08 Oct Thu 2009
Westminster Farmers' Market Report for 10-09-09
Westminster Farmers’ Market Report from Maple Heights</place /></city /> Farm </font /></span />
It’s Still Easy to Eat Seasonally! </font />
Our market is still as active as it has ever been! We had several new vendors last week and I hope you were able to find them and visit their booths. This week we expect a new soap/lotion vendor and also a vendor who will be selling salsa kits! Don’t think for one minute that our market is slowing down!! A bit of a nip in the air, a few raindrops, no matter -- you still have to eat and you deserve farmers’ market fresh! In addition, keep in mind that it is your patronage that keeps our vendors coming. The reason that you are able to find such great food at our farmers’ market (when many area markets are closing for the season), is simply because you shop there! Keep up the good work! </font />
I hope you have been able to time your visits to enjoy our market entertainment! So much thanks to Dr. B and the Homemade band and the father/daughter team of Ron and Megan McGuire for performing at our market over the past few weeks! The music has been fantastic and makes the afternoon incredibly enjoyable for everyone! </font />
This week </font />Warren Rasmussen</font /> will be performing. He is raising new awareness about ground nuts in this area and will also be selling his book, </font />The Mary Rowlandson Story</font />, which is a piece of local history involving Mary, Wachusett</placename /> Mountain</placetype /></place /> and Redemption Rock!) </font />
And don’t forget that this is the week for our free raffle. We will be raffling off 2 bags of farmers market products (each worth about $100). Included in the raffle we have everything from Nancy </font />Sampson’s pottery</font /> to a beautifully handcrafted cutting board from Bob Richard. We have gift certificates from vendors, </font />meats</font />, </font />cheese</font />, a beautiful birdhouse donated by Bob Richard’s adorable grandchildren, spice rubs, photo cards and more. These items will be divided into two baskets. To enter the raffle, bring your free raffle ticket (handed out during the parade) and drop it in the picnic basket by the cooler. We have extra forms by the picnic basket if you forget yours. At 6:00</time />, Dean Johnson will draw the 2 winning entries! </font />
Next week (October 16th) is the pumpkin festival so come along, enjoy the festivities, bring your children to enter the pumpkin painting contest and enjoy a hayride. Have a hot cup of soup or coffee and enjoy a homemade pumpkin donut! </font />
It is still easy to eat seasonally </font />
We are in this great overlap of seasons where we can still have the freshest summer vegetables along with any of the fall and winter varieties which include leeks, squash, potatoes, beets, carrots, kale, Brussels</place /></city /> sprout, salad [Read More]