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*****Holiday Market Update*****
10am to Noon
December 19, 2009


Farmers Confirmed for 12/19
Backyard Bison
Mountain View Poultry
Shellbark Hollow Farm
Jack's Farm
Wild for Salmon
Baues' Bees
Reis Renditions
Pat's Soaps
Ridge Valley Farm


Farmers who have not contacted us and MAY BE Coming on 12/19
Birchrun Hills
Dale Burch
Richard Johnson


Farmers NOT Coming on 12/19

Forks Farm
(will deliver pre-orders from 1pm to 2pm on 12/20)

Charlestown Farm
Country Time Farm
Oley Valley Mushroom
Betty's Tasty Buttons
Marci's Morsels
Northstar Orchard
Artisans Cafe
Jim Rendi
Pure Scents Candles

Hello Market Shoppers!

Yes, it is snowing, but that has not stopped many of our producers from coming to the market
.  To the left you will see a list of those farmers who have confirmed that they are coming, those who are not coming, and those who have not contacted us and may be coming.  We hope you can join us on this wintery day to buy some great local food and gifts!

If we don't see you, have a very happy holiday season and we look forward to seeing you in 2010!


Providers This Week
(click on the name to read about the provider)
Farmers & Food

Baues' Busy Bees
Holiday candles (tapers in red, green and natural), Christmas trees in two sizes, Santa candles and Snowmen, a variety of large candles in red, green and blue and pillar candles in natural.  All come with FREE gift wrapping!  Honey and hand creams as usual.
Backyard Bison
Regular selection of bison meat plus, cowboy" back-scratchers made out of Buffalo Rib bones and  Bison Yarn for the holiday season.
Birchrun Hills ?
Local cheese and veal.  Now making delicious fresh cheeses in addition to the regular Aline, Fat Cat and Birchrun Blue/
Jack's Farm
A mix of fall root crops and hearty fall/ winter greens.
They would love to have as many pre-orders as we can. Folks can email them early on the week to get a weekly availability and with orders
Mountain View Poultry
Regular selection plus eggs for holiday baking
Shellbark Hollow Farm
Regular selection plus Marinated Chevre which is available in three flavors- Tuscan Bliss, Freschini, and Herb Blast.  They are great for gift giving.
Sweetwater Baking
Regular selection of breads and cinnamon rolls.
Wild for Salmon
Wild caught salmon, hot and cold smoked salmon, salmon burgers, salmon spread!

Artists
Dale Burch ?
Handspun yarn
Richard Johnston ?
Turned wooden bowls
Reis Renditions
Besides their Frames, Clocks, Desk Accessories, Jewelry and Baskets, this week they will also be bringing Wooden Pens which make very nice gifts, especially with a pencil cup!
Soap by Pat
Special for the holidays:  Soap by Pat will bring Orange Frankincense soap made with orange juice and orange essential oil and poppies to brighten up the frankincense note.  Also, Oatmeal Stout soap will be 25% off.  Pat will also have some very charming gift buckets of soap that double as decorations after the soap is gone.



Looking Ahead- See you in January!


We will have our first Winter Market on Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 10am to 11am.  The Winter Markets are a little bit different.  Some of the producers sell a full array of their products just as they do during the regular season, others bring only pre-ordered items, and still  others bring items for sale as well as pre-orders.  You will receive an email about a week before each of the Winter Markets with complete information about who is coming, what they are bringing, and how it will be sold.  If you have a friend or neighbor who might be interested in buying locally produced food, please forward this email to them so they can sign up to find out about the Winter Markets.

2009 has been a great year at the Phoenixville Farmers' Market, thanks to all of you loyal shoppers who want to eat great food and support a local economy, environmental stewardship and humane treatment of animals and people.  We are looking forward to a wonderful 2010 and hope to see you at the Market!