Worthington Farmers Market Friends September Newsletter

[Newsletter Team]

Chef in the Market Was a Big Hit! The August 20 Market featured a series of cooking demonstrations by Jeff Lindemeyer, Executive Chef at Cameron's American Bistro. Market shoppers enjoyed watching Jeff  whip up goodies like heirloom tomato bruschetta. And everyone loved the samples too! Jeff shopped Market vendors for his key ingredients including heirloom tomatoes and poblano peppers from Northridge Organic, Basil from Mead Acres, plus Herb cheese and Feta cheese from Ohio Farm Direct. Another Chef in the Market is in the works for October, so stay tuned for details! Winter Market Kickoff is November 19 Is it too early to be thinking about Winter? Not with the Winter Market kickoff coming on November 19!  Shoppers will once again be able visit some of their favorite vendors at the Griswold Center throughout the Winter. The Winter Market schedule is: November 19 December 17 Every Saturday January through April The Winter Market will once again be relying on volunteers from the  Friends group to operate. Help keep the Winter Market going! Contact Robin Kimbrell at owfmf...@gmail.com for details.

Worthington Summer Market Every Saturday, May through October 9AM - Noon Downtown Worthington, Ohio Vendor List Old Worthington Market Day Arts & Crafts Festival is Sept. 24 (Limited Farmers Market) The annual Market Day event features more than 200 artists and craftspeople selling their handcrafted goods and works of art in downtown Worthington and the Village Green. Note there will not be a regular Farmers Market on Sept 24. However, the following Market vendors will be present: Aboxa Fudge, Cedar Cress Farms, Cottage Garden, Crum Strawberry Farm, Dana Lee’s Bakery, Heavenly Dips, Honeyrun Farm Roger’s Honey, Silver Bridge Coffee Company, Sweet Thing Gourmet, Wishwell Farms, and Zemnicki Green House & Farm Help Make the Market (Even) Better Why not help out the Market? The  Friends group  is all volunteer and we welcome newcomers. Even just one hour would be a great help to the Market. For more info, please email us at owfmf...@gmail.com   Lecture Series on New Directions for Suburban Gardens This six-part series will challenge your concept of suburban gardening by covering topics like  beekeeping, urban farming, unusual plants, and the benefits of using native plants. Details are here. Market Notes What's in season now? View a seasonal calendar for Ohio fruits and veggies here. Thanks to Jennifer Lyon for putting together the Market online survey - it drew 400 responses! Stay tuned for a summary of the results. Why not bike to the Market? A map of bike racks near the Summer Market is here Worthington Food Pantry - Each week the Worthington Food Pantry is at our market to meet the needs in our community. When doing your shopping, you may want to consider donations to the food pantry where it will be enjoyed by someone in need that day.  This newsletter is a project of the Old Worthington Farmer’s Market Friends, a group of local volunteers dedicated to enhancing the Farmer’s Market experience by promoting healthy, locally produced food and products, providing education on healthy living, eating locally and sustainably and strengthening our bonds as a community. If you would like to become a member of Friends, are interested in sponsorship or have questions, please contact Robin Kimbrell at  owfmf...@gmail.com