Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 31st Market Report


It's the final day of July and a farm fresh Wednesday in Uptown Westerville.

This afternoon's forecast brings us mostly sunny skies, slightly elevated humidity, a 7 mph breeze, and temperatures in the low-80s (add about 6° for the feels like). There is a slight chance of rain this week during market hours (51% in the first hour).

Today's vendor line-up includes: Made Without Grain, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas, Kingdom Fish, Kingdom Farms, Ohio Farm Direct, Java Central, Ohio City Pasta, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Farm Market, Flying J Farm, and Bird's Haven Farms.

Hinton Apiaries is at the Ohio State Fair this week, so not at-market. We'll see Jerry next week.

This week, we welcome a guest community partner: from the Westerville Engineering Division, Traffic Engineer Jen Alford and Jared Groves. They'll have ears bent, the City of Westerville is working on a Mobility Plan - from footsteps to transit - and Jen and Jared are looking for feedback and thoughts from Westerville residents on getting around town.

Traffic report: The State Street 'Plane and Overlay' project is still going on between Lee Terrace and Walnut. And, the 'Uptown Improvements' project (and Columbia Gas project) works continue currently in front of Hanby School from Park to College.Traffic is maintained for both projects, so look for "lane redefinition" via orange cones, road surface grade changes, steel plates, construction activity (people and equipment on the move), and slower speeds. For the updated low-down on construction around town, check out GoWesterville. https://westerville.maps.arcgis.com/a…/Shortlist/index.html…

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business each Wednesday, from May through October, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at North State and East Home Streets.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Thank you for your business.

See you at the market.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 31st Weather Outlook


It's my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. [Tom Colicchio]

This week's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, slightly elevated humidity, a 7 mph breeze, and temperatures in the low-80s (add about 6° for the feels like). There is a slight chance of rain this week during market hours, the biggest chance being in the first hour (51%).

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business each Wednesday, from May through October, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at North State and East Home Streets.

See you at the market.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 24th Market Report


Oh what a beautiful morning. Oh what a beautiful day.... It's a great, farm fresh Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville.

Weatherwise, we expect a pleasant afternoon with mostly sunny skies, temps in the high 70s, a breeze, lower humidity, and no precip. A very good afternoon for a little farm fresh!

Today's vendor line-up includes: Bird's Haven Farms, Made Without Grain, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas, Kingdom Fish, Kingdom Farms, Ohio Farm Direct, Ohio City Pasta, Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Doran's Farm Market, and Flying J Farm.

Update: Hinton Apiaries will be at the Ohio State Fair the  next two weeks and will return to Market Wednesday on August 7th. Previously: Waiting for a verification, Hinton Apiaries may be at the Ohio State Fair this week, so not at-market. (Will Update on Facebook!)

Hummavore's Market Wednesday season has come to an end. You can find Hummavore at Worthington, Clintonville, Granville, Wooster, and Hilliard farmers' markets.

This week's community partner is Westerville Public Library.

Shout out to Meza at 48 N. State, just steps south of the market. It's a Market Wednesday tradition - the specially-priced Wednesday afternoon cocktail - we very much appreciate Meza's support. Meza is a most excellent resource for wine pairing to complement your market fare. https://www.facebook.com/mezawineshop/

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business each Wednesday, from May through October, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at North State and East Home Streets.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Thanks for giving us the business.

See you at the market.




Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 24th Weather Outlook


The kitchen's a laboratory, and everything that happens there has to do with science. It's biology, chemistry, physics. Yes, there's history. Yes, there's artistry. Yes, to all of that. But what happened there, what actually happens to the food is all science. [Alton Brown]

We have hard-earned this weather forecast and we deserve it! Look for mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the high-70s (that will feel like low 80s), slightly elevated humidity, a 7 mph breeze, and a 7% chance of rain. A very good day to pick up a little farm fresh!

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business each Wednesday, from May through October, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at North State and East Home Streets.

See you at the market.


Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 10th Market Report


If it's a summer's Wednesday in Uptown Westerville, it's a great day for a farmers' market.

This week's weather forecast calls for a visually beautiful day with temperatures in the high-80s (with a feels-like 11° higher), elevated humidity, partly cloudy skies, a 6 to 7 mph wind, and the usual 51% chance of a pop-up between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. This is going to be a sizzler of a day, so dress cool, be cool, stay cool.

Reminder: Gene and Phil from Messiah have water and lemonade (free) under the awning at The Gathering Place, where there are restrooms, and the building is air conditioned - so a cool-off is steps away if you need it! Take care.

Today's vendor line-up includes: Hinton Apiaries, Flying J Farm, Bird's Haven Farms, Made Without Grain, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas, Kingdom Fish, Kingdom Farms, Hummavore, Ohio Farm Direct, Ohio City Pasta, and Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods.

We may see Annabelle's Blooms this week.

We will not see Doran's Farm Market today. (The sweet corn is coming on and is a week or two away.)

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business each Wednesday, from May through October, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at North State and East Home Streets.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Thanks for giving us the business.

See you at the market.


 

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 10th Weather Outlook


It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. [Lewis Grizzard]

Hot town, summer in the city describes this week's weather forecast.  We're looking at temperatures in the high 80s, and due to the elevated humidity and 7 mph breeze, add about 11° to that - at least we have partly cloudy skies, so we are looking at a hot afternoon with just a little bit of air movement. And... a 51% chance of precip between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. (IF we see any precip it will probably be a pop-up.) Dress cool. Be cool. Stay cool.

Reminder: Gene and Phil from Messiah have water and lemonade (free) under the awning at The Gathering Place, where there are restrooms, and the building is air conditioned - so a cool-off is steps away if you need it!

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business each Wednesday, from May through October, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at North State and East Home Streets.

 
See you at the market.


Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: July 3rd Market Report


It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville.

This week's weather forecast calls for temperatures in the mid-to-high-80s (with a feels-like 9° higher), elevated humidity, partly cloudy skies, a 6 to 7 mph wind, and a slight chance for precip all afternoon, with a 51% chance between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

We have a market-lite today for vendors (vendors called away for family and farm needs).

Today's vendor line-up includes: Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods, Hinton Apiaries, Bird's Haven Farms, Made Without Grain, Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas, Hummavore, and Ohio City Pasta.

We will not see Sweet Thing Gourment, Kingdom Fish, Kingdom Farms, Ohio Farm Direct, and Flying J Farm.

We do not have a community partner on the schedule this week.

Home grown. Home made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business each Wednesday, from May through October, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at North State and East Home Streets.

Browse. Visit. Taste. Shop. Enjoy.

Thanks for giving us the business.

See you at the market.