It’s Dog Day at the Saturday Farmers Market across from the Police Station in the former Palmer Auto lot from 8 a.m.-noon.
The market and the Healthy Communities Walking Program will be hosting a special event for man’s best friend. Bring your pet to the farmers market to enjoy a delightful walk with the opportunity to win fun prizes and treats for your pet. The first three people to sign up for the Healthy Communities Walking Program will win dog toys.
Saturday’s music will be from Bliss starting at 10 a.m.
Several vendors will have corn and here’s what to expect from the vendors this week:
- Kapnick Orchards: Black raspberries, maybe red raspberries, sweet cherries, transparent apples, blueberries, potatoes, green beans, pie, peanut, cashew and almond butters, assorted varieties of bread, sweet rolls and fudge.
- Affeathermations: Natural media, earthwork arts and crafts for ceremony or celebration, medicine wheels, Chakra Wheels, smudge.
Chandra June: Pretty jewelry using gemstones and precious metal. Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, key ring charms, anklets.- Debbie’s Bead Design: Simple, easy-to-wear jewelry. Delicate, colorful, sparkling handmade woven and strung bracelets, necklaces and earrings.
- Two Track Farms: Bacon, Italian breakfast sausage, kielbasa, pork chops, shoulder roasts, carrots, garlic, kale, chard, potatoes, green beans and pasture-raised chickens.
- Goetz Greenhouse and Family Farm: Hoop house and field tomatoes, fresh flower bouquets, Yukon Gold and Red Pontiac potatoes, zucchini , eggplant, yellow squash, fresh basil, curly kale, golden and red beets, Swiss chard, carrots, broccoli, Spanish sweet onions, cucumbers, cabbage, garlic, green and wax beans, white and purple and green peppers. (Coming at the end of July – French fingerling potatoes – golden and pink inside, Red Thumb fingerling potatoes (red inside and out), Australian crescent and in August – Ozzett potatoes, which are great for baking.), sunflowers, egg plant, corn.
- Frog Hollar Farms: Ricotta cookies, radishes, cucumbers, zucchini, yellow squash, blueberries, cabbage, pickling cucumbers, sweet cherries, green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, beets.
- Rulig’s Produce: Red and regular romaine lettuce, collards, kale, broccoli, Swiss chard, radishes, beets, cucumbers, onions, pickling cucumbers, maybe pea pods, Patti pan squash, round zucchini, summer squash, kohlrabi, green and yellow beans, cut flowers, corn, cabbage and red cabbage, maybe green peppers, maybe banana, hot and sweet peppers.
Tantre Farm: All organically grown. Maybe Arugula, summer onions, green, yellow and purple beans, Fava Beans, Chioggia and red beets, broccoli, green, Napa and red cabbage Swiss Chard, Garlic bulbs, Green Curly, Lacinato, and Red Russian Kale, kohlrabi, leeks, head lettuce, summer onions, Red Norland potatoes, black raspberries, spinach, squash flowers, pattypan and summer squash, green and yellow zucchini.- Heim Gardens: peas, radishes, maybe cut rhubarb, Swiss chard, assorted herbs, kohlrabi, geraniums, carrots, broccoli, potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, annuals, blueberries.
- Merkel’s Gardens: hanging baskets, bedding plants, perennials.
- Stonehearth Bread: Artisan breads made from scratch. Cheese sticks, rosemary herb bread, Asiago Kalamata bread, Polish pumpernickel, Country loaf, Apple cinnamon, red raspberry/dark chocolate, strawberry/white chocolate, blueberry cream cheese, eight grain, Italian, honey whole wheat, German rye, spinach feta cheese, bacon cheddar beer bread, cookies, brownies, sticky lemon buns, blueberry buns, 4-cheese pepperoni rolls, habanero/jalapeno pepperoni rolls, apple walnut, red raspberry bread, San Francisco sourdough, soft three-cheese pretzels, three-cheese jalapeno pretzels.
- H and H Sugarbush: Michigan-made syrup, maple candy, maple sugar, maple cream (makes great fruit dip), maple-coated pecans and almonds.
B. Anne All Natural Goodies: soaps, shampoo and conditioner, body cream, granola, cookies and cakes (different flavors each week).- fresh: locally roasted coffee beans, roasted every Wednesday. Fair trade organic Guatemalan, Brazil Cerrado (great for expresso), Mexican Altura in 6 and 12-ounce bags. Order your favorite coffee before market day.
- Greystone Farm and Creamery: feta, plain and garlic cream cheese, feta, grated butternut, Chelsea-Cam, Rosy-cam, ricotta, grated man-chel, cow gouda, sheep gouda and butternut by the piece, maybe horse radish-bacon cream cheese.
- Cakes by Penny: Sour cream cinnamon pecan coffee cakes and muffins.
- Mama Mo: 17 flavors of hummus – traditional, lemon zest, tan/cran orange, roasted pepper, tomato basil, onion dill, roasted garlic, roasted beet, chipotle, ginger squash, sesame chive satay, curry lime, kalamata rosemary, black pepper walnut, horseradish, wasabi, jalapeno; 8 flavors of seitan – traditional, nuggets, fajita strips, BBQ, vegan BBQ, roast, Italian fennel sausage, breakfast sage sausage. Pesto with the following ingredients: walnuts, Pecorina Romano cheese, organic basil, garlic and extra virgin olive.
Renovatio Woodworks: Locally found old barn wood “repurposed” it into something lovely to enjoy again in another form. Check out our lovely wooden tables and more. They also invite local artists to share their booth. For the next few weeks, there will be photography from Marcus Cook. Will not be there if it’s raining.- Duane Bordine: Cut flower bouquets, pin cushions, dahlias, and soon gladiola.
- Angie Godek and Sis: Knit crafts.
- Bristle’s Handmade and Homegrown: dried cookie and soup mixes, friendship bracelets, dishcloths, catnip toys, kitchen scrubbies, thermal cup warmers, also special order shawls, baby blankets, afghans, green beans, maybe radishes, fresh lemonade.
- Darcy’s Fancy Butter: herb, garlic, lemon pepper, brown sugar and cinnamon, honey and cinnamon, and pumpkin – flavor enhanced butters.
- Flying Hammer Forge: Gates, garden railings, art, candle holders, lamps and ornaments
- The Granola Tree: 25-30 flavors of jam, 60 flavors of peanut butters, Michigan grown oat granola, oatmeal. Numerous flavors of jam, peanut butter and granola each week.
- Huckleberry Farms: Green beans, yellow squash, cucumbers, potatoes, popcorn balls, Cotton Candy.
- Michelle Wyatt-Friss: Decorative fabric bunting banners for every occasion.
