This is it, everyone. The last Saturday farmers’ market of the season from 8 a.m.-noon in the library lot on Park Street.
Back Forty Acres is going to bring everything they can to empty their freezers. So come and stock yours for the winter. Beef, pork, chicken, duck, turkey. And guess what else? Stewing Hens. For list of available products and prices, look here (http://www.backfortyacres.com/Store%20Price%20Lists/Back%20Forty%20Price%20List.pdf) . Don’t forget to order your Thanksgiving turkey.
Tantre Farm still has a wide variety of produce available. Buy to eat, buy to can, buy to freeze. Here’s the list: Arugula, Beans (Green, Christmas Lima – dried heirloom bean), Beets (Cylindra, Golden, Red), Broccoli (Green, Purple), Cabbage (Green, Red, Savoy), Carrots, Swiss Chard, Collard Greens, Garlic bulbs, Kale (Green Curly, Lacinato, Red Russian), Kohlrabi, Leeks, Mushrooms, Onions (Cipollini, Sweet Red, Sweet Yellow), Peppers (sweet green bell, hot (mixed)), Potatoes (All Blue, Fingerling, Kerr’s Pink, Red, Russet, Yukon), Pie Pumpkins, Radishes (red & white icicle, purple), Salad Lettuce Mix, Spinach, Winter squashes, Orange Sweet Potatoes, and Hakurei White Turnips.
Carol will have several specials on jams at Myers Berry Farm. Jams make great presents for the holidays. And don’t forget to get a bird feeder for all the hungry birds.
Stone Hearth Breads & Bakery has artisan breads made from scratch without preservatives, such as Bacon Cheddar Beer Bread, Brioche Bread & Buns, 3-Cheese Soft Pretzels, Olive Asiago Favo Bread (great with Wine, or Dipping Oils), Spinach Feta Cheese Bread, 4-Cheese Pepperoni Rolls & Ruben Rolls (2 per pack), Jalapeno Cheese Bread, Assorted Cookies, Triple Chocolate Chunk Brownies, Large Cinnamon Buns with their own cream cheese frosting.
Kapnick Orchards is happy to say that it will have apples and cider. This week McIntosh, Jonathan, Ida Red, Red & Yellow Delicious, Fuji, Gala and a few Honey Crisp. Apple cider, apple fritters, caramel apples, fudge, donuts, baked goods.
H&H Sugarbush will be bringing syrup, candy, sugar, cream and more freshly made maple coated nuts.
Johnny Secreto has its holiday boxes, featuring a “Michigan cutting board” made with recycled Michigan hardwoods. There will be a limited amount on Saturday, so bundle up and come early.
All seasonal vendors are expected to be there along with La Baguette and Fairview Studios.
Visit the Bridge Card booth in the corner of the market by the library. Present your Bridge Card and Kathy will assist you to receive tokens to purchase food products at participating vendors.
Back Forty Acres: Naturally-raised meat, poultry and free range eggs
Beverly Crafts and More: Soap, bread, crocheted items, B. Anne all-natural skin care products
fresh: Locally roasted coffee beans
Frog Hollar Farms: Produce, home baked breads & cakes, bird houses
Greystone Farm & Creamery: Sheep and cow’s milk cheeses
Heim Gardens: Vegetables, plants, herbs
Johnny Secreto Foods: spice blends, BBQ and spaghetti sauces; vegan chestnut chili
Kapnick Orchards: Fruits in season, baked goods
Myer’s Berry Farm: Berries, jams, birdhouses
Papa Tom’s Cajun Boiled Peanuts: Cajun boiled peanuts
Ruhligs Produce: Vegetables, cut flowers
Stone Hearth Breads & Bakery: Breads, cookies, rolls
Tantre Farm: Certified organic vegetables, fruits; cut flowers
Day Vendors that come from time to time.
Angie Godek & Sis: Crochet & knitted items
Applegarth Honey: Honey and beeswax products
Art with Annie: Hand-crafted jewelry, with simplicity in design
Bristle’s Handmade & Homegrown: Knitted items & produce
Cassidy Farm: heirloom vegetables
Chandra June: handmade adornments and pretty things
Elder Woods: Great Lakes stone birdhouses
Fairview Studios: Earthcrafts – medicine wheels, smudges, fans, landscapes
Flying Dragon Arts: Beaded and wrapped jewelry
Flying Hammer Forge: Metal bottle trees, garden gates, hanging planters, hooks, smaller metal sculpture
Fresh Baked Confidence: Baked goods with motivational messages
H & H Sugarbush: Maple syrup and maple molded candy
The Happy Peasant: Soap, herbs, wool, rhubarb, peaches, apricots, apples, plums, honey, eggs, beeswax
Kritter Komforts: dog beds, toys, towels
La Baguette: Baguettes, bagels, brioches
Nancy Camden: Hand-dyed silk scarves, fabric art dolls, tapestry purses, relaxation/creative visualization CD, audio oral histories
Sisters, Suds and Salves: Natural body care