Market re-opens January 14

No Comments » Written on December 28th, 2011 by
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Goshen Farmer’s Market is closed for our annual holiday break.  We will re-open January 14, 2012
at 8am.  We hope that your holidays are happy and safe!

 

Thank-yous and photographs . . .

No Comments » Written on October 28th, 2011 by
Categories: Thank You

Last Saturday’s Harvest Celebration was a big success, with lots of people joining us for a morning of food, music, and friendship.

THANK YOU to Constant Spring, Rachel’s Bread, and the Electric Brew for contributing delicious refreshments for all to enjoy. We are grateful for their friendship and support!  And thank you to the Hard Travelin’ Boys and Red Tail Ring, whose great music turned the market into a real party.

Thanks also to Leah Schroeder, who took some wonderful photographs of the event. You can see a slideshow of some of our favorites at our YouTube page. Enjoy!

Kate & Robin of Sustainable Greens

Harvest Celebration

No Comments » Written on October 6th, 2011 by
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Join us Saturday, October 22, when we will say a big “thank you” to our customers for your continuing support of the market and local farming.  The fun will take place throughout regular market hours (8am to 1pm).

Enjoy:

  • Music by Red Tail Ring and The Hard Travelin’ Boys.
  • Free refreshments provided by Rachel’s Bread, The Electric Brew, and Constant Spring.
  • Door prizes including farmer’s market t-shirts, gift certificates, and market merchandise.

We had a great summer season, and this is our chance to show our appreciation and give something back to our great customers.  It won’t be a party without YOU, so save the date and help us celebrate!

Goshen Farmers Market Harvest Celebration

Help us celebrate Farmer’s Market Week

No Comments » Written on August 5th, 2011 by
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared the second week in August to be National Farmer’s Market Week!  Mayor Kauffman has proclaimed it Farmer’s Market Week in Goshen as well — you can read his proclamation here

Since 2000, when the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) first proclaimed National Farmers Market Week, the number of farmer’s markets has grown 150%, from 2,863 in 2000 to 7,175 in 2011. As these numbers increase, farmers markets are bolstering local economies, improving community health, and bringing diverse groups of people together through a shared social space.

Goshen Farmer’s Market will be celebrating this accomplishment with door prizes & live music throughout the week.  Be sure to join us!  

T-shirt Tuesdays

No Comments » Written on July 16th, 2011 by
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Beth & Dale

Beth Kallimani with Dale Hasenik of White Yarrow Farm (in his Farmer's Market t-shirt!)

We will give away a Goshen Farmer’s Market T-shirt at the end of every Tuesday market for the rest of the summer.  Stop by from3pm to 7pm on Tuesdays to register to win yours!  Our winners to-date are listed below . . . congratulations to all!

  • Anja Martin
  • Jodi Mann
  • Clayton Matthews
  • Baleyia Flores
  • Gayle Davidhizer
  • Elizabeth Speigle
  • Kimberly Lichty-Nyce
  • Wendy Ginther
  • Gayle Koontz
  • Felicia Connett
  • Tyler Hartford
  • Carli Thompson
  • Jess Sprunger
  • Marissa Adkins
  • Randy Shields

 

Virtual Farm Tour

No Comments » Written on June 25th, 2011 by
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Enjoy a ‘virtual tour’ of three of the Market’s farms:

  • Blue Heron (Tom & Cas)
  • Clay Bottom (Ben & Rachel)
  • Creekside (Dean & Vera)

All three farms are so pretty in person that the pictures hardly do them justice… but they’ll give you a taste of the love and effort that goes into bringing your food to market!  Click to view the slideshow.

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Farm Tour

No Comments » Written on June 14th, 2011 by
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Have you ever wished you could visit the farms where your food is grown? Well, here’s your chance! Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center and Goshen College are sponsoring a bus tour of Creekside Farm (Dean and Vera), Clay Bottom Farm (Ben and Rachel), and Blue Heron Farm (Tom and Cass) on Thursday, June 23. The cost is only $15 per adult and $5 per child, and includes lunch at the Goshen College cafeteria.  To register or find out more, contact Jennifer Schrock at jenniferhs@goshen.edu or 260.799.5869.

Rachel Hershberger, Clay Bottom Farm

“Godspell” to support Share the Bounty

No Comments » Written on May 31st, 2011 by
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Avoid waiting in line—get tickets now for the musical Godspell, a production of Faith Mennonite Church, Goshen. Performances are 7 p.m. on June 4 and 5 at the Goshen Theater, 216 S. Main St. This production is an effort of the whole congregation, with Phoebe Brubaker serving as director and Kent Dutchersmith as music director. During the performances, a freewill offering will be taken for the Goshen Farmer’s Market ‘Share the Bounty’ Program, which makes locally grown produce available to people with lower incomes. Tickets are $5/seat (general admission) and can be purchased in Goshen at Better World Books (118 E. Washington St.) and Graber Designs (208 S. Main St.) and in Elkhart at the Mennonite Cooperative Bookstore at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (3003 Benham Ave.). On performance evenings, tickets will be sold starting at 6 p.m. at the theater; the doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Check it out on Facebook: Godspell.GoshenTheater

Additional info:
Godspell performers you may know include …
  • Cast: Deron Brill Bergstresser (Jesus); Kent Dutchersmith (John the Baptist/Judas); Disciples: Hans Bontrager-Singer, Jamey Bontrager-Singer, Mags Dutchersmith, Teresa Dutchersmith, Gwen Gustafson-Zook, Les Gustafson-Zook, Sadie Gustafson-Zook, Roberta Klemmer, John Lichty, Bruce Miller, Marilyn Torres, Carl Yoder
  • Chorus: Bev Benner, Ben Bontrager-Singer, Annette Brill Bergstresser, Luisa Dutchersmith, Emma Hartman, Carlos Lichty, Luke Mast, Dan Shenk, Simia Yoder, Tinsley Yoder
  • Musicians: Patsy Sherer, Craig Mast, Paul Boers, Isabela Torres, Terry Reinford Martin, Ed Benner, Linda Hartzell

Faith Mennonite Church presents Godspell

CSA Kickoff!

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We will kick off the 2011 season of our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) basket program on May 14!  Come celebrate with us , and register to win door prizes including t-shirts, books by Joel Salatin and David Kline, a Farmer’s Market gift certificate, and Market merchandise.  Options and prices remain the same as last year.  You can find more information on our CSA page.

CSA kickoff

Tuesday Market opens May 3!

No Comments » Written on April 17th, 2011 by
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Love shopping on Tuesdays?   Our Tuesday Market re-opens May 3rd.  Same hours as always — 3pm to 7pm!