Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Bexley Farmers' Market: September 20th

"Food should be fun."

Thomas Keller


This past weekend at the Houston Hot Sauce Festival, a handful of chilehead judges tasted dozens of salsas from across the country in a Texas-style, shoot-'em-up salsa contest. This competition was held not only to give a few companies bragging rights, but also to raise both awareness and money for the Snowdrop Foundation, a worthy organization dedicated to assisting patients and families at Texas Children's Cancer Center.

So why do we care about a salsa contest in Houston? Meet Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas. Chuck took first place in the "Best Fruit-Based Salsa" category for his Smokey Chipotle Raspberry Lime Salsa.

Visit the Bexley Farmers' Market and help us congratulate Chuck on his latest national honor!

Our vendors for Thursday, September 20th include:

GoldenLife Dog Food
SaraBee Pure Honey
Rhoads Farm
Oink Moo Cluck
Sunny Meadows Flower Farm
The Batch Bakery
Shagbark Seed & Mill
Stonefield Naturals
Dan the Baker
Ochs Fruit Farm
Speckled Hen Farm
Sweet Thing Gourmet
VanScoy Farms
Ohio Farm Direct
Wayward Seed Farm
Chuck Evan's Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsa

Our food carts: Short North Bagel Deli

Our musical entertainment: Ian Hummel

Join us every Thursday, May through October from 4:00-7:00PM!

Bexley Farmers' Market
2111 East Main Street
Bexley, Ohio 43209

For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at info@bexleyfarmersmarket.com. See you at the market!

Information from www.scottrobertsweb.com.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Bexley Farmers' Market: September 13th

Ochs Fruit Farm
“If more of us valued food and cheer above hoarded gold, it would be a much merrier world.”

J.R.R. Tolkien


How does shopping at a farmers market help my local economy?

Farmers markets generate business, and business creates jobs. A 2011 Economic Research Service report found that fruit and vegetable farms selling into local and regional markets employ 13 fulltime workers per $1 million in revenue earned, for a total of 61,000 jobs in 2008. Comparatively, fruit and vegetable farms that are not selling locally employed only three full-time workers per $1 million in revenue.

Farmers markets also bring business to neighboring stores and communities where the market is located. Spending money at farmers markets keeps your money in circulation within the local community, preserving and creating local jobs. This is very different from many major grocery stores where a large percentage of sales leave the community, and possibly even the state or the region.

Support your farmers, artisans, and your community at the Bexley Farmers' Market!

Our vendors for Thursday, September 13th include:

GoldenLife Dog Food
SaraBee Pure Honey
Rhoads Farm
Oink Moo Cluck
Sunny Meadows Flower Farm
Shagbark Seed & Mill
Stonefield Naturals
Dan the Baker
Ochs Fruit Farm
Speckled Hen Farm
Sweet Thing Gourmet
VanScoy Farms
Ohio Farm Direct
Lucky Cat Bakery
Wayward Seed Farm
Chuck Evan's Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsa

Join us every Thursday, May through October from 4:00-7:00PM!

Bexley Farmers' Market
2111 East Main Street
Bexley, Ohio 43209

For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at info@bexleyfarmersmarket.com. See you at the market!

Information from FarmersMarketCoalition.org.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Bexley Farmers' Market: September 6th

"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."

Fran Lebowitz


More farmers markets mean more opportunities to:
  • support small family farms and preserve America’s rural livelihoods
  • strengthen communities and stimulate local economies
  • make fresh, nutritious food available to more people
  • support healthy communities
Celebrate opportunity at the Bexley Farmers' Market every Thursday through October!

As an added bonus this week, enjoy ice-cold lemonade, served up by Bexley's Camp Fire USA club in their first good old-fashioned lemonade stand. These kids are ready to make change--in more ways than one! 

Our vendors for Thursday, September 6th include:

GoldenLife Dog Food
SaraBee Pure Honey
Rhoads Farm
Oink Moo Cluck
Sunny Meadows Flower Farm
Shagbark Seed & Mill
Stonefield Naturals
Dan the Baker
Ochs Fruit Farm
Speckled Hen Farm
Green Seed Farm
Sweet Thing Gourmet
VanScoy Farms
Ohio Farm Direct
Lucky Cat Bakery
Wayward Seed Farm
Chuck Evan's Montezuma Brand

Our musical entertainment: John Millard

Join us every Thursday, May through October from 4:00-7:00PM!

Bexley Farmers' Market
2111 East Main Street
Bexley, Ohio 43209

For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at info@bexleyfarmersmarket.com. See you at the market!

Information from FarmersMarketCoalition.org.