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Anyone going or volunteering?
Saturday, August 14, 2010
8AM - 5PM
Participating farms include:
Anderson Orchard, Beech Meadow Farm, Blossom Acre's Produce, Bridgman Farm, Combs Fresh Herbs, Ehmann & Sons Greenhouse, Elizabeth Telling Farm, Hinkle Farm, Honeyrun Farm, K & R Garden Fresh Produce, Oakvale Farmstead Cheese, Ohio Farm Direct, Persinger Farm, Quiverfull Farm, Rhoads Farm Market, Shady Brook Farm, Somerset Greenhouse, Summer Thyme Farm, Thomas Family Orchard, Toad Hill Farm, Toby Run Growers, The Wayward Seed Farm, Wishwell Farms Produce
Senior coupons and EBT cards accepted for produce.
Saturday Farmers’ Festival activities and attractions include:
· 8 a.m., North Market Merchants & Farmers’ Market open
· 9 a.m., amateur jam and jelly contest for North Market customers
· 9 - 11 a.m., musical entertainment by One More Time String Band
· 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., balloon twisting with Dr. Silverfoot
· 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., free mini Farmers Market Sundaes from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
· 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., FREE cookies from Mozart's North Market Bakery (for kids 13 and younger)
· 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., face painting by Rita
· 10:30 a.m., cooking demonstration by RJ White of Taste of Belgium
· 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Mark Wood Cowboy Fun Show
· 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., musical entertainment by Slate Ridge
· 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Columbus Dog Connection
· 11:30 a.m., cooking demonstration by John Hard of CaJohns Flavor & Fire
· 12:30 p.m., “You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-toâ€Â, Chef cooking contest
· 1 – 3 p.m., musical entertainment by Loosely Strung
· 1:30 p.m., cooking demonstration byJanel Hedgepeth of Latitude 41
· 2:30 p.m., cooking demonstration by Randy Walters of North Market Spices
· 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., Musical entertainment by Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folks
The Farmers’ Festival runs on Saturday, August 14 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. and is a free event. For more information about the Farmers’ Festival or to sign-up for the Amateur Jelly and Jam contest, please call Mary at the North Market at (614) 463-9664
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