April 24, 2015
For
Immediate Release.
The
Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market 2015 Season Begins May 6th
"What
makes a farmers' market such a special place, is that you're actually creating
community around food." - Chef
Bryant Terry
Food served with a good story seems richer in
flavor, and the meal more memorable. And, food that comes from a farmers’
market brings a unique narrative to the table.
Central Ohio’s farmers’ market season is
here, and the 2015 Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market is open for business each
Wednesday, May 6th through October 28th, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the corner
of N. State and E. Home Streets in Uptown Westerville.
Visit. Browse. Taste. Shop. Enjoy. Each
season, a farmers’ market becomes a community – it’s a familiar gathering place
that is more than a place to pick up this week’s ingredients – it’s a place
where people from all walks of life connect.
Home-made. Home-grown. All Ohio. 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, 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 fresh produce selections include
asparagus, rhubarb, assorted greens, lettuces, radishes, and swiss chard.
The 2015 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, Bridgman Farm, Doran’s Family Farm, Flying J Farm, Fox Hollow Farm,
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, Sweet Thing Gourmet, and Z
Blueberry.
Market Wednesday also welcomes its community
partners: Westerville Senior Center, Westerville Police Division, Westerville
Electric Division, and Westerville Public Library, appearing one week each
month throughout the season.
Market orchard vendors are feeling the
effects of this past winter’s harsh temperatures. Branstool Orchards will be
bringing apples and pears to market late summer, and will not have peaches this
season. Malabar Peach and Apple Orchard will be bringing apples to market late
summer, and, while it’s early yet in the season, Malabar’s Mike Dippold is
keeping watch over a few rows of blossoming peach trees.
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
2015 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 apples and pears beginning late summer. (Please note:
Due to the severe winter temperatures, there will be no peaches this season.)
Bridgman
Farm, Washington Court House, Ohio: Mary Bridgman
brings her produce to market including a beautiful assortment of cherry and
heirloom tomatoes and herb and vegetable plants for spring planting.
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.
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.
J-Pops,
Bexley, Ohio: Steven White joins the Market Wednesday line-up this season,
bringing a selection of hand-crafted gourmet ice pops to market.
Lona
Belle’s Home Baked Goods, Heath, Ohio: Baker Lyle Linerode
joins the Market Wednesday line-up this season. Lyle’s 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 to market. We
should see Mike with his first truckload of apples sometime late summer.
(Please note: The harsh temperatures were too much for most peach trees this
year, however, Mike Dippold has a few rows of peach trees that are currently
blossoming. So, there is a chance Mike will have peaches to bring to market.)
Miss
Cristy’s Bakery, Galena, Ohio: Baker Cristy DuBois
joins the Market Wednesday line-up this season. Cristy’s specialties include
fresh-baked pies, empanadas, brownies, 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 and drinkable yogurt made from milk from his organic, grass-fed herd and
also features nitrate-free summer sausage.
Pleiades
Maple Products, Mt. Gilead, Ohio: Eddie Lou Meimer will be
bringing her award winning maple products to market throughout the season that
include maple syrup, maple sugar, barbecue sauce, maple-coated puffed spelt,
vinaigrette dressing, 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.
Z
Blueberry, Fredericktown, Ohio: A short, but very
sweet season, Taffy and Charlie Douglas will come to market in early summer
with fresh-picked blueberries.
The Uptown Westerville Farmers' Market is a
fluid community: 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. Bird’s Haven Farms, Doran’s
Family Farm, and Bridgman Farm accept 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:
###
Now in its tenth 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.
