Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Thanks for a Great Season!

Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us.

Life is so endlessly delicious. [Ruth Reichl] 

The 2015 Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market season has come to an end.

To our customers - the people who live and work in our community - Westerville, Ohio - we say, a simple, heartfelt Thank You!

See you (next May) at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 28th Market Report

The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach. [Henry Beston]

It's a puddle-jumping, rubber ducky Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville as colorful umbrellas, slickers, and gollashes are the fashion of today.  While, this morning's rain will calm to occasional showers, there is a very good chance we will see rain during today's market hours. 

Market Wednesday is a shower or shine market, and we will be present - all vendors are under cover, so feel free to shop-and-dash, or stop for a few minutes, taste a sample or few, and visit.

The downpours will have moved on long before market open, but intermittent rain is a factor. Today may be a good day to shop-and-dash, although, all vendors are under cover, and we hope you'll stay a while and visit. The Market Wednesday forecast calls for temperatures in the low 60s, a 15 mph wind, cloudy skies, and a diminishing chance of rain (showers, not storms). (Weather updates on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarketWednesday/.)

Today's vendor line-up:  Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm.

Today's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

All Hallow's Eve draws nigh and 'tis tradition... the last market of the season is the week that super heroes, witches, dinosaurs, and fierce princesses come to market!  It's Market Wednesday's Treat-or-Treat! Kids can take their costumes for a test drive and go vendor-to-vendor for treats. (Kids don't have to be in costume to participate.) Treats available as long as our candy stash lasts!

This is the last farmers' market of the 2015 season -  our tenth season. A farmers' market is a community in action. Our appreciation for our customers is hard to put into words, so we'll keep it simple for now: Thank you.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville.

See you at the market.
 

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 21st Market Report

October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again. Hal Borland.

What a beautiful, autumn Market Wednesday. We are looking at an afternoon forecast with temperatures in the low-70s, sunshine, and a light breeze. A great day to stroll through Uptown Westerville and pick up a little farm fresh!

Today's vendor line-up: Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods.

The original power rangers! This week's community partner is Westerville Electric Division.

Annabelle's Blooms has completed the 2015 Market Season. Thanks to Anna Brown for brightening the market space each season with her beautiful flowers.

This will be J-Pops last week of the 2015 Market Season. Thanks to Steve White for making each visit to the market a very cool experience!!

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through next week, October 28th, @ N State and E. Home.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 14th Market Report

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. [Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebook, October 10, 1842]

What a nice afternoon to visit Uptown Westerville and the farmers' market!

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

This week's vendor line-up: Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, and Annabelle's Blooms.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division.

We will not see J-Pops and Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard this week.

Market Wednesday fresh-picked selections include sweet potatoes, peppers, garlic, squash varieties, greens, potatoes, turnips, pumpkins, chestnuts, and varieties of crisp apples.

Artisan vendor selections include loaf breads and bagels, sheep's milk cheese, pie!, organic grass-fed cow's milk cheese, maple syrup, tortilla chips, salsas, jam, empanadas, dessert breads, cookies, biscotti, rubs, barbecue sauce, maple sugar, marinades, and confections.

Fox Hollow Farm features naturally-raised beef, pork, lamb, and chicken. Flying J Farm features grass-fed beef.

Just a note: Fox Hollow Farm also sells fresh eggs, which are sometimes available at market, and always available through pre-order. You can place an order with Fox Hollow Farms ahead of time through their online order option (very simple), including eggs, and your order will be ready for pick-up. After the market season, you can continue to place orders with Fox Hollow Farms, they stop by Uptown Westerville regularly, between seasons, for order pick-ups. http://www.foxhollowfarmnaturally.com/order/ 

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through October 28th (that's three more markets!) @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Certified organic produce from Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 7th Market Report

There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October. [Nathaniel Hawthorne]

Boy Howdy, have we got a beautiful, farm fresh autumn day ahead of us in Uptown Westerville.

The weather forecast this afternoon calls for partly sunny skies, temperatures in the mid-70s, a light breeze, and zero chance of precipitation.

 This week's vendor line-up: Annabelle's Blooms, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Home-grown. Home-made. All Ohio. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through October 28th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Sweet Potatoes from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: September 30th Market Report

Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!

Humbert Wolfe

It is hard to believe this Market Wednesday is the final day of September, but here we are - the morning's overcast will eventually give way to sunlight and clouds, and with  temperatures in the mid-to-high 60s and a light breeze, it will be a just-right afternoon to visit Uptown Westerville and the farmers' market.

This week's vendor line-up: Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Annabelle's Blooms, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Ohio Farm Direct, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet*, Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery.

*There is a chance we will not see Sweet Thing Gourmet today. We'll keep you posted on facebook.

We will not see J-Pops and Flying J Farm.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Each Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through October 28th @ N. State & E. Home in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

See you at the market.

Pictured: Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: September 23rd Market Report

Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple. - J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)

Farewell Summer and welcome Autumn 2015. The new season arrives in the form of a beautiful day! It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville and we could not ask for better farm fresh weather.

Today's weather forecast calls for a continuation of this stretch of gorgeous weather. Sunny blue skies with the occasional cloud, temperatures in the high-70s, low humidity, a light breeze that occasionally tussles the leaves, and no chance of precipitation.

This week's Vendor line-up: Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Annabelle's Blooms, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

We heard from Michele and Jim Doran and Doran's Family Farm has completed their 2015 Market Wednesday season. Doran's Family Farm is one of Market Wednesday's original vendors and we say Thanks to Michele and Jim, along with family and crew, for ten great farm fresh seasons! Looking forward to 2016's sweet corn already!

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 28th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Have a great day! See you at the market!

Pictured: Apples from Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: September 16th Market Report

Oh, it's a beautiful day to pick up a little farm fresh in Uptown Westerville! Sunshine, blue skies, temperatures in the high 70s/low 80s, low humidity, and a light breeze from the southwest.

This week's vendor line-up: Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Annabelle's Blooms*, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard*, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm*, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm*, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Miss Cristy's Bakery.

The starred vendors (Doran's Family Farm, Malabar Peach and Apple, Flying J Farm, and Annabelle's Blooms) are expected, but depending on what they are able to fresh pick, may not attend market today. As soon as we know, we'll post here on facebook.

Pleiades Maple is out this week. Eddie Lou Meimer will return to market next week.

Branstool Orchards is bringing apples to market today - this year's peach season lite has now come to an end.

This week's community partner is the always energized Westerville Electric Division.

As we stand at the gateway to fall in Central Ohio, we will start to see our produce vendors wind down their seasons.

Last night, we heard from Mary Bridgman with Bridgman Farm, and Mary believes she's done for the season. She has a late tomato planting (late due to the monsoon conditions in Fayette County earlier this summer) that probably won't ripen, and if she has tomatoes for market we will see Bridgman Farm at the market yet this season. (We'll keep you posted.) Huge thanks to Mary, and Shannon Fisher, for bringing such beautiful, delicious produce (ah, those Sungolds!) to market each week.

We are currently waiting to hear from Michele Doran with Doran's Family Farm as to whether or not they will have enough to bring to market today. We'll keep you posted!

We are also waiting to hear from Flying J Farm and Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard.

We will see Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, and Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm today.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home through October 28th!

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Branstool Orchards. 

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Never Forget

9.11.01 Never Forget. Live to Honor.

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love 

From Into the Fire
Bruce Springsteen, The Rising

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: September 9th Market Report

It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

We have a mixed bag of hot and humid summer weather ahead of us today. We are looking at a forecast that calls for mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the 80s with elevated humidity and a light breeze. There is a chance of rain this afternoon, and we hope the computer models are right, with any rain staying out of Central Ohio, and mostly to Southeastern Ohio; we'll keep an eye on the weather radar.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 28th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Today's Vendor Line-up: Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Annabelle's Blooms, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division.

We have a bit of a "market lite" today with some vendors out this week. We will not see Pleiades Maple Products, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, and J-Pops.

We might see Ohio Farm Direct - it depends on available staff.

All vendors, except Pleiades Maple, expect to return next week. Pleiades Maple will return on September 23rd.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

See you at the market!

Photo: Bridgman Farm market fare.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Enjoy!

 

Without labor nothing prospers.  - Sophocles. 

Have a safe, happy Labor Day weekend!  

Image of Culver Art and Frame staff, circa 1910 - 1920, 74 N. State courtesy of Westerville Public Library Local History Center online.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: September 2nd Market Report

We welcome September with a classic August weather day! While it may be warm and muggy, the sun will be out, sharing the blue sky with passing clouds, and it will be a great day in Uptown Westerville to pick up a little farm fresh!

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Each Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through October 28th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Today's vendor line-up: Branstool Orchards, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese/Sippel Family Farm, Annabelle's Blooms, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, J-Pops, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms.

This week's community partner is Westerville Senior Center.

Eddie Lou Meimer is at the Morrow County Fair all week, so we will not see Pleiades Maple Products. Eddie Lou will return next week, and will be out one more time on September 16th.

Branstool Orchards and Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard are bringing apples to market this week. There is an outside chance of some late season peaches, but our short and sweet peach season has pretty much come to an end.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Sunflowers from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Busy Weekend!

It's hard to believe that September is here. Football season has started, college to kindergarten - school is in, and Labor Day Weekend is just days away.

From Westerville's 9.11 Observance to Cops and Kids Day at Hoff Woods, there are so many community events the second weekend of September is a busy one, here are the highlight events:

Friday, September 11th: 

• 9.11 Memorial Observance: Remembering the Fallen, Protecting the Future.

12 p.m. First Responders Park, 374 W. Main (between the Senior Center and the Fire Station). The Westerville Divisions of Police and Fire Chaplain Corps invite the community to the sixth-annual 9.11 Memorial Observance on Friday, September 11th at 12 p.m. This annual ceremony takes place at the site where steel from the felled North Tower of the World Trade Center stands. It will also be one time of year three flags are raised from the 10th-anniversary Memorial Observance in 2011. Each flag was flown in a special location: the American flag was raised over the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.; the state of Ohio flag flown over the State House in Columbus; and the City of Westerville was flown at Westerville City Hall.

• Uptown Westerville Friday Nights - Cruisin' Uptown.
A free family-friendly get-together. Starting at dinner-time. Participating Uptown merchants stay open until 8 p.m. Love vintage cars and hot rods? Join vintage car and hot rod enthusiasts as they gather Uptown every Friday evening - use an Uptown parking spot or join the crowd in the US Savings Bank parking lot (44 S. State between Winter St. and Hanby School across the street from city hall).

Friday, September 11th - Saturday, September 12th:

 • Great American Campout.
September 11th, 6:30 p.m. to September 12th, 9:00 a.m. Antrim Shelter @ Heritage Park, 60 N. Cleveland (near W. Main). Ages 4 and up. Admission: $15 per person. You have to register for this event to attend. Cookout dinner and breakfast provided. Bring your own gear. Activities.

For details: http://www.westerville.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/4396/35

Saturday, September 12th: 

• 9.11 Travis Manion Foundation Heroes 5k Run.

9:00 a.m., Alum Creek Park North, 221 W. Main. Admission: Fee to participate in the run/walk. Sign up and info: https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Westerville/2014911HeroesRun 

The 9/11 Heroes Run 5K run/walk welcomes runners and walkers of all levels and of all ages. Events take place all over the world, on or near September 11th, and are 100% organized by local community volunteers.

• Household Hazardous Waste Collection.

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Westerville Department of Public Service, 350 Park Meadow Rd. (north off Schrock Rd., between State St. and the Alum Creek bridge).

A well-organized opportunity to cast off the hard to cast off - flammables, toxics, reactives, electronics, fats/oils/grease, tires (4 per household), and corrosives. (Latex/water-based paints are accepted at a $1.00 per can fee.)

For a detailed list: http://www.westerville.org/services/public-service/refuse-recycling-yard-waste/household-hazardous-waste-collection

• Bargain Boutique and Maternity Sale.

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland (@ County Line Rd. W.) Admission: a non-perishable food item which will be donated to a local food bank. Special parking info: Parking for event is at the Sports Complex with shuttle service available.

Buy or sell good usable maternity clothes, children clothing, toys and furniture for children of all ages.

Learn more (Info for selling at this event is available online): http://www.westerville.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/4122/35

Sunday, September 13th:

• Cops and Kids Day.

10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. @ Hoff Woods Park, 556 McCorkle Blvd. (between County Line Rd. E. and Maxtown Road). A free event.

At Cops & Kids Day kids get the chance to interact with the law enforcement community while learning about the equipment and technology that law enforcement personnel use.

Law enforcement officers from all over the state of Ohio bring cruisers, helicopters, motorcycles, K9 units, rescue units, and S.W.A.T. vehicles.

Kids can participate in games, police-related scenarios, and other fun activities including a "Dunk-a-Cop" tank.

The first 1,000 children receive a free Cops & Kids Day giveaway item.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a proud sponsor of Cops and Kids Day.

• The Great Food Truck Fest.

Noon to 7 p.m. @ Nationwide Children's Hospital Close To Home, 455 Executive Campus Dr. (near N. Cleveland & County Line Rd. W.) A free event. Help WARM (Westerville Area Resource Ministry) put together 10,000 meal packets and enjoy music, kid-friendly activities and a gathering of food trucks.

Learn more:

https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatWestervilleFoodTruckFest

http://www.warmwesterville.org/

• Military Service Appreciation Day @ Westerville Community Center.

12:00 p.m. to 5 p.m., Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland @ County Line Rd. W. For active and retired military and reserve personnel enjoy FREE access to the pool, gymnasium, zenith climbing wall, track, and fitness area. Immediate family members receive half-price admission for the day as well.

Cops and Kids Day photographs courtesy of the City of Westerville.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 26th Market Report

It's Market Wednesday and a great day to visit Uptown Westerville! Yep, today is the definitive farm fresh day! Partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the low 70s, medium range humidity, and a light breeze. (Is this really August???)

This week's vendor line-up: Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, J-Pops, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library!

We will not see Annabelle's Blooms this week, but Anna Brown will return next week with her beautiful cut flowers.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Each Wednesday through October 28th @ N. State and E. Home.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Cherry Tomatoes from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 19th Market Report

It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville! We expect to see a beautiful, hot and humid, typical August afternoon today. And, we are hoping those southwestern breezes in the forecast are consistent!

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Today's vendor line-up: Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farms, Branstool Orchards, The Blueberry Patch, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Annabelle's Blooms, J-Pops, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm.

This week's community partner is Westerville Electric Division.

Pleiades Maple Products will not be at market today due to outside temperatures (90° or more too hot for maple syrup and sugar products).

Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard is an outside possibility today. We aren't expecting Mike, but have a place for him just in case.

What can you find on Market Wednesday this week? Delicious, grown under the Ohio sun in rich Ohio soil - fresh-picked produce including sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, onions, kale, blueberries, cucumbers, squash varieties, peaches, melons, and apples, cheese (sheep's milk and cow's milk), pie (that's right, we said pie!), empanadas, tartlettes, fresh-baked bread and bagels, cookies, coffee breads, moon pies, fruit ice pops in fabulous flavors, meats and poultry, and fresh eggs.

Stay cool, today!

Each Wednesday, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home through October 28th.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Heirloom tomatoes from Bridgman Farm.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 12th Market Report

Hokey Smokes! What a great stretch of beautiful summer weather. We deserve it! It's a farm fresh Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

This week's Market Wednesday line-up: Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Annabelle's Blooms, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, J-Pops, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Each Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. thru October 28th @ N. State and E. Home Streets.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Bridgman Farm's awesome Sungold cherry tomatoes. (This might just be what a ray of sunshine tastes like!)

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: It's Farmers' Market Week!

Thank you for supporting farmers' markets!

 

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 5th Market Report

The weather forecast calls for a beautiful August Market Wednesday afternoon in Uptown Westerville. Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. It's a great day to visit the market!

This week's vendor line-up: Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, The Blueberry Patch, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Annabelle's Blooms, J-Pops, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm.

Branstool Orchards did not have enough peaches to come to market today, however they are selling their peaches today at the orchard store in Utica. More on their website: http://branstoolorchards.com/

We expect to see Mike Dippold of Malabar Peach and Apple, Mike says he picked about a half truck bed of peaches (that may be about 800 to 1000 pounds of peaches (a full truck bed is about 2000 pounds), so he'll have a small selection of peaches. We'll post on facebook once Mike pulls into the lot this afternoon, so check back to be sure.

This week's community partner is Westerville Senior Center.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., each Wednesday through October 28th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Have a great day! And... we'll see you at the market!

Pictured: Blueberries from The Blueberry Patch.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 22nd Market Report

Oh, it's a beauty of a farm fresh day in Uptown Westerville.

The weather forecast is "sunny and comfortable." This afternoon we should see sunny skies, temperatures in the high 70s, reduced humidity, and a light breeze from the northwest. Chance of precipitation is... zero!

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wednesdays through October 28th, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.@ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

This week's vendor line-up: Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, The Blueberry Patch, Pleiades Maple Products, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Annabelle's Blooms.

The Market Wednesday community partner this week is Westerville Public Library.

We will not see Montezuma Salsas and Sauces, Miss Cristy's Bakery, J-Pops, and Bridgman Farm this week (they'll be back next week).

Just a traffic note: Northbound N. Vine Street is down to one lane between E. College and E. Home due to construction in front of Emerson School. Expect delays or skip that route altogether!

Thank you for visiting each week! See you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 8th Market Report

It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

And, today is the first day of sweet corn season at Doran's Family Farm.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Join us each Wednesday through October 28th. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Today's market line-up: Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, and Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division.

Sugar B Bakery, J-Pops, and Bridgman Farm are out this week, and will return next week.

We're looking at a cloudy,cool afternoon ahead with a chance of showers, so pack the 'brella just in case, and we'll see you at the market.

Pictured: Green Beans from Doran's Family Farm.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: 4th of July - Love Country, Love Westerville

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. - Erma Bombeck

Happy Birthday, America! Have a safe, happy Independence Day Weekend.

Here's what's going on in Westerville over Independence Day: 

The Rotary Club of Westerville presents "Love Country, Love Westerville" as the theme of the 2015 Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 4.

Please visit www.westervillerotary.com for additional event information.

* Rotary July 4th 5K Run/Walk
8 a.m. (5K begins)
Alum Creek Park North
221 W. Main St.
Register online at www.premierraces.com.

* Rotary Parade & Community Food Drive
1 p.m.
The parade steps off at Heatherdown and South State Street and travels north along South State Street to St. Paul Parish. Canned and boxed food items will be collected for the Westerville Area Resource Ministry along the parade route.

* Westerville Symphony
6-7:30 p.m.
NEW LOCATION: Westerville South High School
303 S. Otterbein Ave.

* McGuffey Lane Concert
8-10 p.m.
Westerville South High School
303 S. Otterbein Ave.

* Fireworks
Dusk
Fireworks are launched from Alum Creek Park South near Park Meadow Road and Schrock Road and can be seen from multiple locations around the City. For timing and weather-related updates, please follow the City of Westerville Twitter account: @tellwesterville.

Source: City of Westerville.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 1st Market Report

Beets from Bird's Haven Farms

What a beauty of a weather forecast for the first Market Wednesday of July! Partly to mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the high 70s, medium range humidity, a 9 mph breeze and... zero chance of precipitation. Sounds like a very good day for a little farm fresh.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wedesdays through October 28th, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville. See you at the market!

Today's market line-up: J-Pops, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Salsas and Sauces, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm.

We will not see Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods. Lyle Linerode will be back at market next week.

Bridgman Farm is out this week and next, so we'll see Shannon Fisher back on July 15th.

We heard from Dick Jensen at Flying J Farm, and he needs to take advantage of the rain-free weather and get some things done at the farm. So, we won't see Flying J Farm today, but Dick will be back next week.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Have a great day! See you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: June 24th Market Report

Good day sunshine! It's a good looking Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville. Forecast calls for partly sunny skies, temperatures in the high 70s, mid-range humidity, a sustained light breeze, and zero chance of precipitation. Now that's farm fresh!

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

This week's vendor line-up: Flying J Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Doran's Family Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Bridgman Farm, J-Pops, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Sugar B Bakery, Montezuma Salsas and Sauces, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Pleiades Maple Products, Fox Hollow Farm, Bird's Haven Farms.

A real page turner! This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

Avoid cookie and zucchini bread emergencies - Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods will not be at market next week, July 1st, so today is a good day to stop by and stock up!

Come by and visit! Have a great day!

See you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: June 17th Market Report

The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. 
- e.e cummings

We'd like to tell you that this afternoon will be filled with bright sunshine, unicorns, and rainbows... but we can't! We have a cloudy, humid Market Wednesday forecast ahead, temperatures should be in the low 70s (a welcome change), and the only rain in the forecast is a 54% chance of a thunderstorm between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.

So, while today may be a "shop 'n' go" day at the market, come join us in Uptown Westerville.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is open for business 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 28th @ N. State and E. Home Streets.

Today's vendor line-up: Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Bildsten Landscape, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farm, Fox Hollow Farm, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, and Montezuma Salsas and Sauces.

We may see Pleiades Maple Products, we'll know by lunchtime.

We will not see Bridgman Farm this week.

Bildsten Landscape is making their last appearance of the season this week.

This week's community partner is Westerville Electric Division.

Have a fabulous day.

See you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: June 10th Market Report

What a nice day to visit a farmers' market.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. 

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is open for business 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 28th @ N. State and E. Home Streets.

Forecasts call for sunny skies, temps in the high 80s and a welcome breeze to go with. Great weather to pick up a little farm fresh.

Today's vendor line-up: Montezuma Salsas and Sauces, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Bildsten Landscape, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farm, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery and Sweet Thing Gourmet.

We will not see Ohio Farm Direct and Bridgman Farm this week - both vendors will return next week.

Michele Doran, of Doran's Family Farm, tells us that they'll be bringing strawberries and, hopefully, a few sugar snap peas to market today.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division. Be sure to stop by and visit WPD's Crime Prevention Specialists Pierre La Rose and Preston Tarte.

Have a great day.

See you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: June 3rd Market Report

What's that fabulous aroma? 

Ahh, yes, basil plants at Bird's Haven Farms.

We're looking at a nice summery day ahead in Uptown Westerville.  A great day to browse, visit, taste, and shop at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Market Wednesday runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville (through October 28th).

Weather forecasts look good - temperatures in the mid-70's, a light breeze, partly sunny skies and a tad humid. There is a slight chance of a pop up shower (no storms) and if that happens - find a vendor tent with your favorite samples - have a nosh and talk a little celebration-of-good-food shop.

Today's vendor line-up: Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Bildsten Landscape, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery.

This week's community partner is Westerville Senior Center.  Stop by and say Hi!

We will not see J-Pops this week. Steve will be back next week with more delicious flavor-combo gourmet ice pops.

Ohio Farm Direct is here this week, but we won't see them next week, so today is a good day to check the cheese stash at home for cheese needs.

What will you find at the market this week? You'll still see herb and veggie seedling plants, and flower baskets and pots. Doran's will be bringing strawberries. And, we'll also see spring produce including lettuce, microgreens, swiss chard, and onions. Artisan foods include bread, maple sugar, bagels, biscotti,  jams, salsas, sauces, tortilla chips, cheese (sheep's milk and cow's milk), maple-coated spelt, cookies, tartlettes, empanadas, pies, maple syrup, along with a selection of meats, poultry, and fresh eggs.

We like to give a shout out to Tatjana Brown at Meza Wine Shop, 48 N. State, just south of the market space. Meza features a specially-priced Market Wednesday cocktail. Your in good company: Meza is a friendly resource for wine pairing suggestions.

Have a great week.

Enjoy.

We'll see you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: May 27th Market Report

Looking forward to a breezy, warm Market Wednesday afternoon in Uptown Westerville. Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. We encourage you to add an afternoon outing for some fresh air shopping at the farmers' market to today's itinerary.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets.

This week's line-up: Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Salsas and Sauces, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, J-Pops, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, and Bildsten Landscape.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library. Erin Huffman from the library tells us, she'll be bringing some kid-perfect books for some live story time reading right at the farmers' market.

What to look for at the farmers' market today? Both Doran's Family Farm and Bird's Haven Farms will be bringing a few strawberries to market today. (We'll see more strawberries in the next couple of weeks.)

You'll also find organic sheep's milk and cow's milk cheese, lots of fresh-baked from daily bread to bagels to cookie favorites to pie, tortilla chips, salsa, hot sauces, jams, biscotti, maple syrup, gourmet ice pops, maple-coated puffed spelt, a selection of meats and poultry, lettuce, swiss chard, asparagus, rhubarb, radishes, onions, micorgreens, and fresh eggs.

For herb and veggie plants and gorgeous flower baskets, stop by Bildsten Landscape, Bridgman Farm, and Bird's Haven Farms.

Now a market Wednesday tradition, Meza Wine Shop at 48 N. State (just steps south of the market space) features a weekly Market Wednesday specially-priced cocktail and house sangria. Stop by and visit Tatjana Brown. She'll be happy to offer suggestions for wine pairings to go with your market purchases and favorite recipes.

Have a great day and... we'll see you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Always Remember

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices. – President Harry S. Truman

We kick off Memorial Day weekend on May 22nd first with the 1 p.m. opening of Field of Heroes presented by Westerville Sunshine Rotary. Field of Heroes is an interactive, live installation of 3,000 American flags @ N. Cleveland Avenue and W. County Line Road.  Field of Heroes is open the entire weekend, day into night into day through Noon on May 25th.

Field of Heroes also hosts a special tribute to America's Veterans of Middle East Wars.

Also on May 22nd, what better way to live with gratitude than to gather together for the sake of pure enjoyment and celebration - it's Fourth Friday: Back to Nature. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Uptown Westerville.

Saturday, May 23rd is filled with activity, as Field of Heroes continues:

9:30 a.m. - Opening Ceremony
Noon - Reading of Names
7:00 p.m. - Free Concert by Central Ohio Brass Band
8:30 p.m. - Taps played; field illuminated until dawn
Midnight - Flag sales close for the night

Highlands Park Aquatic Center opens on Saturday, May 23rd at 11 a.m. For additional information on Highlands Park, click here.

Field of Heroes continues Sunday, May 24th by starting the day with a 5k Run/Walk:

8:00 a.m. - Field of Heroes 5K Run/Walk
For additional information on the Run/Walk, click here.
Noon - Reading of Names
6:00 p.m. - Flag Retirement Ceremony
7:30 p.m. - Memorial Ceremony
8:30 p.m. - Taps played; field illuminated until dawn
Midnight - Flag sales close for the night

As, Field of Heroes enters its final hours, Westerville marks Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th, with the annual parade beginning 9:45 a.m. at State and College in Uptown Westerville. The parade is a small procession traveling south on State Street to Bishop Drive and then from Knox Street to Otterbein Cemetery.

The day continues at Field of Heroes:
Noon - Reading of Names
12:30 p.m. - Closing Ceremony
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Flag Pickup

From the vendors and management team of the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market - Have a Safe, Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Welcome Summer!

Uptown Westerville Farmers Market: May 20th Market Report

Sunshine, blue skies, a light breeze, singing birds - what a beautiful day for a trip to the farmers' market. 

This week's line-up: Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Baker, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, J-Pops, Bridgman Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, and Pleiades Maple Products.

Market fare includes: lettuce, radishes, chard, onions, ramps, microgreens, rhubarb, asparagus, bread, cheese, cookies, pies, empanadas, confections, salsas, tortilla chips, jams, biscotti, gourmet ice pops, maple syrup and sugar, meats, hot sauces, eggs, vegetable and herb seedlings, lettuce, chard & spinach pots, and hanging flower baskets.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

See you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: May 13th Market Report

Welcome to week two of the 2015 season of the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market.

What a beautiful day for a farmers' market! Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets (through October 28th).

Weather forecasts are showing us a beauty of a Market Wednesday. Mostly sunny skies, a high of 62°, a breeze, and zero chance of precipitation. Sounds like a great day to pick up a little farm fresh!

This week, we welcome new market vendors Lisa and Ben Sippel, and Ben Baldwin of Kokoborrego Cheese Co. and Sippel Family Farm from Mt. Gilead. Kokoborrego features sheep's milk and cow's milk cheeses and certified organic produce.

Flying J Farm will not be at-market today. Dick Jensen is participating in an event near and dear to his heart, the Flipnow event for cancer prevention in the Brewery District. We will see Fying J Farm next week.

Today's Line-Up: Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Kokoborrego Cheese Co./Sippel Family Farm, Bildsten Landscape, Fox Hollow Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Ohio Farm Direct, Doran's Family Farm, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Bridgman Farm, J-Pops.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division.

Produce selection includes asparagus, lettuce, kale, swiss chard, ramps, and radishes. Bildsten Landscape, along with their beautiful hanging flower baskets, features spinach, lettuce, and kale pots.

If you're setting up your own garden at home, starter plants for veggies and herbs are available from Bildsten Landscape, Bird's Haven Farms, and Bridgman Farm.

Check out Meza, just steps south of the Market @ 48 N. State, for Tatjana's specially-priced Market Wednesday Cocktail. Ask Tatjana about wine pairings for your market fare!

See you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: May 6th Market Report

Home-grown. Home-made. All Ohio. Welcome to Opening Day of Season 10 of the Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market!

The market opens for business each Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at N. State and E. Home in the Church of the Messiah parking lot.

Weather-wise, according to accuweather, we start the market season out on a warm, sunny note with partly sunny skies, temperatures around 80, average humidity, a very light, almost gentle, breeze of 4 to 5 mph.

This week’s vendor line-up:

Fox Hollow Farm, Pleaides Maple Products, Miss Cristy’s Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Bildsten Landscape, Bird’s Haven Farms, Flying J Farm, Ohio Farm Direct, Doran’s Family Farm, Lona Belle’s Home Baked Goods, Bridgman Farm, and J-Pops.

This week’s community partner is Westerville Senior Center.

Produce-wise, look for lettuces, greens, radishes, and ramps. You'll also find a selection of hanging baskets and flowers, as well as vegetable and herb seedlings and plants. Artisan vendors feature breads, sweet and savory baked goods, maple syrup, jams, biscotti, salsa, hot sauce, barbecue sauce, pie (that’s right, we said pie!), gourmet ice pops, cheeses, meats, and fresh eggs. It's become a market tradition! Meza @ 48 N. State features a specially-priced $5. Market Wednesday cocktail - stop in, visit Meza's Tatjana Brown and talk wine! Today's feature: a grapefruit and mint and Prosecco spritz.

This season, Meza adds a new feature – stop by Meza and Meet the Farmer with Bird’s Haven Farms between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. For details, visit Meza’s facebook page.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Now Forager

 

Bird's Haven Farms is bringing ramps (wild leeks or spring onions) to market this week. 

Ramps grow wild in the woods and appear for a brief time in the spring.

To learn more about ramps, check this article from Eater.com.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: New Faces!

Market Wednesday welcomes new vendors, J-Pops and Miss Cristy's Bakery.

J-Pops features a variety of gourmet frozen ice pops (pictured) in some very cool flavors.

Miss Cristy's Bakery features a variety of delicious baked goods, including pie! (That's right, we said pie!)

We also welcome Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods to the full market season. We saw Lona Belle's the last couple months of last season.

So, while you're at the market today, mosey on over and give a howdy to Steven White of J-Pops, Cristy DuBois of Miss Cristy's Bakery, and Lyle Linerode of Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods.

Coming next week, one more new vendor Kokoborrego Cheese Co., but more about that later!

See you at the market.



Photograph courtesy of J-Pops.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: 2015 Season Press Release

April 24, 2015

For Immediate Release.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market 2015 Season Begins May 6th

"What makes a farmers' market such a special place, is that you're actually creating community around food."  - Chef Bryant Terry

Food served with a good story seems richer in flavor, and the meal more memorable. And, food that comes from a farmers’ market brings a unique narrative to the table.

Central Ohio’s farmers’ market season is here, and the 2015 Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market is open for business each Wednesday, May 6th through October 28th, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the corner of N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Visit. Browse. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Each season, a farmers’ market becomes a community – it’s a familiar gathering place that is more than a place to pick up this week’s ingredients – it’s a place where people from all walks of life connect.

Home-made. Home-grown. All Ohio.  Market Wednesday provides a selection of seasonal fare that includes farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, and an assortment of artisan baked goods, breads, cheeses, jams, salsas, sauces and rubs, maple syrup, meats, poultry, and fresh eggs.

Market fare also includes a seasonal selection of flowering, herb, and vegetable plants, hanging flower baskets, and colorful fresh-cut flowers.

Early market fresh produce selections include asparagus, rhubarb, assorted greens, lettuces, radishes, and swiss chard. 

The 2015 Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market will feature these Central Ohio vendors throughout the season: Annabelle’s Blooms, Bildsten Landscape, Bird’s Haven Farms, The Blueberry Patch, Branstool Orchards, Bridgman Farm, Doran’s Family Farm, Flying J Farm, Fox Hollow Farm, J-Pops, Lona Belle’s Home Baked Goods, Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, Miss Cristy’s Bakery, Chuck Evans’ Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas, Ohio Farm Direct, Pleiades Maple Products, Sugar B Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, and Z Blueberry.

Market Wednesday also welcomes its community partners: Westerville Senior Center, Westerville Police Division, Westerville Electric Division, and Westerville Public Library, appearing one week each month throughout the season.

Market orchard vendors are feeling the effects of this past winter’s harsh temperatures. Branstool Orchards will be bringing apples and pears to market late summer, and will not have peaches this season. Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard will be bringing apples to market late summer, and, while it’s early yet in the season, Malabar’s Mike Dippold is keeping watch over a few rows of blossoming peach trees.

A trip to the market is a great way to enjoy Wednesdays in Uptown Westerville - market customers can dine and shop Uptown Westerville and stop by the market to pick up a little farm fresh to take home.

The 2015 Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market Vendor Line-Up:

Annabelle’s Blooms, South Charleston, Ohio: Beautiful cut flowers and bouquets including sunflowers, dahlias, zinnias, cosmos, and snapdragons coming to market during summer months. Anna Brown grows her flowers on her grandparents’ farm in Clark County.

Bildsten Landscape, Columbus, Ohio: Westerville residents, Mark and Karin Bildsten will be at the market during May and June with hanging flower baskets, annuals, and potted herbs, kale, chard, and lettuces.

Bird’s Haven Farms, Granville, Ohio: The Bird Family will be bringing their seasonal market produce that includes everything from lettuce to garlic to tomatoes to sweet corn along with sunflowers and fall favorites like pumpkins and gourds. 

The Blueberry Patch, Mansfield, Ohio: Fresh-picked Richland County blueberries and blueberry products from the Beilstein Family.  Look for The Blueberry Patch season to begin early summer.

Branstool Orchards, Utica, Ohio: Marshall Branstool will be bringing orchard-fresh apples and pears beginning late summer. (Please note: Due to the severe winter temperatures, there will be no peaches this season.)

Bridgman Farm, Washington Court House, Ohio: Mary Bridgman brings her produce to market including a beautiful assortment of cherry and heirloom tomatoes and herb and vegetable plants for spring planting.

Doran’s Family Farm, New Albany, Ohio: Michelle and Jim Doran’s produce is a popular market stop throughout the season featuring a broad selection of vegetables, melons, tomatoes, and seasonal favorite, sweet corn.

Flying J Farm, Johnstown, Ohio: Dick Jensen features a selection of grass-fed beef cuts, vegetables, and maple syrup.

Fox Hollow Farm, Fredericktown, Ohio: The Rickard Family will bring selections of grass-fed, naturally raised beef, pork, lamb, and chicken and fresh eggs.

J-Pops, Bexley, Ohio: Steven White joins the Market Wednesday line-up this season, bringing a selection of hand-crafted gourmet ice pops to market.

Lona Belle’s Home Baked Goods, Heath, Ohio: Baker Lyle Linerode joins the Market Wednesday line-up this season. Lyle’s specialties feature his Mom’s best recipe cookies, along with cinnamon rolls, coffee and dessert breads, muffins, brittles, and fudge.

Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, Jeromesville, Ohio: Westerville resident, Mike Dippold will be bringing fresh-picked apples to market. We should see Mike with his first truckload of apples sometime late summer. (Please note: The harsh temperatures were too much for most peach trees this year, however, Mike Dippold has a few rows of peach trees that are currently blossoming. So, there is a chance Mike will have peaches to bring to market.)

Miss Cristy’s Bakery, Galena, Ohio: Baker Cristy DuBois joins the Market Wednesday line-up this season. Cristy’s specialties include fresh-baked pies, empanadas, brownies, and muffins.

Chuck Evans’ Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas, Columbus, Ohio: Chuck and Mary Evans bring a delicious mix of mild to smoking hot fresh salsas, hot sauces, barbecue sauces, marinades, rubs, and tortilla chips to market.

Ohio Farm Direct, Fredericktown, Ohio: Doug Daniels brings cheese and drinkable yogurt made from milk from his organic, grass-fed herd and also features nitrate-free summer sausage.

Pleiades Maple Products, Mt. Gilead, Ohio: Eddie Lou Meimer will be bringing her award winning maple products to market throughout the season that include maple syrup, maple sugar, barbecue sauce, maple-coated puffed spelt, vinaigrette dressing, and kid-favorite maple leaf suckers.

Sugar B Bakery, Galena, Ohio: Angela Bowman makes daily bread a special event. Sugar B features loaf breads, bagels, scones, cookies, and flatbreads.

Sweet Thing Gourmet, Bexley, Ohio: Mark and Kyla Touris feature a selection of delicious home-made jams and biscottis.

Z Blueberry, Fredericktown, Ohio: A short, but very sweet season, Taffy and Charlie Douglas will come to market in early summer with fresh-picked blueberries.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a fluid community: market vendor weekly appearances may vary; produce and product availability vary throughout the season.

Market Wednesday suggests bringing a cooler - market meats and J-Pops are sold frozen, and eggs and dairy products are sold refrigerated, and a cooler will help produce travel well on hot summer days.

Bird’s Haven Farms and Doran’s Family Farm accept WIC (USDA) Farmers’ Market Program Coupons. Bird’s Haven Farms, Doran’s Family Farm, and Bridgman Farm accept LifeCare Alliance Senior Farmers’ Market Program (USDA) Coupons.

Delaware County Senior Farmers’ Market program coupons are only valid at Delaware County farmers’ markets in Powell, Sunbury, and Delaware.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a rain shower or shine market, but will suspend activity in case of severe weather conditions.

In-lot and on-street free parking is available near the market and throughout Uptown Westerville. There is bike-friendly parking in Rotary Park at the southeast corner of N. State and E. Home Streets, right across from the market space.

The market has no official mailing address, but for GPS needs, travelers can reference 62 N. State Street, Westerville, Ohio, 43081.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is Ohio Proud.

For more information on the Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market:

email: info@marketwednesday.com

Market website: http://www.marketwednesday.com/

Market blog: http://uptownwestervillefarmersmarket.blogspot.com/

On facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MarketWednesday

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Now in its tenth season, the Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market offers a selection of home-grown, home-made, all Ohio farm-fresh produce, flowers, plants, and artisan foods. Market Wednesdays run May through October from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the corner of N. State and E. Home Streets in the Church of the Messiah, United Methodist parking lot, in Uptown Westerville. A great place to live, shop, work, eat, meet and play, Uptown Westerville is the home of city government and a marketplace destination. Uptown Westerville’s eclectic mix of business and residential architecture, that spans the decades, creates a neighborhood atmosphere that hosts Otterbein University and Westerville Public Library along with a variety of merchants, restaurants, activities, and events. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a fluid community; market vendor weekly appearances may vary. Produce and product availability may vary throughout the season. Market Wednesday takes place rain shower or shine. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is an entirely volunteer effort.

For additional information about the Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market, info@marketwednesday.com.