Final Words and a Farewell

1. I know now that I missed out on a great opportunity to pursue Agricultural Science while studying at the University of Delaware.
2. I have been inspired by the hard work, generosity and perseverance of my Amish friends.
3. I have diversified my pallet through the great offerings of our vendors.
4. I have met many of the people that make Oxford the great community that it is.
5. My dad taught me that "the answer is NO, unless you ask."  Well I've relearned this over and over and you can't underestimate the generosity of our community.

That said, the most important lesson of the moment is that try as I might to do it all, I just can't do it all and still do it well.   I am very grateful for having had the opportunity to manage this market but now must pass the banner to the next person.  

With that I say farewell...but you can count on seeing me filling my market bag with the bounty of the harvest next season.  

Most sincerely,

Judy 

Rain date scheduled for Friday, October 28th.

Call 610.932.0740 or visit www.oxfordpa.org or www.facebook.com/OxfordChamber for weather-related updates.

Did You Know? 

 Halloween Holiday Trivia

• Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
• Jack o' Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
• Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
• Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
• Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
• The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.

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What's Fresh...
From the farm to your table!

Amish Baked Goods
Apples
Artisan Baked Goods

Assorted fall gourds
Artisan jewelry and accessories
Beets
Black walnuts
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cider
Cut Flower arrangements

Fresh Salsas
Garlic

Gourds
Handcrafted Soaps
Handmade accessories, hats, headbands, purses and more!
Honey
Landscaping Plants
Lettuce/Spinach

Mums
Onions
Pears
Peppers
Perennials
Potatoes

Pumpkins 

Spinach 
String/snap beans, green and yellow 

Sweet Potatoes 

Turnip
Vegan & Vegetarian Entrees
Wax beans

Winter Squash 

Zucchini  

Recipes for Happiness 

Recipe 1.

2 Heaped cups of patience
1 Heart full of love
2 Hands full of generosity
A Dash of laughter
1 Head full of understanding 

1. Sprinkle generously with kindness
2. Add plenty of faith and mix well.
3. Spread over a period of a lifetime
4. And serve everyone you meet.

Author unknown

 Recipe 2.

" I have a little recipe that isn't hard to make But you must always start as soon as you awake.

1. Take a great big mixing bowl and fill it with a smile
2. Mix half a cup of sunshine with good deeds to last a while.
3. Add a pinch of work and play, a pinch of thoughtfulness and care
4. But don't bake it in the oven, just spread it around everywhere."

Author unknown

Recipe 3.

You have to take a cup of what you think, stir in a few ounces of what you feel, and sprinkle generously with what you do.
If what you think is positive, what you feel is joyous, and what you do is loving then you will always create a glorious dinner of delight and happiness for yourself and others.
Joseph Mozzella

Recipe 4.

1. Take twelve whole months, cleaning them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate and jealousy.
   Make tham just as fresh and clean as possible. 
2. Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty or thirty-one different parts, but don't make the whole batch at once.
   Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients. 
3. Mix into each day one part of faith, one part of patience, one part of courage and one part of work. 
4. Add to each day one part of hope, faithfulness, generosity, and meditation and one good deed. 
5. Season the whole with a dadh of good spirits, a sprinke of fun, a pinch of plan and a cupful of good humour. 
6. Pour all of this into a vessel of love. 
7. Cook thoroughly over radiant joy.  

Author unknown

Recipe 5. 

4 glasses of LOVE
2 glasses of PATIENCE
3 glasses of KINDNESS
4 glasses of UNDERSTANDING
1 glass of FRIENDLINESS
1 glass of FAITH
5 spoons of HAPPINESS
5 spoons of TENDERNESS
1 liter of HUMOR 

• Take love and patience, mix with faith. Separately combine tenderness, kindness and understanding.
• Combine everything and mix with friendliness and happiness.
• Sprinkle abundantly with humor.
• Bake in sun rays.
• Serve every day with generosity of your soul
• Garnish with a smile and serve with quietness, unselfishness and cheerfulness.

Author unknown.

 Recipe 6.

Ingredients:

1 cup of plenty
2 spoonfuls of humour
Bundle of joy
Generous helping of health
Sprinkle of blessings
Flavour according to taste
Bake lovingly
(valid for 120 years)

Author Unknown

Recipe 7.

Serves: All Mankind  

1 Funny bone
1 Big smile
1 Big handful of patience
1 Dash of Courtesy  

Mix with lots of love and humility.
Put through a sieve to strain out all unkindness.
Serve to anyone and everyone you meet.

Author Unknown