- Worthington Farmers Market
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It's Summer Market Season! Saturdays - 8am 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.
Veggie Spy & Versatile Vegan
Blueberries – the Perfect Food?
Several producers have blueberries! Blueberries are native to North America and Native Americans have been consuming them for over 10,000 years. They called them “star” berries and believed they were a gift from the heavens because the blossom end forms a five-pointed star. Blueberries were used for medicinal purposes, blue dyes, and of course for eating.
Commercial blueberry varieties were developed in the 1900s and they have become a major crop in the US. Blueberries have tremendous health benefits, some of which come from anthocyanin, the compound that provides the blue color and is important for heart and bone health. And blueberries are loaded with antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, fiber, Vitamin C, and Vitamin K. And they taste fantastic! Get your blueberries at the Blueberry Patch, Toad Hill, Mayapple Farms, and Gillogly Orchards.
And here’s a berry bonus – Franklinton has the start of their blackberry crop!
The Versatile Vegan has fallen in love with this Vegan Blueberry Mug Cake. Yes, it’s a small cake in a mug, and it’s delicious! Scale up the recipe to make more than one mug. Another winner is this Vegan Blueberry-Banana and Praline French Toast Casserole. A “buckle” is a rich, dense cake made with seasonal fruit. Thrill your palate with this Vegan Blueberry Buckle!
Other Finds
Get local corn at Saum’s Family Farm! Tomatoes (including cherries) are at multiple producers. Potatoes can be found at Saum’s Family Farm, Tilley Farmstead, and Raber Organics. Peppers are starting to appear at the Market. Check them out at Tilley Farmstead, Franklinton, and Rock Dove. Peppers from Rock Dove include patrons and possibly shishitos. Green beans can be found at Franklinton and Wishwell. Oakleaf Farms has roma beans. Get broccoli at Raber and Riverwood Farms.
Franklinton also has gooseberries, aronia berries and radicchio. Tilley Farmstead also has carrots, leeks, and sunflowers. Raber also has cauliflower and squash blossoms.
Producers have the following available this week. In some cases, items may sell out before the Market ends.
Apples, Arugula, Basil, Beets, Blackberries, Blueberries, Broccoli, Broccolini, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chives, Collards, Cucumbers, Currants, Escarole, Frisee, Garlic, Garlic Greens, Garlic Scapes, Gooseberries, Green Beans, Green Onions, Herbs - various, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Greens mixes, Microgreens & shoots, Mushrooms – multiple varieties, Onions, Parsley, Peas – sugar snap and snow, Peppers – sweet, bell, Potatoes, Radishes, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Spinach, Squash – patty pan, yellow, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips, Zucchini .
Producer News
We harvested our hard neck garlic on July 4th! This year, we chose to cut and drop the stalks in field before pulling the heads from the ground. We used our trusty weed trimmer, which worked wonderfully. All that rain made the ground nice and soft, so the garlic pulled right out by hand. The hard-neck variety we grow is called Music, which offers a medium-hot, true garlic flavor. It’s beautifully streaked with a pink/purple hue on the skin.Keep an eye out for garlic on our market tables in coming weeks!
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Get a bag of freshly harvested vegetables, fruits, and herbs - grown in your neighborhood - delivered to your door.
Discounts available for those who need it, and for those using SNAP / EBT.
Support your local farm, support community!
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If you’ve been here since last year, you know these jars of liquid gold can only mean one thing - PEACH CRUMBLE BARS!
The seasonal favorite oat based bar layered with my homemade peach jam will make its return this Saturday (7/15) to the @worthingtonfarmersmarket !!
Afternoon slump who? Reaching for all things cool and refreshing. Pineapple Mango Lassi -- yes, please!
Hi Everyone! Here's my Worthington Farmers Market menu for July 15th! Sitara's Sweets by Kat LLC will have all your amazing keto goodies rain or shine! Stop on by 8-12 in front of the Methodist church. Can't wait to see everyone! Several new items this weekend!
Cookies: Chocolate Chip, Ginger, Irish Short Bread Cookies, Lemon Cookies, Peanut Butter Chip, Raspberry Thumbprints, Salted Caramel Chip, White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies (New Item)
Dessert Bars: Blueberry Crumble, Lemon, Orange Creamsicle, Peach Cobbler(New Item!), Raspberry Linzer, Strawberry Lemonade (Back for the summer!), Tagalong, Triple Berry Crumble, White Chocolate Raspberry (New Item!)
Scones: Carrot Cake (New Item!), Lemon, Maple Pecan, Vanilla Bean
Music at the Market - July 15
Post Office Lawn
9:00am - Noon
Joseph & Nicole Lin
We are siblings that will mainly be playing short classical duets and some pop music for 2 violins
United Methodist Church - South
9:00am - Noon
Seth Alexander
Improvised and arranged music for solo Vibraphone- based in Jazz standards and Contemporary Classical and popular music.
United Methodist Church - North
9:00am - Noon
Paul Graham & Kevin Buckland
Acoustic guitar based, singer/songwriter Americana music, borrowing from folk, blues, country, bluegrass, and rock music genres
Southeast Village Green
9:00-10:30am
The Wailin' Whalens
Lela and Dennis Whalen, a wife and husband team in Columbus, OH. Our music emphasizes vocals and harmony (with an acoustic guitar that's along for the ride). We perform what we like to listen to...a sometimes eclectic combination of musical styles covering classic rock, old-school country, and newer Americana.
Southeast Village Green
10:30am - Noon
Loudmouth Brass
Whether it’s “Second Line” jazz, funk, hip-hop and pop covers or their genre-busting originals, Largemouth Brass Band is working to bring a new generation of brass band music to Columbus and the Midwest.
The band’s members maintain private lesson studios and teach in central Ohio public schools and universities, all while actively performing year-round. From intimate performances at local venues to major festivals like The Columbus Jazz & Ribs Fest, the group is pushing full speed ahead toward an upcoming year of live-shows and new releases.
What's Growing in Ohio?
Food Truck - Trading & Coffee
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 8am-noon!
Community Table
The Worthington Partnership Green Team will have a booth about “reducing waste by making your own” at the Worthington Farmers Market on July 15 with special guest, Rewash Refillery from Clintonville. Various make-your-own cleaning products will be among the items featured. Learn how to protect the environment AND save money!
Visit the Green Team on New England Avenue next to Silver Bridge Coffee.
Totally 80s - Call for Memorabilia
Do you have a treasure trove of rad electronics, gnarly t-shirts, and totally tubular toys? We'd love to put them on display at our Sunday Funday: Totally 80s event! Message us or email us at will.dona.givens@gmail.com - we'll just borrow it for the day at our mini Flashback Museum on July 23 from noon - 5pm.
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.
SNAP/EBT Customers
Did you know there are over 10,000 varieties of tomato? They come in red, yellow, orange, pink, green, burgundy, and even nearly black! You can get extra tomatoes for free when you shop with SNAP/EBT at participating locations. Visit https://buff.ly/2SKajLm to learn more.
Save the Date!
Third Thursday Every Month!
Sunday, July 23, 12-5pm
Wednesday, August 12, 2023
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.