Worthington Farmers Market: January 31st

"If it looks like it did when it grew from the earth, that's your cue that it's a healthier choice."

- Erin Ford, Columbus Metro Healthy Eating Specialist

Healthier Choices, Healthier You!

Photo Credit:  Edible Columbus

"At the beginning of the year it's easy to feel like you have to make a drastic overhaul to your diet, but often that just leads to an ice cream craving that won’t quit. Eating healthy is a lifestyle change, one that requires incremental modifications and the addition of more healthy ingredients. Rather than jumping in head first, start with small steps like the following that you can feel good about..."

Interested in reading the full article by Erin Ford? Check out her article, Six Small Steps to Improve Your Health, in the "In Between Seasons Blog" by Edible Columbus! And, come to market this weekend to see what fresh items you can buy to improve your health!

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Applications for the 2015 outdoor market season are now available on our website! Applications and application fees are due by January 31st. 

Our Vendors for Saturday, January 31st (in alphabetical and numerical order) are:

1 Organic GreenFix
2 Black Radish Creamery
3 Blue Owl Garden Emporium LLC
4 Reed's Fresh Farm
6 Carsner Farms
7 Blue Jacket Dairy
8 Stonefield Naturals
10 GoldenLife Dog Food
11 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
12 Gourmet Candy by Karen
13 Dan the Baker
14 Soodles Bake Shop
15 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
16 bak
17 SaraBee Pure Honey
18 Maria's Fresh Pasta
19 Wayward Seed Farm
20 Prarie Fields Farm
Oh Lather Soap Works
21 Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
22 Raven Rocks
23 Krazy Kraut
Pleiades Maple Products
Patisserie Lallier
Up the Lane Farm
24 Jenn's Cupcakes & Confections
25 Cedar Cress Farm
26 Information
27 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
28 Mockingbird Meadows
29 Sweet thing gourmet
30 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
31 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
32 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
33 VanScoy Farms
34 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
35 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
36 Jorgensen Farms
37 Kingdom Fish
38 Speckled Hen Farm
40 Sugar B. Bakery
41 ohio farm direct
42 Michael's Artisan Chocolates LLC
43 Curly Tail Organic Farm
44 Swainway Urban Farm
45 Ohio Bison Farm
46 Honeyrun Farm



11 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
16 bak
2 Black Radish Creamery
7 Blue Jacket Dairy
3 Blue Owl Garden Emporium LLC
6 Carsner Farms
25 Cedar Cress Farm
27 Chuck Evans' MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
43 Curly Tail Organic Farm
13 Dan the Baker
35 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
21 Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
30 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
31 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
10 GoldenLife Dog Food
12 Gourmet Candy by Karen
46 Honeyrun Farm
26 Information
24 Jenn's Cupcakes & Confections
36 Jorgensen Farms
37 Kingdom Fish
23 Krazy Kraut
18 Maria's Fresh Pasta
42 Michael's Artisan Chocolates LLC
28 Mockingbird Meadows
Oh Lather Soap Works
45 Ohio Bison Farm
41 ohio farm direct
32 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
1 Organic GreenFix
Patisserie Lallier
Pleiades Maple Products
20 Prairie Fields Farm
22 Raven Rocks
4 Reed's Fresh Farm
17 SaraBee Pure Honey
34 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
15 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
14 Soodles Bake Shop
38 Speckled Hen Farm
8 Stonefield Naturals
40 Sugar B. Bakery
44 Swainway Urban Farm
29 Sweet thing gourmet
Up the Lane Farm
33 VanScoy Farms
19 Wayward Seed Farm

Our musical entertainment:

North End: Columbus Folk Music Society

South End: Elizabeth Mandic-Nowac

Join us this Saturday, and every Saturday from 9:00am-12:00pm!

For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail.com. See you at the market!

Worthington Farmers Market: January 24th

"For me, as a farmer and food activist, cooking is the creative process that connects the work of the farmer/gardener/herdsman/fisherman/hunter/forager with the work in all kitchens: transforming the bounties of the land and sea into feasts of honest, nutritious, seasonal, inspired food."

- Thomas Harttung

One for the Cook's...

"Invariably, we hear that there is simply no other way to feed and clothe ten billion people on planet Earth. If you are not an agricultural expert, or a trained environmental economist, you will quickly find yourself in unknown territory, with people throwing facts and figures and thick reports at you. The system that exists has an aura of inevitability. Those who challenge the orthodoxy are deemed naïve, at best—or else reckless, or even dangerous and subversive."

"We challengers need ammunition: cookbooks of facts and arguments to commandeer in discussions about the future of food. Here’s an attempt at one..."

Interested in reading more?

 Read the rest of Thomas Harttung's article, "Creating the Food Systems of Tomorrow:  A Guide for the Cooks".

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Keep in mind that the 2015 outdoor market season applications are available on the Worthington Farmers Market website. Applications and application fees are due by January 31st. Best of luck!

Our Vendors for Saturday, January 24th (in both alphabetical and numerical order) are:

A Few Of My Favorite Things...
bak
Black Radish Creamery
Blue Jacket Dairy
Brown Bros. Farms, LLC
Cedar Cress Farm
Curly Tail Organic Farm
Dan the Baker
Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
GILLOGLY ORCHARD
GILLOGLY ORCHARD
GoldenLife Dog Food
Gourmet Candy by Karen
Honeyrun Farm
Information
Jenn’s Cupcakes & Confections
Jorgensen Farms
Kingdom Fish
Kombu-Tea
Krazy Kraut
Lettuce Work
Maria's Fresh Pasta
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Michael's Artisan Chocolates LLC
Mockingbird Meadows
Oh Lather Soap Works
Ohio Bison Farm
ohio farm direct
Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
Organic GreenFix
Patisserie Lallier
Pleiades Maple Products
Reeds Fresh Farm
SaraBee Pure Honey
Secret Garden Bakery
Silver Bridge Coffee Company
Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
Soodles Bake Shop
Speckled Hen Farm
Stonefield Naturals
Sugar B. Bakery
Swainway Urban Farm
Sweet thing gourmet
The Brown and Blond Bakery
Up the Lane Farm
VanScoy Farms

Wayward Seed Farm

1 Organic GreenFix
2 Black Radish Creamery
3 Secret Garden Bakery
4 Reeds Fresh Farm
5 Methodist Theological School in Ohio
6 Brown Bros. Farms, LLC
7 Blue Jacket Dairy
8 Stonefield Naturals
9 The Brown and Blond Bakery
10 GoldenLife Dog Food
11 A Few Of My Favorite Things…
12 Gourmet Candy by Karen
13 Dan the Baker
14 Soodles Bake Shop
15 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
17 bak
18 SaraBee Pure Honey
Maria's Fresh Pasta
Oh Lather Soap Works
19 Wayward Seed Farm
21 Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
22 Kombu-Tea
23 Krazy Kraut
Pleiades Maple Products
Patisserie Lallier
Up the Lane Farm
Jenn’s Cupcakes & Confections
Cedar Cress Farm
27 Information
28 Mockingbird Meadows
29 Sweet thing gourmet
30 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
31 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
32 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
33 VanScoy Farms
34 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
35 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
36 Jorgensen Farms
37 Kingdom Fish
38 Speckled Hen Farm
39 Lettuce Work
40 Sugar B. Bakery
41 ohio farm direct
42 Michael's Artisan Chocolates LLC
43 Curly Tail Organic Farm
44 Swainway Urban Farm
45 Ohio Bison Farm
46 Honeyrun Farm

Our community table:

Wolfgang Parker, a local children's book author

Our musical entertainment:

North End: Columbus Folk Music Society

South End:  The Scioto Ramblers

Join us this Saturday, and every Saturday from 9:00am-12:00pm!

For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail.com. See you at the market!

Worthington Farmers Market: January 17th

"People who love to eat are always the best people"

- Julia Child

There's Nothing Better than a Sweet Potato 

Photo Credit:  Health Avenue

This week's newsletter is all about sweet potatoes! How to grow them, cook them, and store them! Read more about the sweet potato from one of our favorite blogs, DIY Natural!

But for now, how about some sweet potato fun facts?

• A common misconception concerning the sweet potato is that a sweet potato is not a yam and a yam is not a sweet potato!
• The shoots, stems, and leaves of a sweet potato plant can be eaten like spinach, either steamed or eaten raw!
• The sweet potato originated in Central America where it was first cultivated over 5,000 years ago!
• Animals love their sweet potatoes too!
• Sweet potatoes are incredible nutrient dense and contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants!
• And, sweet potatoes do not contain many calories. In fact, pound for pound, there are less calories in a sweet potato than a typical "Irish" potato! Do not let the name fool you!

*All facts were paraphrased from the DIY Natural blog!

This week is our monthly Market Sprouts event! Bring your sweet little ones to market and make a craft with us!

Our vendors for Saturday, January 10th (in alphabetical and numerical order):

A Few Of My Favorite Things...
bak
Black Radish Creamery
Blue Jacket Dairy
Blue Owl Garden Emporium LLC
Carsner Farms
Cedar Cress Farm
Curly Tail Organic Farm
Dan the Baker
Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
GILLOGLY ORCHARD
GILLOGLY ORCHARD
GoldenLife Dog Food
Honeyrun Farm
Jenn's Cupcakes & Confections
Jorgensen Farms
Kingdom Fish
Krazy Kraut
Maria's Fresh Pasta
Mockingbird Meadows 

Oh Lather Soap Works
Ohio Bison Farm
ohio farm direct
Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
Organic GreenFix
Patisserie Lallier
Pleiades Maple Products
Raven Rocks
SaraBee Pure Honey
Silver Bridge Coffee Company
Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
Soodles Bake Shop
Speckled Hen Farm
Stonefield Naturals
Sugar B. Bakery
Swainway Urban Farm
Sweet thing gourmet
The Blueberry Patch
The Brown and Blond Bakery
Toad Hill Farm
Up the Lane Farm
VanScoy Farms
Wayward Seed Farm



1 Organic GreenFix
2 Black Radish Creamery
3 Blue Owl Garden Emporium LLC
4 Maria's Fresh Pasta
5 The Blueberry Patch
6 Carsner Farms
7 Blue Jacket Dairy
8 Stonefield Naturals
9 The Brown and Blond Bakery
10 GoldenLife Dog Food
11 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
13 Dan the Baker
14 Soodles Bake Shop
15 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
16 Pleiades Maple Products
17 bak
18 SaraBee Pure Honey
Oh Lather Soap Works
19 Wayward Seed Farm
20 Up the Lane Farm
21 Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
22 Raven Rocks
23 Krazy Kraut
24 Patisserie Lallier
25 Cedar Cress Farm
27 Jenn's Cupcakes & Confections
28 Mockingbird Meadows
29 Sweet thing gourmet
30 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
31 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
32 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
33 VanScoy Farms
34 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
35 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
36 Jorgensen Farms
37 Kingdom Fish
38 Speckled Hen Farm
39 Toad Hill Farm
40 Sugar B. Bakery
41 ohio farm direct
43 Curly Tail Organic Farm
44 Swainway Urban Farm
45 Ohio Bison Farm
46 Honeyrun Farm

Our musical entertainment:

North End: Columbus Folk Music Society

South End: Ian Swartz

Join us this Saturday, and every Saturday from 9:00am-12:00pm! 

For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail.com. See you at the market!

Worthington Farmers Market: January 10th

"Go Bucks!"

-Every Proud OSU Fan!

In Spirit of the National Championship Game...

In spirit of the highly anticipated National Championship game this Monday, we must insist on posting a buckeye recipe! It does not matter if you are an Ohio State fan or not, buckeye treats are fantastic regardless! Check out the recipe below and enjoy! 

If you do to consider yourself a successful baker or you just do not have the time, wow your family and party guests with buckeyes made from our bakers at the Worthington Farmers Market!

How to Make Buckeyes

Makes 42 buckeyes

3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
3 and 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
16 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Mix peanut butter, confectioners’ sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth.
2. Using a tablespoon scoop measure out balls onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Rounding balls between your hands to smooth out.
3. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
4. Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or a bowl set over a saucepan with a little water set to a low boil, stirring continually until smooth.
5. Insert a toothpick into peanut butter ball and dip into chocolate coating ¾ of ball, leaving peanut butter visible on top.
6. Set back onto baking sheet, and when all balls have been coated put sheet back in refrigerator to set chocolate.
7. Once chocolate is set you can store Buckeyes in a air tight container.

Our vendors for Saturday, January 10th (in alphabetical and numerical order):

A Few Of My Favorite Things...
bak
Blue Jacket Dairy
Boline Apothecary
Brown Bros. Farms, LLC
Cedar Cress Farm
Curly Tail Organic Farm
Dan the Baker
Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
GILLOGLY ORCHARD
GILLOGLY ORCHARD
GoldenLife Dog Food
Honeyrun Farm
Jorgensen Farms
Kingdom Fish
Kombu-Tea
Krazy Kraut
Maria's Fresh Pasta
Mockingbird Meadows
Ohio Bison Farm
ohio farm direct
Oh Lather Soap Works
Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
Organic GreenFix
Prairie Fields Farm
Purple Sage Bakery
Reeds Fresh Farm
Secret Garden Bakery
Silver Bridge Coffee Company
Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
Soodles Bake Shop
Speckled Hen Farm
Stonefield Naturals
Sugar B. Bakery
Swainway Urban Farm
Sweet thing gourmet
Toad Hill Farm
Up the Lane Farm
VanScoy Farms

1 Organic GreenFix
2 Boline Apothecary
3 Secret Garden Bakery
4 Reeds Fresh Farm
6 Brown Bros. Farms, LLC
7 Blue Jacket Dairy
8 Stonefield Naturals
9 Purple Sage Bakery
10 GoldenLife Dog Food
11 A Few Of My Favorite Things...
13 Dan the Baker
14 Soodles Bake Shop
15 Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
16 Maria's Fresh Pasta
17 bak
Oh Lather Soap Works
20 Up the Lane Farm
21 Éban's Bakehouse (Gluten-Free)
22 Kombu-Tea
23 Krazy Kraut
24 Prairie Fields Farm
25 Cedar Cress Farm
28 Mockingbird Meadows
29 Sweet thing gourmet
30 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
31 GILLOGLY ORCHARD
32 Oink Moo Cluck Farms LLC
33 VanScoy Farms
34 Silver Bridge Coffee Company
35 Dana Lee's Bakery & Catery
36 Jorgensen Farms
37 Kingdom Fish
38 Speckled Hen Farm
39 Toad Hill Farm
40 Sugar B. Bakery
41 ohio farm direct
43 Curly Tail Organic Farm
44 Swainway Urban Farm
45 Ohio Bison Farm
46 Honeyrun Farm

Our musical entertainment:

North End: Columbus Folk Music Society

South End:  Dave Sky

Join us this Saturday, and every Saturday from 9:00am-12:00pm!
For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail.com. See you at the market!

Worthington Farmers Market: January 3rd

"Celebrate what you want to see more of!"

-Tom Peters

Get Fresh With Us in 2015!

Photo:  The Atlantic

It's time to put away the Christmas decorations and start the new year off right. Make you resolution a simple one:  shop at your local farmers market! There is nothing better than coming each week to market and scoping out the freshest food finds in town! Fresh greens and produce, meats, cheeses and eggs. Heck, pick up a couple baked goods, too! And, remember that while you are purchasing these phenomenal items, you are supporting your local growers and food artisans.

So, come make your weekly trip to the Worthington Farmers Market and let's get cooking!

Reminder:  Sharpening on Site will be present! Bring anything that might need sharpened!

Our vendors for Saturday, January 3rd (in alphabetical order):

A Few of My Favorite Things…
Blue Jacket Dairy
Blue Owl Garden Emporium LLC
Boline
Carsner Farms
Cedar Cress Farm
Chuck Evans’ MONTEZUMA Brand Sauces & Salsas
Dan the Baker
Dana Lee’s Bakery & Catery
Gillogly Orchard
GoldenLife Dog Food
Gourmet Candy by Karen
Honeyrun Farm
Jenn’s Cupcakes & Confections
Jorgensen Farms
Kingdom Fish
Krazy Kraut
Maria’s Fresh Pasta

Mockingbird Meadows
Oh Lather Soap Works
Ohio Farm Direct
Oink Moo Cluck LLC
Pleiades Maple Products
Prairie Fields Farm
Raven Rocks
Reeds Fresh Farm
Sharpening on Site
Silver Bridge Coffee Company
Sippel Family Farm/Kokoborrego Cheese
Speckled Hen Farm
Stonefield Naturals
Swainway Urban Farm
Sweet Thing Gourmet
The Blond and Brown Bakery
The Blueberry Patch
Toad Hill Farm
Up the Lane Farm
VanScoy Farms
Wayward Seed Farm

Our musical entertainment:

North End: Columbus Folk Music Society

South End:  Ian Swartz

Join us this Saturday, and every Saturday from 9:00am-12:00pm!

For more information, or questions related to any of our services, please contact us via email at worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail.com. See you at the market!