Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Sweet Thing Gourmet

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes new vendor Sweet Thing Gourmet to the 2009 market season.

Based in Bexley, Sweet Thing Gourmet offers delicious jams and biscotti.

▪ Jams: Strawberry, Strawberry Rhubarb, Strawberry Champagne, Hot Pepper Strawberry, Strawberry Kiwi, Peach, Ginger Peach, Lavendar Peach, Hot Pepper Peach, Raspberry, Raspberry Jalapeno, Raspberry Champagne, Rhubarb, Vanilla Pear, Apple Cider, Sugar Plum, Brandied Apricot, Chai Apricot, Apricot, Hot Chile Cherry, Cherry Cognac, Blueberry Lime, Brandied Blackberry, Razzle Blackberry, Blue & Blackberry, Cardamom Plum, Balsamic Strawberry, Raspberry Rhubarb, Hot Pepper Peach

▪ Biscotti: Anise-Almond, Double-Chocolate Pecan, Cranberry Pistachio, Apricot Pine Nut, Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry

Stop by and visit Kyla Touris at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market!

Sweet!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: May 6th Market Wrap Up

Wednesday May 6th, the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market started its 2009 season on a rainy Central Ohio afternoon.

The market is open rain or shine and this week it happened to be much more rain than shine.

But, undaunted by weather, 18 vendors set up shop, including new market vendors, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Batter and Bowl, and Nature's Honey.

In spite of the rain drops, market vendors welcomed a steady stream of customers. Produce vendors featured spinach, lettuce, asparagus, and rhubarb. And, customers purchased delicious artisan breads, chutneys, cheeses, pies, cookies, biscotti, and honey, goat's milk soap, hanging flower baskets, herbs, bed plants, and select poultry and meats.

Market Insider Tip -- The market is rain or shine. So, on those iffy, cloudy days, check the Westerville NOAA weather link in the margin, pack the umbrella or hooded jacket, and come to the market! Market vendors are under canopy and stopping by a market vendor space between drops is a great way to meet the vendors, try samples, and shop!

Photo image: A brand new tomato plant from Carousel Watergardens and shopping at Landrum Cottage Designs for fresh breads provided by Linda Foor. ©2009 Brickstreet Communications. All rights reserved.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcomes You to Our 2009 Market Seaon

The Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market, sponsored by the Westerville Uptown Merchants Association, opens the 2009 season at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2009 with a special market blessing from Reverend Stan Ling of Church of the Messiah, United Methodist and Father Charlie Klinger of St. Paul Catholic Church.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is open every Wednesday May 6, 2009 through October 28, 2009, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the corner of N. State and E. Home Streets, in the Church of the Messiah parking lot.

Home-grown, home-made, and all Ohio, the market provides an ever-changing fare including farm-fresh certified organic, chemical-free, and conventional, seasonal fruits and vegetables, heirloom produce, baked goods, breads, bed plants, herbs, flowers, chutneys, spreads, sauces and rubs, honey, pet treats, maple products, natural personal care products, meats and poultry to-order, and fresh eggs. Early seasonal fresh produce selections include asparagus, lettuces, and rhubarb.

And, remember, the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a sample friendly place!

18 market vendors will be open for business on May 6th, including:

Arjay Gourmet Foods, Bildsten Landscape, Bird’s Haven Farms, Blue Jacket Dairy, Bridgman Farm, Carousel Water Gardens & Cathy’s Tasty Treats, Doran's Family Farm, Flying J Farm, Frijolito Farm, Honey Health Farm, Landrum Cottage Designs, Northridge Organic Farm, Osage Lane Creamery, Pleiades Maple Products, Sue’s Kitchen, and Varley Valley Baked Goods.

The market welcomes new vendors: Batter and Bowl featuring cakes, cookies, and baked goods, and Nature's Honey, featuring natural soaps. Later in the growing season, the Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market will welcome Amherst Greenhouse and Malabar Acres.

A trip to the market is a great way to enjoy a Wednesday afternoon in Uptown Westerville -- come Uptown for lunch, browse, visit, and shop Uptown Westerville, and pick up dinner ingredients at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market. A fun weekly experience for kids, and a dog-walk and bike-friendly destination! Parking is free in Uptown Westerville, both on-street and in parking lots.

Visit Meza, wine rack, panty & kitchen, 48 N. State, each Market Wednesday for

▪ Special Farmers' Market Wine Tasting: $1.
▪ Serving Suggestions.
▪ May 6th Feature Market Vendor: Bellefontaine's Blue Jacket Dairy

www.vinomeza.com
614.259.3101 ▪ vinomeza@gmail.com

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market and Westerville Area Resource Ministry are teaming up, for the second year, for the WARM Fresh Green Program so farm fresh, healthy foods can be available to everyone in the Westerville area.

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is Ohio Proud.

For more information on the Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market email: farmersmarket@shopuptownwesterville.com or check out the WUMA Uptown Farmers' Market web page http://www.uptownwestervillefarmersmarket.com/ and the Farmers' Market blog: http://uptownwestervillefarmersmarket.blogspot.com/.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Sue's Kitchen

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Sue's Kitchen to the 2009 market.

Sue Renner makes some fabulous baked goods, including pies!

Sue sends her report for opening day of the 2009 market season:

Hope you're hungry for fresh Strawberry Rhubarb pie because I will bring small and large pies (rhubarb straight out of my patch!!); for those who don't like rhubarb-well, I will also bring Granny Smith Apple (small and large) as well as small Red Razzle Raspberry & Big-n-Bold Blackberry pies. All decorated (of course) with the flakiest crust you'll ever taste.

If pie isn't up your alley then maybe cookies are! I will have a variety of Yumm-o Big Chocolate Chippers, Mom's Oatmeal Raisin, It's Not Funny Snickerdoodle, and Kissable Peanut Blossom.

Something new this year are Biker Bars-a healthier alternative cookie full of honey, oats, cranberries, apricots, almonds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds--Mucho Delicioso!!

Back by popular demand are my Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls with loads of frosting, and Gramma Rose's Banana Walnut Bread.

If I have my act together I may bring a new surprise to the market-CUPCAKES!! ((if you don't see them this week you'll know I didn't have my act together).

So ta-ta for now and I'll see you at the market!!

Market Insider Tip: Sue's Kitchen's pies can be addictive!! Just kidding. If you want pie... COME EARLY! There are days when Sue's Kitchen pies sell out in the first 15 minutes after market open! No kidding!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Varley Valley Baked Goods

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Varley Valley Baked Goods to the 2009 market.

Jane Varley makes amazing fresh breads and jams & jellies.

Ask Jane what she wears to pick blackberries for her blackberry jam!

Market Insider Tip: Jane's breads are very popular, so if you have your heart set on some challah loaf or wheat bread or any of Jane's breads, we suggest you get to the market early.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Frijolito Farm

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Frijolito Farm to the 2009 season.

Frijolito Farm is a backyard farm that has grown to include gardens in other locations in Columbus and Licking County. Frijolito Farm chicken, eggs, fruits, and vegetables are produced by sustainable farming practices.

▪ Free Range Chicken (frozen, whole & parts)
▪ Mulberries
▪ Select Seasonal Produce

Stop by to visit with Wayne & Mayda Shingler each week at Frijolito Farm.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Doran's Family Farm

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Doran's Family Farm to the 2009 market.

Normally we don't see Doran's until sweet corn is ready in July, but this year, we'll see Doran's at our very first market with rhubarb and asparagus.

Doran's Family Farm is certainly a long-time Central Ohio favorite and in 2009 they'll feature:

▪ Tomatoes
▪ Sweet Corn! (available starting mid-July)
▪ Green Beans
▪ Melons
▪ and other select seasonal produce

Market Insider Tip: When Doran pulls up to the market with the season's first sweet corn -- probably mid-July -- be prepared to stand in line and get to the market early!! Market customers wait in line before market opens to pick out their sweet corn!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Blue Jacket Dairy

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Blue Jacket Dairy to the 2009 market season.

Blue Jacket Dairy is certainly a market favorite! Jim and Angel King make great hand-made, farmstead cheese Blue Jacket Dairy's own milk.

Including...

▪ Fresh Mozzarella
A delicate hand-kneaded mild, moist, soft, creamy cheese that is absolutely delicious as a snack, in salads, or with pasta. So good!

▪ Cheddar Curd
Cheddar curd is simply cheddar cheese that hasn't been aged. It is great for snacking and in salads, or melt it on toast for a fantastic sandwich. Salty, scrumptious and addictive! Plain and Flavored.

▪ Gretna Grillin' Cheese™
A delicious halloumi-style cheese that is easy-to-love. When grilled or fried, it has a beautiful golden crust; try it grated on pasta or served with fruit.

▪ Quark
A tangy, spreadable cheese than can be used in place of ricotta, cream cheese or yogurt. It is often used to make German cheesecake and other pastries. Plain and Flavored.

▪ Chevre
Chevre is french for goat so, of course, chevre is cheese made from goat's milk. Chevre is naturally lemony, tangy and mildly earthy. Plain and Flavored.

Stop by each week to see what's new at Blue Jacket Dairy.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Batter and Bowl

The Westerville Uptown Farmers' Market welcomes new vendor Batter and Bowl to the 2009 market.

Stop by to visit Sara Yates of Batter and Bowl and check out her delicious cakes, cookies, and confections.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Nature's Honey

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes new vendor Nature's Honey to the 2009 market season.

Krista Wagner of Nature's Honey shares:

Nature's Honey Handmade Soaps will be joining the Uptown Westerville Farmers Market this year! I am very excited to be able to provide quality, handmade soaps to the people of Westerville and surrounding areas. Some of the soaps I will be offering include Lovely Lavender Shaving Soap, Coffee Clean Bar, and Lucky Dog Soap (for your pets!). I also offer a number of goat milk soaps, made with creamy Nubian goat milk.

Nature's Honey soaps are made using all-natural products. All of my soapmaking products come from Ohio-owned businesses and I use only essential oils and herbs in my soaps, never synthetic fragrance oils. I enjoy experimenting with my soaps and will have a changing selection throughout the season.

If you would like to see some of the soaps I will have available, please visit my Artfire studio and Nature's Honey also has a blog.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Flying J Farms

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Flying J Farms to the 2009 market season.

Flying J Farms features certified organic produce and grass-fed beef.

Organic grass-fed beef, sold in popular cuts for the grill and dinner table, contains much less of the bad cholesterol found in grain-fed meat and much more Omega-3, Beta Carotene, and CLA than grain fed beef.

Flying J also sells maple syrup and fresh-milled spelt and wheat flour.

Visit Dick Jensen and Flying J Farms on your weekly visits to the market.

Uptown Westerville Farmer's Market: Welcome Back Bird's Haven Farms

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Bird's Haven Farms to the 2009 market season.

Look for the green and white awning at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market and you'll find Bird's Haven Farms and meet three generations of the Bird Family.

Conventionally-grown produce that throughout the season includes green beans, tomatillos, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, squash, eggplant, sweet corn, kohlrabi, lettuces, herbs, pumpkins, melons, garlic, onions, broccoli, cabbage, corn, peppers, and cucumbers.

Bird's Haven also features hanging baskets, herb pots, and cut flowers, including glads and sunflowers, as they come into season to brighten tables and decks throughout the summer.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Osage Lane Creamery

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Osage Lane Creamery to the 2009 market.

Emma and Ted Stout raise goats and make delicious small-batch, artisan goat's milk feta cheese and cheese balls.

And, during the summer, Emma will be featuring goat's milk fudges.

The word 'feta' dates back to ancient times and in ancient Greek, 'feta' means 'slice' and in Latin it means, 'morsel.'

Crumbly, slightly salty feta cheese goes great in salads, with tomatoes, on pizza, sandwiches & relish plates, and with seafood, grilled vegetables, and pasta.

Stop by Osage Lane, meet Emma Stout and try a sample.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Cultivating Garden Heritage

Ahhh, there is nothing like an old-fashioned rich, flavorful tomato picked from the vine.

Both Bridgman Farm and Northridge Organic Farm feature heirloom tomatoes at the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market.

Heirloom seeds are seeds that have been passed from generation to generation or cultivated by a group that has worked to preserve them. For example, Monticello, in Virginia, sells heirloom plants and seeds that originated back in Thomas Jefferson's day. And, Mike Laughlin at Northridge Organic Farms features a tomato that's great for sauces that has been passed down from its origins in Italy.

Heirloom seeds are from plants grown usually at least 50 years ago and are preserved at the end of each season. Some heirloom plants can be as old as 100 years -- an English tomato called "Moneymaker" is over 250 years old. Heirloom plants are never genetically-modified and cannot be cross-pollinated (only open-pollinated) or hybrids.

Whatever the science, heirloom tomatoes have a tremendously deep flavor, with colors that brighten any table at any occasion.

To read more about heirloom plants in Ohio click here.

Click here to learn more from the Seed Savers Exchange.

Sources: diy Network: Gardening by the Yard

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Northridge Organic Farm

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes back Northridge Organic Farm to the 2009 market season!

Each week Mike Laughlin brings a beautiful variety of certified organic produce, including heirloom tomatoes to the market and vegetables perfect for grilling.

Northridge Organic's selection includes...

▪ Broccoli
▪ Cabbage
▪ Eggplant
▪ Lettuces
▪ Sweet & Hot Peppers
▪ Sweet & Irish Potatoes
▪ Onions
▪ Radishes
▪ Other Root Crops
▪ Summer & Winter Squash
▪ Heirloom and Standard Tomatoes

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Malabar Acres

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes back Mike Dippold of Malabar Acres for the 2009 market season!

Now, since Mike sells peaches and apples, we won't see Mike at the market until probably mid-July, and we already are looking forward to Malabar Acres sweet, juicy peaches and varieties of crisp, sweet, delicious apples.

At Malabar Acres, you can buy a bushel of apples or just one and last year, Malabar Acres became a favorite weekly stop for kids to pick out their own apple. (Check out the market home page to see!)

Be sure to stop by and visit the always friendly, tremendously knowledgable Mike Dippold at this year's market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Landrum Cottage Design

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes back Dana Landrum of Landrum Cottage Designs to the 2009 market season. We only saw Dana a couple times last year and so this year we look forward to seeing Dana each week!

Dana's artisan breads are a delight:

Savory Breads and Crackers including...

▪ Artiboli
▪ Five Cheese & Five Tomato Focaccia Bread
▪ Olive Pesto Focaccia
▪ Designer Breads
▪ Everything Twists
▪ Fresh Basil Parmesan & Pinenut Twist

▪ Golden Elixer
▪ Ogre Biscuits
▪ Dragon Snaps
▪ Berry Sophisticated
▪ Assorted Dog Bones

Sweet Bread and Treats including...

▪ Cinnamon Walnut Praline Rolls
▪ Walnut Cinnamon Twists
▪ Fresh Orange Rhine & White Chocolate Twist
▪ Assorted Scones
▪ Pumpkin Banana Bread
▪ Zucchini Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
▪ Carrot/Oatmeal Cookies
▪ Raspberry/Cream Cheese Tart
▪ Cheese Cake Chocolate Tart
▪ Seventh Heaven Chocolate Tart
▪ German Chocolate Tart
▪ Homemade Caramel Walnut Tart

Specialty Orders Welcome!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Bildsten Landscape

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Bildsten Landscape to the 2009 Market Season!

Start the market season with beatuiful rich colors that last through the summer.

The Bildsten family grows and sells stunning, colorful hanging baskets and free-standing pots, annuals, and herbs.

Think of the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market and Bildsten Landscape for your 2009 hanging baskets, bed plants, and herb gardens.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back Pleiades Maple Products

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market welcomes Pleiades Maple Products to the 2009 market!

Based in Mt. Gilead, Pleiades Farm has been around since the 19th century, when Eddie Lou Meimer's grandfather named his new farm after the seven sisters constellation to honor his seven daughters.

Pleiades Maple Products features...

▪ Maple Syrup
▪ Maple Sugar
▪ Maple Sugar Candies
▪ Maple Suckers
▪ Maple-Coated Nuts
▪ Maple BBQ Vinaigrette
▪ Maple Cream and Jelly
▪ Maple Walnut & Maple Pecan Toppings

Kids love to stop by weekly and pick out a maple syrup lollipop!

To meet Eddie Lou Meimer, click here to check out this Our Ohio article.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: A Market Report from Carousel Watergardens

Mark and Cathy Krist of Carousel Watergardens Farm and Cathy's Tasty Treats are back for the 2009 market season:

Cathy shares:

Carousel Watergardens Farm is busier than “ants at a picnic” right now. It is the heart of our busy season. Our greenhouses are in full swing with our seedlings which we started in December and January and continue to plant every day through the end of April.

We are also busy with our Columbus Winter Farmers Market in Clintonville. See our web site at for dates and times. We have 3 more markets this spring before our spring/summer markets start the first week of May.

We still have some cabbage, onions, garlic and potatoes in cold storage that we are selling at our market. Also dried hot peppers are available too. We are growing spinach and spring salad mix to sell at our winter market and will still have it coming on when the Westerville Market starts in May. Our annuals and vegetable plants will be ready to sell for the first markets. We should also have some sugar snap peas ready.

Cathy’s Tasty Treats will have herb dips, rubs & seasonings, herb breads, jams & jellies, dry edible beans for soups and of course our gourmet dog & cat treats.

We are busy shifting up our seedlings into flats and pots in preparation for spring sales. Wish we had more sunshine it has been an extremely cloudy year so far, and hasn’t helped with the plants needs or mine for that matter. :)

We are looking forward to the spring/summer markets starting, and catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. It has been one long long winter and I am sure everyone is chomping at the bit the same as we.

Have a great day!

Cathy

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Bridgman Farms Sends a Market Report

Mary Bridgman of Bridgman Farm lets us know how things are going in Washington Court House. In 2009, Mary's beautiful and sweet heirloom tomatoes were like eating sweetened drops of sunlight -- gorgeous, deep colors brighten picnic tables and buffets... so, delicious to eat. Truly a market favorite.

Mary writes:

At Bridgman Farm, we're still recovering from Hurricane Ike, which took our greenhouse in September. We've been rebuilding it between Mother Nature's winter blasts. This week, we finally fired up the furnace and transferred 50 flats into the greenhouse that we had started in our kitchen. Little broccoli, onion, cabbage, chard, spinach and lettuce seedlings are popping up and renewing our hope for a great 2009. It will be our third year at the Westerville Farmers Market and 16th selling at central Ohio markets.

This year, we're adding sweet corn, cut flowers and free-range chickens, turkeys and pork. Along with the new, we'll continue to offer our longtime favorites, all grown using sustainable practices.

In May, we'll have gourmet lettuce mixes, snow and snap peas, root vegetables, greens and broccoli.

By mid July, we hope to be awash in corn, eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, melons, squash and basil. Come September, we hope to see ornamental corn, pumpkins and other winter squash varieties growing alongside new crops of broccoli and lettuces.

Our signature heirloom and cherry tomatoes will continue into mid-October.

We're offering our pastured chickens and turkeys as a pre-paid package delivered to the Westerville Farmers Market on designated Wednesdays from June through November. Cost is $200 for 10 chickens and a turkey. For more information, contact mbridgman@sbcglobal.net.

This week, we hope to finish seeding our lettuces; next week we'll be starting tomatoes, eggplants and peppers. Won't be long now til we're back tilling the soil.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Welcome Back, Arjay Gourmet Foods

Rohini Mulchandani's chutneys are fabulous! And, kids love them!

The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is pleased to welcome back Arjay Gourmet Foods, featuring:

▪ Rohini's Chutneys
▪ Seasoning (Garam Masala)
▪ Baked Goods

Rohini's Chutneys - a variety of flavors and heat levels, chutney makes a delicious dip, spread (sandwiches, bagels, hot dogs and hamburgers), dipping sauce, topping or side with meats, and cooking, grilling, marinating sauce.

Rohini also features "Nutritionally enhanced, Indian or American-inspired" Baked Goods.

Stop by Arjay Gourmet Foods at the 2009 Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market!

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Honey Health Farms Market Report

Dale Benedict from Honey Health Farms checks in to share a little insight into bee keeping:

Bee keeping is a twelve month job even in winter and into spring.

To prepare the bee hives for winter we need to close down the entrance to the hive by inserting a specially designed wooden stick. This helps keep out varmints, the cold wind and drifting snow. Also before winter we drill a small hole in the hive box about eighteen inches high (So snow drifts won't close the exit). On warmer winter days the bees do go outside "to do their business." This keeps the hive boxes nice and clean on the inside.

You might also find it interesting as to how honeybee survive the freezing temperatures with their hive boxes setting out in all kinds of weather. They gather into a cluster and keep moving throughout the cluster. This constant movement and their metabolic temperature keeps the center of the cluster at 92 F degrees . The queen stays inside the cluster and thus is protected. She will start laying eggs to start building up the hive population in February.

With spring right around the corner we start the process of opening up the hives on warm days to inspect the status and health of the hive. If need be, we can feed the bees pollen containing patties which are placed upon the top bars of the hive. This helps them get off to fast start and ready to collect nectar and pollen from the first blooming flowers, trees and dandelions.

Have a honey healthy day!

Honey Health Farms

Photo courtesy of Linda Foor ©2008 Brickstreet Communications. All rights reserved.

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: Our 2009 Season

The 2009 Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market opens for business on Wednesday, May 6th!

Corner N. State and E. Home Streets
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
May 6th through October 28th

Vendors are signing up now, check back for details!

All Ohio. Home-grown. Home-made.

Uptown Westerville Farmers Market: Blue Jacket Dairy's Holiday Open House

The King Family and Blue Jacket Dairy Wish you...

Holiday greetings to you and yours!

You are invited to our Christmas Open House Saturday, December 13th 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Come in and sample real cheese made the old-fashioned way, by hand. Along with samples of chevre, quark, and halloumi-style Gretna Grilling cheese, get some great ideas on how to incorporate cheese into your holiday festivities and be among the first to try two of our new cheeses: Feta and Cranberry Nut

Holiday Gifts
Blue Jacket cheese is good for you and great for holiday gift giving for your family, friends, and co-workers. You can order cheese boxes in our store and online; we will take extra care to make sure that your gifts will be extra special and much appreciated. See our website for details.

Party Trays

We can prepare cheese trays that you will be proud to give as a hostess gift or to serve at your own special events. Call us at (937) 292-7327. We are ready to help you with your cheese tray needs.

We are grateful for your business and we want to thank you for using Blue Jacket Dairy cheese and sharing it with your family and friends. Merry Christmas,

Jim and Angel King
1434 County Line Road

Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311

937.292.7327

http://www.bluejacketdairy.com/

Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market: The 2009 Westerville Farmers' Market Calendar

Photographer, Gary Gardiner visited the Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market each week this summer and not just to buy market fare!

Gary took photographs -- he became fascinated with the hands of the farmers and food artisans and he kept saying he didn't know what exactly he was going to do with them, but he just couldn't stop taking pictures of hands!

Now we know -- the best of the market fare and the dramatic presence of hard work by tending and toiling hands is now a 2009 Calendar: Westerville Life's Farmers Market Hands.

Poet Alfred Austin once wrote, The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.

Thank you, Gary. Thank you, market vendors. Thank you, Westerville.

Here is the cafe press link: http://www.cafepress.com/westervillelife.332823368

Calendar image courtesy of Westerville Life.