At the Market this Week

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:33:00 +0000

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, July 19, 2008:

From the Farm: bean sprouts, beets, blackberries, bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, several varieties of chard, corn, cucumbers, flowers, garlic, green beans, herbs (lemon basil, lime basil, cinnamon basil, cilantro, sorrel, rosemary, winter savory, sage, chives, parsley, lavender, mint, lemon thyme, oregano), kale, kohlrabi, lettuces, lima beans, maple syrup, onions, jalapeño, banana sweet peppers, peppers, radishes, potatoes, summer squash, tomatoes, zucchini, plants, water plants, coleus plants, perennials, annuals, cornmeal
From the Kitchen: biscotti , brownies, cookies, fudge, pies, quick breads, scones, salt rising bread, yeast bread, yeast rolls, sugar free pies, strawberry jam, caramel corn, lemonade, flavored roasted almonds, persimmon pulp
Art and Crafts, Services & Other Goods: baskets, bird houses, crochet, crochet rugs, 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, stilts, lotions, lip balm, Barbie clothes, cell phone cases, painted saws, seatbelt covers, cedar candle holders, wooden puzzles, wood boxes, chain jewelry, weaving, knitting kits, wool yarn, herbal tinctures, massage oils, bath salts, bug bite salves, poison ivy salve

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
Besides peaches, green beans, tomatoes and corn being present at the market, this Saturday at 10:00, we welcome back Chef Gregg Rago from Bloomington’s Nick’s English Hut for a Farm to Fork Chef Demonstration. Free samples while they last! We are excited to announce that Throop Elementary School Cheerleaders will hold a Farmers Market Pep Rally & Cheerleading Clinic for School Age Children (up to 6th grade.) Be sure to dust off your pom poms, bring the kids and join in the fun!!! Start your Saturday morning doing your body and soul some good by joining our popular weekly free yoga class for men and women at 8:30 with instructor, Janet Kennedy. 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. The Orange County Recycling Co-op truck will be on hand to collect your household recyclables. Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions. 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 good neighbor, Orleans Methodist Church, is holding a Camp Rivervale Youth Group Breakfast from 7-10 am just across the street from the market. Stop in before the market opens and have a good breakfast.

OUR VENDOR OF THE WEEK: Our featured vendor this week is Catherine Ernst. She sells perfectly lovely organic produce from her garden. If you are visiting his booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
It was a hot one at the market this week with a brief cooling shower; however, we had 59 vendors. The Host Tent was busy registering 7 vendors, including returning vendors of Gerkin Farms who will be bringing sweet corn next week! The tomatoes and green beans are in now, so we can happily say that we’re in high season. Our customer count reached 164 at 10 a.m. and the count hovered around 120 at our 9 and 11 o’clock counts. French Lick Springs Resort Executive Chef Brian Schack showed visitors how to make a pesto sauce using farmers market basil to go over orzo pasta purchased at Lost River Market & Deli. He also made a delicious sabayon sauce that goes nicely with fresh fruit and vendor Betty Allen’s sweet quick breads! Visitors got free samples and recipes. Chef Brian will be sending other chefs from the resort during the market season for more chef demonstrations.

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.

NEW VALLEY FARMERS MARKET HOURS:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is now open on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. The Market is located on the sidewalk connecting the Railroad Museum to the Casino property in French Lick. Shoppers can expect to buy homegrown greens and other produce, fresh from the chicken eggs, wonderful soaps and lotions, plants and flowers, jewelry, textile products, great books for a buck, and caramel corn and peanut brittle for your sweet tooth plus other creative items. Musicians are invited to join in the Market Jammers each week. There is also a Master Gardener on hand to answer your gardening questions.

OTHER GREAT EVENTS THIS WEEK YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS:
· Thursday, July 17, 2008, the Melton Public Library in French Lick will host a Poetry & Prose Reading at 7:00 p.m. It’s free! Bring a poem or a passage that you’d like to share and enjoy a special evening at the library!

Friday, July 18th, the Orange County HomeGrown Arts Lawn Chair Concert Series will present a free concert on the French Lick Springs Resort Lawn featuring Bob Dickey with Steve & Grace starting at 6:30 p.m. and then at 7:30 p.m. the Cowen Creek Boys will perform. Don't miss this concert! You're in for a real treat! (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.
· Sunday, July 20, 2008, there will be a concert featuring the fabulous Troubadours of Divine Bliss http://troubadoursofdivinebliss.com/ at 4 p.m. at the Lazy Black Bear (4 miles south of Paoli) Suggested donation: $10 per person (sliding scale $7-$20) with all proceeds from the concert going to either the artists or to help support the new Lost River Market & Deli. To make reservations or if you have questions or need directions, contact Andy Mahler at andy@blueriver.net or call 812.723.2430 or Alice Wootton 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.

FARMERS MARKET VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TUESDAY EVENINGS AND/OR SATURDAY MORNINGS:
Orange County HomeGrown is an all-volunteer organization. If you are interested in volunteering, please call Alice at (812) 653-1047.

TOWN OF ORLEANS WELCOME CENTER:
The Welcome Center, located on the North Side of the Square, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon each Saturday beginning June through August to greet visitors, answer questions, distribute town maps and brochures of others things to see and do in our area. Check out the town's website http://www.town.orleans.in.us/

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:28:00 +0000

From the Farm: beets, blueberries(?), broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, eggs, flowers, gooseberries, green beans, herbs (cilantro, mint, lemon thyme, oregano), kale, lettuces, maple syrup, spring onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, turnips, zucchini, plants, water plants, spinach, coleus plants, perennials, annuals
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, corn meal, homemade tortillas, strawberry jam, lemonade, persimmon pulp, caramel corn, lemonade, flavored roasted almonds
Art, Crafts, & Other Goods: baskets, bird houses, crochet, crochet rugs, fresh flower arrangements, jewelry, leather goods, photographs, purses, soaps, stationary, soft goods, hand sewn items, quilts, cloth books, painted saws, baskets, dolls, cutting boards, painted glass containers, aprons, hypertufa containers, stilts, lotions, lip balm, Barbie clothes, cell phone cases, painted saws, hand turned wooden bowls, bamboo poles for trellis or fishing poles, wool yarns, natural bug repellant, rosaries, herbal tinctures, massage oils, bath salts, bug bite salves, poison ivy salve

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
HomeGrown volunteers, Larry Gillen and Helen Vasquez, will be at the farmers market with an Orange County HomeGrown RiverWatch Exhibit and Adopt-a-River Information. Both programs seek to improve the water quality within our county. Start your Saturday morning doing your body and soul some good by joining our popular weekly free yoga class for men and women at 8:30 with instructor, Janet Kennedy. 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. The Orange County Recycling Co-op truck will be on hand to collect your household recyclables. Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions. 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 VENDORS OF THE WEEK: This week, we’re featuring two vendors! Our Buck-a-Book trailer will be featured this week. We have thousands of books that have been donated to the farmers market for your selection. They are only $1.00 each or trade two books for one. This week, the book sale proceeds will go to the three public libraries in Orange County so that they can replenish their book shelves. Next time you clean off your book shelves, please consider donating your books to our Buck-a-Book trailer. The books you donate help with supporting our farmers market. Our other featured vendor is new to our market this season. The Hoover family (Dave, Pam, Jarrod and Emily) also known as Rooster’s Run Farm of Salem, sells wonderfully touchable wool yarn, weaving kits, pin cushions plus produce. They will be carding and spinning wool right in their booth. Stop by and see their antique sock knitter in action! If you are visiting either the Buck-a-Book trailer or Rooster’s Run Farm booth and the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
Despite the threats of thunderstorms, we had a great market! We had 37 vendors brave the cloudy skies. Visitors from Louisiana and Tennessee signed our guest book. The Award Winning FCCLA Team (Family Career & Community Leaders of America Culinary Arts) under the direction of Angie Timan cooked up tremendous fare (salad, slaw, zucchini fritters and kabobs) for our shoppers using produce purchased at the farmers market and meat and cheese purchased from Lost River Market & Deli. (They even did the dishes!!) They will be heading to Florida to compete for the national title on July 15th, so on that day, let’s send these young chefs our good thoughts! Our farmers market gave them $75 for them to use toward their trip. Sixteen musicians showed up to jam this week. Last week, we promised to give you a report on the Red Cross Blood Drive. There were 29 presenting donors with 24 successful donations. The best news is that eight of those donors gave blood for the very first time!!!

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.

NEW VALLEY FARMERS MARKET HOURS:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is now open on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. The Market is located on the sidewalk connecting the Railroad Museum to the Casino property in French Lick. Shoppers can expect to buy homegrown greens and other produce, fresh from the chicken eggs, wonderful soaps and lotions, plants and flowers, jewelry, textile products, great books for a buck, and caramel corn and peanut brittle for your sweet tooth plus other creative items. Musicians are invited to join in the Market Jammers each week. There is also a Master Gardener on hand to answer your gardening questions.

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

TOWN OF ORLEANS WELCOME CENTER:
The Welcome Center, located on the North Side of the Square, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon each Saturday beginning June through August to greet visitors, answer questions, distribute town maps and brochures of others things to see and do in our area. Check out the town's website http://www.town.orleans.in.us/

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:48:00 +0000

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 28th, 2008:

From the Farm: beets, blueberries(?), broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, eggs, flowers, gooseberries, green beans, herbs (cilantro, mint, lemon thyme, oregano), kale, lettuces, maple syrup, spring onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, turnips, zucchini, plants, water plants, spinach, coleus plants, perennials, annuals
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, corn meal, homemade tortillas, strawberry jam, lemonade, persimmon pulp, caramel corn, lemonade, flavored roasted almonds
Art and Crafts: baskets, bird houses, crochet, crochet rugs, 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, stilts, lotions, lip balm, Barbie clothes, cell phone cases, painted saws
Services & Other Goods: rosaries, herbal tinctures, massage oils, bath salts, bug bite salves, poison ivy salve

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
We are very happy to announce our first cooking demo of the season! The Award Winning FCCLA Team (Family Career & Community Leaders of America Culinary Arts) under the direction of Angie Timan will show us how to use the local produce and herbs purchased at our farmers market to make something delicious. This talented team (Jesse Gerkin, KD Hudson and Ian Brown) won the gold medal at the ProStart/FCCLA Invitational in Indianapolis. They will be heading to Florida to compete for the national title later this summer. Be sure to stop by to watch these young chefs in action and to cheer them on! The demo will begin around 10:00. Free samples will be provided to visitors while supplies last. Read more about these chefs and the competition at http://www.tmnews.com/stories/2008/03/15/food.nw-535108.tms We’ll also have some fun Dixieland Music by The Butt Struttin’ Band. Start your Saturday morning doing your body and soul some good by joining our popular weekly free yoga class for men and women at 8:30 with instructor, Janet Kennedy. 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. The Orange County Recycling Co-op truck will be on hand to collect your household recyclables. Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions. 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:
Our featured vendors this week is Jill Morgan. She sells beautiful matching jewelry sets of necklaces, bracelets and earrings that she makes in her Orleans home. She also makes pretty pitcher covers that are quite unique using old fashioned handkerchiefs and beads. Buy one to give as a hostess gift! Jill’s jewelry, pitcher covers and even bookmarks make wonderful gifts for your special someone or when you need something lovely that will go with an outfit for a party or to wear to work. If you are visiting her booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
The Market was bustling this week with 53 vendors and hundreds of visitors. We had visitors from Virginia, Missouri, Washington, Maine, Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio and all parts of Indiana. The Hoosier Fly Fishers showed up to demonstrate fly casting and fly tying. They were a huge hit! We are hopeful that they will return later this season. The Red Cross bus was full of blood donors. (We’ll give a final report a bit later regarding the number of pints they were able to get.) People are catching on quickly about the Orange County Recycling Co-op truck being at the Market each Saturday to collect household recyclables. Their volunteers were quite busy filling the truck’s bins with items that will be recycled and will not end up in a landfill. We are in need of more volunteers at the farmers market. If you would like to join this happy bunch, please visit Alice at the Host Tent.

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.

NEW VALLEY FARMERS MARKET HOURS:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is now open on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. The Market is located on the sidewalk connecting the Railroad Museum to the Casino property in French Lick. Shoppers can expect to buy homegrown greens and other produce, fresh from the chicken eggs, wonderful soaps and lotions, plants and flowers, jewelry, textile products, great books for a buck, and caramel corn and peanut brittle for your sweet tooth plus other creative items. Musicians are invited to join in the Market Jammers each week. There is also a Master Gardener on hand to answer your gardening questions.

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

TOWN OF ORLEANS WELCOME CENTER:
The Welcome Center, located on the North Side of the Square, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon each Saturday beginning June through August to greet visitors, answer questions, distribute town maps and brochures of others things to see and do in our area. Check out the town's website http://www.town.orleans.in.us/

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:45:00 +0000

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 14th, 2008:

From the Farm: asparagus, beets, broccoli, sweet cherries, eggs, flowers, herbs (mint, lemon thyme, oregano), lettuces, maple syrup, spring onions, hot house sweet peppers, radishes, rhubarb, plants, hydroponic tomatoes and green tomatoes, water plants, hot house seedless cucumbers, spinach, strawberries, sorrel, turnips, coleus plants, perennials, annuals
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, corn meal, homemade tortillas, strawberry jam, lemonade, persimmon pulp,
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, stilts, lotions, lip balm,
Services & Other Goods: French Lick History by local author Al Kalla, rosaries, herbal tinctures, massage oils, bath salts, bug bite salves

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
We are very excited to share Congress Square Park with the Lotus Dickey Hometown Reunion Music Festival http://www.lotusdickey.org/index.html. The festival begins Friday evening and lasts through Sunday. Music during the farmers market will begin at 10:00. Don’t forget to bring Dad out for this fun event this Father’s Day Weekend and be sure to bring the lawn chairs! Start your Saturday morning doing your body and soul some good by joining our popular weekly free yoga class for men and women at 8:30 with instructor, Janet Kennedy. 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. The Orange County Recycling Co-op truck will be on hand to collect your household recyclables. Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions. 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 VENDORS OF THE WEEK: Our featured vendors this week are new to our market, Brenda Jasper and Leticia Pinnick. Brenda makes lovely and tasty springerle cookies. These cookies are made with an embossed design and are perfect to give as a special gift. Leticia makes homemade tortillas, and she also sells crochet. Leticia’s tortillas would make great quesadillas and tacos for your next grill out. If you are visiting Brenda or Leticia’s booths when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
It was a hot time at the market this Saturday. We had 44 vendors and registered 2 new vendors. Hundreds of visitors braved the heat and humidity to buy the freshest produce around, including strawberries and sweet cherries, and to commune with friends. We had visitors from Idaho, Arizona, California, Ohio, and all parts of Indiana. We know because they sign our guest book! The Lawrence County Rock Club set up a fabulous display of rocks and minerals and spoke with many people. We loved having the Tri County Antique Machinery Farm Association bring their tractors to the market. The Jammer Tent was again filled with musicians, including a couple from Detroit.

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. This Tuesday, the Valley Farmers Market is having a Grand Opening Celebration! Opening Ceremony begins at 5:15. Prizes will be awarded from items donated by the vendors. Free book for the kids while supplies last! Giant bubbles too! The Market is located on the sidewalk connecting the Railroad Museum to the Casino property in French Lick. Shoppers can expect to buy homegrown greens and other produce, fresh from the chicken eggs, wonderful soaps and lotions, plants and flowers, jewelry, strawberries, textile products, great books for a buck, and caramel corn and peanut brittle for your sweet tooth plus other creative items. Musicians are invited to join in the Market Jammers each week. There is also a Master Gardener on hand to answer your gardening questions.

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

TOWN OF ORLEANS WELCOME CENTER:
The Welcome Center, located on the North Side of the Square, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon each Saturday beginning June through August to greet visitors, answer questions, distribute town maps and brochures of others things to see and do in our area. Check out the town's website http://www.town.orleans.in.us/

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:41:00 +0000

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 7th, 2008:

From the Farm: broccoli, chicory, eggs, endive, flowers, herbs (mint, lemon thyme, oregano), lettuces, garlic scallions, maple syrup, spring onions, hot house sweet peppers, radishes, rhubarb, plants, hydroponic tomatoes and green tomatoes, water plants, hot house seedless cucumbers, spinach, strawberries, sorrel, turnips, coleus plants, fruit plants, heirloom tomato plants, perennials, annuals
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, corn meal, homemade tortillas, strawberry jam
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, stilts, lotions, lip balm
Services & Other Goods: French Lick History by local author Al Kalla, rosaries, herbal tinctures, massage oils, bath salts, bug bite salves

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
The Lawrence County Rock Club will set up a great display of rocks and minerals. The Rock Club members will even help you identify rocks and minerals you’ve found! The Tri County Antique Machinery Farm Association will put on a Tractor Show. Start your Saturday morning doing your body and soul some good by joining our popular weekly free yoga class for men and women at 8:30 with instructor, Janet Kennedy. 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. The Orange County Recycling Co-op truck will be on hand to collect your household recyclables. Mary Lou Beckett, our favorite Master Gardener will be on hand to answer your gardening questions. 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: Katie and Seth Percifield are this week’s Featured Vendors. Katie and Seth are new to our market this year. Katie is a rookie vendor selling soaps she makes and sparkly jewelry perfect for the hip crowd. Seth may be our youngest vendor this season, but he’s not hard to miss. You’ll find him either at his booth or walking on the stilts he makes to sell! His stilts will keep your kids or grandkids busy. Their parents, David and Ellen, are not far because they’re singin’ and playin’ away in the Jammer Tent. If you are visiting Katie and Seth’s booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET:
When yours truly woke up before the crack of dawn to get ready to head to Orleans, it was pouring rain. We checked the radar and saw that most of the rain was south of hwy. 64, so off we went to Orleans thinking the market would be somewhat of a bust. Boy, were we pleasantly surprised! We ended up with 42 vendors (We registered 7 vendors.) Our customer counts were higher than the previous two weeks and our vendors were selling out! We were delighted to see 10 people take advantage of our weekly free yoga class! The Jammer Tent was filled with musicians and the music was uplifting. Several people brought their household recyclables to the Orange County Recycling Co-op truck which will be at the market every Saturday.

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. They also have a Buck-a-Book, a Jammer Tent and a Master Gardener Booth.

FREE CONCERT COMING UP:
Orange County HomeGrown Lawn Chair Concert Series will present a free concert featuring Whippoorwill Consort and Olde Stuff starting at 6:30 p.m. in the shared parking area behind the Paoli Public Library and in front of Lost River Market & Deli on Friday, June 6th. (Inclement weather location will be just across the street in the Paoli Presbyterian Church.) So grab your buddies, pack up the lawn chairs, buy a yummy sandwich at Lost River Market & Deli and head to the concert. 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

LOST RIVER TOUR:
Meet at the Orleans Town Square at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 for the Lost River Tour.

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

TOWN OF ORLEANS WELCOME CENTER:
The Welcome Center, located on the North Side of the Square, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon each Saturday beginning June 7th through August to greet visitors, answer questions, distribute town maps and brochures of others things to see and do in our area. Check out the town's website http://www.town.orleans.in.us/

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:53:00 +0000

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 31st, 2008:

From the Farm: bok choy, eggs, flowers, herbs, lettuces, maple syrup, spring onions, hot house sweet peppers, radishes, rhubarb, plants, hydroponic tomatoes, water plants, hot house seedless cucumbers, strawberries

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, corn meal

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, stilts, lotions, lip balm

Services & Other Goods: French Lick History by local author Al Kalla

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
The Orange County Amateur Radio Club ARES will set up at the Market. 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 instructor, Janet Kennedy. 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. 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: Bev Baird is this week’s featured vendor. She sells lovely photos of our beautiful county. She recently won first prize in the Orleans Dogwood Festival Color Photo Contest. You can also see her framed photos gracing the walls at Lost River Market & Deli. If you are visiting her booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: It seemed as if everyone came to the market this week to share the joy at having such a beauteous day. Forty-seven vendors and hundreds of visitors spent their Saturday morning at the park. Many of our regulars brought out of town family and friends to the market for something fun to do and to buy the lovely produce. The strawberries and baked goods went especially fast. We were pleased to see 2 men and 4 women take advantage of the free yoga class at the market. Several people brought their household recyclables to the Orange County Recycling Co-op truck which will be at the market every Saturday. Our jammer tent was filled to capacity with local musicians. Their music sure adds flavor to the atmosphere!

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:49:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:57:00 +0000

Orange County HomeGrown Orleans Farmers Market Opening Saturday, May 17th!

The Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market will open for this season on Saturday, May 17th, 2008. It will be located on the west side of the beautiful historic Congress Square Park in Orleans, Indiana. We will be open each Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until noon through September and then from 9:00 a.m. to noon during the month of October. Please support your local growers, bakers, artists and handcrafters by shopping at the Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market.
We anticipate lots of lovely spring produce, plant starts, delicious baked goods, and locally made unique crafts on opening day. Our Opening Day Ceremonies will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will include remarks by special guest, Robert Henderson, the Blessing of the Market by Mary Minninger and music by Pete Webb & Late for Supper.
We’ll have free coffee, courtesy of our neighbor Maple Street Restaurant, each Saturday. We’ll also have music each market day provided by our beloved Farmers Market Jammers. Bring your instrument or your singing voice and join in the fun because all are welcome. Browse the thousands of books at our Buck-a-Book trailer and by so doing help fund the market. Bring a book to trade or buy a book for a buck. Children may choose a free book from our little red wagon. If you have gardening questions or need advice about your plants, just visit Mary Lou Beckett, our friendly Master Gardener, who is with us each Saturday. Many of our produce vendors are WIC vendors and will accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutritional Program vouchers.
This year we have two exciting new features at our market. Janet Kennedy, yoga instructor extraordinaire, will be teaching a free yoga class for men and women each Saturday through September beginning at 8:30 a.m. If you have a yoga mat, bring it, but it you don’t, we’ll have one for you. No experience necessary. What a wonderful way to start your Saturday! Another new feature of our market will be 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.
Of course, throughout the season, we’ll have fun family events each Saturday. Here’s a preview of some of our upcoming events (dates included unless the event dates are pending): Amateur Radio Club (May 31); Lawrence County Rock Club & Tri County Antique Machinery Farm Association Tractor Show (June 7 & September 20); Lotus Dickey Music Festival (June 14); Red Cross Blood Drive (June 21 & August 30); Cooking Demo by Award Winning FCCLA Culinary Arts Team (June 28); Throop Elementary School Cheerleader Farmers Market Pep Rally & Cheerleading Clinic for School Age Children (July 19); Music by Wildflowers & Weeds (August 9); Music by Paul Ash, Customer Appreciation Day, 4-H Projects Displayed (August 16); Congress Square Park Appreciation Day, Square Dancing (September 13); Make-Your-Own Scarecrow (September 27, October 4, 11, & 18) Make-Your-Own Scarecrow Contest (October 18) We are awaiting date confirmation for the following events: Cooking with Alice; French Lick Resort Chef Demo; Tri Kappa Kids Day, Hoosier Fly Fishing Club Demo, Farm to Fork Chef Demo with Raggs of Bloomington’s Nick’s English Hut; Zucchini 500 Races; Cider Press Demo; Soil Testing by Master Gardeners; Blacksmith Demo; Stonebelt Stargazers; Music by Melinda Sketo, Lost River Mennos, Don Smelser & Friends, Earth Mamas Dance Troupe. Keep updated on our events by checking at the Host Tent each Saturday or by signing up to receive weekly emails from HomeGrown at orangecountyhomegrown@earthlink.net

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
IMPORTANT VALLEY 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 (map).

FREE CONCERT COMING UP:
· Orange County HomeGrown Lawn Chair Concert Series will present Paul Ash and then Troubadours of Divine Bliss starting at 6:30 p.m. on the French Lick Springs Resort Lawn on Friday, May 16th. (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

LOST RIVER MARKET & DELI:
· Lost River Market & Deli located at 26 Library Street in Paoli, IN.
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.

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.

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:57:00 +0000

Dear Friends of Orange County HomeGrown,
We have finished our 2007 Farmers Market season. We wish to send you a big thank you for all of your support this past year. Thank you, thank you!
We'll rest up this winter and make plans for next season.
We also want to tell you about some great things happening in Orange County. They are listed below.
The third annual Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market is Saturday, November 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Paoli High School. There will be about 50 of our vendors there selling locally made baked goods, gifts and crafts for your holiday needs. There will be live entertainment by local musicians. Lunch will be available too! Be sure to make plans to begin your holiday shopping and spend your dollars locally.
Be sure to stop by the new member-owned food co-op, Lost River Market & Deli. They sell natural foods, bulk foods, local and organic produce, local meats, local cheeses, conventional items and much more. There is seating available if you wish to eat a delicious soup, sandwich or salad prepared by the deli. The store is located on 26 Library Street right off the Paoli Square behind the library. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Check out their website for more information http://www.lostrivercoop.com/index.html
Did you know that Orange County now has a Recycling Co-op and Resale Store? It's located on Water Street in Paoli. You can recycle day or night. They will take the following items: cardboard, newspapers, junk mail, paper, magazines, catalogues, plastic bottles #1 and #2, aluminum cans, scrap metal, metal cans, plastic grocery bags, bubble wrap, shrink wrap, appliances such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners, and microwaves, computer equipment, cell phones, car batteries and bagged packing peanuts. Please rinse out plastic bottles and remove lids. Also, rinse out cans. Please break down cardboard boxes. The resale store is open rain or shine Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to noon and Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon. They sell household goods, books, home decor, furniture, appliances, and building materials. Keep good clean used items out of the landfill by donating to the resale store. Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle. If you have more questions about the Orange County Recycling Co-op, you wish to volunteer, and/or you wish to purchase shares at $25 each, just call 653-0526 and ask for John.
Please send this along to your family and friends!
Sincerely,
Alice Wootton, volunteer
Orange County HomeGrown
orangecountyhomegrown@earthlink.net
http://www.orangecountyhomegrown.org

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:34:00 +0000

Be sure to begin your holiday shopping locally at our
Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Paoli High School
Featuring 50 vendors selling locally
made baked goods, gifts and crafts
for your holiday needs. Live
entertainment by local musicians
will put you in the holiday spirit.
Lunch will also be available.

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:51:00 +0000

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. During the month of October, our hours change to 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 20th, 2007:

From the Farm: apples, basil, beets, chili peppers, decorative corn, eggs, eggplant, field corn, flowers, gourds, herbs, sweet peppers, persimmon pulp, plants, potatoes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, green tomatoes, winter squash, sorghum

From the Kitchen: bagels, biscotti , brownies, cake, candy, caramel corn, cookies, fudge, granola, pickles, persimmon pudding, 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, relish

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: hand creams, French Lick History by local author Al Kalla

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
Congress Square Park will be the place to be this Saturday. The Town of Orleans is sponsoring a Fall Fun Fest in conjunction with our Farmers Market so there will be many things to do. The Farmers Market will have a Scarecrow Contest. Read below for the details. The Orange County Amateur Radio Club ARES will be at the Market as well. 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! The Orleans Town Chamber will host a variety of fun family activities all day in the park including an antique tractor display, an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, a 5 K health walk, a 3 on 3 basketball tourney, a pumpkin decorating contest, an historic walking tour, a corn hole tourney, an apple pie baking contest, an ugly cart parade, kids’ activities, and more. Dunn Memorial Hospital will sponsor a one-mile walk with tee-shirts to be handed out to the first twenty participants. Dunn’s Health Express will be present for Total Cholesterol Glucose screenings as well as Blood Pressures, all free of charge. We encourage everyone to take advantage of the free screenings and walk a mile for your health. The Health Express will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at noon, with the walk starting around 10:30 a.m. Water and fruit will also be handed out to walkers. There will even be a pet costume contest! The contest will include five categories: most original, prettiest, ugliest, funniest and most colorful. Registration begins at 10:30 in front of Kirk Veterinary Service, located on the south side of the park. The entry fee is $5.00 with all of the proceeds to benefit the Chamber’s Community Improvement Fund. The parade will get underway at 11:00 a.m. A professional photographer will be available to take pictures of your pet for a small fee.

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.

OUR VENDOR OF THE WEEK: The Lost River Market and Deli, a project initiated by Orange County HomeGrown, will be our featured vendor. The exciting opening of the natural food, full service grocery will happen on October 23! For the first couple of weeks while the staff is in training, the store will have reduced hours, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Regular hours will be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays. The Lost River Market and Deli, a cooperative, will feature healthful foods, bulk foods, local foods, a healthful salad bar and a grab & go deli. The beautiful store is located on Library Street right behind the Paoli Public Library just off the Paoli Square. Feel free to stop by a take a peek! As you know, cooperatives are built by people for people and thus depend upon memberships to get started. Cooperatives are owned by the membership. Lost River invites you to join. Just stop by their booth at the Market, visit their website http://lostrivercoop.com/ or give them a call at (812) 723-3735. If you are visiting their booth at the Market when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: Everything was right with the world Saturday morning because the weather was like it should be in October, crisp, chilly and sunny. We could even see our breath while setting up our booths. We had 44 vendors and registered one new vendor. The Market was bustling with visitors all morning, visitors from Idaho, Massachusetts, and all parts of Indiana. While the Jammers entertained, there were little ones making scarecrows with their mothers at our free Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area. They are getting ready for our Scarecrow Contest which takes place on the 20th. Everyone cheered as the parade honoring the Orleans Marching Band passed by.

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.

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 on October 23rd. 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!

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:02:00 +0000

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. During the month of October, our hours change to 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 13th, 2007:

From the Farm: broom corn , chili peppers, cucumbers, decorative corn, eggs, eggplant, field corn, flowers, gourds, herbs, sweet peppers, persimmon pulp, plants, potatoes, pumpkins, green tomatoes, winter squash, sorghum

From the Kitchen: bagels, biscotti , brownies, cake, candy, caramel corn, cookies, fudge, granola, pickles, persimmon pudding, 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. We’ll 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: For the next two weeks, the Lost River Market and Deli, a project initiated by Orange County HomeGrown, will be our featured vendor. The exciting opening of the natural food, full service grocery will happen on October 23! The Lost River Market and Deli, a cooperative, will feature healthful foods, bulk foods, and local foods. The beautiful store is located on Library Street right behind the Paoli Public Library just off the Paoli Square. Feel free to stop by a take a peek! As you know, cooperatives are built by people for people and thus depend upon memberships to get started. Cooperatives are owned by the membership. Lost River invites you to join. Just stop by their booth at the Market, visit their website http://lostrivercoop.com/ or give them a call at (812) 723-3735. If you are visiting their booth at the Market when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: The summertime weather was the hot topic at this week’s market. This time of the season, we’re usually bundled up in our sweaters while preparing our Market for opening, but this past Saturday we were wearing shorts and t-shirts! We had 37 vendors set up. We registered one new vendor. We are very happy to welcome another new volunteer, Sashia. We had visitors from Texas and all parts of Indiana. Phil Mininger brought his antique cider press and lots of apples. He made many gallons of apple cider for us to drink. It was refreshing and sweet on this hot day. Heavenbound Bluegrass joined our Farmers Market Jammers under the Jam Tent for some great music. We had several people take advantage of our free Make-Your-Own Scarecrow area. They are getting ready for our Scarecrow Contest which takes place on the 20th.

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:21:00 +0000

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:59:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:50:00 +0000

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, September 22nd, 2007:

From the Farm: apples, cantaloupes, chili peppers, cucumbers, decorative corn, eggs, field corn, flowers, gourds, herbs, okra, sweet peppers, plants, potatoes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon, water plants, winter squash, sorghum

From the Kitchen: bagels, biscotti , brownies, cake, candy, cookies, fudge, granola, peanut brittle, pies, quick breads, scones, salt rising bread, yeast bread, yeast rolls, jams, jellies, doggie treats, barbecue sauce, fried pies, sugar free pies

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:
There’s still a lot of fun things happening at the Farmers Market! Get ready to bring and swing your partner because the Square Dancers will be here! They will show us all how it’s done and then invite us to give it a try. What a great way to celebrate autumn’s arrival square dancing while surrounded by friends, apples and pumpkins! Watercolor artist, Anna Marie Mahler will be on hand with her sweet chocolate lab, Cicely, and her paints. If you are planning ahead for next spring’s garden, stop by and see our Master Gardener, Mary Lou Beckett. She’ll give you information on how to take a soil sample for testing. On the 29th, she’ll take your soil sample, test it right there at the Market and give you the results. 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: Anita Vandagrifft will be this week’s featured vendor. She is new to our market this season. She sells colorful soy candles. If you are visiting her booth when the timer rings, you’ll get a coupon!

REPORT FROM LAST WEEK’S MARKET: We wore our sweatshirts while setting up as the sun rose on the Market. It turned out to be a lovely morning. We had 50 vendors brave the chilly weather. We registered 3 vendors from Huron, St. Anthony and West Baden. We had a whopping 14 volunteers who showed up to help us with our tasks. (By the way, if you are interested in spending time with friendly folks while volunteering to do simple tasks, we’d love to have you. Just give us a call at 723-5877 and ask for Alice.) Many folks are still taking advantage of the autumn produce still available at the Market. We even had visitors from Florida and Virginia. The talented musicians of Box of Chocolates made great music at the south end of the market while our Farmers Market Jammers played away all morning at the north end. It was Park Appreciation Day at the Market. All of the donations we collected from our Buck-a-Book sales and at the Host Tent totaling $181.81 will be given to the Town of Orleans in appreciation for allowing us use of the beautiful park. We’ll ask the Town to use the money for park upkeep.

FABULOUS NEWS!
Hoosier Hills Credit Union has once again shown their support for our farmers market and our beloved Farmers Market Jammers. They are providing us with funds to purchase t-shirts and caps for our dedicated Jammers to wear when they share their talents with us. Our neighbors, J & S Sportswear, will make up the t-shirts and caps with HomeGrown’s logo. Thank you, Hoosier Hills Credit Union!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS YEAR’S ORANGE COUNTY HOMEGROWN HOLIDAY MARKET:
Saturday, November 17th. Details will be forthcoming.

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!

ORANGE COUNTY HOMEGROWN ARTS CONCERT COMING UP THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 IN FRENCH LICK:
This week’s concert concludes the Lawn Chair Concert Series for this year. The concert will feature singer/songwriters Mark Walton, Melinda Sketo, Andy Mahler and Diane Fleetwood. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at the French Lick Springs Resort Hotel Lawn. The concert will move to the Senior Citizens Center in case of inclement weather. Bring your family and friends for a great evening of local entertainment!

IMPORTANT VALLEY MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is open on Thursdays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Be sure to visit the Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market now located at the French Lick Town Parking Lot between the dime store and the police station.

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:26:00 +0000

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Saturday, November 17, 2007 Orange County HomeGrown Holiday Market

IMPORTANT VALLEY MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market is open on Thursdays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Be sure to visit the Orange County HomeGrown Valley Market now located at the French Lick Town Parking Lot between the dime store and the police station.

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:25:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Alice) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:22:00 +0000