YIKES! WE'RE BEHIND!
There are only a few days left to vote for our Flint Farmers' Market Apple. The Franklin Market kicked into high gear and they are in first place by more than 3,000 votes. Please vote again by October 8 and ask your friends and family ot do the same!
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Free Class this Saturday! Reading the Body's Clues
Saturday, October 8, 2011
3-4 p.m.
Downstairs
Flint Farmers' Market 
They say the eyes are the windows to your soul, but did you know the face is a mirror to your health? The body is sending us signals all the time; we just have to learn to read them. There is meaning in facial lines, pigments and blemishes, as well as health indicators on the nails and tongue! Come learn what these signs mean, and what you can do to support your health. For more information about Suzy or her classes, visit www.sustainablywell.com.
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"Sweets by Renita"
outside in booth 96 Renita has a wide selection of baked goods, including gluten free, sugar free and vegan, others by request, and a variety of jams. She is now taking orders for the holidays! 5% of all sales in October will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
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Saturday- October 22
YWCA
presents a
Domestic Violence Prevention 5K Walk
STRONG ALONE
FEARLESS TOGETHER
Registration: 9 am
Walk the Trail: 10 am
sign up at the market
for more info contact
YWCA at (810) 238-7621
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PUMPKIN CARVING COMPETITIONSATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 hosted by Artisans in Culinary
and
Artisans Gourmet Deli
look for more info coming soon!
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THIS SATURDAY 11 am to 2pm
DON'T MISS OUR FALL CELEBRATION
 The Flint Farmers' Market proudly welcomes back Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy of Flint as the sponsor of "Get Back to Your Roots." The event, which is also a 71st birthday celebration for the market, will take place Saturday, October 8 from 11 AM to 2 PM. Bring the whole family - there will be games and fun for the kids - LIVE music from local jazz trio "Compared to What?" and cooking demonstrations from local chefs who will be preparing dishes made with Michigan root vegetables. Check out our vendor pie competition where you can be the judge - try tastes of vendor pie specialties (while supplies last.) Volunteers from "Friends of the Market" organization will be on hand selling market aprons, t-shirts, cutting boards, bags, and more.
Visiting Nurses will have flu shots available (cost: $25).
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 OCTOBER PHOTO CONTEST
Have a favorite photo of the market - new or old? Please share it with us on Facebook. The photos with the most likes at the end of the month win. For a complete list of rules CLICK HERE!
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Flint Farmers' Market Proudly Announces
Cutting Edge Food Assistance Program
At a press conference held Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 11 am. the Flint Farmers' Market announced the successful implementation of the Fair Food Network's Double Up Food Bucks Program at the Flint Farmers' Market. The statewide program provides additional dollars to bridge card holders for fresh Michigan fruits and vegetables purchased at farmers' markets. The Flint Farmers' Market is a pilot site for the state and the nation thanks to a cutting edge wireless technology system that is being used to administer the program. The press conference included comments from Dr. Oran Hesterman, president and CEO of the Fair Food Network, Paul Knific, owner of Epic Technology Systems, Flint's Mayor Dayne Walling, Uptown Reinvestment Corporation President Tim Herman and local farmer and market vendor, Rod Fowler. So far nearly 2,000 Double Up Food Bucks rewards cards have been given out to local bridge card holders.
If you or someone you know has a bridge card, please encourage them to sign up for the program at the market Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am to 4 pm under the deck of Steady Eddy's. To register: (1) bring a valid Michigan drivers license or state ID and (2) Michigan Bridge Card. The program will end briefly on November 30, 2011 but will launch again in the spring and go on through 2013.
For more information go to www.doubleupfoodbucks.org
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EXPERIENCE a little bit of TAPOLOGY at the market!
Tapology Concert is an annual tradition of the Tapology Dance Festival for Youth, which offers tap workshops taught by world renowned concert artists and is hosted by FIM and Flint's Cultural Center. Tapology works with youth throughout the State of Michigan year round to nurture creative talents in young people and provide opportunities for them to develop, build resume's and launch their own career in the arts. Tap, African and Step artists grace the stage for the 9th annual concert performance featuring some of the hottest names in contemporary tap and some of the most important artists to have graced an American stage in the last 80 years! For more information about the Tap Dance Festival coming to THE WHITING, visit www.tapology.orgor phone 810.787.0197.
Catch the Tapology Youth Ensemble live in performance
at the Flint Farmers' Market Saturdays in October!
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