Opening Day.....

Bike Parade Entries! 

Opening Day was this past Tuesday and it was amazing! It was so great to see all of the vendors and customers again and some for the first time. There were a lot of new faces and it made me so happy to see so many smiles and hear so much laughter on our beautiful opening day! Thank you to each of you that came out and supported the Farmers Market. We look forward to seeing you each Tuesday you can make it up to the Courthouse lawn!

The kids activities were a huge success and they had so much fun participating in the bike parade, bounce house, petting zoo, face painting and games! They also enjoyed snow cones, popcorn, ice cream and dancing to the live music! So great to hear all of the laughter and see all those happy little faces! We also had many kids that helped their parents shop and found so many delicious goodies to take home with them to enjoy! Perfect!

Our vendors were out in full force this past week.

Blue Bell Farm had eggs, lettuces, radishes, beautiful plants and Mother's Day gifts. Joseph was our fearless face painter for the day and he did a fantastic job!

Nitty Gritty Dirt Farm (Welcome to new owner Angie Allphin) had beef, soap, and plants. They also brought up a couple rabbits for everyone to see!

Elzan McMurry (Welcome to the market) had eggs and crafts.

Cason's Cultivation (Welcome to the market) had eggs and beautiful water gardens.

Sullivan Farms had bread, jelly, spinach, scallions, and pork. They were also grilling brats. They will be featuring something different for dinner each week.

With the Wild Farm had lettuces, kale and Goatsbeard Cheeses. They are now carrying blue cheese dressing.

Annie's Breads (Welcome back to market after a year away) had her delicious bread.

Country Neighbors Farm had a variety of meats available.

Be on the look out for Windy Hill (they were sick and couldn't make it to opening day), Sandy Creek Farm (they didn't have any fruit ready just yet), Sharpsburg Incorporated (is a new vendor this year and she thinks her asparagus will be ready for next week) and we will also have a new rabbit vendor joining us next week!

Now check out what I brought home from the market:
Scallions
Eggs
Two varieties of Bread
Beef Short Ribs
Hamburger
Spinach
Lettuce
Feta Cheese
Tom Sauk Cheese
Blue Cheese Dressing

I couldn't wait to have a Farmer's Market Dinner on Wednesday night and we had a delicious dinner.  I fixed Mini Meatloaf with the hamburger, we had a fresh salad with spinach and lettuce along with some scallions. We also enjoyed fresh bread with our meal. YUM!!!!!! It was all delicious. We enjoyed eggs for breakfast that morning and I have enjoyed salads for lunches all week!

I can't wait to see what next week brings! Make sure you join us at the Fayette Farmers Market on the Courthouse lawn from 3:30 to 6:30!!!!!!