They would make a unique heirloom quality gift. Also featured this week is Mary Lou Beckett, our Master Gardener. She can be found each Saturday on the north side of the park answering questions about gardening. This week, she’s planned a special Junior Master Garden activity for the little ones. Read more about it above. If you are visiting either the Thompson’s booth or the Master Gardening booth when the timer rings, you’ll get coupon!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND SPECIAL REQUEST:
If you are looking for a gift for someone special, farmers market gift certificates are now available for purchase. You’ll find them at our Host Tent. The gift certificates can be used to purchase any item from any of our friendly vendors.
Buck-a-Book is in need of cookbooks. Please consider donating or trading cookbooks at our Buck-a-Book trailer.
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
Oh, ye of little faith who thought we’d get rained on missed a great day at the farmers market. It was hot and muggy, but the park had shady places and everyone was friendly. Despite the heat, 67 vendors showed up to sell and many sold out (the berries went quickly!) We registered six new vendors.
The Lawrence County Rock Club showed off their wonderful rocks and minerals and identified lots of rocks for visitors. Linda Franklin, Family Nutrition Assistant with Purdue Orange County Extension Office, used fresh produce from our vendors to make a yummy stir-fry. She also served fresh gooseberries with yogurt for a sweet treat. Fourteen more people signed up for our popular Farmers Market Walking Club and got a free health screening from our friends at Dunn Memorial Hospital. Our Jammer Tents were filled with musicians. We are hoping our buggy drivers, Brack and Linda, will return this week to take visitors for rides. Last week’s Red Cross Blood Drive netted 22 pints of blood which included blood donated by six first timers! We’ll host another Red Cross Blood Drive on August 29th.
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 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. 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. Special Valley Farmers Market Event: Junior Master Gardener Workshop for young children at 4:00 p.m. June 23 at the Valley Farmers Market. Kids will learn how to plant their own seeds making seed tapes. They'll learn a song about a choo choo train and foods! This event is sponsored by Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program.
ORLEANS FREE CONCERT IN THE PARK
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a great evening of music on June 27th at 7:00 p.m. featuring Wapituli.
LOST RIVER MARKET AND DELI ANNOUNCEMENT
Saturday June 27th is Member Appreciation Day Members will receive 10% off purchases all day long (member specials and clearance items excluded). Lots of samples throughout out the store, plus if the weather cooperates we might set up the grill and have burgers and brats at lunchtime! Sunday June 28th is Last Sunday Brunch 10am-2pm Join us for a refreshing Sunday Brunch made with the freshest ingredients available. Fresh made quiche, cinnamon rolls, orange twist lemonade and more!
FREE RECIPES:
Check out some yummy husband-tested recipes by visiting http://fromaliceskitchen.blogspot.com . There are over 200 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 27th, 2009:
From the Farm: beets, black raspberries, broccoli, cabbage, cucumbers, eggs, garlic, gooseberries, greens, green beans, purple green beans, fresh herbs, kale, lettuces, meat (beef and pork), mint, onions, sugar snap peas, potatoes, radicchio, rhubarb, scallions, snow peas, summer squash, local greenhouse tomatoes, zucchini, fresh flowers, plants, water plants
From the Kitchen: brownies, cake, cookies, doggie treats, fudge, granola, jams, jellies, lemonade (3 kinds), muffins, noodles, peanut brittle, pies, popcorn treats, quick breads, salt rising bread, yeast bread, sugar free baked goods, walnut pieces
Art and Crafts: aprons, baby bibs, bags, baskets, bean bag toys, bird houses, candles, cloth books, clothespin bags, crochet, handcrafted crochet needles, 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:
HomeGrown’s RiverSpirit Adopt-a-River/RiverWatch volunteers, Larry and Helen, will have some very interesting displays about these projects. The River Watch Program periodically tests local streams and rivers to gauge the health of our local waterways. The Adopt-a-River Program uses volunteers to help clean an adopted section of waterway. At 10 a.m. one of our very favorite chefs, Gregg Rago “Raggs” of Nick’s English Hut, Bloomington, will present a tasty Farm to Fork Chef Demonstration.
Also at 10 a.m., there will be a Junior Master Gardener Workshop 10:00 a.m. for young children. Kids will learn how to plant their own seeds making seed tapes. They'll learn a song about a choo choo train and foods! This event is sponsored by Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program. At 11a.m. there will be an Amateur Radio Club “Field Day” Demonstration (emergency communication using alternative energy plus contact with people around the world)
OUR VENDORS OF THE WEEK:
Judy and Lonny Thompson are new to our farmers market this season. Lonny makes the most beautiful handcrafted crochet needles. They would make a unique heirloom quality gift. Also featured this week is Mary Lou Beckett, our Master Gardener. She can be found each Saturday on the north side of the park answering questions about gardening. This week, she’s planned a special Junior Master Garden activity for the little ones. Read more about it above. If you are visiting either the Thompson’s booth or the Master Gardening booth when the timer rings, you’ll get coupon!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND SPECIAL REQUEST:
If you are looking for a gift for someone special, farmers market gift certificates are now available for purchase. You’ll find them at our Host Tent. The gift certificates can be used to purchase any item from any of our friendly vendors.
Buck-a-Book is in need of cookbooks. Please consider donating or trading cookbooks at our Buck-a-Book trailer.
REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
Oh, ye of little faith who thought we’d get rained on missed a great day at the farmers market. It was hot and muggy, but the park had shady places and everyone was friendly. Despite the heat, 67 vendors showed up to sell and many sold out (the berries went quickly!) We registered six new vendors.
The Lawrence County Rock Club showed off their wonderful rocks and minerals and identified lots of rocks for visitors. Linda Franklin, Family Nutrition Assistant with Purdue Orange County Extension Office, used fresh produce from our vendors to make a yummy stir-fry. She also served fresh gooseberries with yogurt for a sweet treat. Fourteen more people signed up for our popular Farmers Market Walking Club and got a free health screening from our friends at Dunn Memorial Hospital. Our Jammer Tents were filled with musicians. We are hoping our buggy drivers, Brack and Linda, will return this week to take visitors for rides. Last week’s Red Cross Blood Drive netted 22 pints of blood which included blood donated by six first timers! We’ll host another Red Cross Blood Drive on August 29th.
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 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. 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. Special Valley Farmers Market Event: Junior Master Gardener Workshop for young children at 4:00 p.m. June 23 at the Valley Farmers Market. Kids will learn how to plant their own seeds making seed tapes. They'll learn a song about a choo choo train and foods! This event is sponsored by Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program.
ORLEANS FREE CONCERT IN THE PARK
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a great evening of music on June 27th at 7:00 p.m. featuring Wapituli.
LOST RIVER MARKET AND DELI ANNOUNCEMENT
Saturday June 27th is Member Appreciation Day Members will receive 10% off purchases all day long (member specials and clearance items excluded). Lots of samples throughout out the store, plus if the weather cooperates we might set up the grill and have burgers and brats at lunchtime! Sunday June 28th is Last Sunday Brunch 10am-2pm Join us for a refreshing Sunday Brunch made with the freshest ingredients available. Fresh made quiche, cinnamon rolls, orange twist lemonade and more!
FREE RECIPES:
Check out some yummy husband-tested recipes by visiting http://fromaliceskitchen.blogspot.com . There are over 200 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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