The first market of the season will feature burritos for breakfast by the Friends of the Emporia Farmers Market.  Bacon, sausage ($4.50) and vegetarian ($4.00) burritos will be available. Come meet, mingle and have breakfast at the market with the 2014 Farmers Market Board Members. 

Enjoy music by local artist, Ric Garcia, who is making his debut appearance at the Emporia Farmers Market.

Happy families make happy kids! Today's market will be hosted by the staff of TFI Family Services. You are invited to shop the market and visit with TFI staff about foster care services in our area. How can you make a difference in the life of a child? What is involved in benig a foster parent? Shop for fresh and local produce, and get the answers to these questions, and more.

Local music legend, Eric Martin, will be providing our music today. Eric has played at several of our indoor winter markets. We look forward to getting him up and out early in the parking lot! 

Today's market will feature a Sick Plant Clinic, by K-State Research and Extension agent, Travis Carmichael. Saturday at 8:00 am is the place to bring your ailing plants for information on diagnoses and treatment.  Travis will be there to answer your questions about plant decline, insect damage, yellowing leaves, stunted or distorted growth, or dieback. If you are unsure what a plant is, bring it by for identification.

More details about the Sick Plant Clinic are below in this newsletter.

 Open 8:00 am till 10:00 am. See the market calendar online for updates and musician news. 

 The market welcomes Rinker 4-H Club, serving burritos for breakfast. The proceeds from this fundraiser go to Rinker 4-H Club, in support of scholarships for members to attend 4-H camp or other 4-H activities, and building maintenance for their meeting location at Union School House. Please welcome Rinker 4-H members to the market and support these local, homegrown kids!

$3.00 choice of following breakfast burritos: Sausage, Bacon, or Veggie

$4.00 The Works burrito

$1.00 Coffee, Orange Juice, or Bottled Water

      

Visit with our newest vendors, Mandy and Joseph Kern at the next market. They joined us for their first market at the Sustainability Fair and were a hit!

Homemade Bagels from Our Seven Acres.

Reusable produce bags from Our Seven Acres.

Stained Glass Art from Our Seven Acres.

Tickets are nearly sold out  for the Pasta Palooza 2.0: The annual Pasta Palooza fundraiser for the Emporia Farmers Market is being revamped for the 2014 Dirty Kanza event to better showcase locally sourced foods and welcome gravel riders to our community on Friday, May 30, 2014. This year's meal will include a variety of locally sourced dishes (think potluck, but you don't have to bring your own dish) featuring product grown right here in the Flint Hills.

The Pre-Race Palooza Dinner will also feature a "meet and mingle" for the Flint Hills Community. Featured Dirty Kanza racers will be on hand for photo opportunities and to sign rider trading cards from 5-6:30pm. The dinner will take place at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 828 Commercial, from 4pm until 7:30pm on Friday, May 30, 2014.

Buy Your Tickets for the Palooza here. 

We are looking for some farmhands to help with this event. Please email Tracy if you would like to provide a main dish, a side dish, or a dessert for this event.  

Wild Edibles/Wildcrafting Adventures

Instructor: John Crisp

Cost: $5

Schedule: Saturday, May 31, 9:00 am -12:00 PM

Stories, local history, plant identification, recipes, and more are all part of our fascinating adventures along the trail. We will cover 2+ miles of trail. You'll learn more than you ever thought possible and get a new perspective on the practical uses of edible and medicinal plants. Fishing plants, fire-starting plants, Kansas bananas, Vitamin C drinks, sweet water from a grape vine, pine needle tea, medicines, poisons, life-saving information, and a visit to an Indian earth lodge are part of the May trek. So, put together a group of family and friends, and let's take a hike! 

Enroll today!  Visit http://flinthills.augusoft.net or call 620-341-1392.

lead sponsor             

EFM is matching dollars again for EBT customers! Remember that you can shop at the market with your Vision card. Visit with a kiosk volunteer for details.

Gift of:

The Emil Babinger Charitable Trust

Winter Market & Vision Card Enhancement Sponsor:

The Emil Babinger Charitable Trust

Facilities Sponsors:

The City of Emporia

Lyon County K-State Research & Extension

Elbert Liquor Store

Mark II Lumber

Media Sponsors:

KVOE

The Emporia Gazette

The Flint Hills Shopper

Community Partner & Event Sponsors:

 Country Mart North

  Emporia Subways

Emporia Area Local Food Network

Murphy's Menu

Thurston's Plus

Tom & Rachel Andrews
James Bordonaro
Harold & Naomi Brenzikofer
Ele Browning
Jessica Bucholtz
Betty Campbell & Margaret
   Davidson
Laura Clawson
Coffelt Sign Company
Judy Conway
Tyler Curtis
Carla R. Davis
S.C. Dixon
John Dougherty
Paul DuToit
Emporia Gardeners of America

Joe & Allison Foster
Colby Fuller

Jon Geitz

Becky Hadicke
Joyce Hanlin (Arizings)
Ellen Hansen
Fannie Harrell

Millard Harrell
Dr. Stephen Haught
Roger Heineken
Jessica Hopkins
June Hubert
Bill & Dianne Ihling
Janice Jaggard
Rachael LeClear
Logan Ave. 4-H Club
Max McCoy
Regina Murphy
Wanda Myers
Bobbi Mylnar
Dr. DenaSue Potestio
Ruthann Resch
Gretchen Russell
Carol Schoeck
Mark Schondelmaier
Mark Sherman
Dr. Michael Shonrock
Evie Simmons
Kaman Simmons
Maddie Simmons
Rand Simmons
Becky Smith
Karen Sommers
Ben & Jessie Stallings
Pam Thuma
Cheryl Unruh
Jesse & Beth Wilson
Casey & Erin Woods
Jennifer Youngblood
Barbara Younger
 
and Market Musicians
Sara Coltrane
Savanna Chestnut
Sue Claridge
Lance Fahy
Joe Foster

Dr. Brent Hrabik
Bill Ihling

Matt Kosinski
Eric Martin
Jane McCoy
Lee C. Muller
The Neighborly Brothers
Carlos Pringle
Ben Stallings

Fran Stallings
P.J. Stephenson
Anne Strobel
Charlie Wilks
Tony Zouplna
Anton Zouplna, Sr.
Anton Zouplna, III