From This Week's Newsletter:

Good Morning!  

We are excited to be kicking off our 100th anniversary celebration this week.  

I am attaching trivia questions about the Duluth Farmer's Market.  The first 5 people who come in and have answered all 10 questions correctly, will win a Market Bag.  

We are also looking for customers that will put a sign in their yard declaring that they shop at the Duluth Farmer's Market.  See Emily about that.   

We have events planned every week throughout the summer.  

This week, all the summer vendors will be at the market.  Mike will be there with Strawberries, Ginny with shelling peas, Bob with something good from his garden, Marilyn with pasties, Gene and Annie with onions and greens, and the rest of us with all the great things that we have been bringing for weeks now. 

The weather has  been great and the gardens are growing.  This is going to be a great summer. 

Remember that we are open both Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 7am until noon.  We are located at 14th Ave. E. and 3rd St.  The Duluth Farmer's Market is 100 years old and still growing!  

See  you at the Market.

Lois

From the Attachment:

Duluth Farmer's Market Trivia Contest

The first 5 people to answer all 10 questions correctly will win a market bag on Saturday, July 9th.  

Copy this, answer the questions, and bring to Emily at the market.  

Answer 5 questions correctly, and you can take home a yard sign that says "I shop at the Duluth Farmer's Market."

What year was the Duluth Farmer's Market Established?

Where was the original location of the building?

What are the days and hours of operation at the Duluth Farmer's Market?

What are 10 things that you can buy at the Duluth Farmer's Market?

What is the location of the Duluth Farmer's Market?

What month will locally grown sweet corn be available at the Duluth Farmer's Market?

What does "local" mean at the Duluth Farmer's Market.

What counties do the vendors live and grow their products in?

Who is your favorite vendor?

What vendor has been at the Duluth Farmer's Market the longest?

MUSHROOM LOVERS & ENTHUSIASTS TAKE HEED!

I passed this onto Paul earlier in the week as I was too busy working two jobs to post it, and it was never added, so here you go & hope you can still get in:

Mushroom Field Day!

UMD Market Day in the Plaza vendor Jill Jacoby has received a grant from the MN Sustainable Agriculture Program to experiment with growing shiitake and oyster mushrooms.  

She will be hosting an open house where you can see her operation and learn about growing mushrooms. 

Feel free to forward this email to interested others!

Date: July 16th - Saturday
Time: 10 AM to 1 PM
Location: 3971 Rehbein Rd, Duluth
email: [email protected]

Light refreshments will be provided.

From This Week's Newsletter:

Good morning!! 

What a Saturday we had last week.  I want to thank everyone who came out to help us celebrate our 100th anniversary.  Lots of new faces and for awhile, I didn't know if one more person could fit in the building.  

I want to thank Emily Miner and Bob Olen who helped to pull it all off.  The news media have been in and out for a couple of weeks now, so don't be afraid if you see cameras in the building.

On to this week.....Our featured farmer is Mike Kippley from the big town of Palo, MN.  He is going to be demonstrating stir fry.  He has the "biggest dog-gone wok" in the world.  And he will be showing us how to use it.  He will start about 9:00. All the regulars will be there, too.  

What's new this week?  Why it's sweet corn!  But you'll have to get there early to get it.  All of the booths are full so no matter what you are looking for you will probably find it.  

See you at the market!

Lois

From This Week's Newsletter:

Good Morning!  

It's hard to believe that Labor Day weekend is coming up.  I'm hoping that all of you stop at the market to pick up you picnic items before leaving for the weekend.  We are in full production now and in great abundance.  The booths are all full!

This week's featured vendor is Maureen Ulvi.  Her veggie is summer squash, also known as zucchini.  There are so many ways to eat zucchini and she will have lots of ideas, samples and recipes.  Maureen has been a member for several years now and is the secretary of the Market.  She is always willing to step in and help and we are glad to have her!

This being Labor Day weekend, don't forget to get your sweet corn.  It's the best of the season and everyone will love it at your family event. 

The weather is cooling off, so fall must be around the corner.  Apples, squash and pumpkins should be coming soon.  The market keeps changing.  As the year goes on there is more and more and more stuff coming in.  Don't miss this great time of year.

See you at the market!
Lois

From This Week's Newsletter:

Good Morning.  

It was a chilly week, but not to worry, the gardens did survive.  We all worked hard on Wednesday afternoon to pick all of the "summer" crops.  The broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, sweet corn, root crops, apples and greenhouse tomatoes, etc, were not affected.  There will be full booths at the market on Saturday.

This week's featured vendors are Gene and Annie.  Annie is the cheerful one at the back of the market.  Always has something good to say to everyone.  They are doing "Carrot Fest".  Again, there will be samples, recipes, and plenty of carrots to go around.  Carrots are full of beta-carotene and so good tasting.  There is nothing like a fresh carrot just out of the ground. 

We still have some commemorative T-shirts available.  Mention this email to Emily, and you can buy one for $12.  This is a fundraiser for the market and these little things we do really help us keep going.  

This is going to be a great weekend, so I hope that we will see you at the market.

Lois

Both the Sat and Wed UMD markets have been great, as well as the Tuesday Downtown Farmer's Market (this was the last week sadly) with the awesome $5 lunches from area restaurants - couldn't beat them anywhere for quality and price. 

Live music too -  it all made for a refreshing lunch break/hour outdoors. 

The Superior Market on Barker's on Saturday mornings is nice too.  (I didn't make it over on Wed's this summer.) 

Some good finds to be had at each of the markets several days a week, making it really easy to keep locally grown fresh produce and other items in our kitchens, or some lovely fresh cut flowers on our tables and desks.

Thanks vendors for all your hard work!

From This Week's Newsletter:

Well, better late than never, I guess.  

Due to technical difficulties, this is brought to you 13 hours late.  

Here's what's happening at the Farmer's Market in the morning.....It's muffin fest!!!! Brought to you by Marilyn Wangen also known as the pasty lady.  I'm hoping that she will have a recipe for broccoli muffins! 

There will be a lot of veggies at the market tomorrow.  Squash and pumpkins are starting to come in.  Broccoli, cauliflower and root crops are in full production. 

Since it's so late, this is short and sweet.  

See you at the market.
Lois

From This Week's Newsletter:

PUMPKIN FEST!

Good morning!  

Another beautiful week has gone by.  The gardens are winding down, but there is still a lot coming in.  

This Saturday, is our annual Pumpkin Fest.  
The featured grower is Farmer Doug and he always does a good job.  

Paul the "cider" guy will be pressing cider in the parking lot.  

There will be hay bales and pumpkins for photo opps.  

Bring the kids and have a great time!

Apples, pumpkins and squash will be filling the booths.  
Try a sample of the fresh apple cider.

See you at the market.

Don't forget, we are at 14th Ave. E. and 3rd St. and are open from 7am to noon.

Hmm, walked right past him twice then and never noticed. Too busy eatin one of Deb Shubat's lil apples. Mmmm.

From This Week's Newsletter:

Well, fall is really here but we are still going strong.  

Lots of turnips of course, but also squash, potatoes, carrots, pumpkins and lots more.  

I had hoped to have a balsam Christmas wreath on display but we are having trouble finding someone to cut balsam.  If anyone knows of a balsam bough cutter, please let me know.  We need boughs.  

Tomorrow might be a little on the chilly side, so please dress warmly.  The wood stove has been moved in, and we will probably have a fire in it. 

See you at the market!

Festival Of The Season
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Duluth Farmer's Market
10a - 3p

From This Week's Newsletter:

Good morning!  

It's been a few weeks since I've had the opportunity to keep let you know what's going on at the market.  Saturday, November 19th is our Festival of the season.  The hours tomorrow will be from 10am to 3pm.  

Please join us to begin your holiday shopping.  You will find everything from Marilyn's pasties, jams, jellies, honey, wild rice, maple syrup, garland, lots of craft items and did I mention kissing balls?  

I hope that you all had a chance to read about the benefits of buying local in the NewsTribune on Wednesday.  When you buy local your money stays in the area and keeps people working.  

Please join us tomorrow, and enjoy the wood stove.  

The coffee pot will be on.

Lois Hoffbauer

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www.balsamwreath.com
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From Marilyn Wangen:

Hi Everyone, 

We wanted to let you know that we will be at the Farmers Market this Saturday, November 19th.  There will also be other vendors with food, holiday decor and gift ideas.

We plan to have fresh and frozen pasties, bread and granola.

Hope you can all come!

Thanks,

Marilyn and Jenn


See you there!

Oops Sorry for the late post - better late than never:

From Friday's Newsletter:

Good morning!  

This is going to be the last weekend for the Farmer's Market will be open.  There are still quite a few nice trees left and a lot of wreaths.  

Stop in and see us on  Saturday from 9am to 6pm.  

We will be open on Sunday only if there are trees left.  

See you at the market.
 
Lois Hoffbauer
218 624-4159
[email protected]
www.balsamwreath.com
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