Unofficial Port Townsend Farmers Market Blog

New York Apple Growers Unveil QR Codes For Produce Aisle - PerishableNews

2011-12-20T14:18:00.000-08:00

The New York Apple Association is promoting a new retail program that allows consumers using smart phones to scan QR codes on point-of-sale cards to get instant information about New York apple varieties right from the produce aisle.

“We’re trying to delight that sophisticated shopper not only with our fruit, but also with up-to-the-minute information technology,” said Jim Allen, president of the New York Apple Association.

“Smart consumers make smart choices when they have the right information,” he said. “These same consumers want information quickly.”

The Apple Association’s new POS material all contain prominent QR codes, which link to online videos that show how New York apples are grown, packaged and delivered.

The video series, which consist of six different segments showcasing how the apple goes from the tree to the table, were unveiled at the PMA show in Atlanta this fall, with much positive response from retail produce buyers.

“These videos take the viewer from seeing the blossom pollinated and follows it all the way to the produce shelves,” Allen said. “Foodies and localvores want to put a face to the farmer. We accomplish that with this video series.”

The videos contain high production values and were shot in New York orchards and packinghouses this spring and summer.

Retailers across the nation are using the new POS cards. When consumers scan the QR codes, shopping data goes back to the association.

“We continue to get a positive response from retailers,” Allen said.

“For those retailers who want to reach out to their customers, we can give them cutting edge materials that we hope will lead to the sale of more New York apples.”

New York Apple Growers Unveil QR Codes For Produce Aisle - PerishableNews

What are you going to miss about the Port Townsend Farmers Market? (VIDEO)

2011-12-18T06:14:00.000-08:00

On the last last of the Port Townsend Farmers Market 2011 season, eight people were asked what they would miss about the weekly community event.

1) Charlie Bodony, Some Like It Hott, http://somelikeithott.wordpress.com
2) Michelle Sandoval, Port Townsend mayor
3) Charlie, a Port Townsend resident
4) Paul Richmond, attorney ( http://olympicpeninsulalaw.com )
5) Har Gopal S. Boyd, Mama's Harvest ( http://www.mamasharvest.com )
6) Kayla G. Boyd, Mama's Harvest
7) Jennifer Michele McCoy, Chocolatiere ( http://www.jmichelechocolat.com )
8) Carlos Roberto Costa Ribeiro, silver alchemist ( http://www.galery-9.com )

What are you going to miss about the Port Townsend Farmers Market? (VIDEO) -Peninsula Daily NEWS

Sprouting Healthy Kids - Sustainable Food Center - YouTube

2011-12-13T03:05:00.000-08:00

Sprouting Healthy Kids is an Austin, Texas-based farm-to-school project that encourages lifelong healthy behaviors. The program introduces elementary-age students to healthy food and food systems, and offers hands-on, after-school gardening and cooking activities.

Sprouting Healthy Kids - Sustainable Food Center

Farmer's Market Using QR Codes To Help Business

2011-12-13T02:41:00.001-08:00

The Farmer's Market may not be the first place you think of using new technology.

But Harriet Kattenberg with Seedtime & Harvest knows QR codes could benefit business.

"It's a technology that seems to be coming and we decided to just use it and see what the feedback would be,” said Kattenberg.

Customers can scan QR codes with a smart phone and an app.

For Seedtime & Harvest, when customers scan the code, they get directed to a website with information on how to prepare Swiss chard.

"I don't always have time to talk to everyone, so the common questions that I get asked all the time are what I put behind the QR code,” said Kattenberg. (Read More, Watch Video News Report)

4 Ways Farmers’ Markets Are Going Digital

2011-12-13T02:23:00.000-08:00

2. QR Codes and Mobile Marketing

The Sustainable Food Center (SFC) Farmers’ market in Austin joined forces with QR code mobile mapping company Walking Papers to be part of a printed street map of downtown Austin that combines mobile functionality through the use of QR codes. A code sends users to the Farmer’s Market mobile site — also designed by Walking Papers — and the print product is distributed free at popular locales throughout downtown Austin. The SFC Farmers’ brand is featured on the printed map, building brand awareness and driving traffic to their mobile site.

“Using a mobile platform from TappInn.com, the Walking Papers site leads to a main page that acts like a regular website home page, with information about all of our programs, but that is edited to suit the briefer engagement times and informational interests of the mobile site user,” explains Oliver Franklin, co-founder of Walking Papers.

QR codes that lead to the main SFC mobile home page appear on physical signage at the farmers’ market as well and will soon appear on a local coffee packaging promotion with local roaster and café Progress Coffee. They’re also working on adapting the mobile site to become the default destination when people access the website via mobile devices. The next major project is a network of mobile sites for each of their farmers and vendors.

“These pages would be accessed via QR codes on booth signage at each farmer/vendor’s booth at SFC Farmers’ Market Downtown as well as on those farmers’/vendors’ product packaging,” says Susan Leibrock, community relations director for the SFC. The pages will include contact information, product information and market schedules as well as links to websites, Facebook and Twitter and email capture features as well.

Coventry Farmers’ Market also uses QR codes, generating them through a free code generator. The codes appear on signage at market booths and share information, direct customers to websites and even lead to videos of vendors at work. Scanning QR codes can make waiting in line at popular booths more enjoyable, says Caplanson.

4 Ways Farmers’ Markets Are Going Digital

YouTube - Trombone Players At Port Townsend Farmers Market On Beautiful Spring Day

2011-04-24T06:32:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Trombone Players At Port Townsend Farmers Market

Car Cam Videoblogging: Port Townsend Farmers Market Opening Day 2011

2011-04-05T08:22:00.000-07:00

Videoblogging Port Townsend Farmers Market Opening Day 2011. Cute goats jump around, pick up Facebook logo printout, chat with owner of Fire Wood Pizza about using Vegan Cheese. Part 2

Link List

Port Townsend Farmers Market opens Saturday

2011-04-02T06:57:00.000-07:00

New to market
New to the market this season is Dented Buoy Pizza, which was at the Chimacum Sunday market last year. Owner John Shelley makes pizzas on site with local ingredients in a trailer-mounted oven fashioned from the top half of a dented buoy.
Other new vendors include the Basketry Studio with handmade baskets, Naked Pottery cookware, Thorndyke Bay woodworks and more. Kristin and Otto Smith and Friends will provide the old-time fiddle tunes that have opened every market for the last decade.

The market is in its 19th season. Last year, it was named Washington State Large Market of the Year by the Washington State Farmers Market Association, beating out every big city in the state. Read More on the Leader's website

The Farmers Market is now on Facebook.

Port Townsend group petitions for healthy, local food in schools

2010-04-27T14:41:00.000-07:00

Peninsula Daily News
Jennifer Jackson

PORT TOWNSEND - How many angry moms does it take to change a school lunch menu?

According to the film "Two Angry Moms," it takes a whole community to change the status quo.

Which is why a coalition of local parents is circulating two petitions SEmD one for adults and one for students SEmD asking the Port Townsend School Board to do three things: maximize use of fresh, whole food in the cafeteria; minimize processed food in lunch and breakfast programs; and buy more food from local sources.

"We started the petitions last week," said Rosanna Herman, a coalition organizer. (Read More)

For more information on the Jefferson County Farm to Schools Coalition

Food awareness a focus; farmers markets expanding - The Leader - Port Townsend, Jefferson County & Olympic Peninsula's news website - Port Townsend, WA

2010-04-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

By Allison Arthur of the Leader
April 16, 2010
Article Excerpt:

Markets expanding

Farmers markets in both Chimacum and Port Townsend are expanding this year.

Bergeron announced on Saturday that starting in May, the Chimacum Farmers Market would be under the umbrella of the Jefferson County Farmers Market, which runs the Port Townsend Farmers Market. Although it has yet to find an official place to call home, Bergeron said the Chimacum market has outgrown the space at Chimacum Grange and could move over to the Chimacum School grounds.

“It will be bigger and have more this year,” Bergeron said. The Chimacum market debuts on Sunday, May 16, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Port Townsend market opens on Saturday, May 1, and remains in Uptown between Lawrence and Clay streets. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., a full hour longer than in the past.

Food awareness a focus; farmers markets expanding - The Leader - Port Townsend, Jefferson County & Olympic Peninsula's news website - Port Townsend, WA

Facebook Application - Farmville

2009-12-25T07:48:00.000-08:00

Komo News Radio Twitter Feed: Facebook application - Farmville motivates local farmer, attracts millions of fans; listen for more online @ http://bit.ly/67oGxw

The mostly frequently mentioned Facebook applications were Farmville and Farm Town. "You could almost say that 2009 was the year of the farm in status updates," Backstrom said.

Port Townsend Local Market Place

2009-10-24T18:16:00.000-07:00

Port Townsend now has online farmers

Cooking With Arran Stark: Coleslaw

2009-08-08T06:14:00.000-07:00

Arran Stark demonstrates how to make coleslaw.

Local Port Townsend Raspberry Special

2009-07-12T07:03:00.000-07:00

World Peace Produce
Local Port Townsend Raspberry Special $10/flat (6 and a half pints)

Less than 15 mins: How To Make Raspberry And Ginger Cheesecake

OrganicNation TV: Four-Season Farming in the Pacific Northwest

2009-07-08T06:58:00.000-07:00

The OrganicNation TV crew follow the life-cycle of an organic zucchini plant from seed to harvest with Colinwood Farm manager Jesse Hopkins.

Harvindar Singh Port Townsend Farmers Market Director 2001-2005

2009-05-07T09:55:00.000-07:00

2001-2005 Port Townsend Farmers Market Director, Harvindar Singh, takes a stroll through the last market of the season and his career.

To market, to market, to buy local goods

2009-04-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

By Allison Arthur of The Leader
April 29, 2009

Fresh from an International Farmers Market conference last weekend in San Francisco, Port Townsend Farmers Market Manager Will O'Donnell was excited Monday about the market opening Saturday, May 2.

It was the farmers market that brought O'Donnell and his wife, Kate Dean, who is Small Farms program director for the Washington State University Extension in Port Hadlock, to Jefferson County a decade ago.

And it's the same farmers market - a market that has grown in that decade from 15 to 70 vendors and from $80,000 to $800,000 in annual sales - that is keeping the family in Jefferson County, in an Uptown home not far from the market.

While the worldwide economy might be in the doldrums, O'Donnell says the future of the farmers market is bright.

"Our success rate is off the charts, and that's due to the fantastic and enlightened community we have. We have the perfect demographics for a farmers market," he said of a community that is middle-aged, highly educated and interested in healthy foods. (Read More)

PDN: Port Angeles market looks ahead

2009-02-07T20:40:00.001-08:00

PORT ANGELES -- Last year was a leap forward for the Port Angeles Farmers Market, and two organizers are determined to see it grow stronger in 2009.

The duo is Michele d'Hemecourt, the market manager who arrived in Port Angeles from North Carolina just in time for winter, and Jane Vanderhoof, who with her husband, Peter, runs the Westwind Farm near Joyce.

Vanderhoof was elected a week ago to the Washington Farmers Market Association Board of Directors during the association's annual conference in Puyallup.

She's been with the Port Angeles market since it was downtown on Laurel Street; when the City Council discontinued the market's use permit, Vanderhoof and the other vendors moved out to the Clallam County Courthouse parking lot at Fourth and Peabody streets.

That location is less than ideal, Vanderhoof and d'Hemecourt agree, since they feel that few tourists find their way over.

The numbers tell the tale: In 2004 on Laurel Street the market grossed $186,652.

Outside the courthouse in 2006, the vendors brought in $163,825.

Tide turns

But last year, the tide started to turn: Sales reached $228,248.

Still, the Port Angeles market trails its Port Townsend and Sequim counterparts.

Port Townsend's seven-month season last year grossed $802,912, with some 90 vendors drawing about 50,000 shoppers into Port Townsend.

The Open Aire Market, which brings about four dozen vendors into downtown Sequim on Saturdays from mid-May to mid-October, saw gross sales of $249,000 in 2008, up from $174,000 in 2006. (Read More)

How To Buy Organic Produce

2008-12-29T11:19:00.000-08:00

How To Buy Organic Produce @ Yahoo! Video

Anna Lappé, Co-founder Small Planet Institute, explains how and why to buy organic produce.

Port Townsend Marty David's Peace Produce Painting

2008-12-12T06:31:00.000-08:00

Peace Produce owner stands behind Marty David's portrait of the seasonal Port Hadlock fruit and vegatable stand.

The spot Marty painted the September stand scene.

Painting Close-up

PT Leader Letter: The higher price of organic

2008-12-12T06:23:00.000-08:00

Letter To The Editor: December 2008

I want to thank the people of Jefferson County and Port Townsend for supporting our local farmers markets.

In response to Mary Davies' recent column asking why prices at the Farmers Market are often higher than at the Food Co-op, I would like to challenge that presumption. As a farmer, I keep track of prices at both Safeway and the Food Co-op, and find that I am often charging the same or less than what's charged for mass-produced, non-organic produce. If the prices are higher, it is not that the target buyer is a tourist; it is that we Americans are used to paying low prices due to mass production, exploitation of migrant workers and government subsidies. Your dollar spent at the Port Townsend Farmers Market is helping a local farm family earn a living wage, grow really fresh produce brought practically to your door step. In fact, you should pay more to have produce picked less than a day earlier, packed and brought to market. (Read More)

2008 Farmers Market Comes To A Close

2008-11-12T05:40:00.000-08:00

Next week, will be the final Port Townsend Farmers Market for 2008.

Die hard locals fight the elements to get want they need direct from local farmers

Nash's Produce cart is still loaded with field fresh produce

Farmers of the farmers market celebrate year of growth

2008-11-06T10:48:00.000-08:00

It's not often that the farmers of Jefferson County get to sit at a banquet of gourmet local food for $75 a plate.

In part, that's because there aren't many banquets made entirely of gourmet local food, though the Port Townsend Farmers Market third annual Harvest Dinner on Oct. 26 was certainly the exception.

But in part it's also because most farmers can't afford the $75. The growth of local farms and the ranks of farmers, marked by the rapid growth of the farmers market here, has not changed the economics of small farms. It's hard work through many hours through many cold months that produces a barely livable wage. That's the way it looks to longtime farmer Robert Greenway of Corona Farm.

"The success of the market truly rests on the farmers," he said, "and this is a raggedy, wily, persistent bunch, for the most part willing to work 60- to 70-hour weeks for a few bucks an hour." While many local farmers have been at it for years, others are new and bring new energy and skills to the fields. Among those new skills, said Greenway, are business models that "show them, rather harshly, just how hard they are working and how little they are compensated for it." There are exceptions, such as farms supported by family money or a strong legacy, he said.

World Peace Produce - Port Hadlock, Rhody Drive

2008-10-14T16:48:00.000-07:00

A video postcard of World Peace Produce in Port Hadlock, WA. The fresh fruit and vegetable stand will close in December and open in May 2009.

Currently, local farmers (Nash's, Colinwood Farms, Solstice Farms and Red Dog Farm) organic produce is available from the road side outlet.

World Peace Produce Salsa Recipe

2008-08-31T11:37:00.000-07:00

Fresh Fruit & Vegetables

11602 Rhody Drive
Port Hadlock, WA
360/385-9821

Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe Ingredients

4-8 tomatoes
1 garlic clove peeled
2-4 fresh whole jalapeños
1 large sweet onions
1 large bunch cilantro
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 lime (juice)
4-8 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

In a blender, add one half cut-up tomatoe, cilantro ends, jalapeños (cut up), garlic

Blend every thing together and put into mixing bowl

In the food processor, turn the motor on chop and add cilantro and one half cut-up tomatoe and chop for a few seconds.

Add to mixing bowl

In the food processor, for a few seconds chop up the sweet onion

Add to mixing bowl

In In the food processor, for a few seconds chop up the tomatoes (don't over fill).

Add to mixing bowl

Repeat until all the tomotoes are chopped up and put into the mixing bowl

Stir everything together in the mixing bowl

Add all the remaining ingredients lime juice, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.

Allow to season for approximately one hour

Just before serving mix in the 1/4 cup of ice water to cool the salsa.

Serve with tortilla chips, enhance your favorite chicken recipes, fish, barbecue beef, or with beans wrapped in a tortilla.

Make this great tomato salsa recipe then blend with mashed Avocado to make a fantastic guacamole.

This healthy homemade tomato salsa recipe is great with everything.

Since you will not have any left, storing is not a problem.

Makes about 2 cups.

PT Market to celebrate Farmers Market Week

2008-08-05T15:51:00.000-07:00

PT Market to celebrate Farmers Market Week: "The Port Townsend Farmers Market joins more than 100 markets across the state in celebrating Washington State Farmers Market Week, Aug. 3-9.

Events kick off at the Wednesday market Aug. 6 with a 3:30 p.m. cooking demonstration by local chef Arran Stark of Cultivated Palette. Shoppers have the opportunity to learn a new recipe and meet the first of five 'challenges' that encourage exploration of local food issues during the week.

The Farmers Market Week shopper challenges encourage shoppers to tally how much of their weekly food budget goes directly to growers, try new produce or a recipe, explore food preservation, shop with reusable bags, and thank growers in person during the week. Locals are encouraged to represent Port Townsend by sending photos and descriptions of how they met a challenge to the Washington State Farmers Market Association and enter to a win a basket of market goods."

Jim Hinde - R.I.P.

2008-06-20T07:52:00.000-07:00

Jim Hinde, Seattle Folk Singer, performs at the 2006 Port Townsend Farmers Market.

Seattle PI
June 10, 2008
Jim Hinde, 1951-2008: Market busker sang his heart out

For 18 years, Jim Hinde's folk songs provided a musical background for Pike Place Market's cacophony of fishmongers and vegetable sellers. His anti-war and protest ballads carrying more meaning and passion than ever as he watched sadly as a new generation went off to fight.

Hinde, the Market's bushy-bearded busker, died in his sleep Monday. He was 56.

CHIMACUM FARMERS' MARKET OPENS JUNE 1ST

2008-05-22T14:57:00.000-07:00

Jefferson County’s newest market brings growers and consumers together

CHIMACUM, WA. MAY 22, 2008 – Starting Sunday, June 1st, The Chimacum Farmers' Market will open to the public for the season.

Featuring locally grown produce from Chimacum Grange farmers, customers can be sure they are receiving the freshest items, most of which are produced within 30 miles of the market. Opening weekend offerings may include fresh greens, radishes, peas, herbs, vegetable and flower starts, seeds, jams and jellies, coffee, chocolate, eggs, wool and lavender products.

Participating farmers and producers include Plum Wild Farm, Dharma Ridge Farm, G&R Quality Seafood, Olympic Pastured Poultry, Mountain Spirit Herbal Co., Sequim Lavender Company, Princess Valiant Coffee and John Gunning's Familty Farm.

The popularity of farmers markets is growing quickly as people become more interested in eating locally. The surge in the cost of oil has had a noticeable effect on the price of food in the grocery store, since most food requires processing, packaging, refrigeration and a long trip in a truck. Local food is largely free of these fluctuating costs and is closer to the actual cost of production. Items produced closer to home are higher in nutrients because they tend to be picked at their peak and do not spend many days in transit to the consumer, losing more nutrients.

Patronizing local farmers keeps agriculture viable on the peninsula, ensuring that farms will stay in production and increasing food security on the peninsula. As people become more interested in locallization and supporting the local economy first, food is at the top of the list of things in which everyone has the same basic need. Building a strong food network means that peninsula residents would have an easier time being fed in the case of emergency that effects the normal channels of large scale food distribution.

The Chimacum Farmers' Market is located at the Grange, 9572 Rhody Drive, on the Jefferson Transit bus line across from the Chimacum Schools. The market will be open Sundays from 11am to 3pm, June 1st through October.

For more information on the Chimacum Farmers' Market, please visit http://www.chimacum.org/ or contact Molly Fahrenschon at 360.821.1035

On Food: Creamery's success came out of the blue

2008-05-14T16:25:00.000-07:00

On Food: Creamery's success came out of the blue: "The first Seattle Cheese Festival, in 2005, was one of those golden, pivotal days for Matt Day of Mount Townsend Creamery. I remember it for the jostling crowds mobbing for samples. Day remembers it for selling completely out of Mount Townsend's young cheeses, hearing raves from discerning fans, and feeling epiphany strike: 'This is going to work,' he thought. 'We aren't completely crazy doing this.'"

Chimacum Farmers' Market

2008-05-14T12:41:00.000-07:00

Chimacum Farmers' Market (Map) opens June 1.

Chimacum Farmers’ Market Mission Statement and Vision

The Chimacum Farmers’ Market is committed to local agriculture and community, offering the means for the two groups to come together in a mutually beneficial relationship.

The market helps form and strengthen the relationship between farmers and consumers, improving customer base for the farmers, giving consumers better access to fresh local food, thereby fortifying the food network on the Olympic Peninsula.

Hours: Sundays, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Contact: Molly Fahrenschon (360)821-1035

To Farmers Market we will go! Maypole dance for Saturday's opening

2008-05-01T06:13:00.000-07:00

"After several years of rapid growth, the Saturday market has become the largest weekly confluence of community in Port Townsend, drawing more than 1,000 customers each week. This success has attracted a large number of new vendors.

'We've added 11 new vendors and counting to the market this year, all food-related, including five new growers,' reported market manager Wendie Dyson. Because the interest among vendors is so high, Dyson initiated a waiting-list system to allow new vendors to experience the market when an established vendor cannot attend.

'I'm getting several calls each week from local entrepreneurs who want to join the market,' said Dyson. 'Some are backyard hobby growers whose gardens are producing enough excess that they're ready to start selling. This is exciting because it's increasing our local food source and building the diversity of products at the market. Several are younger residents starting their own side business preparing foods using ingredients they're sourcing from local growers or the Food Co-op, thus further supporting our local food system.'" (Read More)

More from Mt. Townsend Creamery

2008-02-18T21:07:00.000-08:00

More from Mt. Townsend Creamery: "The Seastack cheese from Mt. Townsend Creamery is one of those foods so unearthly good it makes me proud just to say we're from the same state. So imagine my dismay to see a sign at my market last week warning that the creamery's cheeses would be in short supply for a few months."

Full Circle Farm Promotional Video

2008-02-13T05:58:00.000-08:00

Full Circle Farm, a family farm growing more than 75 varieties of certified organic fruits and vegetables in the Snoqualmie Valley, produced an excellent short promotional video. To my ear, the music merry-go-round could have been cut, but all in all, it is a good production for small farmers to use as a model to make their own.

A one-woman bakery, from Romania to PT

2008-01-18T06:29:00.000-08:00

By Allison Arthur
PT Leader

Anca Hasson started experimenting with melting sugar when she was a girl growing up in Romania. She remembers rations of a half a kilogram - about a pound - of sugar per person a month. And the only nuts available were walnuts from local trees.

Today Hasson owns her own wholesale bakery business, Pastry Design by Anca.

It's a one-woman show, and she's just finished her first successful season with the Port Townsend Farmers Market, where she routinely sold out of baked goods such as pecan toscas, almond croissants and nut tarts with four kinds of nuts, including macadamia. Read More

Interview with Chris Curtis Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance

2007-06-11T09:07:00.000-07:00

Hyun-Jung Jang, a Korean journalism student visiting Seattle to learn English, talks to Chris Curtis, Market Director for the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance about the importance the University District Farmers Market has had in the community since 1993.

The Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance currently operates six farmers markets: Broadway, Columbia City, Lake City, Magnolia, University District and West Seattle.

The Spot Restaurant

2007-06-07T11:32:00.000-07:00

On opening day, Claire and Zoe interview Randy and Anne Unbedacht of The Spot Restaurant, Port Townsend.

Bainbridge Island: Nancy Fortner Sweetlife Farm

2007-06-03T11:55:00.000-07:00

Nancy Fortner, owner Sweetlife Farm, talks about selling her made made natural skincare products, honey, cocoa local, fruit & herbal farm products at the Bainbridge Farmers Market.

Gabcast! Street Pods #6

Ruth Ballard Talks About Market Volunteers

2007-05-16T10:39:00.001-07:00

Gabcast! Port Townsend Farmers Market #15

In this cell phone podcast direct from the May 12th Port Townsend Farmers Market, Ruth Ballard, Friends of the Market and Volunteer Coordinator, discusses the some of the volunteer positions currently available and what your donations are used for to help the market infrstructure. NOTE: The PT Farmers Market Phone number is 360/379-9098. Our conversation was cut short because we exceeded the time limit of the cell phone podcast service. Photo: Ruth Ballard is inbetween market volunteers Linda Smith and Bill Wise.

Aric Spencer Takes A Bite From His SpinshCone

2007-05-15T13:03:00.000-07:00

Gabcast! Port Townsend Farmers Market #12

Aric Spencer describes eating a "SpinshCone" strolling through the market.

Click "Play" above to listen to our conversation at the market.

Aric and Amy - green inside and out.

Why support your local Farmers Market?

2007-05-14T10:11:00.000-07:00

Most of us never meet the people who grow our food

Buying from farmers markets supports small family farmers. Without your support, many local farms risk extinction.

Family farms and farmers markets employ local people.

Farmers markets build community: market customers know their neighbors.

Farmers markets are an important part of thriving local business districts.

Eating fresh, local fruits and vegetables contributes to good health.

Fresh, local products have incomparable flavor and quality.

Family farms preserve the open space we, our children, and wild animals crave and need.

Local farms grow a diversity of crops , ensuring crop biodiversity, which is key to healthy ecosystems.

Pastry Design By Anca

2007-05-13T20:01:00.000-07:00

At the end of market on Saturday, Anca Hasson, Pastry Design By Anca, sold this cake to a vendor immediately after our photo shoot.

There are more PT Farmers Market images published on the Seattle PI "My Seattle Pix" user contributed photo sharing site. If you snap PTFM digital pixs, get a free account and showcase your perception of the market statewide.

Video: What is In Kira Doley's Shopping Bag?

2007-05-13T06:58:00.000-07:00

Gabriel Bernier, VISTA Volunteer Community Support Services, finds out what Kira Doley, Acting Executive Director Washington State Farmers Market Association, has in her shopping bag and what her impressions are of the market. (NOTE: This video is unedited.)

Kira shows off her canvas shopping bag.

Podcast: Interview with Kira Doley

2007-05-12T12:35:00.001-07:00

Kira Doley, Acting Executive Director Washington State Farmers Market Association, chats with Gabriel Bernier, VISTA Volunteer Community Support Services, at the market today.
Gabcast! Port Townsend Farmers Market #11

Klaus Hintermavr, Hillside Farm

2007-05-11T09:13:00.000-07:00

Klaus Hintermavr, Hillside Farm Market Board Member, talks about opening day of the 2007 season.

Gabriel Bernier Explains The New Food Stamp System

2007-05-10T10:08:00.000-07:00

Gabriel Bernier, VISTA Volunteer Community Support Services, explains the new Port Townsend Farmers Market Food Stamp System, buys Apples with wooden tokens, figures out how to keep the "Got Food" sign straight and explains how he got involved in the Olympic Community Action Program.

Emily Truitt, Tarboo Valley Pasta, Sells Out On Opening Day

2007-05-09T08:27:00.000-07:00

Emily Truitt, Tarboo Valley Pasta, talks to Matt Sircely, PT Farmers Market Communications Coordinator, about selling out on opening day.

Karen Lee, Port Townsend Farmers Market Board President

2007-05-08T22:11:00.000-07:00

Claire and Zoe, Leader Vision Cub Reporters, chat with Karen Lee, Port Townsend Farmers Market Board President, about opening day 2007.

Nick Hill Recaps Opening Day

2007-05-07T14:49:00.000-07:00

Nick Hill, Market Manager, recaps the events of Opening Day, May 5, 2007. For more opening day videos, check out Port Townsend Leader Vision.

Port Townsend Farmers Market Welcomes EBT

2007-05-04T15:53:00.000-07:00

Gabriel Bernier of Basic Food Education & Outreach at the Olympic Community Action Program displays the wooden nickels, each worth a dollar towards food, vegetable seeds and starts, that he purchased during a test run of the PT market's new wireless EBT machine. Photo by Matt Sircely.

For the first time this season, the Port Townsend Farmers Market will accept food stamps, also known as EBT. Participants in the program can now swipe their card at the market information booth in exchange for tokens that can be used to buy fresh local food and even vegetable seeds and starts.

"It has been a real pleasure working with the PT market. I hope this partnership represents only one step in many toward creating a strong, equitable, and sustainable local food system," says Gabriel Bernier of Basic Food Education & Outreach at the Olympic Community Action Program. Bernier will furnish information at the market info table to help individuals determine whether they may be eligible to receive EBT.

The Port Townsend Farmers Market is located uptown on Tyler Street at Lawrence. Wednesday markets begin on June 13th. For more information, call the market office at 379-9098 or visit www.ptfarmersmarket.org.

PHOTO: Gabriel Bernier of Basic Food Education & Outreach at the Olympic Community Action Program swipes his personal EBT card during an on site test of the market's new wireless machine. Market Manager Nick Hill administered the test. Photo by Matt Sircely.

CONTACT: Matt Sircely • matt (at) ptfarmersmarket (dot) org • (360) 301-3789

PT Farmers Market Opening Day is May 5th

2007-05-04T15:15:00.000-07:00

PT Farmers Market Opening Day is May 5th

SATURDAYS Uptown-Tyler at Lawrence
9:30am-1:30pm ~ May 5-Nov 17

WEDNESDAYS Uptown-Polk at Lawrence
3:30pm - 6:30 pm ~ June13-Sept 26

If you think the market is bustling, you're right.

In 2006, revenues hit $632,000, a 21% increase over 2005, and we saw 17 new vendors. But the market's success is as much about values as it is about numbers.

The market promotes sustainable agriculture, a vital part of the creativity of our community, especially the sustenance provided by local farmer / growers.

Opening Day Site Map

Press Release: Port Townsend Farmers Market Opens

2007-05-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DATE: May 5, 2007 â€¢ 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

CONTACT: Matt Sircely matt at ptfarmersmarket dot org (360) 301-3789

Video: Nick Hill, Market Manager

The Port Townsend Farmers Market opens this weekend in Uptown Port Townsend on Saturday, May 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Deputy Mayor Michelle Sandoval will open the market with an official ceremony at 9:30 a.m. At noon, Sandoval will draw upon her Chicana heritage to deliver a brief address in Spanish, invoking the celebration of Cinco de Mayo.

On opening day, the market stage will feature folkloric Mexican music by Tres Piedras, a trio of twin fiddles and guitar led by local fiddler Marla Streater. As part of the Cinco de Mayo festival, children will have the chance to swing at a festive pata.

Each week through the season, the farmers market offers a wide spectrum of food, crafts, art and music together with an opportunity to personally connect with the local sustainable growers who are sowing the future of Jefferson County. In the last few years, the Port Townsend Farmers Market has grown into a full scale community celebration, with more than a thousand people attending each week.

Perennial changes at the farmers market always present a few surprises. This year, new vendor highlights include the return to the market of Frog Hill Farm. A long-standing anchor of the local food network, Frog Hill's cooperative team of seasoned growers will fill another booth with glorious, healthy produce.

Also among the new arrivals, Randy and Anne Unbedacht of The Spot Restaurant will serve seafood gumbo, caesar salad, soups, pestos and salsas alongside their signature "SPOTKETS" tasty pastry pies stuffed with seafood, meats or vegetables. Janice Speck of Janice Designs will furnish her bracelets, necklaces, scarves, and hats using locally processed wool and her palette of vibrant colors.

Former Old Tarboo farmer Emily Truitt will introduce her new Tarboo Valley Pasta, made with local eggs. Also for the first time, the Silverwater Cafe will offer its spice collection, including the renowned Silverwater Secret Spice. Dottie Holland and her young daughter Maddie will carry a combination of farm-oriented artwork, vegetables and even homemade animal treats. They will be accompanied by Maddie's miniature horse Willie certain to be popular among the market-going children.

In all, more than sixty vendors, including twenty-one growers and wildcrafters, will attend the community celebration on opening day. Vendor attendance will continue to grow during the first few weeks.

The Port Townsend Farmers Market is located uptown on Tyler Street at Lawrence. Wednesday markets begin on June 13th. For more information, call the market office at 379-9098 or visit www.ptfarmersmarket.org.

NEWS FROM THE MARKET: April/May 2007

2007-05-01T17:10:00.000-07:00

Coop Commons
Port Townsend Food Coop Newsletter

By Matt Sircely

As the spring soil awakens and the young starts begin to climb out of their pots, we at the Port Townsend Farmers Market are thrilled to look forward to another season of providing personal connections between the community and local growers. Last year, between a thousand and 1,500 people supported the market each week, perhaps the largest weekly confluence of community in our beloved town. We need to grow our local production to keep pace with the rapid increases in demand, and we strongly encourage more local growers to climb on board. As Coop Commons goes to print, vendors continue to submit applications, so please consider this one last bugle call.

In the last issue, Nick Hill foreshadowed the arrival of new staff at the market, and it is little surprise that, after all of his heartfelt dedication as site manager last year, Nick is the new Market Manager. The market also welcomes Ruth Ballard to the new position of Friends of the Market Coordinator. Ruth will be organizing and leading our courageous volunteers. I feel honored to announce that I will be the Communications and Marketing Coordinator this year and I will continue for a third year as Music Coordinator.

Throughout the season, a series of festivals will celebrate some of the favorite crops. Still, each week at the market is essentially a festival of food, art and music. Underscoring the vibrant community celebration are the intentions of building a sustainable food network that we all share. This year, the Farmers Market will also accept Food Stamps, allowing recipients to use EBT cards to directly buy local produce.

Out On The Farm

One measure of the health of a local farming community is the stability and continuity of farms and farmers coming to the market. We are pleased to announce that almost all of our farming neighbors will be back at the market on opening day on May 5. Only one farm has departed, and we hope John Gunning and Colinwood Farm will return in 2008.

Change is in the winds on our local farms this year, and we consider change with continuity to be good news. For example, Corona Farm will continue production, but with different farmers. Adam Blake and Em Graham, already familiar to many as managers of Full Circle Gardens, have taken the reins at Corona. Adam will also maintain the market's website at www.ptfarmersmarket.org.

Meanwhile, seasoned growers Marko Colby and Hanoko Myer, formerly of Corona and other farms, farm with Keith Kisler at Finn River Farm, continuing the thread of continuity. Kate Dean will step back to spend more time with her family. Marko and Hanoko have also joined a cooperative team to return Frog Hill Farm to the market, a farm well-known in town for its CSA program and bountiful lunches.

Old Tarboo Farm will be back with new farmers, and we send a hearty welcome to Jovi Catena and partner. Half of the former Old Tarboo dynamic duo also returns in a different fashion, as Emily Truitt (see video) will sell handmade pasta instead of greens. We wish Karyn Williams well as she travels the world.

We’re happy that Klaus and Jan Hintermayr of Hillside Farm will be back on Wednesdays and will also join us on Saturdays this season. Sunfield Farm will add Wednesdays to their schedule, including a CSA pickup on site.

While there is considerable change this season, there is also growth and continuity — something we can all take nourishment from. Once again, the market encourages new farmers and growers — even back-yard, community gardeners to join the ranks. Get in touch with Nick Hill, Market Manager, at nick@ptfarmersmarket.org and he’ll find you a spot. Get food you can trust at the market, where you can personally know both the farm and the farmer.

RUTH BALLARD: Friends of the Market Coordinator

2007-05-01T08:51:00.000-07:00

This appeared in The Co-op Commons Newsletter

As the new Friends of the Market Coordinator, it’s my hope that the strong community support for the Farmers Market will bring many new volunteers and donors this season, and for many seasons to come. I’ll be keeping you informed over the next months about how you can share your talents and passion to support the mission of the market.

Did you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes to help set the table for success for our farmers, food producers and artisans? Here’s a little hint -- it starts with volunteers. From our volunteer Board of Directors, to our set-up and take-down crew, festival event impresarios to web editors, this market depends on community volunteers.

Another way to lend support is by joining the Friends of the Market and making a tax-deductible monetary contribution. To cultivate local sustain- able agriculture in our community requires a commitment to keep vendor fees low and provide a strong revenue stream for producers. Your support is essential to the continued success of the Port Townsend Farmers Market.

If you want to join the special group that helps bring this feast to our town on Wednesdays and Saturdays, call the business office or email: info@ptfarmersmarket.org to volunteer, or join the Friends of the Market. There is more information about our programs at www.ptfarmersmarket.org.

See you at the Market on opening day,
May 5, 2007!

EarthDay 2007: Food Co-Op Compostable Eatery

2007-04-24T14:09:00.000-07:00

Brendon O'Shea, Produce Buyer Port Townsend Food Coop, talks about compostable, biodegradable plates, bowls and utensils.

The biodegradable utensils are made from 80% non-GMO corn starch and 20% other biodegradable fillers and can handle hot foods and liquids up to about 190-200 degrees F. More Information

The Final Song Sung In 2006

2006-11-21T10:39:00.000-08:00

Judith-Kate Frieddman leads a sing-a-long of "The Water Is Wide." It is the final song sung at the 2006 Port Townsend Farmers Market.

Arrangement/Vocals/Guitar: Judith-Kate Friedman
Harmony Vocals: DANIEL DEARDORFF.

Judith-Kate Friedman writes passionate songs. Her folk/roots sound springs from improvisation and tradition, with touches of jazz and a poet's eye on the world. An eloquent vocalist and award-winning songwriter, she draws audiences in close with finely etched images, infectious guitar grooves and captivating melodies. Her powerful, spirited performances celebrate heritage, justice and the courage to make change.

Judith moved to Port Townsend in April.

November 4th Market Memories

2006-11-12T08:31:00.000-08:00

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Listen to the interview with Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News, and Zach Wailand, Dharma Ridge Farm.

Selling produce in the wind and rain.

Good stomping puddles.

Libby Urner, Port Townsend Farmers Market Director, October/November Report

2006-10-29T17:38:00.000-08:00

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Libby Urner, Port Townsend Farmers Market Director, talks to Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News, at the Market about upcoming events and products that are sold at the end of October.

NOTE: This 3 minute podcast was recorded on the RCA RP5030 Digital Voice Recorder Libby is holding in her hand and edited with Apple's GarageBand.

CROCK POT POTATO SOUP

2006-10-15T13:32:00.000-07:00

CROCK POT POTATO SOUP

6 potatoes
2 leeks
2 onions
1 carrot
1 stalk celery
4 c. water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
4 chicken bouillon cubes
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 tbsp. parsley flakes
2 tbsp. butter
13 oz. can evaporated milk
Chopped chives

Cut all to bite-size. Put all ingredients except milk and chives, in the crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Stir in evaporated milk during the last hour. Serve with chopped chives.

Washington State Fair: Emergency Food Network

2006-09-19T14:39:00.000-07:00

September Activities and Events

2006-08-27T09:12:00.000-07:00

Libby Urner, Port Townsend Farmers Market Director, highlights September 2006 activities and events.

Governor proclaims August 12 - 19 as Farmers Market Week

2006-08-06T15:15:00.000-07:00

Watch Governor’s Video

Washington state residents are encouraged to show their support for
family farms by shopping at their local farmers market during the
upcoming "Washington State Farmers Market Week." The Washington State
Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and Washington State Farmers Market
Association (WSFMA) join Governor Chris Gregoire in proclaiming Aug.
12-19 as a time to recognize "the many benefits of our local farmers
markets."

Farmers markets in Washington increased from 60 in 1998 to more than 90
in 2006. Statewide, farmers markets reported $24 million in sales in
2005, up $2 million from the previous year. Most of those dollars go
directly to Washington family farmers. "From Anacortes to Vashon and
Bridgeport to Spokane, thousands of people are shopping each week in a
fun atmosphere to buy fresh in-season produce, flowers and other items,"
said Melisa Evangelos, president of the WSFMA and manager of the Tacoma
Farmers Market.

"Farmers markets play a vital role in rural and urban economies throughout the state, and are increasing in popularity every day," Evangelos said.

Farmers markets provide family farmers with direct access to the full retail dollar for their products, and provide the public with access to some of the freshest, best-tasting produce available.

VIDEO: Liz Mueller, Copper Canyon Press, Interviews Poet Red Pine

2006-07-17T06:26:00.000-07:00

Liz Mueller, Copper Canyon Press Summer Intern, talks to Red Pine, Poet/Chinese Translator about his work.

Bill Porter, an American author who writes under the name Red Pine, is an acclaimed translator of and interpreter of Chinese texts. He lived in Taiwan and Hong Kong and has traveled in China. (Read More)

Interview: Karyn Williams Old Tarboo Farm

2006-07-13T18:22:00.000-07:00

Old Tarboo Farm is 25 acres, a quarter of the original Keher homestead established in 1899 ouside of Quilcene, WA. They cultivate 2 acres of the land; the remainder hosts woods, scrubland, wetlands and 3-acre pond, all of which provide habitat for birds and other wildlife. Tarboo Creek, which runs through the corner of our farm, supports Coho and Chum salmon.

An Interview with Sunfield Farms

2006-07-13T09:48:00.000-07:00

Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension, talks to Sebastian, Sunfield Farms, at the Port Townsend Farmers Market.

COMMUNITY FOOD AND FARM PROJECT

Sunfield has launched the Community Food and Farm Project thanks to a three year grant from the Community Food Projects Program of the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (grant number # 2005-33800-16454). This project will develop an organic farm, using biodynamic methods, to provide local youth with agricultural work experience, job-skills training, entrepreneurial skills and opportunities, and community leadership.

Lana Bayal At Nash's Organic Produce

2006-07-12T16:06:00.000-07:00

Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News, talks to Lana Bayal, Nash's Organic Produce, about farming in the Dungeness Valley.

4-H News: WSU Master Gardeners

2006-06-28T14:50:00.002-07:00

Katherine Baril interviews a couple of Master Gardners at the PT Farmers Market.

As trained and certified members of a volunteer program sponsored by Washington State University Extension, Master Gardeners assist the Extension in providing information to home gardeners about sound and sustainable gardening practices. These practices include integrated pest management, efficient watering systems, improving the soil with the recycling of garden wastes and choosing appropriate plants for trouble-free landscapes. More Information

4-H News: Ananda Hill Farms

2006-06-28T14:46:00.000-07:00

4-H News: Pane d'Amore Bakery

2006-06-28T14:34:00.000-07:00

Jim Hinde From Seattle Performance

2006-06-24T17:42:00.000-07:00

John Estes PT Farmers Market Treasurer

2006-06-22T16:39:00.000-07:00

Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News, interviews John Estes, retired accountant and Port Townsend Farmers Market Treasurer.

Dharma Ridge Farm Interview

2006-06-22T14:19:00.000-07:00

In the Valley at Dharma Ridge
By Carol Anne Modena, Staff Writer Port Townsend Food Coop

When I got to the muddy end of the road leading to Dharma Ridge Farm in February, I saw green, level Beaver Valley bottomland and the skeleton of a barn. When Zach and Haley Wailand look at these 10 acres, they see a finished barn, greenhouses, fruit trees, berry bushes and fields of organic crops that they dream about to feed their family and their community.

They started feeding us last spring as one of the earliest growers at the farmers market, with crops from the rocky soil at the top of Dharma Ridge, and more from a rented acre with three giant greenhouses on Egg & I Road. They worked hard last year and grew an impressive range of vegetables and fruits. Zach describes more than one occasion of picking well past sundown, guided by their truck's headlights.

But these fertile valley acres, cow pasture for more than 100 years, are where they hope to collect all their efforts in one place. They're experienced and realistic enough to know it will take some time and a "lot of grunting," and they're clear-eyed and focused enough to convince me they can make it happen.

Farms: Interview with Nick Hill

2006-06-21T11:48:00.000-07:00

4-H News: Interview with Nick Hill

Listen to this Podcast

Nick Hill talks about the Jefferson County Food and Farm Program.

Scott Wilson at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market

2006-06-21T11:46:00.000-07:00

Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director interviews Scott Wilson, owner of the Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader. Hear them discuss youth leadership in media communications and the support the Leader newspaper gives to the development of the next generation of journalists.

Denise Joy - Herbalist at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market

2006-06-21T11:45:00.000-07:00

Denise Joy talks about her herbal medicines at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director.

Jane Whicher: Tour de Ferme coordinator

2006-06-21T11:44:00.000-07:00

Jane Whicher, Tour de Ferme coordinator, talks with Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director, at the Port Townsend Farmer's Market.

Nick Hill Site Manager Port Townsend Farmers Market

2006-06-21T11:38:00.000-07:00

Nick Hill Site Manager Port Townsend Farmers Market talks about the weekly community event that opens on April 29th.

Listen to a March 17th podcast on Jefferson County Food and Farm programs with Arinna Pongray and Nick Hill

Katherine Baril Interviews Susanne Tradewind Farms

2006-06-21T11:36:00.001-07:00

Katherine Baril, Jefferson County Extension Faculty Director Community Development & Leadership, Interviews Susanne, Tradewind Farms, opening day of the Port Townsend Farmers Market.

Showers dampen farmers market, but not the spirit

by EVAN CAEL
Peninsula Daily News

PORT TOWNSEND -- Despite blustery wind and falling raindrops, crowds turned out with excitement on the opening day Saturday of the Port Townsend Farmers Market.

Rows of booths selling fresh, locally grown produce, plants, crafts and food lined Tyler Street where it intersects with Lawrence Street to kick off the 2006 season of the Farmers Market, the largest regular outdoor market west of Seattle.

Beginning at 9 a.m., market vendors provided local residents with what they've been anticipating all winter long. (Read More)

Nill Hill PT Farmers Market Opening Day

2006-06-21T11:36:00.000-07:00

Daniel Bryant interviews Nick Hill, PT Farmers Market Site Manager, on opening day of the 2006 season.

Mikiya Lockhart Willow Wind Gardens

2006-06-21T11:35:00.001-07:00

An interview with Mikiya Lockhart, owner Willow Wind Gardens, at the Port Townsend Farmers Market.

Bob Garrison, PT Farmers Market Shopper

2006-06-21T11:35:00.000-07:00

Bob Garrison, PT Farmers Market Shopper, talks about the weekly market on opening day.

Katherine Baril Interviews Jennie Watkins

2006-06-21T11:33:00.000-07:00

Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension, interviews Jennie Watkins, Anada Hill Farms about her French Chickens on opening day of the 2006 Port Townsend Farmers Market.

PT Farmers Market: Michelle - 10 Year Old Eurntreprene

2006-06-21T11:28:00.000-07:00

Interview: Karyn Williams Old Tarboo Farm

2006-06-21T11:27:00.000-07:00

Port Townsend Farmers Market: Dwyer Family Band

2006-06-21T11:13:00.000-07:00

The Port Townsend Farmers Market Opens 2006

2006-06-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

WATCH PT FARMERS MARKET VIDEOS

The Port Townsend Farmers Market opens for the season on Saturday with expectations of another year of sales growth.

Market manager Libby Urner said vendor demand for space is so strong that the market has expanded into the Clay Street intersection. Listen To Interview with Libby Urner. (MP3, 13 minutes)

“We’ve got a lot of momentum this year,” she said. “There’s a bunch of new vendors, and just about everybody we had before is returning.”

Also new this year is a “Friends of the Market” membership program designed to help build the budget of the nonprofit Port Townsend Farmers Market Association.

The market could also gain visibility through a 4-H project that will feature live interviews and Internet video podcasting direct from the market. (Read More)

Wednesday Market Now Open

2006-06-19T10:44:00.000-07:00

The Port Townsend Farmers Market opens its Wednesday market Wednesday June 14th.

The market, open from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Polk Street between Lawrence and Clay streets, will be open Wednesdays through Sept. 27.

Produce available this week includes salad greens, cut flowers, green garlic, asparagus and rhubarb. Eggs, salmon, cheese and other products are also available, along with a variety of crafts and fresh-cooked food. Strawberries and snow peas should be arriving within the next two weeks.

Music at this week’s Wednesday market is provided by Bill Shepherd.

Kids age 16 and under who would like to sell crafts at the market can set up a booth for free on Wednesdays, with no advance registration. Kids under 8 should have an adult on hand to help out.

The market is also open on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tyler Street between Lawrence and Clay, through Nov. 18.

For information, call market Manager Libby Urner at 379-5610, ext. 302.