Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Best Thanksgiving Wishes!

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. [Melody Beattie]

As we approach Thanksgiving Day, the vendors and management team of the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market want to thank you for a wonderful 2016 season and wish you and your loved ones, a safe, happy Thanksgiving weekend. With Gratitude.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Small Business Saturday

Like any farmers' market in the world, the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is, simply stated, a gathering of small businesses (farmers, growers, and food artisans) supported by their customers and communities.

This Saturday, November 26th, is Small Business Saturday across America. Buying local and supporting small businesses (in person and online) has a tremendous impact. According to a recent Fortune Magazine article on Small Business Saturday: "In 2015, approximately 1.3 million small businesses participated in the event, as did 95 million consumers." Tremendous indeed.

As this season of giving, eating, drinking, and merriment approaches, thank you for supporting small business!

Source: http://fortune.com/2016/11/21/small-business-saturday-amex-holiday/

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Bird's Haven Farms Post Season Bounty

If you'd still like to pick up a little farm fresh in Uptown Westerville, Bird's Haven Farms is currently offering a Mini-CSA* pick-up. A prepared brown grocery bag order (contents vary from week-to-week) of fresh-picked fresh produce.

This week, Bird's Haven Farms' Mini-CSA includes:

▪ Bag of Mixed Lettuce Greens 
▪ Pint Cherry Tomatoes 
▪ 4 Green Bell Peppers 
▪ 2 lb Red/White Potatoes 
▪ 1 lb Broccoli 
▪ Micro-Greens 
▪ Spaghetti Squash

And, this week, in addition to the Mini-CSA, you can place an optional order for eggs by the dozen and tomatoes by the pound.

You order online and pre-pay by 8 p.m. Tuesday (today, November 15th), and pick-up Wednesday (tomorrow, November 16th) between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the "skinny" parking lot right behind Rotary Park on E. Home Street (next to Columbus Running across E. Home from the market lot).  

Pre-Payment for the Mini-CSA bag is made by standard debit and credit cards accepted through Bird's Haven Farms secure PayPal account. You do not have to be registered with PayPal to make a purchase, you can click on a 'Pay By Debit or Credit Card' Button, and make your online purchase.

If you order eggs and tomaotes, you'll pay for those at pick-up (Bird's Haven Farms still working out technical stuff on the additional options).

To order, click or touch this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYDW-xVzDpKen6hfIIYWD_rjwk4_zIX8UFgvu1c82Q_qaNug/viewform?c=0&w=1

Next week, for Thanksgiving, Bird's Haven Farms is featuring an order online pickup, where you can customize your own order for the holiday. This deadline is Monday (November 21st) 8 p.m. for Tuesday (November 22nd) pick-up (same time, same place as the regular Mini-CSA pickup - just different days this time).

Visit the Bird's Haven Farm website to place your order: http://www.birdshavenfarms.com/store/thanksgiving-basket

Options include: acorn squash, broccoli, butternut squash, eggs, garlic, lettuce, microgreens, microgreens (peppery), parsley, red onions, red potatoes, sage, spaghetti squash, spinach, sweet potatoes, white onions, and white potatoes.

Any questions? Contact Bird's Haven Farms at farmfresh@birdshavenfarms.com

While you're visiting Bird's Haven Farms website, sign up for their email mailing list!

*CSA = Community Supported Agriculture.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 26th Market Report

The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter wools. [Henry Beston]

Another nice autumn day in Uptown Westerville, and a great day to visit a farmers' market. We are looking forward to an afternoon with partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the 50's, with a breeze, and no chance of rain.

Today is the last farmers' market of the 2016 season.

This season's guiding words of wisdom come from Chef Bryant Terry: What makes a farmers' market such a special place, is that you're actually creating community around food.

Each season, this market becomes a community. It happens organically, it's just this great energy that arrives, converges, and causes something incredible, beneficial, and meaningful to happen. On behalf of the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market Management Team and Vendors, Thank You for participating in this market community!

We end this season with a market-lite day. This week's Vendor Line-up includes: Bird's Haven Farms, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Hinton Apiaries, and Flying J Farm.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

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

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Bird's Haven Farms

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Treat or Treat

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. - Jim Davis (Garfield)

This week's market is the last market of the season, right before Midnight Madness (10.28) and Westerville's Beggars' Night (10.31), so time to test drive this year's costumes for Treat or Treat at Market Wednesday! It's the one day of the year that princesses, super heroes, storm troopers, and dinosaurs walk among ordinary citizens at the farmers' market. Kids can dress up for Halloween and go "door-to-door" to visit each vendor for Halloween candy!

And, Pleiades Maple Products has a special treat - kids can stop by for a free small maple sucker.

While supplies last. Treats are for little kids. Costumes optional.

Thanks to photographer Gary Gardiner for this awesome vintage memory of Mary Poppins (Sugar B Bakery's Angela Bowman) hangin' out with a couple fierce and fabulous princesses in 2014.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Sugar B Bakery Bids Us Adieu

Life happens. Nature happens. Farming happens. In Westerville, we have a small farmers' market that has become a big family. Informed by the experiences of our vendors and customers, we embrace and accept the organic ebbs and flows of life. Sometimes it's embracing a beautiful day or biting into an indescribably delicious and juicy peach, and sometimes, it's a rubber-duck-worthy rainy day, the loss of a loved one (my Dad, Les, passed away a week before the start of market season), or a flower crop that can't thrive in the elements of the season.

This market features an exceptional group of talented and passionate vendors who make a family. One of our family members is leaving us - Angela Bowman of Sugar B Bakery - she's moving out-of-state - and we will miss not only her delicious breads, scones, and bagels, but we will miss her infectious sense of humor, her loud voice at market open (what megaphone?!!), and her energy and presence at Market Wednesday.

Angela is just an exceptional human being and we have all been enriched and buoyed by her presence at the market.

Safe travels, Angela, may the winds be with you always. You are always part of the Market Wedesday family. We hope - I hope - you'll be able to make a trip or two or three... to Westerville in the coming seasons to stop by and visit! With good thoughts and so much love.  -Linda.

Linda Foor,
Market Manager,
Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market

Here is Angela's Message:

Yesterday was a bittersweet day. It was the last Uptown Westerville
Farmers Market for me (there is still one more). For those of you that don't know, my husband has taken a job in Michigan so we are starting a new adventure there in the next few weeks.

As I close this chapter of my life I am reminded of how many truly dear friends I have made here and I am eternally grateful to you all. I'm going to miss you more than I can say but I am taking a piece of each of you with me forever. You have given me confidence to continue to grow my business and great memories that have flooded my life with constant joy for 6 years.Your support and encouragement have been a great part of our success. Thank you all!

Angela Bowman
Sugar B. Bakery

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 19th Market Report

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer a oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all. [Stanley Horowitz]

A beautiful day in Uptown Westerville and a great day to visit a farmers' market. We are looking forward to an afternoon with temperatures in the upper 70s, a breeze, and partly cloudy skies.

This week's Vendor Line-up includes: Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Fox Hollow Garden, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, and Hinton Apiaries.

This week, J-Pops and Fox Hollow Garden are ending their 2016 Market Wednesday season. Thanks to Steve and David for a great season!

Today, we are featuring two community partner spaces - Westerville Electric and Water Divisions and Westerville Police Division. (WPD officers were called away on assignment last week, which is there usual market week.)

Home grown. Home Made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Kokoborrego Cheese Co.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 5th Market Report

What could be more exciting than an October day? It's your birthday, Fourth of July and Christmas all rolled into one. [Peggy Toney Horton]

It's a great day to visit a farmers' market!

We have a beautiful afternoon ahead with sunshine, a few scattered clouds, temperatures in the 70s, and a breeze.

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

We will not see J-Pops and Hinton Apiaries this week.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division.

Home grown. Home Made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Sweet Thing Gourmet

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 5th 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]

Welcome October! Hard to believe there are just four weeks left in the 2016 market season. We are looking forward to a beautiful afternoon in Uptown Westerville.

This week's vendor line-up includes: J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, and Fox Hollow Garden.

We will not see Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co. today.

We heard from Anna Brown, and her short, yet sweet, 2016 Market Wednesday season has come to a close. Anna, had a Nature Happens season this year when her dahlias and zinnias suffered through the hot summer weather, has started a new job for the off-season.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market.

Pictured: Pumpkins from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: September 28th Market Report

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. [Maya Angelou]

It's a farm fresh Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

Today, we move from the sunny, humid days of summer to the cool, cloudy skies of fall. Even though the forecast keeps improving, this may end up being a "puddle-jumper" market with occasional periods of rain. Showers in the forecast for market hours (currently... 53% chance of rain for market set up, a 49% chance of rain from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and a 65% chance of rain from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.), cooler, pleasant temperatures in the low-to-mid 60s, cloudy, and a breeze.

Market Wednesday is a shower or shine market, and all vendors are under-cover, so we hope you'll pack your umbrella, gollashes, or slicker, and come on by!

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

We will not see Annabelle's Blooms today.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

Thank you for your continuing support. See you at the market.

Pictured: Miss Cristy's Bakery

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Maket: September 21st Market Report

Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul... but I must confess that I love you only because you are a prelude to my beloved October. [Peggy Toney Horton]

We have a beautiful day ahead. While we are getting ready to move on to fall, summer remains today - we expect a hot, summery afternoon.

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

We will not see Hinton Apiaries this week - Jerry is at the Farm Science Review this week.

Doran's Family Farm's 2016 market season has come to an end - we thank the Doran family for a great market season and we'll see them next year!

This week's community partner is Westerville Electric and Water Divisions.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

Have a great day. Thanks for giving us the business! See you at the market.

Pictured: Garlic from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: September 14th Market Report

My favorite poem is the one that starts "Thirty days hath September" because it actually tells you something. [Groucho Marx]

It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

Weather forecasts call for a partly cloudy skies, elevated humidity, temperatures in the mid-to-high 70s, and a breeze.

This week's Vendor Line-up includes: Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Fox Hollow Garden, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, and Montezuma Sauces and Salsas.

We will not see Annabelle's Blooms this week. Life happens. Nature happens. Farming happens. Anna's dahlias struggled and her zinnias sustained wind damage, so we may not see Anna until October.

A note: Flying J Farm is accepting only cash and checks for the time being. All other Market Wednesday vendors accept cash, check, and major debit or credit cards.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

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

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Remembrance

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


Photo credit: 911memorial.org;/Jim Lee

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: 9.11 Westerville's Community Day

Alone we are smart. Together we are brilliant.  [Steven Andersen]

This weekend in Westerville, we gather as a community to have fun, to help others, to honor, and to remember.

Saturday, September 10th:

• 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. Registration ends 9.9.16 at 11:59 p.m.

Sign up and info: https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Westerville/2014911HeroesRun

Learn more: http://www.travismanion.org/?post_type=tmf_911run_race&p=2704 

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

• 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/fall-hhw-collection

• Honor Flight Welcome Home, 2016 All-Women Veteran's Flight

8:30 p.m., John Glenn Columbus International Airport,  4600 International Gateway, Columbus, Southwest Airlines ticket counter.

Meet flight participants with a Thank You for Your Service Welcome Home!

For more information: http://www.honorflightcolumbus.org/all-women-flight.html

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market proudly supports Westerville Honor Flight.

Sunday, September 11th
Westerville Community Day 

 • 9.11 Memorial Observance: Answering The Call, Keeping The Calm.

2 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 this annual ceremony.

• Cops and Kids Day.

New time! New location!

12 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on County Line Rd. W. between Vesper Way and Cleveland Avenue. 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 goodie bag.

Note: County Line Rd. W will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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

Learn more: http://www.westerville.org/services/police/community-services/cops-kids-day

• The Great Westerville 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 meal packets and enjoy music, kid-friendly activities and a gathering of more than 30 food trucks.

Learn more:

https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatWestervilleFoodTruckFest

http://www.warmwesterville.org/
Access more info for The Great Food Truck Fest via Signature Events Tab.

• 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. (Proof of service required.)

Learn more: http://www.westerville.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6063/35

Community Day Flyer 

Cops and Kids Day photograph courtesy of nbc4i.com.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: September 7th Market Report

By all these lovely tokens / September days are here, /
With summer’s best of weather / And autumn’s best of cheer. [Helen Hunt Jackson] 

It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

Weather forecasts call for a partly cloudy, hot and muggy afternoon with a sustained breeze.

This week's Vendor Line-up includes: Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, and Miss Cristy's Bakery, and Sweet Thing Gourmet.

We will not see Pleiades Maple Products, Annabelle's Blooms, and Fox Hollow Garden this week.

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 26th @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

Pictured: Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Best Labor Day Wishes.

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 (now The Gathering Place, next to the market lot) courtesy of Westerville Public Library Local History Center online.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 31st Market Report

That night was the turning-point in the season. We had gone to bed in summer, and we awoke in autumn; for summer passes into autumn in some imaginable point of time, like the turning of a leaf.  [Henry David Thoreau]

It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

Weather forecasts tell us to look forward to a cloudy, hot and humid (but improved) afternoon, with a calm wind. There is an outside chance of a pop-up shower during market set-up.

This week's Vendor Line-up includes: Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Annabelle's Blooms, Fox Hollow Garden, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, and Miss Cristy's Bakery.

It is possible Branstool Orchards may have apples only at market today. We'll keep you posted on the peach possibilities! (Updates on facebook.)

We will not see Pleiades Maple Products this week (it's Morrow County Fair week!).

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

Pictured: The changng seasons at Doran's Family Farm.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 24th Market Report

Ain't no sense in stayin' inside / If the weather's fine, and you got the time. [from (It's a) Beautiful Morning, Felix Cavaliere/Edward Brigati, Jr.]

It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

This week's Vendor Line-up includes: Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Fox Hollow Garden, J-Pops, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, and Pleiades Maple Products.

We expect to see Annabelle's Blooms today, as well, but don't have a confirm yet.

We will not see Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods and Flying J Farm, and expect their return next week.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

Meza Wine Shop @ 48 N. State, just steps south of the market, features a specially-priced Market Wednesday cocktail from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Meza features a selection of Ohio wines and can offer great advice on wines and wine pairings.

Check out Meza on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/Meza-Wine-Shop-107925695898588/

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville.

Browse.Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Bird's Haven Farms

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: School's In - Time to Take Time

It's the first day of school in Westerville for Grades 1 to 12!!

Precious cargo: Time for school buses to re-enter the traffic mix, when-children-present speed limits to be heeded, and heightened awareness of school-age children in crosswalks, along roads, in parking lots, and on sidewalks (especially at driveway aprons).

Westerville City Schools: http://www.wcsoh.org/

Westerville City Schools on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCSOH/

Ohio Revised Code - Stopping for Stopped School Bus: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4511.75

Ohio Revised Code - Speed Limits - Assured Clear Distance: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4511.21

Have a great school year! Congrats to the Class of 2017! Go Wildcats! Go Warriors! Go Warhawks!

(Kindergarten/Preschool starts 8.23)

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 17th Market Report

...Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the tree house; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape.... [Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird]

It's a farm fresh Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

Once again, even with lowered temperatures, mix in the elevated humidity, and the heat index remains front-and-center - new and improved, but still a factor.

We are looking at a nice afternoon, with thermometer temperatures in the mid-to-high 70s, partly cloudy skies, a breeze; with all that, a feels-like that is about 11° higher. There is an outside chance of precip during set up and throughout late afternoon.

Peaches, sweet corn, all varieties of peppers and tomatoes, fresh basil, eggplant, potatoes, melons, and the first apples of the season - a farmer's bounty come to market and a great day to visit a farmers' market.

This week's Vendor Line-Up includes: Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Fox Hollow Garden, J-Pops. Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, and Branstool Orchards,

We expect to see Annabelle's Blooms today, as well, but don't have a confirm yet.

Hinton Apiaries will not be at-market today (first day of school for the kids) - we'll see Jerry next week.

This week's community partners are Westerville Water Division and Westerville Police Division.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville.

Browse.Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Bird's Haven Farms

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 10th Market Report

Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world. [Sarah Addison Allen]

Just a little literary cooling breeze!

We have a muggy, August afternoon ahead, and it's a great day to pick up a little farm fresh in Uptown Westerville.

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

We will not see Sugar B Bakery, Pleiades Maple Products, Annabelle's Blooms, and Fox Hollow Farm.

We will not have a community partner this week, but will see Westerville Police Division next week, along with Westerville Electric and Water Divisions.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Each Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (through October 26th) @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

Thanks for giving us the business! See you at the market.

Pictured: Sunflowers from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: August 3rd Market Report

It was one of those humid days when the atmosphere gets confused. Sitting on the porch, you could feel it: the air wishing it was water. [Jeffrey Eugenides]

Welcome to the first Market Wednesday of August.

Today's weather forecast? As it was yesterday... so it is today. The humid air continues to invade our personal space! So, a beautiful day ahead, but it's August, and it will be hot and feel hotter. Fingers crossed for the consistent 5 mph calm wind in the forecast. Still a great day to put on your best summer-cool and pick up a little farm fresh.

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

We hope to see Annabelle's Blooms, 8 Sisters Bakery, and Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard. (We will update on facebook as we get confirmations.)

This week's community partner is Westerville Senior Center.

We will not see Fox Hollow Farm, Hinton Apiaries (Jerry is representing the Ohio State Beekeepers Association at the Ohio State Fair today) and Pleiades Maple.

Just a note on The Blueberry Patch - it looks like next week will be the last week we will see The Bluberry Patch this season.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Each Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (through October 26th) @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

Thanks for giving us the business! See you at the market.

Photo: Cantaloupe from Doran's Family Farm.

Uptown Westerville Farmers Market: July 27th Market Report

It’s a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do.  [Walter Winchell]

We are looking forward to a sunny, hot afternoon in Uptown Westerville filled with summer's farm fresh bounty.

Today's vendor line-up includes: Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, The Blueberry Patch, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Fox Hollow Garden, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

We have some vendors out this week: Pleiades Maple, 8 Sisters Bakery, J-Pops, Montezuma Sauces and Salsa.

We may see Annabelle's Blooms and Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard today, waiting to hear for sure. We'll post as soon as we know.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets through October 26th.

Thanks for giving us the business!

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 20th Market Report

I have a love affair with tomatoes and corn. I remember them from my childhood. I only had them in the summer. They were extraordinary. [Alice Waters, Chef]

While it may feel hot this week, we have a picturesque summer's day ahead.  So, put on your coolest cool, and come join us in Uptown Westerville for a little farm fresh.

The good news is that there is no precipitation and lower humidity in the forecast this week. Forecasts call for temperatures in the mid-to-high 80's with a "feels like" running ten degrees higher than the thermometer, and a 4 mph wind.

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

This week's community partners are Westerville Electric Division and Westerville Water Division.

We have some vendors out this week: Pleiades Maple, Hinton Apiaries, and Flying J Farm.

8 Sisters Bakery presence at market depends on staffing, so we may or may not see them this week. We'll let you know as soon as we know.

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets through October 26th.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 13th Market Report

It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility. [Yogi Berra]

Well, it's going to be a hot, humid afternoon in Uptown Westerville. This kind of weather helps Market Wednesday farmers bring a richer variety of locally-grown summer vegetables and fruits to market, and inspires Anna Brown's beautiful flowers to bloom.

Today's vendor line-up includes: Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farm, Fox Hollow Farm, Branstool Orchards, The Blueberry Patch, Miss Cristy's Bakery, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Anabelle's Blooms, Fox Hollow Garden, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, and Hinton Apiaries.

This week's community partner is Westerville Police Division.

Life happens. Nature happens. Farming happens. (Especially in 26 weeks of a market season!) We have some vendors out this week: Sugar B Bakery, Pleiades Maple, and Sweet Thing Gourmet.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home Streets through October 26th.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market.

Pictured: Peppers from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Westerville's 2016 Independence Day: Friends, Fireworks and Freedom

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!

Here's what's up in Westerville:

Westerville Rotary presents Friends, Fireworks and Freedom:

First, PARADE ROUTE CHANGE! Just like the old small town USA Pepsi commercial, the parade starts at St. Paul's and heads SOUTH on State Street to Electric Avenue. (A direction change and shortened route due to the construction on S. State.)

8:00 a.m.: Westerville Rotary July 4th Walk-Run. There is a children's run at 9:15 a.m. Early same-day registration @ 6:45 a.m. Alum Creek Park North, 225 W. Main.

More info and links: https://westervillerotary.com/Rotary_July_4th_Road_Run.html

This run honors Westerville's Agnes Meyer Driscoll. If you don't know about her, you should. She was a cryptologist and played a crucial role in breaking unbreakable codes, during World War II.

1:00 p.m.: Parade!! The parade route runs south on State Street from St. Paul's to Electric Avenue.

Bring canned and boxed food items for the WARM (Westerville Area Resource Ministry) Community Food Drive, which will be collected along the route. Visit www.warmwesterville.org for a list of needed items.

3:00 p.m.: Food, Fun, and Music at Westerville South High School (303 S. Otterbein Ave.)

3:00 -10:00 p.m. Food trucks and carts!
3:30 p.m.: Westerville Symphony
5:00 p.m.: Musician John Reichle
6:15 p.m.: Hurricane Jerry & the Stormfront
8:00 p.m:. McGuffey Lane

The road to success is dotted by many tempting parking spaces. [Will Rogers]

Like the market space, Westerville South is located in a residential neighborhood. Please note posted parking restrictions in the area surrounding Westerville South High School for emergency vehicle and neighborhood access.

Note: Due to construction, the intersection @ E. Walnut and Otterbein Ave. has a lot going on - eastbound E. Walnut is closed east of Otterbein, as is E. Park St.; lanes can be restricted, and northbound Otterbein features a trench-style depression in the road surface just before the intersection.

10:00 p.m. Boy Howdy! Fireworks!!!

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.

The fireworks display will be simulcast with 104.9 The River. For timing updates, follow the City of Westerville Twitter account: @tellwesterville.

Huge shout out to Rotary Club of Westerville! Learn more: https://westervillerotary.com/

Here is a link to the parade route: http://www.westerville.org/home/showdocument?id=24716

Details from the City of Westerville: http://www.westerville.org/Home/Components/News/News/820/46

Have a safe, happy Independence Day weekend!

Thanks to Steven White and J-Pops for great Bomb Pop Photograph!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: June 29th Market Report

Such a beautiful day to pick up a little farm fresh in Uptown Westerville.

We all weathered-through a lot of weather this past month, and, here we are, the last market of June looking at a great forecast: Mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the mid-70s, low humidity, a light breeze, and no precipitation.

Today's vendor line-up includes: Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy’s Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., 8 Sisters Bakery, Fox Hollow Garden, J-Pops, and Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville through October 26th.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market.

Pictured: Certified organic cabbage from Sippel Family Farm.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: June 22nd Market Report

Summer is a period of luxurious growth. To be in harmony with the atmosphere of summer, awaken early in the morning and reach to the sun for nourishment to flourish as the gardens do. Work, play, travel, be joyful, and grow into selfless service. The bounty of the outside world enters and enlivens us. [Paul Pitchford]

Welcome to the first Market Wednesday of Summer!

Today's vendor line-up: Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy’s Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., 8 Sisters Bakery, and Fox Hollow Garden.

We will not see J-Pops this week (Steve will be back next week). And, Ohio Farm Direct is out.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

What produce can you find at the market today? Beets, radishes, swiss chard, kale, lettuce, turnips, sugar snap peas, cucumbers, and summer squash.

Artisan foods include hummus, fresh-baked bagels, bread, scones, cookies, pies & pastries, sheep's milk & cow's milk cheese, honey, maple syrup, jam, biscotti, salsas, hot sauce, and tortilla chips.

Market meats are available at Flying J Farm (grass-fed beef), Fox Hollow Farm (pasture-raised beef, pork, lamb, and chicken), and Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co. (lamb, grass-fed beef, whey-fed pork).

There may be fresh eggs available at Fox Hollow Farm. Jesse Rickard of Fox Hollow Farm recommends ordering eggs ahead of time online (so easy) to be sure.

Today's market weather report features cloudy skies, temperatures in the mid 70s (the elevated humidity pushes the "feels like" temps up to a muggy 5° to 6° higher), and a light breeze.

Right now, the forecast has changed from earlier this morning to only an elevated chance of rain (44%) between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Sugar Snap Peas from Doran's Family Farm.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: June 15th Market Report

Weather forecast for tonight: dark. [George Carlin]

Today's weather? It's an adventure! We'll just do what we always do - we'll watch the radar, and roll along and adapt! Our vendors are all under-cover, and whether it's a puddle-jumping shop and dash, or a chance to linger and enjoy conversations and sample new or favorite flavors, we hope you'll stop by for a bit.

No way around it, we are looking at a typical Ohio summer forecast today - hot, humid, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Temperatures will be in the mid-80s and, with the humidity, the feels like will feel above 90°. 

There is a light breeze expected, but we don't know if it will be sustaining or intermittent.

There is rain in the forecast, at this point, for this week's market, so let's just go hour to hour: from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.: 51% chance of rain; from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: a 47% chance of rain; from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.: a 17% chance of rain.

This week's Vendor line-up includes: Fox Hollow Garden, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Miss Cristy’s Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, and Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co.

We may see 8 Sisters Bakery and Ohio Farm Direct.

Pleiades Maple Products and J-Pops will not be at-market this week. (J-Pops will also be out next week.)

This week's community partners are Westerville Electric Division and Westerville Water Division - their appearance will be weather-dependent.

What produce can you expect at market this week? Beets (check out the golden beets), greens of all kinds, radishes, sugar snap peas, turnips, onions, garlic scapes, and cucumbers. We should see some strawberries, as well.

Each Wednesday, Meza Wine Shop, 48 N. State, just steps south of the market features a specially-priced Market Wednesday cocktail served during market hours. What wine goes with some Kokoborrego sheep's milk cheese? Just ask!

Market Wednesday is a rain or shine market, but not a storm or shine market, so we'll keep our eyes glued to the weather radar on our smart phones, and if we need to suspend market activity, we won't hesitate.  Any updates will be posted, here, on facebook.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville. 

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday. 

See you at the market!

Pictured: Kale and Sugar Snap Peas from Bird's Haven Farms.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: June 1st Market Report

I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an 'errie' in it! [Jordin Sparks]

It's a very good day to pick up a little farm fresh in Uptown Westerville.

We like a weather forecast that starts out with the words "periods of sun" with no chance of precipitation. With that said, we are headed for a classic, summery afternoon with temps in the mid-to-high 80s, elevated humidity, and a very light breeze.

Today's Market Wednesday vendor line-up: Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Bildsten Landscape, 8 Sisters Bakery, Fox Hollow Garden, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Ohio Farm Direct, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products, Miss Cristy’s Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet.

Market Wednesday's Vendor Mentoring program vendor, Fox Hollow Garden, will open for business today for the first time. Fox Hollow Garden features hummus and greens. Stop on by to meet David Kelly, and welcome him to Market Wednesday!

Life Happens. Nature Happens. Farming Happens. Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co. and Flying J Farm will not be at-market today - they both have to take advantage of the weather by getting work done on the farm (planting, baling, and hauling).

This week’s community partner is Westerville Senior Center. 

A Market Wednesday tradition: just steps south of the market at 48 N State, each Wednesday, during market hours, Meza Wine Shop features a specially-priced cocktail. Meza is a great resource for wine pairing ideas for you market fare.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Sugar B Bakery's simply delicious Peasant Bread.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Fox Hollow Garden, A Market Mentor Vendor

Welcome, Market Wednesday's Vendor Mentor Program vendor, David Kelly, of Fox Hollow Garden, featuring greens and artisan hummus.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is test-driving a brand new program this yearI

This market has a great group of experienced vendors, all of whom had to start somewhere!

With the Market Vendor Mentor Program, people who are new to farming, artisan foods, and farmers' markets can enter an atmosphere that will give them a step-up on the ins-and-outs of coming to market.

Participants have an opportunity to learn by immersion for a market season - diving into an active market and learning from both on-the-fly experiences and veteran vendors.

Veteran Market Wednesday vendors can nominate a new vendor for this program. This season, Market Wednesday welcomes David Kelly of Fox Hollow Garden, mentored by veteran vendor, Fox Hollow Farm.

Stop on by and meet David Kelly at today's market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: May 25th Market Report

Oh, what a beautiful morning. Oh, what a beautiful day. The Market Wednesday weather forecast is a good one – some sun, some clouds, a light breeze, temperatures in the high-70s/low-80s, and zero chance of rain.  It's a good day to pick up a little farm fresh in Uptown Westerville.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday through October 26th @ N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

One word... no, wait, two words... Doran's... strawberries.

This week’s vendor line-up: Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Bildsten Landscape, 8 Sisters Bakery, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, 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 Public Library.

A Market Wednesday tradition: Meza Wine Shop @ 48 N. State, just steps south of the market. Meza features a specially-priced Market Wednesday cocktail during market hours. Or stop by to talk wine and ask about wine pairing ideas for your favorite meals and market fare. Visit Meza on facebook, click here.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Market Wednesday.

See you at the market!
 



Pictured: Strawberries from Doran's Family Farm. (Nod to Rogers and Hammerstein.)

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Memorial Day Weekend 2016

 A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. [Joseph Campbell]

Memorial Day Weekend is a time to remember, reflect and honor, and a time to welcome the beginning of summer. This weekend, we live with gratitude and gather together, with friends and family, for the sake of pure enjoyment and celebration... because we can. 

Thursday, May 26th: 

> Party at the Creek, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. @ Alum Creek Park North, 221 W. Main. 

Explore nature, learn about area animal life, tour scenic green spaces and waterways, and enjoy big, family-friendly fun at Party at the Creek.

Local nature and environmental groups will be on hand. Dive into kid-friendly activities, boater safety demonstrations, canoeing, food, and entertainment. Pack a basket or cooler to picnic at the shelter house or on the lawn in the park's family  area.

Drop-off containers for recycling eyeglasses and cell phones (make sure personal info/data is removed!) will be available on site, as well as a bin to place retired American flags.

Click here for more information.

> Water Treatment Plant Dedication and Tour, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. @ 312 W. Main.

Market Wednesday community partner Westerville Water Division is dedicating the treatment facility upgrade on Thursday, May 26th at 5:30 p.m. Attend the dedication and tour the water treatment facility until 7:30 p.m., while you're in the area for Party at the Creek.
 
Friday, May 27th:

> Field of Heroes presented by Westerville Sunshine Rotary opens to the public on Friday, May 27th. 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 30th.

Field of Heroes also hosts a special tribute to America's Women in the Military. (Look for the  poppies.)

Field of Heroes website.
Field of Heroes on facebook.
 
> Fourth Friday: Back to Nature. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Uptown Westerville. To learn more, click here.

Saturday, May 28th:

> 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 for the season on Saturday, May 28th at 11 a.m. For additional information on Highlands Park, click here.

 Sunday, May 29th: 

> Field of Heroes continues:  

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

Monday, May 30th: 

> Westerville marks Memorial Day, Monday, May 30th, 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.  

> Field of Heroes Concludes  

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!

Photo courtesy of Field of Heroes.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: May 18th Market Report

What a welcome afternoon weather forecast - sunshine, temperatures in the mid-60s, and a gentle breeze. Sounds like a great day to pick up a little farm fresh.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

This week's Vendor Line-up: Miss Cristy's Bakery, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Sauces and Salsas, Sugar B Bakery, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese Co., Bildsten Landscape, 8 Sisters Bakery, J-Pops, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Family Farm, Hinton Apiaries, Ohio Farm Direct, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Fox Hollow Farm, Pleiades Maple Products.

This week's community partners Westerville Electric Division/Westerville Water Division and Westerville Police Division.

What produce can you find at Market Wednesday today?  We are still in spring season mode, and will see: Asparagus, rhubarb, kale, microgreens, green onions, radishes, lettuce, spinach, and swiss chard.

Planning on gardens at home? Look for veggie and herb seedlings and flowers at Bird's Haven Farms, Sippel Family Farm/Kokoboreggo Cheese Co., Flying J Farm, and Bildsten Landscape.

Shout out to Meza Wine Shop @ 48 N. State, just steps south of the market. Meza features a specially-priced Market Wednesday cocktail during market hours. Stop by for great advice on wine pairings with your market fare.

Home made. Home grown. All Ohio. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ N. State and E. Home in Uptown Westerville through October 26th.

See you at the market!

Pictured: Fresh Kale from Flying J Farm.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: May 11th Market Report

I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow. [David Hobson]

Today's Weather: Market hours look promising with partly to mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the low 70s, and a light breeze from the south and west. Sounds like a great afternoon to pick up a little farm fresh!

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

What produce can you expect to find at today's market? Asparagus, onions, rhubarb, kale, lettuce, swiss chard, microgreens, and radishes.

Meza Wine Shop, just steps south of the market at 48 N. State, features a Market Wednesday special cocktail during market hours. Meza is an excellent resource for anyone interested in wine and wine pairings.

See you at the market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: 2016 Season Opener

May 3, 2016

For Immediate Release.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market 2016 Season Begins May 4th

"Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” [James Beard]

Home-made. Home-grown. All Ohio.  The 2016 Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market is open for business each Wednesday, May 4th through October 26th, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the corner of N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. 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, honey, 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-season fresh produce selections include asparagus, rhubarb, assorted greens, lettuces, radishes, onions, microgreens, and swiss chard. 

The 2016 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, Doran’s Family Farm, 8 Sisters Bakery, Flying J Farm, Fox Hollow Farm, Hinton Apiaries, 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, and Sweet Thing Gourmet.

Market Wednesday also welcomes the first vendor participating in the market’s new Market Vendor Mentorship Program. Fox Hollow Farm is sponsoring David Kelly of Fox Hollow Garden. David will start coming to market in June with greens, fresh herbs, and hummus.

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

For the first time in two years, market customers can expect a full season of peaches from Branstool Orchards and Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard beginning sometime in July.

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 2016 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 peaches, apples, and pears beginning late summer.

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.

8 Sisters Bakery, Mt. Gilead, Ohio: A new Market Wednesday Vendor. Emma Lister and her sisters carry on the family tradition of creating great baked goods and foods with their mother’s recipes and a passion for baking. 8 Sisters features baked breakfast pastries, sourdough bread, pumpernickel bread, and more.

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.

Fox Hollow Garden, Fredericktown, Ohio: Our Market Wednesday Mentoring Program Vendor. David Kelly will join Market Wednesday in June with greens, fresh herbs, and hummus.

Hinton Apiaries, Grove City, Ohio: A new Market Wednesday vendor.  Jerry and Jill Hinton sell everything honey, including seasonal varietal honey, bee pollen, bees wax, honey stix, honey candy, infused honey, honey cookies, and honey-based products.

J-Pops, Bexley, Ohio: Steve White’s delicious hand-crafted gourmet ice pops are a Market Wednesday favorite.

Lona Belle’s Home Baked Goods, Heath, Ohio: Baker Lyle Linerode 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, peaches, and pears to market sometime in July.

Miss Cristy’s Bakery, Galena, Ohio: Baker Cristy DuBois selection includes fresh-baked pies, empanadas, tartlets, 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 made from milk from his organic grass-fed herd.

Pleiades Maple Products, Mt. Gilead, Ohio: Eddie Lou Meimer will be bringing her award winning maple products to market throughout the season including maple syrup, maple sugar, maple-coated puffed spelt, maple crème, maple-coated nuts, 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.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a fluid community, so 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 and 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 eleventh 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.