Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 2019

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 30th Market Report

Falling leaves and autumn rains on a Wednesday in Uptown Westerville - must be the last day of the season for a little farm fresh!

Clouds and showers in the forecast, with warmer temperatures (low-60s) and a breeze today.

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

It's a Halloween last-market-of-the-season tradition - Treat or Treat! Kiddos (in costume or not) can go vendor-to-vendor for treats! It's the one day of the year that princesses, super heroes, storm troopers, and dinosaurs walk amongst the ordinary citizens at the farmers' market. Treat or Treat is for chronological kids... if you happen to be a kid-at-heart, there might be a treat in it for you as well! (Treat or Treat is while supplies last!)

Traffic report: The 'Uptown Improvements' project (and Columbia Gas project) works continue. Traffic is maintained for these 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. Be safe. 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.

From May through October, thanks for giving us the business.

See you at the market.

Uptpwn Westerville Farmers' Market: October 30th Weather Outlook

Plant smiles. Grow laughter. Harvest love. [Unknown]

Looking at this week's forecast, it looks like the last market of the season is going to include rain (chances range from 49% to 66%) - a good chance we are looking at a rubber duck day. Temperatures are forecast to be in the low to mid-60s, with a breeze, clouds, and intermittent to steady precipitation throughout.

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, October 23, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 23rd Market Report

It's a gorgeous and breezy autumn Wednesday in Uptown Westerville - must be a great day for a little farm fresh!

We can expect another beautiful day, like yesterday, with mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the low-60s, no chance for rain, and wind, just not as windy as yesterday.

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

We welcome community partner Westerville Public Library today.

Traffic report: The 'Uptown Improvements' project (and Columbia Gas project) works continue. Traffic is maintained for these 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. Be safe. 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.

Thanks for giving us the business.

See you at the market.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 23rd Weather Outlook

Home is where heart is. Heart where cookie is. Math clear: Home is cookie. [Cookie Monster]

Expect a picture-perfect, beautiful autumn Market Wednesday with mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the low-60s, no chance of precip, and normal humidity. And... like yesterday, expect wind, just not quite as strong - around 10 to 13 mph, with gusts around 20 mph.

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, October 16, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 16th Market Report

It's Market Wednesday in Uptown Westerville!

Toss a sweatshirt in the car when you head to the market - seasonal weather may have arrived! The overnight rains will move on, leaving clouds, temperatures in the high-40s/low-50s, and substantial wind. There's an outside chance of precip (10%) in the last hour of the market.

Today's vendor line-up includes: Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, Made Without Grain, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Kingdom Fish, Kingdom Farms, Java Central, Ohio City Pasta, Hinton Apiaries, and Flying J Farm.

We will not see Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods this week.

And, Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas is going to be a game-time decision.

We welcome community partners Westerville Electric Division and Westerville Water Division this week.

Traffic report: The 'Uptown Improvements' project (and Columbia Gas project) works continue. Traffic is maintained for these 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. Be safe. 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.

Thanks for giving us the business.

See you at the market.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 16th Weather Outlook

The most indespensible ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for. [Sophia Loren]

The forecasts say the overnight rains will come and go, and leave seasonal temperatures in the high-40s/low-50s, clouds, and wind. There is an outside chance (10%) of rain between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

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, October 9, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 9th Market Report

It's a great day for a farmers' market!

We expect a beautiful afternoon with temperatures in the low-70s, sunny skies and a light autumn breeze.

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

We do not have a community partner this week.

Traffic report: The 'Uptown Improvements' project (and Columbia Gas project) works continue - current activity is just north of Park and State; look for steel plates in the northbound and turn lanes. Traffic is maintained for these 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. Be safe. 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 giving us the business!

See you at the market.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Weather Outlook for October 9th

A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal. [Pat Conroy]

Looking forward to a gorgeous Fall afternoon- a great day for a trip to the farmers' market - temperatures in the low-70s, sunny skies, a breeze, and no chance for rain!

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.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: No Wheels on Wednesdays!

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

Keep your wheels out of the market space on Wednesdays.

The market space parking lot is posted NO PUBLIC PARKING from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during market season (May thru October).

Church of the Messiah can still access the space up until 1:30 p.m.

The market works with WPD on keeping the lot clear - we can cite... we can tow, and we prefer it never get to that point.

Fortunately, 99.9% of area drivers stay out of the parking lot on Wednesdays- which we greatly appreciate! It's the .1% that can completely disrupt the market space and compromise safety.

In Current Events: With the upcoming debate event taking place on the Otterbein University campus, Uptown parking and traffic logistics are changing; some of those changes are already in place. WHAT WILL NOT CHANGE is the fact that the parking lot at N. State and E. Home Streets (62 N. State) is CLOSED to PUBLIC PARKING on Wednesdays from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market. Please, help out the community and keep your vehicle out of the market space. Thanks.

City of Westerville Debate Information Page: www.westerville.org/debate.

Please note: This post is informational only. Market Wednesday maintains a Safe Place policy: No Candidates. No Campaigns. No Causes. No Commercial Interests. Details can be accessed here: https://www.marketwednesday.com/market-411.html Discretion is the better part of valor. Any comments the market decides are made of a political nature on any level here will be deleted without ceremony.

(Photo courtesy of the Westerville Public Library historical photo collection.)

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 2nd Market Report

It's a farm fresh Wednesday in Uptown Westerville.

No way around it, we are expecting a very hot October afternoon, with temperatures in the low-90s, mostly cloudy skies, elevated humidity, and an 11 mph breeze. Stay cool on your trip to the market!
Today's vendor line-up includes: Hinton Apiaries, Bird's Haven Farms, Branstool Orchards, Made Without Grain, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Montezuma Brand Sauces and Salsas, Kingdom Fish, Kingdom Farms, Java Central, Ohio City Pasta, and Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods.

We will not see Flying J Farm. (Dick will return next week).

Ohio Farm Direct is a "game-time" decision due to the heat.

There is a distinct possibility Doran's Farm Market has completed their season - it's all fresh-picked, so we won't know for sure if they have enough to come to market until later today.
We do not have a community partner this week.

Traffic report: The 'Uptown Improvements' project (and Columbia Gas project) works continue - current activity is just north of Park and State; look for steel plates in the northbound and turn lanes. Traffic is maintained for these 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. Be safe. 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 giving us the business.

See you at the market.

Pumpkin roll photograph courtesy of Lona Belle's Home Baked Goods.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: October 2nd Weather Outlook

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]

Forecasts are calling for an unseasonable, hot afternoon (think July). Look for temperatures in the low-90s, mostly cloudy skies, elevated humidity, a teeny chance of precipitation, and what we hope is a sustaining 11 mph wind.

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.

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

- Chef Bryant Terry

Home-made. Home-grown. All Ohio.
The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market

Beginning in May, Pre-Order/Pre-Pay

Drive-Thru Pick-Up, Wednesdays

from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

in the parking lot behind

64 E. Walnut*

*Eventually, Market Wednesdsay

will open in a traditional

market format, Wednesdays,

3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

at 17 E. Home Street (the

southeast corner of N. State and

E. Home Streets

in Uptown Westerville

Date To Be Announced

Check It When You Arrive

The market is a safe place.

There are times and places for everything and the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is not a place for commercial outreach, causes, campaigns, or candidates. No unapproved solicitation of market patrons or vendors permitted.

We want our market patrons to feel they can enter and leave the market unencumbered, be undistracted from their children, and just completely enjoy their trip to the market.

Please note that the market takes place on private property. Sidewalks are public spaces, and with that, we expect common courtesy, common sense, and a knowledge-of and respect-for applicable laws.

Discretion is the better part of valor and in the end will win you more friends.

Thank you for being so understanding.

Traffic and Safety

Click here for Westerville construction information.

Put It Down: Westerville has a no texting activity while driving law.

September is Distracted Driving Prevention Month in Ohio.

Stop Distracted Driving: Maria's Message.

The traffic light at N. State and E. Home operates during market hours, including the crosswalk signs.

There are bike racks in Rotary Park on the southeast corner of N. State and E. Home.

Market Space Parking Lot:

The market space is a parking lot, but on Wednesdays from May through October, it becomes a marketplace - a center of commerce - and it not a place for public parking.

The lot closes off in early Wednesday morning (if you need a time, go with 6:00 a.m.) until 6:30 p.m.

The market space is available for drop-off and pick-up for parents and caregivers for kids going to Our Day, a daycare center located at Messiah. So, you will see cars in that lot in the mornings and at lunchtime.

Please help the market by staying out of that lot on Wednesdays, May through October. (There is parking directly east of that space.)

Truly appreciated!

When it comes to parking:

Parking is free and readily available on-street, in adjacent lots directly to the east and south of the market, and in public spaces and lots throughout Uptown Westerville.

The farmers' market space is open only to vendor vehicles from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. for market set-up, and then pedestrians from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. There is no patron parking directly north of the market lot - that's where the vendors pull in.

When you see an orange cone and a Do Not Enter or No Parking sign - don't go there!

Park in actual striped parking places - do not make your own space. Please do not block throughways or double-park behind vendor vehicles. Always prepared - we make sure there is access for emergency vehicles; should someone's life depend on it, we want to be ready. We guarantee you won't be stopping by for just a minute, so please do not double-park or park perpendicular to another vehicle.

There is no such thing as a sweet corn, honey, or peach emergency!

No kind action ever stops with itself. - Amelia Earhart

Take a beat. Be courteous. Be safe.

Everyone who touches the market, fuels its success, and we appreciate your help!

We wish we didn't have to mention this, but we do: Make sure your parked vehicles are locked; please secure any valuables out-of-sight.

When school is in session in Westerville, including Emerson School at N. Vine and E. Home in the Market Wednesday neighborhood, be aware of school zone speed limits, traffic light turn-right-on-red restrictions, and school bus, bike, and crosswalk activity.

Click here to visit Paving the Way for traffic alerts and updates throughout Central Ohio.

Click here to visit OhGo.

Be Safe.

Forms of Payment and Uptown ATMs

With the exception of Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard, Market Wednesday vendors accept major debit and credit cards, cash, and checks.

ATMs:

Middlefield Bank, 17 N. State, near W. Main, ATM at the drive-thru behind the bank

Union Savings Bank, 44 S. State, @ Winter St., across from City Hall

Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., Kemba ATM inside library entry way

Bope Sunoco, 150 S. State @ the corner of E. Walnut and S. State

Food Programs

Franklin County LifeCare Alliance Senior Farmers' Market coupons (fresh fruits, vegetables, and honey) are currently accepted at Bird's Haven Farms and Doran's Family Farm.

In 2018, select Market Wednesday vendors are participating in the Delaware County Senior Market Program (through SourcePoint). Participating Vendors: Hinton Apiaries and Bird's Haven Farms.

WIC Farmers' Market Program coupons are accepted (fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh-cut herbs) at Doran's Family Farm and Bird's Haven Farms.

The market does not currently accept EBT or SNAP cards.

The WARM Fresh Green Program has been retired. (WARM can now accommodate fresh produce on-site, including an on-site garden.) To read more, scroll to About the UWFM below for details.

Market Wednesday FAQ's

So, I can't make it to the market between 3 and 6 - anyway you can stay open until 7?

We appreciate the question.

First, our farm-based vendors drive as long as 2 hours to arrive in Westerville on Wednesday afternoons (and have sometimes been in the fields since as early as 2 a.m.), that also means up to 2 hours to head home. And, they all have working farms and must return to their farms and complete the work they have to do to end the day as they prepare for the next. It really is fresh-baked, and often, food artisans need to go home to prepare their foods for the next market on the next day.

Additionally, some vendors - to make best use of the trip to Greater Columbus - have deliveries to make before and after Market Wednesday.

The market sets up in a space graciously provided by Church of the Messiah and we need to work within their schedule - they vacate the space on our behalf on Wednesdays and have lots of activities Wednesday evenings - and in classic Uptown Westerville fashion, one event winds down and cars begin arriving for the next activity as we finish up our load-out at the end of the day.

We have considered and tested extended hours - market management has twice (2006 and 2009) publicized and tested longer hours and market hours correspond to actual market activity and interest - 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Can't get to the market until 5:30 or 6? Talk to your favorite vendor - most vendors are happy to save back fresh produce and artisan goods for 'on your way home from work' pick up.

Thank you for your interest in buying fresh and buying local. Central Ohio has the good fortune of an abundance of farmers' markets almost every day of the week, including weekends.

So, check out Ohio Proud's Farmers' Market Directory.

It's 2:54 p.m. and I want my peaches and sweet corn now! What's up with the no sales before 3 p.m???

The market is a place of business that opens at 3 p.m.

Our vendors know that market set up is from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors arrive from all points of the compass for market and need to set up shop - parking their vehicles, putting up their tents, setting up tables, and preparing their samples and merchandise for sale. (Were that we were all Samantha Stevens of Bewitched and we could wiggle our noses and voila! a vendor space is ready for business.)

There is no such thing as a peach, sweet corn, or pie emergency.

Opening sales are not up to the vendor. As a policy, the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market management wants each vendor to start on a level playing field, which includes the opportunity for vendors to be able to safely access their market space (and not worry about pedestrian traffic). Market Wednesday doesn't open for business until each vendor is set up and ready to go. And, that's at 3 p.m. Not 2:59, 3 p.m.

Even though you may arrive before 3 p.m., feel free to walk about, bring something to read, talk with friends, or just sit and take a moment, but let the vendors continue their set up and prep - there really are no sales until 3 p.m.

In our world of 24/7 shopping, farmers' markets operate at a different pace - a slower one! So, manage your expectations - arrive after 3 p.m., or if you arrive ahead of time, take a moment for yourself - take a deep breath and enjoy the day.

When can I buy sweet corn?

All Market Wednesday produce is grown locally.

Life happens, nature happens, farming happens, so no good produce before its time. Availability of market produce moves with the seasons in Central Ohio.

Roughly, May into June we see asparagus, rhubarb, leaf lettuces, greens, swiss chard, kale, radishes, turnips, kohlrabi, green onions, strawberries, herbs, broccoli, garlic scapes, and garden plants.

(Short season - we may see strawberries, just two or three weeks, by the way.)

In June, peas, and snap peas, but just for a few weeks.

Then, in mid-July we see peaches, sweet corn, potatoes, summer squashes, and in late July and early August, we start seeing the rich colors of summer crops like beets, tomatoes, tomatilloes, eggplant, summer squashes, peas, garlic, beans, melons, cabbage, cucumbers, and peppers, moving onto late August, September, and October with root vegetables like sweet potatoes, along with apples, squashes, and pumpkins.

All product availability is subject to Ohio weather over time.

Eating locally-grown vegetables and fruits that are planted in Central Ohio soil to thrive and ripen in the warm, bright Ohio sun is a flavor-rich experience!

For an Ohio produce availability chart - click or tap here. (PDF)

Are prices negotiable?

In a word: No.

Just like the grocery store, prices are as marked.

A farmers' market as a rule is not a place to haggle over prices.

What about quality and standards?

The Ohio Department of Agriculture inspected the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market in 2010, 2012, and 2017. The market and its vendors passed all inspections.

In 2011, the market worked with Franklin County Public Health via an informal review, where vendors could ask questions and talk with the area FCPH inspector.

Produce, meat & poultry, egg, dairy, bakery, and cottage food vendors are held to a standard by federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations. To participate in the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market, vendors must agree to respect and meet those standards.

Meat & poultry, egg, and dairy are inspected by Franklin County Public Health. Produce, bakery, and cottage foods are inspected by the State of Ohio Department of Agriculture. The State of Ohio and Franklin County comply with all current federal laws and regulations.

Market Wednesday vendors will feature produce that can be conventionally-grown, chemical-free, certified organic, naturally-raised, or organic. Ask your vendor; they are happy to answer any questions you may have.

A farmer can only be certified organic to claim the term 'organic.' A certified organic farm must be certified by the USDA as organic, which means that the farm (including even beehives) goes through an inspection process by certified government officials to insure that an organic farm meets USDA standards (including organic farming methods and no impact on the environment such as contamination from pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and other non-organic compounds).

New artisan vendors cannot do business at Market Wednesday until the Ohio Department of Agriculture has reviewed their labels.

The first day of each market season, Franklin County Weights and Measures visits the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market to certify vendor scales.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market must register annually with the State of Ohio, Department of Agriculture. The market voluntarily registers annually with the USDA. Additionally, this market must file for an annual conditional use permit with the City of Westerville, Planning and Development Division.

At this market, by our standards, produce must be fresh-picked, raised by the vendor selling it, and raised in Ohio. Plants and flowers must be raised in Ohio by the vendor as well. Animals raised to provide food must be raised by the vendor. Artisan foods and products must be made by the vendor.

Vendors selling frozen and refrigerated items must comply with state and county regulations. By Ohio law, meats and poultry must be processed by a state approved plant and sold frozen. Eggs and dairy products are sold refrigerated.

If we have questions, we ask, and you should, too. Get to know your favorite vendors. If you have questions about any product at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market, please don't hesitate to ask the vendor.

For more information:

Franklin County Public Health

State of Ohio, Department of Agriculture

USDA, AMS, Farmers Markets

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market Vendor Information

Westerville Heritage Depot

To celebrate our historic sense of community, the Westerville Legacy Depot facility pays homage to the old Westerville train depot and features restrooms, a water fountain (with dog waterer), open-air picnic dining, bike parking, a fireplace, an info kiosk, and bench seating. Located on the Bike/Hike trail near E. Park Street and Summit Street in Hanby Park, the depot also features hallmark panel images of Westerville's history and info for a walking tour of Westerville landmarks. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market proudly contributed to this community project by purchasing a brick for the station. For more information, click on the depot image.

About the UWFM

Food is our common ground, our universal experience. - James Beard

Located in Central Ohio, just minutes from Columbus, the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is located in historic Uptown Westerville. The Uptown Westerville neighborhood is the home of city government, commerce, and community. Uptown Westerville features an eclectic mix of residences and buildings dating back to the 1800s, tree-lined brick streets, parks, Otterbein University, Westerville Public Library, activities, traditions, and culture. A marketplace destination, Uptown Westerville is a great place for people to live, work, shop, meet, eat, and play.

Home-grown. Home-made. All Ohio. The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market has been open for business at N. State and E. Home since 2006 with 5 market vendors.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market management team is entirely volunteer and market vendor fees are all invested back into the market focusing on market logistics, community outreach, and market promotion.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers Market supports W.A.R.M. ~ the Westerville Area Resource Ministry.

For several years, WARM and Market Wednesday teamed up so farm fresh, healthy foods could be available to everyone in the Westerville City School District, no matter the need, creating the WARM Fresh Green Program.

Now, thanks to the generosity of the community, WARM has commercial-grade refrigeration, so plentiful supplies of fresh produce and foods are available to clients at WARM and the Fresh Green Program can be retired.

It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong. - Jon Krakauer

No one makes reaching out to a help organization a life goal. And, Westerville Area Resource Ministry is an outreach and empowerment resource that steps up to the plate every day to help people in a respectful and dignified way to help themselves. As they say, "WARM is a hand up, not a hand out."

To learn more about WARM's programs and services, click here.

If you would like to contribute to WARM, thank you ~ make checks payable to WARM, 150 Heatherdown Drive, Westerville, Ohio, 43081 or visit the WARM website to donate via bank card. Contributions to WARM are tax deductible.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market (Market Wednesday) is not affiliated with any other markets or events.

© 2008 - 2020 Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market. All rights reserved. Images used with permission.

About Our Logo

We chose a ginkgo leaf to represent the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market. The City of Westerville planted ginkgo trees along State Street in Uptown Westerville and as they grow and mature they will become a distinctive presence along State St. Ginkgo trees are among the oldest trees on the planet (millions of years) and have survived untold earthly disasters. The ginkgo represents simplicity, endurance, prosperity, hope, resilience, peace, and longevity, and not only does it represent Uptown Westerville, it represents the farmers' market. The ginkgo leaf color reflects the color of the ginkgo leaf in our 3 market seasons: spring (pale green), summer (rich green), and fall (golden yellow).