- Worthington Farmers Market
Try Oyster Mushrooms. Preview Day: LITT Kombucha! Trading & Coffee Food Truck. Volunteer!
Outdoor Summer Season is Here! 8:00am to Noon
The Worthington Farmers Market is OUTDOORS along High Street between SR161 and South Street!
Summer market hours, 8am to Noon, May through October.
This Week's Participating Vendors
*Note: This list is current as of publishing. Producer participation may change after this list has been published based on availability of products, weather and other unplanned circumstances that may cause them to be absent.
Find our interactive market map here: http://maps.managemymarket.com/5692
Summer market hours, 8am to Noon, May through October.
Preview Day!
LITT Kombucha is a Worthington OH-based women-owned craft Kombucha brewery. LITT or "Life In The Tea" was started in 2021 in search of making a better tasting palatable product, high in probiotics which can be enjoyed by everyone.
Made using all organic ingredients and unique flavors, LITT puts Life in the Tea!
Find LITT Kombucha in Booth #31 in front of the Post Office!
May is Garden for Wildlife Month
You'll find a selection of native and culinary plants to attract bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators at Saturday's Worthington Farmers Market.
Check out the herb starts from Rock Dove Farm and Franklinton Farms. And if it's native plants you're after, visit Wild Hare Prairie Native Nursery in the Graeter's parking lot or support the Linworth School Community Garden with your purchase of one of their native plant or veggie seedlings at the Market information booth (corner of E. New England and High Street).
Food Truck - Trading & Coffee
We are excited to welcome the Trading & Coffee food truck to the 2023 Worthington Farmers Market!
Francisco and his team are making great use of the first-of-season tomatoes from Wishwell Farms and featuring them on THREE of their classic breakfast items:
Avocado Toast with grape tomatoes
Lox Sandwich with sliced tomatoes
Bacon Sandwich with sliced tomatoes
The truck will be parked in front of US Bank on the east side of High Street between the Rock Dove Farm and Gillogly Orchard booths. Open 9am-noon!
Music at the Market
Olde Village Barbershop
Eric Spain
Classical Cello
A long-time performer at the market, Eric is a Worthington resident and is a student at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music for cello.
Post Office Lawn
Seth Alexander
Jazz/Contemporary Vibraphone
Improvised and arranged music for solo Vibraphone, based in Jazz standards and Contemporary, Classical and popular music.
United Methodist Church - North
Paul Grahm & Kevin Buckland
Acoustic guitar
Singer/songwriter Americana music, borrowing from folk, blues, country, bluegrass, and rock music genres
Jet's Pizza
Morgan Liu & Afterthought
Acoustic Guitars, Cuatro (Latin American Mandolin-like instrument)
"Afterthought" plays eclectic acoustic sets of pop, rock, and country songs from the 1960s-today, with instrumental solos (the Latin American cuatro has a distinctive high pitch) and vocal harmonies.
Southeast Village Green
NOVA with Bob & Bill
Guitar, Looper and Bass
We play a variety of styles of music including iconic rock, folk, indie, soul, pop, reggae, blues, chill, classic country, and light jazz from American classics, to originals, to tunes from around the world. Bob plays in the spirit and in the styles of guitar masters such as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Bob Marley to name a few of the most notable.
Veggie Spy & Versatile Vegan
Oyster Mushrooms Rule!
The Market is fortunate to have several mushroom growers, and they can introduce you to types beyond the standard button, portobello, and shiitake varieties. Oyster mushrooms are gaining in popularity, and you should give them a look!
Oyster mushrooms get their name from their fan-shaped caps, and they typically grow on logs or dying trees. They overlap with one another, forming interesting shelf-like structures. They come in many colors including yellow, blue, and pink. Humans have been foraging and eating oyster mushrooms for thousands of years.
Oyster mushrooms have a subtle, savory flavor, sometimes with a touch of anise. Their velvety texture is reminiscent of seafood, and they also work well as a meat substitute. Popular varieties include King and Pearl, both available at the Market. Oyster mushrooms are low in calories and high in antioxidants, Vitamin D, and magnesium.
The Versatile Vegan like to make use of King oyster’s meaty texture in these King Oyster Mushroom Scallops. It calls for spinach, which is available at the Market. Another winner is this Pearl Oyster Mushroom Noodle Salad. And any oyster variety works in this delicious Oyster Mushroom Vegan Milanese!
You can get several types of oyster mushrooms at Mayapple Farms and Marion Mushrooms. Also, Blue Owl has oyster mushroom logs so you can grow your own!
Other Finds
Oakleaf Farm is making their first appearance of the season. Wishwell is also back and they have tomatoes. Get strawberries at Tilley Farmstead and Raber Family Organics. Several growers have asparagus including Anderson Orchards, Gillogly Orchards, Cottage Garden, Somerset, and Toad Hill. Toad Hill also as Chinese broccoli. 9N Farm and Raber have kohlrabi. And greens are everywhere!
If you’re looking for veggie seedlings or flower starts, there is plenty to choose from. And ask the producer for growing tips! Visit Mayapple Farms and Wild Hare Prairie Natives for native plants.
Producers have the following available this week. In some cases, items may sell out before the Market ends.
Apples, Arugula, Bok Choy, Cabbage Raab, Chives, Cider , Cilantro, Collards, Celery (limited) Herbs - various, Italian Dandelion Greens, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Greens mixes, Microgreens & shoots, Mushrooms – multiple varieties, , Nettle, Parsley, Radishes, Rhubarb, Rosemary, Sorrel, Spinach, Strawberries, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips, Yakina Savoy.
Linworth School Community Garden - Let's Grow!
School may be out for the summer, but in the garden, it's growing season! Join the Worthington Farmers Market for our collaboration with the Linworth Experiential Program at the Linworth School Community Garden every Tuesday night from 6pm-8pm, starting this Tuesday, May 30.
Volunteers will help with planting and harvesting our crops for donation to the Worthington Resource Pantry, watering the raised beds, weeding, and several summer gardening projects. We also plan to have a few guest speakers join us throughout the summer for some hands-on learning opportunities.
Crafty? Join us this coming Tuesday to help us paint plant markers for the garden! And, save the date for June 20 for our Pride Month Potluck.
Interested volunteers should complete the sign-up form here.
Looking for Parking for the Farmers Market?
Our friends at Fresh Thyme Market have generously offered the rear (west) portion of their parking lot on Saturdays to Worthington Farmers Market customers. Just park and stroll down High Street. The Market begins just south of 161 on the Southeast and Southwest Village Greens and extends south to the Worthington Post Office. There's plenty to explore along the way!
Please reserve the front portion of the Fresh Thyme parking lot for their shoppers and delivery drivers, as noted on the photo, above.
Made From the Market
Welcome to "Made From the Market" featuring recipes, photos, tips and techniques from customers, vendors, staff and volunteers highlighting the use of seasonal market products and the producers who grow and make them.
Pick up the following local finds for this tasty treat: Strawberry-Bourbon Crisp
Early strawberries from Raber Family Organics or Tilley Farmstead
Jam from Sweet Thing Gourmet
Ohio maple syrup from Pleiades Maple Products
Oats from Mud Run Farm
Find the complete recipe here:
https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/strawberry-bourbon.../...
We want to hear from you about what you're cooking and the market products you're using to make healthy and wholesome AND decadent and indulgent dishes for your friends and family!
Send us a recipe (your own or link to a published one)
Include a photo or two of the finished dish
Be sure to identify the market products you used (photos welcome!)
No recipe? No problem. A brief description of the overall process is just fine.
Include your contact info (email or text preferred)
Deadline: By Noon on Wednesdays
Publication: Up to 3 submissions each week
So, who's up next? We'd love to hear from you!
Producer News
The Crazy Cucumber
Did someone say DILL & GRILL?
Make sure to get your preorders in for this weekend. Our pickles make a great addition to any gathering!
Preorders close at 9am Friday morning and we will also be serving onsite. www.the-crazycucumber.com
Happy 1-Year Anniversary!
Gluten-free & vegan cupcakes are finally here!
There’s been so many requests for cupcakes lately and I’m so excited to share them with you! The beautiful weather looks like it’s going stick out for this weekend’s farmers market, so we’re pulling out all the stops this week.
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We will be back this Saturday at the Worthington Farmers Market. All items are gluten & sugar free. Please PM me if you'd like something reserved for you. I will be previewing several new items this weekend just in time for your Summer cook-outs! And I will have a few items individually packaged so you can mix and match and make your own custom sampler packs!
BYOWB -- Bring Your Own (Water) Bottle
While visiting the market this Saturday, The Worthington Partnership and The Worthington Partnership Green Team invite you to use the new public water fountain and bottle filling station installed on the Southwest Village Green. It even has a designated fountain/bowl for dogs!
Our team is excited to offer this sustainable resource to help reduce the number of plastic water bottles used in Worthington that add to the landfill.
Thank you to the City of Worthington Government for supporting us on this sustainability project and thank you to The Worthington Partnership Green Team for working so hard to raise the funds to make it happen!
Don't forget to "BYOWB" on Saturday. Bottled water will no longer be sold at the market information booth.
Save the Date!
Third Thursday Every Month!
Saturday, June 3, 3-7pm
Sunday, June 4, Noon - 5pm
Saturday, June 10, 2:30-4:30pm
Pick Up After Your Pooch
Poop, it happens. Follow Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District ‘s program and P.U.P. (Pick Up Poop) then pop the poop in the LANDFILL side of our downtown waste collection bins.
Because poop is a contaminant when it comes to recycle collection. And could lead to the entire recycling collection being sent to the landfill.
But isn’t it natural? Shouldn’t I leave it to fertilize the soil?
Your pet does not eat a natural local diet. Their waste washes into the storm drains and “Dog waste contains nitrogen and phosphorus, which can deplete oxygen that fish and other water-based life need to survive, as well as encourage the growth of harmful algae.
It is also considered a significant source of pathogens like fecal coliform, a disease-causing bacteria” (www.usda.gov)
The Worthington Farmers Market is an event of The Worthington Partnership.