- Christine Hawks, Market Manager
Here's What's Fresh at the Worthington Farmers Market this Saturday
Fresh Finds from our Veggie Spy
The Veggie Spy's Pick of the Week?
The cocktail cucumber!
According to Somerset Herbs, growers of this variety of cuke, the cocktail cucumber is a yellow slicing cucumber with a sweet, bright flavor and a juicy crunch. It has just a few small seeds, making it ideal for...cocktails! Even better, combine them with Simple Times' fresh-squeezed juice cocktail mixers! Or, dip them in tasty hummus from Hummavore.
Get a cuke of the cocktail type,
You will LOVE it, and that ain't hype!
This week's Fresh Finds revealed:
- Blueberries
- Apples
- Peaches
- Plums
- Pears
- Blackberries
- Cantaloupe
- Autumn berries (small, red fruit with a sweet-tart flavor)
- Cucamelons (Tiny, grape-sized fruit that taste like cucumbers)
- Watermelon - Mini, yellow, orange and red varieties
- Muskmelon
- Tomatoes - Heirloom, Grape and Cherry
- Tomatillos
- Peppers - Sweet and Hot
- Okra
- Eggplant - Asian and Italian
- Arugula
- Leaf Lettuce, assorted varieties
- Frisee
- Mizuna
- Collard greens
- Kale - Red and green
- Kohlrabi
- Cabbage
- Swiss Chard
- Microgreens
- New potatoes
- Beets
- Green beans
- Broccolini
- Zucchini
- Squash - Yellow, Cousa, Patty Pan, 8-Ball, Acorn and Spaghetti
- Cucumbers - Green and Japanese
- Sweet corn
- Garlic
- Leeks
- Onions
- Scallions
- Carrots
- Celery
- Radishes
- Herbs: Cilantro, Dill, Mint , Sage, Basil, Thyme & Parsley
What will YOU discover at the Worthington Farmers Market this week?!
#getfreshwithus #weproduce #worthingtonfarmersmarket
Branstool Orchards Returns!
Throughout the summer, many of you have asked where's the "peach guy?" That "peach guy" is Marshall Branstool of Branstool Orchards. The extended cold and sub-zero temperatures this past January froze a majority of the orchard's peach blossoms, so there weren't any peaches to sell at this summer's farmers markets.
As it turns out, that January cold was just what the apple orchard needed! So, Marshall will be back at the Worthington Farmers Market, this Saturday, with four early varieties of Branstool Orchards' apples - Zestar, Ginger Gold, Tsugaru, and Elstar.
Say, "hello", to Marshall this Saturday, at booth #9, near the Bubbles Tea storefront.
Green Plate Special - The Breakfast Pita is Back!
Enjoy farm fresh eggs from Brown Brothers (Paris, OH) in this week's Green Plate Special and a Market favorite - the breakfast pita from Pitabilities!
Find the Green Plate Special and the Pitabilities food truck on the east side of High Street near US Bank during tomorrow's Market.
The Green Plate Special is a weekly collaboration between a Market producer and a local food truck that will incorporate the producer's featured product in a special dish, just for the Farmers Market! $1.00 of every Green Plate Special sold will be donated back to the Worthington Farmers Market to further our mission.
Community Table: Son of an Immigrant
This week's Community Table host is Son of an Immigrant. Get to know the mission of this unique organization by visiting booth #83, on the lawn of the United Methodist Church.
Son of an Immigrant is a for-profit company that sells t-shirts that promote the message that, when you think about it, we are all sons and daughters of immigrants. They have teamed up with Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) and, to date, 100% of the profits from the t-shirts and their "We are glad you are our neighbor" signs have supported the good work CRIS does.
CRIS is an independent non-profit organization that serves the growing refugee and immigration population in Central Ohio, providing valuable services to facilitate sustained self-sufficiency and successful integration in the populations they serve.
Parking Options
Historic Old Worthington is a wonderful place for a stroll! Use the link, below, to view all of the available parking options near the market and plan your stops to our local shops and producers along the way!
Outdoor Market Map
Plan you visits to our producers with this interactive Market Map!
This Week's Producers
Our producers for Saturday, August 17 included (in both alphabetical and numerical order):
Sorted alphabetically:
1 J-POPS
2 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
3 Ohio Farm Direct
4 Wishwell Farms Produce, LLC
5 Wishwell Farms Produce, LLC
6 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
7 Sweet Thing Gourmet
8.5 Speckled Hen Farm
9 Branstool Orchards
10 Curly Tail Organic Farm
11 Oakleaf Farm
12 Oakleaf Farm
12.5 Kombucha Bob's KOMBU-TEA
13 Farmhouse Herbs and Flowers
14 Dan the Baker LLC
15 Zemnicki Farms and Greenhouse
16 Zemnicki Farms and Greenhouse
17 From My Garden
18 Weed Knob Acres
19 BYOB Home Bakery
20 Kingdom Fish
21 Rock Dove Farm
22 Brown Bros. Farms, LLC
23 Cottage Garden
24 Cottage Garden
25 Pastured Providence Farmstead
26 Glenn Ave Soap Company
27 Gillogly Orchard
28 Gillogly Orchard
29 Doran's Farm Market
31 Daily Bread LLC
32 Up the Lane Farm
34 Jorgensen Farms
35 Jorgensen Farms
36 Allergy-free Bake Shop dba Soodles Bake Shop
37 Gourmet Candy by Karen
38 Growlers Dog Bones
39 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
40 Pleiades Maple Products
41 JNA BREAD BAKERY
42 Native Cold Pressed
43 Market Sprouts
44 Hummavore
45 The Blueberry Patch
46 Get Elevated
47 The Crazy Cucumber
48 VanScoy Farms
49 VanScoy Farms
50 bak
51 Blue Jacket Dairy
52 Lucky Cat Bakery
53 North Country Charcuterie
54 Anderson Orchard
55 Columba's Mexican food
56 Honeyrun Farm
57 Tilley Farmstead
58 Tilley Farmstead
59 Cliff's Greenhouse and Garden Center
60 Daily Bread LLC
61 Michael's Artisan Chocolates LLC
62 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
63 Batter and Bowl
64 Ohio Bison Farm
64 Stevens Family Bakery & Orchard
65 Toad Hill Farm
66 Wengers Produce
67 Wengers Produce
68 Baileys Drive Inn Donuts
69 Kennedy Farms
69 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
70 SaraBee Pure Honey
71 Tiger Mushroom Farms
73 Simple Times Mixers
74 The Market Wellness Doctor
75 Ohio City Pasta
76 Stonefield Naturals
77 Somerset Herbs LLC
78 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
79 Rhoads Farm Inc
80 Rhoads Farm Inc
81 Spotted Salamander Soap Company, LLC
82 Rime Time Curiously Crafted Pops
83 Community Table: Son of an Immigrant
84 Franklinton Farms
85 Franklinton Farms
86 Florentine Legacy, LLC
87 The Fromagerie, Inc.
88 9N FARM
90 Rainbow Bee
91 Clamlube Brand Hot Sauce
92 Foraged & Sown
92 Peace Love and Freedom Farm
93 Fired Up Pizza
94 Ramble Coffee
Sorted by stall number:
88 9N FARM
62 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
36 Allergy-free Bake Shop dba Soodles Bake Shop
54 Anderson Orchard
68 Baileys Drive Inn Donuts
50 bak
63 Batter and Bowl
51 Blue Jacket Dairy
9 Branstool Orchards
22 Brown Bros. Farms, LLC
19 BYOB Home Bakery
39 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
91 Clamlube Brand Hot Sauce
59 Cliff's Greenhouse and Garden Center
55 Columba's Mexican food
83 Community Table: Son of an Immigrant
23 Cottage Garden
24 Cottage Garden
10 Curly Tail Organic Farm
31 Daily Bread LLC
60 Daily Bread LLC
14 Dan the Baker LLC
6 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
29 Doran's Farm Market
13 Farmhouse Herbs and Flowers
93 Fired Up Pizza
86 Florentine Legacy, LLC
92 Foraged & Sown
84 Franklinton Farms
85 Franklinton Farms
17 From My Garden
46 Get Elevated
27 Gillogly Orchard
28 Gillogly Orchard
26 Glenn Ave Soap Company
37 Gourmet Candy by Karen
38 Growlers Dog Bones
56 Honeyrun Farm
44 Hummavore
41 JNA BREAD BAKERY
34 Jorgensen Farms
35 Jorgensen Farms
1 J-POPS
69 Kennedy Farms
20 Kingdom Fish
12.5 Kombucha Bob's KOMBU-TEA
52 Lucky Cat Bakery
43 Market Sprouts
61 Michael's Artisan Chocolates LLC
42 Native Cold Pressed
53 North Country Charcuterie
11 Oakleaf Farm
12 Oakleaf Farm
64 Ohio Bison Farm
75 Ohio City Pasta
3 Ohio Farm Direct
2 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
25 Pastured Providence Farmstead
92 Peace Love and Freedom Farm
40 Pleiades Maple Products
90 Rainbow Bee
94 Ramble Coffee
79 Rhoads Farm Inc
80 Rhoads Farm Inc
82 Rime Time Curiously Crafted Pops
21 Rock Dove Farm
70 SaraBee Pure Honey
78 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
73 Simple Times Mixers
69 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
77 Somerset Herbs LLC
8.5 Speckled Hen Farm
81 Spotted Salamander Soap Company, LLC
64 Stevens Family Bakery & Orchard
76 Stonefield Naturals
7 Sweet Thing Gourmet
45 The Blueberry Patch
47 The Crazy Cucumber
87 The Fromagerie, Inc.
74 The Market Wellness Doctor
71 Tiger Mushroom Farms
57 Tilley Farmstead
58 Tilley Farmstead
65 Toad Hill Farm
32 Up the Lane Farm
48 VanScoy Farms
49 VanScoy Farms
18 Weed Knob Acres
66 Wengers Produce
67 Wengers Produce
4 Wishwell Farms Produce, LLC
5 Wishwell Farms Produce, LLC
15 Zemnicki Farms and Greenhouse
16 Zemnicki Farms and Greenhouse
More to do at the Market!
This month's Market Sprouts activity is for the birds...Really! Kiddos can enjoy a free make-n-take activity at Saturday's market. We'll be using bird seed and sun butter to make pine cone bird feeders to help our feathered friends get ready for fall's cooler temperatures. Find the Market Sprouts booth in the Graeter's parking lot.
Bring your mat and your water bottle and join Jade Yoga and Wellness for morning Yoga on the Green - 8am to 9am
And, be sure to stop by the lawn in front of the United Methodist Church to enjoy the sounds of our Open Mic at the Market performances from 9am-11:30am. Or, stop by and see Chip to sign-up for a performance time!
The Market Wellness Doctor's Weekly Health Tip
Visit Dr. Matt in booth #74, near Dewey's Plaza
Lifestyle Matters. How we eat, move, sleep and manage stress has an enormous impact on health and longevity.
Health Tip #58: It's All About the Gut
Many chronic diseases begin in the gut. The digestive system is the root of our health. Gastro-intestinal tract issues may be correlated to underlying chronic health problems including auto-immune diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, heart disease and skin problems, such as eczema and acne.
Healthy gut flora (good bacteria) play a significant role in disease prevention, protecting us from pathogens, providing for detoxification, helping us to assimilate vitamins and minerals and the good bacteria even produce B vitamins.
70% of our immune system resides in the gut. So, how do we promote a healthy gut? Remove stressors such as allergic foods, parasites, bacteria and yeast. Replace digestive secretions and add back digestive enzymes - hydrochloric acid and bile acids that are required for proper digestion. Reinoculate the gut with probiotic foods that help beneficial bacteria to flourish. Provide probiotic, high soluble fiber foods that the good bacteria consume for their own nutrition. Repair the gut lining by supplying key nutrients that may be in short supply such as zinc, antioxidants like vitamins A,C and E, fish oil and the amino acid, glutamine. Finally, re-balance important lifestyle choices such as sleep, exercise and stress which are all essential for optimal digestive health.
See you at the Market!
Be Well,
The Market Wellness Doctor
Dr. Everett's Integrative Health LLC.
Email me with any questions at mattheweverett84@gmail.com.
None of these statements should be construed as dispensing medical advice ,making claims regarding the cure of diseases,prevention or cure of any disease state.This information is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please consult your physician regarding any specific medical symptoms or conditions.
Sources:
1) From Autism to Anorexia, it is All About the Gut, Margie King, March 17, 2013,Greenmedinfo LLC.
For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail.com or visit us on Saturday at the Market Information booth!
The Old Worthington Partnership is pleased to announce that COhatch is furthering its investment in the Worthington community. Together the organizations will continue to drive initiatives to bring positive attention to the historic district, and support professional development and educational seminars for local merchants and business owners. The Partnership also will support soon-to-be-announced COhatch community events geared toward improving the lives of local residents.
COhatch will provide funding, hosting venues and people resources to help design and plan future programs for the community in collaboration with the Old Worthington Partnership. You will also see the COhatch airstream trailer, a multi-purpose office on wheels named "Mobi" at various events to be held throughout 2019.
Thanks to COhatch for bringing energy and resources to Old Worthington! We are thrilled to work even more closely together to enhance the Old Worthington experience.
The Worthington Farmers Market is an event of the Old Worthington Partnership.