First Market Line-up:

We are so excited to see you all this Saturday! Look for these fine vendors at the first Winter Farmer's Market, December 1st, 2012:

1. Flyway Family Farm: Oyster Mushrooms, lettuces, and other goodies
2. Southern Illinois Writer's Guild: Books from local authors and of local interest
3. Leepy's Gourmet Foods: Preserved/canned foods including jams and all things picked
4. Juicing Bar: Fresh juice made to order!
5. Dayempur Herbals: Skin Care, wellness essentials and herbal concoctions
6. Buckton Pots: pottery that uses nature images on food safe, handmade tableware
7. Cooley Farm: Eggs, paper shell pecans
8. River to River Farm: beets, spinach, garlic, pea shoots, turnips, dragon tongue green beans, and winter greens.
9. Frontwards Farm: an assortment of cool weather veggies
10. Farmhouse Studio: felted goods
11. Angie's Farm: Honey and more.
12. Buila Family Farm: Tomatoes, spicy greens mix, hot peppers, hearty greens and more
13. Mustard Seed Sowers Farm: Osaka Mustard & Turnip greens, kale, fresh and dried herbs
14. Roundabout Farm: butternut squash, leeks, parsley, cilantro, and garlic
15. Sweitzer Produce: sweet potatoes, new potatoes, turnips, winter squashes, daikon
16. Lingle Farm: Cauliflower Broccoli , tomatoes, cabbage.

With musical guest(s) all day!
Thanks for the support, publicity, interest and hard work! See you all at the Market!
Look for the wonderful signs donated by Attitude Designs! 

December 1st = Busy Day!

What a jam packed Saturday! There are so many opportunities for folks to support local entities!

- Start your day with the FIRST Winter Farmer's Market from 9am-1pm at Attucks park! stock up on tasty local veggies and prepare to be amazed at what can be grown in these cool months!
- Pop over to the Carbondale Police's bike auction being held right up the road at Thomas School! (in the cafeteria, the space that the Winter Market will occupy every Saturday after this weekend!)
- After the Market, see Sarah Shoot from Frontwards Farm at her trunk show at Dayshift! (she'll have things for purchase at the Market too!)
- THEN (after a nap, if you're me...) we'll see you at the Carbondale Lights Fantastic Parade!

Publicity in the Daily Egyptian and River Region News!

The Winter Farmer's Market was featured on the front page of today's Daily Egyptian newspaper! Thanks to Tai Cox for a great article! Check it out here!

Sarah and Elissa were also on SIU's River Region News tonight! I'm having some trouble accessing the webpage, but as soon as I can come across a clip I'll post it for all to see!

This is looking like a wonderful first market full of fresh produce, skincare, preserved foods and some surprises! Check back here all week to find out more of what you'll see at the market this weekend!

Article in the Southern Illinoisan

Check out this article in the Saturday Southern Illinoisan! Norris interviewed Market Organizers Sarah Heyer and Elissa Johnson and had lot's of great things to say about what you can expect to see at the Winter Farmer's Market!

Loving Local!

Your local growers and artisans will thank you! Do your holiday shopping at the Winter Farmer's Market beginning December 1st, 9am-1pm! Check back here throughout the week for a list of vendors and what you can expect to see for sale at the FIRST market of the season!

We like you too

104 "likes" on the Winter Farmer's Market Facebook page today! Thanks to everyone who is helping to get the word out! If you'd like to volunteer we could sure use some hands, especially for the first day as we get to know our space. We have some fun things up our sleeves, so be in touch if you'd like to get involved!

It was a warm weekend, Hopefully our wonderful growers saw happy plants! If you'd like to vend at the Market check out this post then be in touch! We'll get a vendor application/registration to you once we've received your information.
 
in the meantime, check out our publicity around the region!
KFVS12 Community News
http://jackson.kfvs12.com/news/community-spirit/59448-winter-farmers-market-coming-carbondale
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
http://business.carbondalechamber.com/news/details/winter-farmer-s-market

Have you seen press about the Winter Farmer's Market? Let us know! 

Have a great week!

Market Mapped!

We made a Market Map tonight folks! Looks like we'll have space for around 16 vendors! (unless of course we over estimated the vendor's needs of a 10x10 space. Maybe more will fit!)

Keep checking our facebook page! And e-mail us at carbondalewintermarket@gmail.com if you'd like to volunteer, vend or have access to a color printer! Just kidding about the printer... sort of...