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The Winter Market will run weekly every Saturday from January through April 2010. The market is at the Griswold Center in downtown Worthington, and is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get your 2010 off to a healthy, sustainable start at the Winter Market!
These Vendors Will Be At The January 16 Market
A Few of My Favorite Things - Fresh-baked pies, cookies and cinnamon rolls, jams, relish, pickles, apple butter, beets, wood art
Aboxa Fudge - All-natural fudge (no artificial colors, sweeteners, or preservatives. Flavors include: chocolate, choc-walnut, choc-cherry cordial, choc-organge blosssom, choc-candy cane, choc-espresso, buckeye, peanut butter, peanut butter pecan
Andelain Fields - Free range eggs, slow-growth poultry (chicken)
Blue Jacket Dairy - Cheeses including Gretha Grillin, feta, variety of cheese curd flavors, arrowhead chevre, silverlake, garlicquark, lemonquark, Ludlow
Blueberry Patch - Frozen blueberries. Also blueberry jam, jelly, pancake mix, tart mix.
Emily's Sweet Tooth - Sweets, herbs
Gillogly Orchard - Many varieites of apples including gala, fuji, gold rush, jonagold, jonathan, winesap, grannysmith and more. Apple cider, honey, apple butter, garlic, turnips, fall squash
Gourmet Candy by Karen - Gourmet pretzels, caramel, rice krispy pops, marshmallow pops, rocky roads, turtles, truffles, fudge, bark, pre-assembled gifts, buckeyes
Haymays Farm - Bread made with local organic flour: whole wheat, white, apple cinnamon, garlic herb,winter squash bread, and oat flax bread. We only use ohio ingredients.
H-W Farms - Kale, green beans, snow peas, carrots, romaine, spinach, green onions, Brussels sprouts, "grape tomatoes (limited quantity)", onions and potatoes. You may call ahead and order, and then pick up at the market on Saturday. Orders must be made by 2 pm on Friday. Please call or email Paul Patterson for prices: (419)651-5978, PaulP992@aol.com
Landrum Cottage - Specialty breads, crackers, cinnamon roles, designer brownies, fresh basil twists, assorted sweet breads, quiches.
Long Meadows Grass Beef - Many varieties of grass-fed beef
Luna Burger - Veggie burgers including The Classic, Garden Thyme, Farmhouse Chili. Herbed maple "sausage"
Northridge Organic Farm - Organic vegetables including sweet potatoes, regular potatoes. Lamb, lambskins, yarn.
Ohio Farm Direct - Organic cheese
Pleiades Maple Products - Maple syrup (also in decorative bottles and Block O bottles), maple sugar, maple cream, maple glazed nuts, maple barbecue sauce, maple vinaigrette, Maple/walnut topping, maple jelly, maple sugar candies, gift boxes and buckets
Raven Rocks - grass-fed, organic beef, eggs, powerballs, crispy almonds, almond butter, black walnuts, kombucha, butternut squash
Somerset Herbs - Mushrooms and mushroom logs, sprouts, potatoes, fresh and dry herbs, onions, lettuce, spinach
Speckled Hen Farm - chicken brats (original and farmhouse), Chicken sausages including: tart cherry, hot & sweet Italian, chorizo fresco, tomato-basil and breakfast flavors, fresh whole chickens, boneless and bone-in breasts, boneless and bone-in thighs, legs and eggs
Strawberry Farms - Kettle corn, roasted almonds
Sweet Thing Gourmet - Over 30 flavors of homemade jams, five types of biscotti and gift boxes to order
Sycamore Circle Heritage Farm - soap made with farm-raised herbs, foot scrubbies made from loofah gourds, gift baskets and gift certificates available
Up the Lane Farm - Grass-fed beef
VanScoy Farms - Hydroponic lettuce, tomatoes, english cucumbers, (maybe strawberries and green beans)
Market Maps
A map of the vendors in the Griswold Center main room is here
A map of the vendors in the Griswold Center hallway is here
Feb 13 Chef in the Market Features the "Restaurant Widow"
Although our January Chef in the Market was cancelled due to bad weather, our next Chef session is on track for February 13. Lisa Dillman will be our guest chef, and she will demonstrating recipes based on root vegetables. Lisa is otherwise known as the Restaurant Widow, which is the name of her excellent food blog. You can read the blog here. To register for the Feb 13 session, contact the Griswold Center at 777 High Street Worthington OH 43085 (phone 842-6320).
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This newsletter is a project of the Old Worthington Farmer’s Market Friends, a group of local volunteers dedicated to enhancing the Farmer’s Market experience by promoting healthy, locally produced food and products, providing education on healthy living, eating locally and sustainably and strengthening our bonds as a community. If you would like to become a member of Friends, are interested in sponsorship or have questions, please contact Jane Haskins
The Winter Market location is the Griswold Center, 777 High Street. It is at the northwest corner of the Village Green (intersection of US23 and SR161). Here's a map
Griswold Center as seen from High St
Griswold Center as seen from Village Green
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Waste Not Center at the Market January 30
On Saturday, January 30, 2010, the Waste Not Center will have its van at the Winter Worthington Farmers market from 10 am to 1 pm to receive donations of materials and supplies for use by teachers, artists and non-profit organizations in the Columbus area.
Supplies most in demand by center members include paper, pads, notebooks, paint, brushes, glue, fabric, flowers, vases, writing utensils, books, videos, CDs, foam core, poster board, binders, folders, envelopes, seasonal decorations and office and desk supplies.
The Center is a non-profit organization, operated by the Central Ohio Sustainability Alliance, which every week takes in about 2000 pounds of such items and gets them in the hands of people and organizations that put them to good use. Sources of donations include both businesses and individuals.
Free Composting Workshop on Feb 9
A Free Composting Workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7 PM at the Old Worthington Library (820 High Street). Attendees will learn safe, simple and effective methods to start their own home composting program in this FREE workshop. All are welcome! Please invite others you think might be interested. Details are here.
Don't Just Sit There...
...be a volunteer! It takes a small army of volunteers to put on the Winter Market. Why not spend a couple hours to help make the Market happen? Don't worry, there are plenty of breaks! For more information, contact Jane Haskins.