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
Want to dazzle and delight your family and friends with a healthy snack that tastes irresistibly delicious? Stop by the Learning to Live Sustainably booth and pick up some Rue Farm Rustic Potato Chips. They'll be offering samples to help you decide which variety you like best - or perhaps you'll decide you can't decide and, like many folks, you'll buy some of each. For those of you who are interested in what's in the food you eat, we are happy to inform you that Rue Farm Rustic Chips are made from locally grown NON GMO russet potatoes and prepared in NON GMO oil. The chips contain no preservatives and no artificial ingredients. Don't look for them in your local store because our market is currently the only location where they are sold in Cincinnati.
While at the L2LS booth you can also purchase mustard, olive oils, local honey, produce grown locally by Our Harvest Co-operative, and breads. As with the other vendors during the winter market, it is best if you pre-order your items. Not only will that ensure they do not sell out of your favorite items, you will also SAVE 10% on your pre-orders. Read about the SAVE 10% promo in the Reminders section of this newsletter.
NOTICES
SPECIAL GUEST VENDOR
We will have a special guest vendor with us this week. Sharon Rust, Master Gardener, will be at market with some items that will make perfect gifts for folks who enjoy indoor plants or who love to garden. Sharon will have Aloe Vera, Mother-in-law, and Angel leaf begonia plants in a variety of attractive pots. All you need to do is add the bow and they're ready for gifting.
Sharon will also have some look-like-new gardening books. Now is a great time to add to one's collection of gardening books that can be enjoyed during the cold days of winter and can be used to dream/plan ahead to warm days when you can get back outside to plant. Both the books and the potted plants will be offered at very reasonable prices, so you can purchase several for yourself and those on your gift lists.
REMINDERS
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.
- Green GRRRL Wisdom will not be at market this Friday. Karen will return next Friday, December 12.
- We will have market December 5, 12, and 19. We will not have market December 26 and January 2.
SPECIAL GUEST VENDOR
We will have a special guest vendor with us this week. Sharon Rust, Master Gardener, will be at market with some items that will make perfect gifts for folks who enjoy indoor plants or who love to garden. Sharon will have Aloe Vera, Mother-in-law, and Angel leaf begonia plants in a variety of attractive pots. All you need to do is add the bow and they're ready for gifting.Sharon will also have some look-like-new gardening books. Now is a great time to add to one's collection of gardening books that can be enjoyed during the cold days of winter and can be used to dream/plan ahead to warm days when you can get back outside to plant. Both the books and the potted plants will be offered at very reasonable prices, so you can purchase several for yourself and those on your gift lists.
REMINDERS
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:
You can also see up-to-the-minute news on the market's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lewfm.org
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
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:
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. 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.
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We hope to see you real soon at Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market!
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