Dear Market Friends and Neighbors,
Well, if last week was the penultimate one,
this must indeed be the last market of the year; things
are winding down.
Bob Fahnestock will be back for the final
time this year with a limited supply of cider
and apples (minus Fuji). He had thought
that although he and his wife Lois plan to fly
to Mexico on November 27th, their son Dave
would come to our market on that day.
Not so. They will be out of apples and
cider before then, so we must wait until Spring
to see them again. Incidentally, Dave
is building a new gazillion dollar greenhouse
so that they will have more of their splendid
tomatoes to meet the increasing demand for them.
Aubrey McCulley reports that the garden cultivated
by UNI/UCHS is also winding down, but is still
producing greens, herbs, and green tomatoes.
They also expect to have yogurt, cheese, pesto,
and Metropolitan Bakery bread.
Lorelle Becton will be back with her growing
variety of lotions and potions. Think
gift giving; it is that time of year! Some
of Lo's products will be available through
Winter Harvest, but soap, tooth powder, lip
balm, and bath salts can also be purchased
at Mariposa; some products are also available
at Mia Lou at 51st & Baltimore. (Mia
Lou's is diagonally across from the Firehouse Market
and is open only on weekends.) You can
also contact Lorelle at lorellehb@aol.com
She could make Saturday deliveries to
Powelton if there is need for her to do that.
John King will continue to have many veggies
for us, including several varieties of winter
squash, parsnips, scallions, carrots, onions,
sweet and white potatoes, greens, romaine, well,
you know how full his table is. John will
probably continue to set up in his regular spot
over the winter, but you need to ask him on
Saturday for particulars.
Bob Pierson, founder of Farm-to-City, and the
folks at UNI will be getting together over
the winter to plan the growth of our market.
For starters, we will have at least one more
farmer, and there is talk of many other delicious
and interesting possibilities. We must
have more people at our market, both buying
and selling, to make it worthwhile for all of
us.
COMMUNITY NOTES
Dave Meade and Nadine Hermann, owners
of the Cornerstone Bed & Breakfast,
would like to invite neighbors to an Open House
at 3300 Baring on Sunday, December 11th, 3:00-6:00
p.m. Come and see why their B&B is
so successful; it is such an inviting place!
Count on it (if the creek don't rise):
I'll be back in the Spring to badger you.
For now, that's it, boys and girls. Have
a great winter, and if you must have snow, please, just
go to the Poconos.
sue minnis
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