Your comments are welcome here!

I'm still learning my way around this blogging thing. I wondered why there had been no comments - and then found the setting to make it easier for readers to comment.

Now you can comment without registering with blogspot. I hope that folks will feel comfortable identifying themselves, but it isn't really necessary.

More importantly, I want this to be a forum for our vendors and shoppers to discuss the market, ways to improve it, and exchange ideas and requests for certain items.

So - bring on the comments!

Andrew

New Vendors for 2009

We have several new vendors who have already registered for the 2009 season:

1. Harvest Bakery - Marta Skelton (sourdough and other breads)
2. Purdue Extension Service - information on planting, growing, and cooking foods for and from the market.
3. The First Congregational Church - booth headed by Eric Dockendorf
4. Colin Pizarek - Baked goods and produce
5. Kimberly Hoppes - selling homemade goat milk soap
6. The La Leche League of Terre Haute - will be there monthly, and every week in August
7. Edward McDonald - selling strawberries at the beginning of the season, then Red Clover Tea and snap beans later on.
8. For Love of Dogs - a new business in town

The Women of Erin will play at our opening day on June 6, and Rev. Lant Davis of Central Presbyterian Church will preside over a "Blessing of the Market" that day too.

There are plenty of veteran vendors who will be back again this year, too. Some include:

1. Weber's Maple Syrup
2. Heron Bay - Chris aand Bionca Gambill
3. Appleseed Farm/Pour-a-Pie
4. Lookout Farm
5. Johnson Branch Produce
6. Royer Family Farms (Meats)
7. Anderson Farms
8. Hallie Hound Barkery
9. Joe and Becky Bush
10. Momma Sue - (apple butter and more)
11. Terre Foods Co-op
12. Bev and Perry Riley ("Life of Riley" farm...the garlic people)
13. Yellow House Honey - Aaron Warner
14. Sue Ann Isham (Eggs and produce)
15. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (occasionally, as a strained staffing budget will allow)
16. Linda Snider - The Soap and Lotion Lady

Others whom I expect to be involved include:

1. Lau Family Farms
2. Phil Cox
3. Vigo County Humane Society
4. The Altrusa Club: Buck-a-book-booth
5. Tidd & Maher - Wood Working
6. Pam Krieger: Gifts of God Garden - Perennials and Annuals
7. American Red Cross
8. more to come...

Some whom I hope will participate:

1. My own wild flowers and garden plants, berries, and produce
2. Old Time Kettle Corn
3. The Pepper People
4. The Audubon Society
5. TREES, Inc.
6. The Holly Arboretum
7. Artisan's Art Glass
8. Wabash Valley Art Guild
9. Ditzler Orchard
10. Swanee Orchard
11. Bridgeton Mill
12. Jay and Megan Rogers
13. Bill Milner
14. St. George Ladies Society - selling kibby
15. send me your "wish list" or suggestions