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The Downtown Farmers Market starts on Saturday, June
5.
We are welcoming new growers and vendors, and hope that you will join us ! Read on for more information about the market, or click on our webpage here...
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Info meetings
Thursday, May 13, 6pm
Tuesday, May 18, 6pm
Both meetings will be held at the Vigo County Public Library in the Community Services room (just off the main lobby).
June 5 - Market opens for the season
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RSVP:Two vendor meetings to choose from
There will be two information meetings held before the market starts.
RSVP here
Attendance isn't mandatory, but it will be a good opportunity for new vendors to learn more about the market and to get acquainted before "opening day".
- The first is on Thursday, May 13 at 6 pm, in the Vigo County Public Library (7th & Poplar Streets) We will meet in the Community Services room on the ground floor.
- A second meeting will be on Tuesday, May 18 at 6pm. This will also be in the VCPL Community Services room.
We'll cover the same info in both meetings:- review of the rules, market-day procedures and policies, plans for special events and entertainment, accepting WIC vouchers, etc.
RSVP here
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 A Growers MarketWe continue the process toward becoming a "growers only" market.
Our focus has always been on providing local produce grown by our own vendors
- so that customers can keep a close connection to their food. Self-grown produce is strongly encouraged and given priority.
We have allowed limited re-sale, in order to satisfy
customer expectations for in-season produce that our own growers didn't
happen to have. Vendors must apply to the Market Master one week in advance before bringing any items for re-sale. If the Market Master determines that no local vendors will be providing the item to the market, permission may be granted on a case-by-case basis. Self-grown
produce offered by a vendor will be given first priority before we
allow re-sale items to be brought to the market. Resale items must post a standardized 8 1/2 x 11 inch laminated
sign (provided by the market) to prominently identify the produce as
resale - along with the name and location of the grower. This helps foster a market for new produce that our local growers may try for the first time - and provides some assurance that a one-time reseller won't flood the market with the same item.
What are some of the hard-to find items that shoppers have asked for? Read on to find out "What people want"... |
Familiar faces and welcome additions
Storyteller, author, and musician Tom Roznowski will be joining the Market in June, telling stories and singing songs. Copies of his books and CD's will be available too.
The White Violet Center will be at the market every week this year. We missed the regular presence of this founding vendor last year, and it will be good to have them with us all of the time again!
Darin and Deb Kelley's "Good Life Farms" will be returning to our Market. In the time they were away, they have grown the business to three farmers market -sites, and feature all self-grown produce. Their family has been growing too...stay tuned.
We have several new vendors who are interested in joining the market - bringing fruit, eggs, vegetables, live plants, baked goods, artwork, and more.
Come welcome them at one of the information meetings!
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Vendor Fee unchanged
The participation fee is the same as last year - $150 for the
full season, or $50 for monthly participants.
Newcomers can get one week free to see if they want to become regular vendors.
(But we'll be strict about limiting folks to one "freebie" week.)
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What shoppers want from our Farmers Market
 
Fruit
of all sorts, lettuces, breads, nuts, beans (dry), any unusual or
exotic vegetables, heirloom varieties of anything, plants, honey,
potatoes, lima beans, egg plant, okra, cabbage, mushrooms, garlic,
onions, kohlrabi, gooseberries, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, peas,
brussel sprouts, asparagus, parsnips, horseradish, collard greens,
chard, bok choi, parsnips, asparagus, rhubarb,
gooseberries, blackberries, cherries, peaches, raspberries,
elderberries, persimmons, pawpaws, perennials, cut flowers, okra, lima
beans, face painting and henna, fiber artists/crafts, jewelry, art,
teas, melons-melons-melons, kale, leeks, sweet potatoes, beets,
spinach, daikon, herbs, live flowers, grapes, strawberries, watermelon,
cantaloupe, cheese.
We usually have cookies, tomatoes, corn,
green beans, zucchini, squash, lettuce, eggs, chicken, beef, lamb,
pork, peppers, and pumpkins - but that doesn't mean that the market
wouldn't support more - especially some unusual varieties!
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Questions, ideas?
Contact me:
Andrew Conner
Downtown Terre Haute, Inc.
PO Box 9445
Terre Haute, IN 47808
O: 812-237-2581
M:812-239-3825
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