We are now in our Summer Market season with market being held every Friday indoors 3:30 - 6:30 at Cheviot School.
Cheviot Elementary School, 4040 Harrison Ave. 45211:
Cheviot Elementary School, 4040 Harrison Ave. 45211:
Parking and entrance are accessed behind the school. Take Harrison Ave. to Carrie St. to McFarran St. You will see the Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market sign by the entrance door. Once inside, enter through the double doors to your left and enter the gymnasium on your left.
CORN, CORN, CORN
For those who have waited patiently for corn to arrive at our market, your wait is over.
Linda of Honey Tree Acres brought lots of corn last week and she expects to bring lots this week. Corn, like many other produce items at our market, is with us for a while and then gone until the following year. Get it while it's here! And remember to buy extra and put some up for the winter. I dehydrated the corn I purchased from Linda last week. That was a first for me and it worked quite well. I'll likely also freeze some this week as I have in past years. It's so fun to experiment with various ways to Eat Well year round.
Corn is certainly not the only produce you'll find at market this week. Come on over and plan your week's menu via what is available from our producers. And most importantly, all produce at our market is grown organically. Although the farms are not certified organic, they use only organic methods.
This week you'll also be able to purchase 100% grass fed beef (Red Devon heritage breed) and pastured pork, fed NO GMO, from Mike and Deb of Abundant Green Pastures Ranch. And as always, Linda will have eggs and chicken from their flock of pastured chickens, fed NO GMO and no soy. Yes, only the best from our producers for our customers!!
For those who have waited patiently for corn to arrive at our market, your wait is over.
This week you'll also be able to purchase 100% grass fed beef (Red Devon heritage breed) and pastured pork, fed NO GMO, from Mike and Deb of Abundant Green Pastures Ranch. And as always, Linda will have eggs and chicken from their flock of pastured chickens, fed NO GMO and no soy. Yes, only the best from our producers for our customers!!
NOTICES
Kirana of Nija Foods will not be at market this Friday. She will return the following Friday.
COMING SOON TO OUR MARKET
FREE COOKING CLASSES
Margarita Lewis, Ohio State University Extension Nutrition Specialist, will begin her
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Our hands-on classes engage our participants and are designed to change the attitudes, values and behaviors of families.
We will start our Nutrition Classes at Cheviot School Friday September 22, 2017. The classes will be held from 4:00 - 5:30 P.M. at Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market as a way to encourage families to visit the market and try some of the organically grown products that they offer.
EFNEP Nutrition classes are a series of 9 lessons. The classes include 10-15 minutes physical activity (please wear comfortable clothes and sneakers to classes), 30 minutes of talking about the theme of the day, and 30 minutes of cooking food. In each lesson attendees will receive information material and enhancements to take home and by completing all lessons they will receive an Ohio State University Certificate of completion.
Margarita Monagas Lewis
EFNEP Program Assistant
Ohio State University Extension, Hamilton County
4210 Dane Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45223
Phone: 513-946-8973
MORE FREE BOOKS ON GARDENING
Last week we received our second installment of free books on gardening. The books are a gift from Bonnie, one of our Very Valued Customers. When she dropped off the books she indicated that more will likely be forthcoming. The next offering will be cooking books. Who doesn't love free books? Check out our literature table for the free books and other free publications.
As a way to thank Bonnie for her continued generosity in gifting our customers with free books, I'm including in this week's newsletter pictures and information about two rain barrels that Bonnie wants to sell. Following is Bonnie's contact info and info about the barrels:
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As a way to thank Bonnie for her continued generosity in gifting our customers with free books, I'm including in this week's newsletter pictures and information about two rain barrels that Bonnie wants to sell. Following is Bonnie's contact info and info about the barrels:
Red barrel, $35.00
Raining-Cats-&-Dogs barrel, $65.00 PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
Some of you are long-time readers of the newsletter; others are new to the market and are reading the newsletter for the first time. This section is included each week to bring your attention to important happenings around the market and around town.
GMOs Revealed: Free online documentary, August 22 - 31
I'm including this announcement again this week in the event you did not see last week's newsletter. There is still a brief time for you to see the final episodes for free. Also, you can purchase the entire series via the GMOs Revealed website. I've watched each episode thus far and plan to purchase the series to watch them again. They are extremely informative on a critical topic.
For more information, including the brief trailer, and to register and/or purchase
http://www.gmosrevealed.com/
NOTICES
Some of our vendors attend market every week, some every other week, some once a month. For dates and details http://lewfm.org/Vendors.html
Pre-ordering Pays Off
Have you ever arrived at market to purchase your favorite item/s from your favorite vendor/s only to be disappointed because the vendor/s sold out of the item/s? Did you know that no longer has to happen? At LEWFM you can pre-order your items and pick them up any time during regular market hours. Pre-ordering not only pays off for you, it also helps the vendors know how much to prepare/harvest, which greatly reduces waste. Pre-ordering is a real win-win for all, and it only takes a few minutes of your time to plan ahead and place your order. Given the importance of Eating Well, getting into the habit of placing your pre-orders each week will likely become a high priority on your weekly To Do List.
There are two easy ways you can place your pre-orders: in person at market or via email. Here's how the email ordering works: Email me at LEWFMLOCAL@GMAIL.COM and ask to be added to the vendor email pre-order list. Each market week you will receive emails from the vendors detailing the items they have available for you to order that week. Reply to their email, letting them know the items you wish to order, then come to market on Friday to pick up your items.
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For a full listing of our vendors, their products, and services including:
If you don't have any reusable market bags we've got you covered. Beginning this week I will have free reusable bags courtesy of Green Umbrella 10% Local Food Shift. To receive your free bag, check out this link for directions for signing up for the 10% Shift. https://greenumbrella.org/10shift Then, when you come to market just let me know that you've signed up for the 10% Shift campaign and I'll have a bag for you: one per customer, while supplies last.
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Please share this newsletter with friends and family to help spread the word about LEWFM!
GMOs Revealed: Free online documentary, August 22 - 31
I'm including this announcement again this week in the event you did not see last week's newsletter. There is still a brief time for you to see the final episodes for free. Also, you can purchase the entire series via the GMOs Revealed website. I've watched each episode thus far and plan to purchase the series to watch them again. They are extremely informative on a critical topic.
For more information, including the brief trailer, and to register and/or purchase
http://www.gmosrevealed.com/
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Some of our vendors attend market every week, some every other week, some once a month. For dates and details http://lewfm.org/Vendors.html
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I just wanted to let you know that the remainder of our family farm is to be sold at auction on Saturday, September 9. The address is 11211 State Road 1, Brookville, Indiana 47012
Farm Auction
The announcement below came from one of our customers. Given the rapid loss of farmland and the importance of retaining enough land to grow the food necessary to allow us to Eat Well, I certainly hope this land remains as farmland. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this newsletter to your contacts.
I just wanted to let you know that the remainder of our family farm is to be sold at auction on Saturday, September 9. The address is 11211 State Road 1, Brookville, Indiana 47012
It is divided into 7 tracts including 2 houses, barns and outbuildings, farm machinery, other equipment, farm antiques, and the remainder of the household items. If you know of anyone interested, please forward them this information.
Thanks so much.
Peace and all good,
Marilyn Wilson
A VERY SPECIAL REQUEST
Each week in this newsletter I highlight one or more of our Very Valued Vendors. This week I am highlighting one of our Very Value Customers, Clark. I recently received an email from Clark asking that I include information in the newsletter regarding his very special request. Following is Clark's email:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A LIVING KIDNEY DONOR? My name is Clark and I’m receiving hemodialysis due
to experiencing renal failure over a year ago. The treatments are keeping me alive but my greatest hope is to receive a kidney from a living donor. I’m presently on the deceased donor wait list but it could take as long as three to five years to receive a transplant. My quality of life would be enhanced if I could receive a living donor and no longer have to receive dialysis. If you are interested, please contact the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Transplant Department at 513-584-7001. I deeply thank you for your interest, Clark.
If you would like to contact Clark directly, simply send me an email by replying to this newsletter and I will forward your email to him.
I sincerely hope you will forward this newsletter to all on your contact list so we can help spread the word far and wide regarding Clark's very special request.
Each week in this newsletter I highlight one or more of our Very Valued Vendors. This week I am highlighting one of our Very Value Customers, Clark. I recently received an email from Clark asking that I include information in the newsletter regarding his very special request. Following is Clark's email:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A LIVING KIDNEY DONOR? My name is Clark and I’m receiving hemodialysis due
If you would like to contact Clark directly, simply send me an email by replying to this newsletter and I will forward your email to him.
I sincerely hope you will forward this newsletter to all on your contact list so we can help spread the word far and wide regarding Clark's very special request.
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Pre-ordering Pays Off
Have you ever arrived at market to purchase your favorite item/s from your favorite vendor/s only to be disappointed because the vendor/s sold out of the item/s? Did you know that no longer has to happen? At LEWFM you can pre-order your items and pick them up any time during regular market hours. Pre-ordering not only pays off for you, it also helps the vendors know how much to prepare/harvest, which greatly reduces waste. Pre-ordering is a real win-win for all, and it only takes a few minutes of your time to plan ahead and place your order. Given the importance of Eating Well, getting into the habit of placing your pre-orders each week will likely become a high priority on your weekly To Do List. There are two easy ways you can place your pre-orders: in person at market or via email. Here's how the email ordering works: Email me at LEWFMLOCAL@GMAIL.COM and ask to be added to the vendor email pre-order list. Each market week you will receive emails from the vendors detailing the items they have available for you to order that week. Reply to their email, letting them know the items you wish to order, then come to market on Friday to pick up your items.
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For a full listing of our vendors, their products, and services including:
- Kids & Krafts, 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
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BYOB: Bring Your Own Bags to Market
As a way to help reduce the use of plastic bags, we are asking customers to bring their own reusable bags to market. I realize that many of you are already doing this and we very much appreciate you doing so. For those who are not yet in the habit of grabbing a few reusable bags as you leave for market, it might take a bit of extra effort to develop this new habit. Doing so will result in short and long term benefits. To gain some insight into the importance of reducing the use of plastic bags, take a look at this brief video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhxX1g9A2OM
If you don't have any reusable market bags we've got you covered. Beginning this week I will have free reusable bags courtesy of Green Umbrella 10% Local Food Shift. To receive your free bag, check out this link for directions for signing up for the 10% Shift. https://greenumbrella.org/10shift Then, when you come to market just let me know that you've signed up for the 10% Shift campaign and I'll have a bag for you: one per customer, while supplies last.
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Produce Perks
For those who noticed the logo at the bottom of the newsletter recently and wondered what it means, here is the good news about a new program. 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 logo at the bottom of the newsletter recently and wondered what it means, here is the good news about a new program. 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. 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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Please share this newsletter with friends and family to help spread the word about LEWFM!
We hope to see you real soon at Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market!
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