THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHT
We sometimes receive inquirers from folks who have not yet been to LEWFM, thinking that there would be little available at a winter farmers' market. The picture above tells a different story as it clearly reveals that indeed the growing season is not actually over. And, in addition to the lettuce and other greens and hot peppers, you will find breads and local honey and cheese and eggs and meats and baked goods and jams and ....... Well, you get the picture; you can Eat Well year round at your local farmers' market.
We hope to see you this Friday at the market's regular hours from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. We will also have market at the regular hours next Friday, Nov. 22, but no market the following Friday, Nov. 29 (the day after Thanksgiving). As this year's Winter Market will have a different schedule than in years past, we encourage you to check out the important Dates & Details of the 2013-2014 Winter Market here.
For a full listing of our vendors, their products, the weeks they attend market, and their services including:
NOTICES
We hope to see you this Friday at the market's regular hours from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. We will also have market at the regular hours next Friday, Nov. 22, but no market the following Friday, Nov. 29 (the day after Thanksgiving). As this year's Winter Market will have a different schedule than in years past, we encourage you to check out the important Dates & Details of the 2013-2014 Winter Market here.
For a full listing of our vendors, their products, the weeks they attend market, and their services including:
- Kids & Krafts (available starting at 4:45), 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
- Yellow Creek Weavers will not be at market this Friday. Mari Ann will return on Nov. 22. That day, and throughout the month of December, she will be bringing some special items for purchase, including rug hooking pieces, including a table runner, and a Whimsical Cat. Sounds fun!
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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
market and around town.
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED BY THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Small, family farms, here locally and across this country, are at risk of becoming an endangered species due to proposed FDA rules. Your comments can help make a difference. Comment deadline is November 15. To draw your attention to this serious situation, we have included in this week's newsletter an email from a local farmer. We've also included a link to Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA), of which LEWFM is a member. We support this organization whose mission is "To promote local and organic food systems, helping farmers and consumers reconnect and together build a sustainable food system, one meal at a time."
OEFFA is asking for our help in spreading the word about the proposed FDA rules. Remember, the rules are not yet final, so you personally have an opportunity to have your voice heard. Even though it does take a bit of time to read through the info and then send your comment, we hope you will do so. Our farmers are counting on us to speak up so they can continue to do what they do best: provide us with the foods we love, and help us to Eat Well and Live More Sustainably. We can do it together. The link to OEFFA (later in this newsletter) will provide information about how to proceed.
An email from Finn Meadows Farm in Cincinnati:
We need your help! New federal rules could make it really hard for us to stay in business. Read on for more information...and don't listen to the propaganda about "food safety". It has nothing to do with that and everything to do with agribusiness lobbying to put small farms out of business. Read on and please submit a comment. This is very serious and could mean the end of small farms like us. (Spread the word, far and wide!) Thanks - from Marc and Claire Luff
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Big Rules Spell Bad News for Small Farms (from the Organic Consumers Association)
Love your local farms, farmers markets, and CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)? They could be in trouble thanks to heavy-handed new rules proposed under the Food Safety & Modernization Act (FSMA).
Unless the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) agrees to some key changes in the FSMA, your local farmer could be forced to shell out up to $20,000 for a fancy "Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Control plan." For a farmer on a small budget, all that extra cost and paperwork means raising prices. Higher prices could force even the most loyal consumer to reluctantly settle for inferior, industrial food, trucked in from out-of-state corporations.
And that could force your farmer out of business, while perpetuating the chemical-intensive, environmentally unfriendly corporate agribusiness model.
Under the guise of "food safety," the FSMA would create new barriers for small and mid-scale farmers and processors who have for years been working to create local markets – restaurants, co-ops, groceries, schools – for their locally grown produce.
Who wins? The big guys, as usual. Who loses? Consumers. Farmers. Local markets. And Mother Earth.
TAKE ACTION BY NOVEMBER 15: Tell the FDA: The FSMA puts small and mid-scale farmers and processors at a competitive disadvantage against corporate farmers and producers who can more easily absorb costs, fees and fines. Please revise the FSMA to level the playing field for small growers.
To learn more and for information about how to voice your comments please refer to the OEFFA link http://policy.oeffa.org/foodsafety
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED BY THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Small, family farms, here locally and across this country, are at risk of becoming an endangered species due to proposed FDA rules. Your comments can help make a difference. Comment deadline is November 15. To draw your attention to this serious situation, we have included in this week's newsletter an email from a local farmer. We've also included a link to Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA), of which LEWFM is a member. We support this organization whose mission is "To promote local and organic food systems, helping farmers and consumers reconnect and together build a sustainable food system, one meal at a time."
OEFFA is asking for our help in spreading the word about the proposed FDA rules. Remember, the rules are not yet final, so you personally have an opportunity to have your voice heard. Even though it does take a bit of time to read through the info and then send your comment, we hope you will do so. Our farmers are counting on us to speak up so they can continue to do what they do best: provide us with the foods we love, and help us to Eat Well and Live More Sustainably. We can do it together. The link to OEFFA (later in this newsletter) will provide information about how to proceed.
An email from Finn Meadows Farm in Cincinnati:
We need your help! New federal rules could make it really hard for us to stay in business. Read on for more information...and don't listen to the propaganda about "food safety". It has nothing to do with that and everything to do with agribusiness lobbying to put small farms out of business. Read on and please submit a comment. This is very serious and could mean the end of small farms like us. (Spread the word, far and wide!) Thanks - from Marc and Claire Luff
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Big Rules Spell Bad News for Small Farms (from the Organic Consumers Association)
Love your local farms, farmers markets, and CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)? They could be in trouble thanks to heavy-handed new rules proposed under the Food Safety & Modernization Act (FSMA).
Unless the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) agrees to some key changes in the FSMA, your local farmer could be forced to shell out up to $20,000 for a fancy "Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Control plan." For a farmer on a small budget, all that extra cost and paperwork means raising prices. Higher prices could force even the most loyal consumer to reluctantly settle for inferior, industrial food, trucked in from out-of-state corporations.
And that could force your farmer out of business, while perpetuating the chemical-intensive, environmentally unfriendly corporate agribusiness model.
Under the guise of "food safety," the FSMA would create new barriers for small and mid-scale farmers and processors who have for years been working to create local markets – restaurants, co-ops, groceries, schools – for their locally grown produce.
Who wins? The big guys, as usual. Who loses? Consumers. Farmers. Local markets. And Mother Earth.
TAKE ACTION BY NOVEMBER 15: Tell the FDA: The FSMA puts small and mid-scale farmers and processors at a competitive disadvantage against corporate farmers and producers who can more easily absorb costs, fees and fines. Please revise the FSMA to level the playing field for small growers.
To learn more and for information about how to voice your comments please refer to the OEFFA link http://policy.oeffa.org/foodsafety
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WANTED: VOLUNTEERS. We're always looking for volunteers! If you're available to lend a hand at the Market any time between 1:30pm and 7:30pm on Fridays, or during the week for more behind the scenes activities, check out the link below to contact us!
VENDORS: We currently have an opening for a fall/winter season produce vendor. If you are interested or know someone who might be, you may email us through the link below.
Vendors/Volunteers Click Here!
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For a listing of seasonal produce, visit CORV's Website.
WANTED: VOLUNTEERS. We're always looking for volunteers! If you're available to lend a hand at the Market any time between 1:30pm and 7:30pm on Fridays, or during the week for more behind the scenes activities, check out the link below to contact us!
VENDORS: We currently have an opening for a fall/winter season produce vendor. If you are interested or know someone who might be, you may email us through the link below.
Vendors/Volunteers Click Here!
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For a listing of seasonal produce, visit CORV's Website.
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We hope to see you real soon at Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market!
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