Newsletter for Friday December 12, 2014

Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market is held each Friday year-round at Cheviot United Methodist Church 3820 Westwood Northern Blvd. 45211. 
Winter schedule:  The market is now on its winter schedule, which means market is held every Friday from 3:30 - 6:30 P.M.  Please read all the pertinent information about the winter market elsewhere in this newsletter.
Location: usually in the church's Werner Lounge.  Follow the sign that says OFFICES and we will be right inside that entrance.  Please note that this location could vary depending on other activities taking place at the church.  Follow the happy voices and you'll find us.




THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHT
Honey Tree Acres
The picture above depicts only a small portion of the items Honey Tree Acres will be bringing to market this week.  The beautiful wreaths are made by Linda, whom you see at market most weeks.  The small packages in the baskets is the infamous Christmas Crunch, now made by Auntie Patty, another member of the Honey Tree Acres crew.  Auntie Patty offers some background regarding how she came upon the secret recipe for Christmas Crunch:
The Christmas Crunch recipe came from my husband's late Aunt Laeotis, who lived in Johnstown, Pa, and ran a sweet shop called "Sis's Corner."  Aunt Laeotis made all of the cookies, cakes, pies and candies in the kitchen of her sweet shop.  Besides her Christmas Crunch she made all varieties of chocolates including solid Santas, reindeer, trees, bunnies and 3 dimensional Easter baskets.  Her molds were very collectable and sold to serious collectors at the auction of her things upon her death.  Her peanut butter meltaway chocolate covered eggs put Reeses to shame.  When I became a member of the family in 1981, Aunt Laeotis gave me the Christmas Crunch recipe with the solemn promise it would always be a secret. 
While the recipe remains a secret, the deliciousness of the Christmas Crunch is no secret at all.  You can discover this for yourself when you stop by the Honey Tree Acres booth this week.  While there, you can also pick up some of the produce they have to offer, including several varieties of potatoes.

  
NOTICES
  • We will have market December 12 and December 19.  We will not have market December 26 and January 2. 


SPECIAL GUEST VENDOR
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Sharon Rust, Master Gardener, was such a big hit last week that  we invited her to return.  She accepted our invitation and will be at market this Friday for one last time this year.  No guarantees, but maybe she'll come back again in the spring.  This week Sharon will have several types of her "mug plants" both aloe vera and mother-in-law (senseveria), in a variety of attractive mugs.  She will also have look-like-new books on gardening, along with nature-inspired ceramics.  All will make nice gifts for yourself or others on your gift list.  All you have to do is add a bow and go.




REMINDER
While some of you are long-time readers of the newsletter, people who are new to the market are reading the newsletter for the first time; therefore, the Reminders section is included each week so new folks can see what's happening around the marker and around town.    

IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT WINTER MARKET
Although all the vendors will have items that customers can purchase the day of market, if you would like to SAVE 10% on your purchases you can do so by pre-ordering your items from each of the vendors.  You can pre-order while you are market each week, or if you won't be at market and would like information on how to place your pre-orders, email us at lewfmlocal@gmail.com.  You can also find more information about how to pre-order and SAVE 10% by visiting the market's website lewfm.org   Or you may call Mary at (513) 481-1914.

The SAVE 10% offer is not valid on meat and craft purchases.  
      

For a full listing of our vendors, their products, and services including:
  • Kids & Krafts (available starting at about 4:15), where the kids can have loads of fun so you can leisurely shop the market
  • Many food and non-food items
  • and a list of vendors who accept credit cards
Check out our Vendors.

You can also see up-to-the-minute news on the market's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lewfm.org


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Produce Perks
For those who noticed the new logo at the bottom of the newsletter recently and wondered what it means, here is the good news about a new program that began this summer.  Produce Perks is an incentive program that is meant to encourage and help those who receive EBT (formerly known as food stamps) purchase more produce.  Produce Perks is a dollar for dollar match (up to $10), with the matching dollars used on produce.  The Produce Perks website offers the following additional information:
“Produce Perks” is an initiative modeled after a similar program in Cuyahoga County.  It is administered by OSU Extension, Hamilton County as a partnership of OSU Extension, Hamilton County; the City of Cincinnati Health Department; and the City of Cincinnati Creating Healthy Communities initiative.  Focus is on access and affordability of healthy fruits and vegetables for under-served consumers. 
Produce Perks are incentive tokens given to customers at participating farmers’ markets who use an Ohio Direction Card (“electronic benefits transfer” or EBT card) to purchase food.  A customer wishing to use their food assistance benefits can swipe their card at one central terminal, located at participating market’s information booths, and ask to withdraw a desired amount. The market provides tokens for the transaction and additional Produce Perks that can be spent on fruits and vegetables.  As the name suggests, Produce Perks are only good for purchasing fruits and vegetables.  All other tokens purchased with the Ohio Direction Card are good to use on eligible items at the market.           
Please help us spread the word about this very worthwhile program.  One way to help get the word out is to stop by the market management booth to pick up brochures to share with those you know who receive EBT benefits.  You could also leave brochures at your church, doctor or dentist's office, or any locations that would permit you to do so. 


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We hope to see you real soon at Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market!


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