Ely Farmer's Market
I had the pleasure of meeting some really neat people recently. It was an organizational gathering of the Ely Farmer’s Market which is getting ready to open Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at Whiteside Park at 5:30. This will be its second year. Last year they had a half dozen vendors. This year there are over two dozen folks involved.
I had hemmed and hawed about joining. It is a lot of work for us to load a freezer into the truck and then load that freezer full of meat. The drive of 40 minutes, each way, and the cost of gas all for just 90 minutes of sales, made us think twice. After reading the conversations on email that the organizers were having amongst themselves and seeing their enthusiasm for getting this thing off the ground, we decided to give it a try. Sunday, the 18th, I went to my first meeting and met some of the people involved. I found a bunch of excited, welcoming faces. We had a lively discussion and yummy potluck. I hope the Market will be well received. The organizers have worked awfully hard and the vendors have their hopes up!
In addition to our meat there will be jams, veggies, sprouts (which I need to read up on) and lots of fresh homemade baked goods. Of course, not everything is available each Tuesday night – but that’s half the fun. Shoppers show up and take advantage of what’s there each time...it's like a treasure hunt!
If you come on the 27th, stop by my truck and say, “Hi!”