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.)
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.
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.
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!
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.
