- Christine Hawks, Market Manager
Worthington Farmers Market - Last Outdoor Market for the Season!
Fresh Picks from our Veggie Spy
How Long Since You've Had Quince?
Most folks have never tried quince, and they are missing out! This unusual fruit is much better cooked than raw, and its high pectin content makes it ideal for jams and jellies. It works for pies, as well. Leave quince on a sunny windowsill, and it will slowly release a delicate fragrance of vanilla and citrus. You can find quince at Anderson Orchards.
Remember, the Market moves indoors to the Shops Worthington Place starting next Saturday, Novembern 2. There's still plenty of produce in November, so watch for the next Veggie Spy report with all the tasty details!
This week's Fresh Fall Finds revealed:
- Apples
- Pumpkins - Decorative and Pie
- Quince
- Asian Pears
- Pears
- Tomatoes - Heirloom, Beefsteak and Cherry
- Peppers
- Eggplant
- Arugula
- Leaf Lettuce, assorted varieties
- Salad mix
- Collard greens
- Bok Choi
- Tatsoi
- Kale - Red and green
- Kohlrabi
- Turnips
- Cabbage - Red and green
- Cauliflower
- Swiss Chard
- Microgreens
- Pea shoots
- Potatoes
- Sweet potatoes
- Fennel
- Carrots
- Beets
- Zucchini
- Squash - Assorted varieties
- Garlic
- Onions
- Scallions
- Radishes - French Breakfast, Watermelon and Daikon
- Herbs: Cilantro, Dill, Mint, Chives, Sage, Basil, Thyme & Parsley
What will YOU discover at the Worthington Farmers Market this week?!
#getfreshwithus #weproduce #worthingtonfarmersmarket
Indoor Market Season Begins Next Saturday!
Get ready for opening day of the indoor season of the Worthington Farmers Market! With more than 60 farmers and artisans producers, you can continue your favorite Saturday morning shopping experience inside the cozy, heated Shops at Worthington Place.
The indoor Market begins at 9am, one hour later than our outdoor Market. So, sleep in a little and then join us next Saturday, from 9am to 12pm, inside the Shops at Worthington Place on High Street.
It's a Pumpkin Party!
We're celebrating our last Saturday outdoors AND the weekend before All Hallows Eve with a family-friendly Pumpkin Party!
Tomorrow, dress up for the Market and bring your most festive, decorated pumpkin for our pumpkin contest!
To enter, bring your decorated pumpkin to the Market Information booth (corner of E. New England Ave. and High Street) and we'll display it on the small wall fronting the Graeter's parking lot. Shoppers can vote on their favorite during the Market and the winner will receive a Halloween treat! All ages are welcome to enter a decorated pumpkin.
Save the Date
Sunday, November 3, 1pm to 4:30pm - Mad About Saffron Open House & Field Day Hosted by Foraged and Sown, From 1-3 p.m., enjoy an open house with walking tours of the certified organic annual and perennial herb, berry, vegetable, and willow plantings. A "Mad About Saffron" Field Day will immediately follow from 3-4:30 p.m. Visit the Foraged and Sown booth at the Market for more details!
Sunday, December 1, 12pm to 5pm - Old Worthington Holiday Open House, hosted by The Worthington Partnership and Experience Worthington. Bring the family to enjoy the sights and sounds of the holiday season, including an iceless ice rink, trackless train, horse-drawn carriage rides, live music and a visit from Santa. Local retailers will be offering special promotions. And, plan to stay into the evening for the annual Christmas tree lighting on Worthington’s Village Green.
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 outdoor 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, October 26 included (in both alphabetical and numerical order):
Sorted alphabetically:
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
63 Batter and Bowl
51 Blue Jacket Dairy
45 Branstool Orchards
22 Brown Bros. Farms, LLC
19 BYOB Home Bakery
39 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
91 Clamlube Brand Hot Sauce
55 Columba's Mexican food
23 Cottage Garden
24 Cottage Garden
47 The Crazy Cucumber
43 Cub Scouts Pack 843 Popcorn Sale
10 Curly Tail Organic Farm
31 Daily Bread LLC
14 Dan the Baker LLC
6 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
93 Fired Up Pizza
86 Florentine Legacy, LLC
92 Foraged & Sown
84 Franklinton Farms
85 Franklinton Farms
87 The Fromagerie, Inc.
17 From My Garden
27 Gillogly Orchard
28 Gillogly Orchard
26 Glenn Ave Soap Company
38 Growlers Dog Bones
56 Honeyrun Farm
44 Hummavore
41 JNA BREAD BAKERY
34 Jorgensen Farms
35 Jorgensen Farms
69 Kennedy Farms
20 Kingdom Fish
12.5 Kombucha Bob's KOMBU-TEA
52 Lucky Cat Bakery
72 Made Without Grain
74 The Market Wellness Doctor
50 Michael's Artisan Chocolates LLC
42 Native Cold Pressed
53 North Country Charcuterie
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
90 Rainbow Bee
94 Ramble Coffee
79 Rhoads Farm Inc
80 Rhoads Farm Inc
21 Rock Dove Farm
78 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
73 Simple Times Mixers
69 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
30 Sobia's Ladoo
81 Spotted Salamander Soap Company, LLC
76 Stonefield Naturals
7 Sweet Thing Gourmet
71 Tiger Mushroom Farms
57 Tilley Farmstead
58 Tilley Farmstead
65 Toad Hill Farm
59 Tulip Café
32 Up the Lane Farm
48 VanScoy Farms
49 VanScoy Farms
61 Waffle Hub
4 Wishwell Farms Produce, LLC
5 Wishwell Farms Produce, LLC
15 Zemnicki Farms and Greenhouse
16 Zemnicki Farms and Greenhouse
Sorted by stall number:
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
10 Curly Tail Organic Farm
12.5 Kombucha Bob's KOMBU-TEA
14 Dan the Baker LLC
15 Zemnicki Farms and Greenhouse
16 Zemnicki Farms and Greenhouse
17 From My Garden
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
30 Sobia's Ladoo
31 Daily Bread LLC
32 Up the Lane Farm
34 Jorgensen Farms
35 Jorgensen Farms
36 Allergy-free Bake Shop dba Soodles Bake Shop
38 Growlers Dog Bones
39 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
41 JNA BREAD BAKERY
42 Native Cold Pressed
43 Cub Scouts Pack 843 Popcorn Sale
44 Hummavore
45 Branstool Orchards
47 The Crazy Cucumber
48 VanScoy Farms
49 VanScoy Farms
50 Michael's Artisan Chocolates LLC
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 Tulip Café
61 Waffle Hub
62 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
63 Batter and Bowl
64 Ohio Bison Farm
65 Toad Hill Farm
68 Baileys Drive Inn Donuts
69 Kennedy Farms
69 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
71 Tiger Mushroom Farms
72 Made Without Grain
73 Simple Times Mixers
74 The Market Wellness Doctor
75 Ohio City Pasta
76 Stonefield Naturals
78 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
79 Rhoads Farm Inc
80 Rhoads Farm Inc
81 Spotted Salamander Soap Company, LLC
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
More to do at the Market!
No Market Fitness Tomorrow
Due to the chilly and damp mornings and the forecast for rain, there will be no fitness class offered on the Village Green tomorrow.
Popcorn Sale to Support Cub Scout Pack #843
Stop by our Community Table booth, in the Graeter's parking lot, tomorrow, to purchase popcorn from our hosts - Cub Scout Pack #843. Your popcorn purchase helps to fund the activities that the Scouts enjoy throughout each year. 70% of each popcorn purchase goes directly back to the the Cub Scout unit and council and is the only fundraiser that they perform for the Scouts for the year.
Acoustic Performance by Mark Zonakis - Musician at the Market
Weather permitting, we'll have an encore performance by acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter, Mark Zonakis.
Born and raised in Columbus, with short stints in California and Arizona, his music invokes a mix of both Midwestern and Western imagery. As a self-taught songwriter, Mark was influenced by folk legends like Nick Drake and Bob Dylan and current artists, Ray Lamontagne and Joe Purdy.
Stop by Dewey's Plaza, tomorrow, between 10am and 12pm to enjoy his unique and soulful sound and to pick up his newly released album!
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.
Beneficial Effects of Meditation on Inflammation
Lifestyle interventions like mindfulness, meditation and yoga are shown to improve immune function.
If you struggle with stressful chronic inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma, there is ever increasing empirical support that meditation is beneficial for such conditions.
Chemical markers of inflammation have shown improvement in studies utilizing mindfulness training and meditation. Yoga has been shown in studies to reduce inflammation across a multitude of chronic inflammatory conditions.(1)
Gut microbiome health has been shown to be adversely affected by increased production of stress hormones. As stress is reduced, the healthy microbiota increase the production of short chain fatty acids which leads to anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects.(2)
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) Creswell JD, Taren AA, Lindsay EK, et al. Alterations in resting-state functional connectivity link mindfulness meditation with reduced interleukin-6: a randomized controlled trial. Biol Psychiatry. 2016;80(1):53-61. doi:1016/j.biopsych.2016.01.0082)
(2) Househam AM, Peterson CT, Mills PJ, Chopra D. The effects of stress and meditation on the immune system, human microbiota, and epigenetics. Adv Mind Body Med. 2017;31(4):10-25.
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.