Click here for the Emporia Gazette article by Regina Murphy, plus the recipe for Margie's entry.

Congratulations Margie Combes

And special thanks to Regina Murphy and the Emporia Gazette for participating in and supporting our market. 

The next Murphy's Menu Cook-Off will be held on Wednesday, August 1, and the theme is Salsa: Hot and Not! Bring your favorite salsa to enter in the competition, or stop to test and vote on our entries!

Bring your entry to the market kiosk by 4:45 PM on Wednesday, July 11. This is your chance to win fame and prizes for the best Salsa in Emporia. It's easy and fun. Please join us!

Becoming a Friend is your pledge to make local food, and supporting local farmers and gardeners, a priority. It can be as easy as wearing your Friend of the Emporia Farmers Market t-shirt and telling everyone you meet what you love about the market or making a donation (which could result in money back that you can spend at the market!)

Individual/Family Membership Options:

"Friend of the Market" Membership: $30

Receives ONE $5 market token to shop at the Emporia Farmers Market. Receives ONE (1) "double your market money" coupon (value up to $10). This coupon allows one time use of our debit machine to purchase $5 market tokens with no additional fee. We will match your purchase up to two (2) $5 market tokens. (In short, you can spend $10 and get $20 to shop at the market!) Finally, becoming a Friend includes you on our list of "Friends" in monthly e-newsletters and weekly reminders. Becoming a Friend also entitles you to one vote at the EFM Annual Meeting held in March each year.

"Friend of the Market" Membership with T-Shirt: $40

Includes the above, plus a one-of-a-kind, tie-dye t-shirt. T-shirts will be delivered no later than the end of August.

T-Shirt Order Only: $15

Listed Friend: $10

Your name listed on our "Friends" list in monthly e-newsletters and weekly reminders.

Business/Other Membership Options:

"Helpful Harvesters" - $100 +

For a minimum donation of $100, individuals, community groups and businesses may become "Helpful Harvesters"

• Receive 1/2 the value of your contribution in Market Coupons, including an invite from you to your customers to join you in shopping at the Emporia Farmers Market. (You donate $100/receive $50 in coupons to distribute to your clients and customers)
• Your business name and a link to your website appear in monthly market e-newsletters, as well as weekly email reminders (seasonal).
• Your business and a link to your website is featured on the EFM website (www.emporiafarmersmarket.org)
• You or representatives from your organization or business will have the option of "hosting" a market each season. As market host, you will be featured in press releases and online (EFM website, newsletters, and social media) as inviting shoppers to the market. You will have the option of checking in vendors and setting up the market for that day, as well as greeting customers and making your own marketing materials available to customers.
• Your business will receive top priority for partnering with the market to bring educational opportunities (fitting alongside the market's mission) to our shoppers. If you have expertise or a service that you would like to highlight as a program for a Saturday or Wednesday market, please talk with the market manager for options and scheduling. 

The Emporia Farmers Market is operated by The Learning Connection of the Flint Hills, a non profit corporation in the State of Kansas that has been designated as a federal 501(c)(3) organization by the IRS.