Sorry if you are tired of hearing about farmers markets, but buying locally made food is the easiest way to enrich your life, while reducing your carbon footprint. Here si the announcement I got in my email for the Tremont market. I will see you there this week-Tuesday!
TFM June 16, 2009: Opening Day!
The moment has come! The Tremont Farmers Market will re-emerge in Lincoln Park and my, how we have grown! In one year, we have tripled, at least, our vendor participation. Standing in the area we’ve chosen to set up, I was looking around, trying to imagine 30 or so vendors. Our mini-village will be quite cozy!
Last night, while gorging on fresh strawberries from my garden, I fantasized about all the delicious food that will be at the market. Imagine being able to do almost all of your shopping in a beautiful park! Well, you could make that happen this summer in Tremont.
There will be greens, strawberries, fresh cut flowers, yellow squash, spinach, beets, sprouts, eggs, honey, honey-based products, maple syrup, grass-fed organic beef, grass-fed organic cheese, bread, brownies, vegan baked goods, coffee, salsas and sauces, rubs, artwork, jewelry, cut flowers, plants, raw food, knitted pieces, tea, homeopathic remedies. Are you dizzy, yet? Because I am! I run the risk of making these emails dangerously long, as the vendor list grows and their wares increase.
Now for the stars of the show, the vendors: Beecology, Country Charm Flowers, Gerard Family Farm, In the Raw Café, KC Coffee Co, Kyle Schenk, Lake Erie Creamery, Lise Anderson Jewelry, Mom’s Gourmet, Ms. Julie’s Kitchen, Ohio City Pasta, Ohio Farm Direct, Plant Kingdom Bakery, p’Zazz!, Red Basket Farm, Redozo Farm, Rock Valley Run Farm, Rose Ridge Farm, Supplements, Etc, Suzanniehandknits, t. by Sarah, Trish Supples, Ultimate Brownies, Wonder City Farm, and Will McCracken.
Highlights: Crepes and French fries cooked by Gerard Family Farm.
Grass-fed, organic vanilla ice cream will be served by Ohio Farm Direct; in addition to their wonderful cheese, they have whipped up ice cream, their own special chocolate sauce (all ingredients from their farm excepting the sugar and cocoa), and a few other delectable items. Sprouts from Redozo Farm, maple syrup from Red Basket Farm. Vegan baked goods from Planet Kingdom Bakery. The rest I will leave as a surprise!
For our Cooking Demonstration, Chef Ricardo Sandoval is back! Or still here; he’s been juggling dishes in Tremont for years now. I have become one of his biggest fans. Not only has he supported the market in many, many ways, he just always amazes me with his concoctions. (And, we are both Pisces!)
The Tremont Gardeners have graciously agreed to hold their Plant Swap this Tuesday. Bring a plant, you get to take one home. I myself am bringing a few Verbena bonariensis and Salvia sclarea. Intrigued? Get out and divide those perennials—it’s a little on the late side, but all you have to do is make sure they are well watered once planted!
Lisa and Heather Malyuk played for us last October, and they’re back as well! Their hammered dulcimer based music is about perfect for a market. They’re inspired, and so are we!
Neighborhood Family Practice will be on hand to provide nutritional information.
Many vendors accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Coupons, and we are getting set up to accept EBT.
*Remember to bring bags! Reuse is necessary for sustainability.*
Celebrate our community, celebrate good healthy food! Break bread with the best!
Jody Lathwell, market manager
Tags: buy local, Cleveland neighborhoods, food
Hey, I just found this! Thanks so much for helping us spread the word!
Jody
Absolutely! I love farmers markets and what they mean for fresh local food!