Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a Great Christmas.
And I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. 

Deb

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From The Fair Grove Farmers' Market

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Count Down to Christmas

Happy Thanksgiving

I want to take this Moment and wish EVERYONE a    HAPPY THANKSIVING.
If you are traveling please stay safe.  .
 Be sure and have a Great Time with Your Family and Friends.
Family and Friends are so important in your Life.

Take a turkey, stuff it fat,  

Some of this and some of that.
Get some turnips, peel them well.
Cook a big squash in its shell.
Now potatoes, big and white,
Mash till they are soft and light.
Cranberries, so tart and sweet,
With the turkey we must eat.
Pickles-yes-and-then, oh my!
For a dessert a pumpkin pie,
Golden brown and spicy sweet.
What a fine Thanksgiving treat!

Fair Grove Farmers' Maket is Invited to The Fair Grove R-X School for there First Annual District Employee Health & Wellness Benifit

Fair Grove Farmers' Market is Invited to The Fair Grove R-X School for there First Annual District Employee Health & Wellness Benefit Fair. This will give us the opportunity to talk about our Market and the services we provide.
We will have a table set up and will be talking about the benefits of buying fresh local produce at a farmers' market as well as the quality of the vendors products. We will all so be handing out fliers and book markers I have made up .We will hand out all the information I can get my hands on. Brad and Writa Gray and I (Deb)will be there to talk about produce and nutrition values from the farm to the market. This is January 4TH at the Fair Grove School Library.

Survey

Here is a link so you can  take a survey of our Market.


Click Here to take survey

Thank You

Invited To The Fair Grove Benifit Health Fair

I received  a important phone call from the Fair Grove School,  to come and set up and talk about our Market at the School.
This is a Benefit Health Fair for  the Schools Staff only. This will Give us a chance to talk about the importance of eating healthy fresh produce. This is a great opportunity to promote our market.
Getting Your local school intrested in a Farmers' Market is great news.

Ray and Jan Vanish's Farm Fresh Eggs are at The Stores

Ray and Jan Vanish sell Farm Fresh Eggs at The Fair Grove Farmers' Market and they have expanded to local stores.
  The store they just picked up is
The New Life Natural Foods it is at 451 B Springfield Ave. Bolivar Mo.
and the other one is ( Shadyside Bulk Foods ) 3756 Hwy 123 ) 3 miles south of Hwy 13 on 12
Congratulations

"Rocking Z Ranch beef is at Farmers Gastropub & Restaurant in Springfield.

Rocking Z Ranch beef is at Farmers Gastropub & Restaurant in Springfield.


Megan and Rolly have great news You can go to a Restaurant and order there beef already cooked. Megan and Rolly sell there beef at the Fair Grove Farmers' Market and all so attend other Markets in the area.

There meats are so Delicious.

So now you can go the the Farmers Gastropub & Restaurant next to the Moxi Theater Downtown to eat our beef! And be sure to buy there beef at the Farmers' Market during the Season. Our Market accepts ebt and debit so you can be sure and stock up during the market season.

Visit there website and place your order:
http://www.rockingzbeef.com/

Angus based, all-natural beef farm located in Mountain Grove, Missouri. We are a sustainable family farm built on the foundation that great beef could be both good for us and better for the environment. By sticking to these philosophies we are committed to providing a delicious-tasting, all-natural cut of beef that is pasture-raised on forages and natural grains to provide a well-balanced diet for enhanced marbling, texture and flavor. Because we care about the health, safety and quality of life of animals and consumers alike, our beef is free from hormones, steroids, antibiotics and growth enhancers. This allows us to provide you with a great cut of beef, the way nature intended.

Be sure and scroll on down on the blog and meet them on a video.

Jonathan and Tessa Dowell Back By Popular Demand April 21ST 2010 For The opening day for The 2010 Fair Grove Farmers Market

We are already gearing up for 2010.

Back By Popular demand on April 21St 2010:

Jonathan Dowell and His wife Tessa will perform Celtic, Appalachian, Ozark, and modern blues music with his McSpadden custom maple Mountain Dulcimer.

Jonathan and Tessa took 1st in the Southern Regional Dulcimer Ensemble

Championship in 2008 and 2009.

Jonathan was 1st Runner Up at the National Mountain Dulcimer

Championship, 2009.

Be sure and check out there web site at:   http://www.reefnews.com/celticdulcimer/index.html

Jonathan Dowell is the 2008 Southern Regional Dulcimer Ensemble Champion,

  winning in a duet with Tessa Dowell at the Mountain View festival hosted by The Ozark Folk Center

Jonathan Dowell is the 2008 Texas State Mountain Dulcimer Champion,
  winning at the Glenrose festival hosted by Lone Star State Dulcimer Society

Jonathan Dowell is the 2008 Colorado State Mountain Dulcimer Champion,
  winning at the Ft. Collins festival hosted by owlmountainmusic.com

Jonathan once lived in the Ozark Mountains of Southwest Missouri. His grandfather was a fiddle player, himself a descendent of Scots-Irish settlers who had homesteaded in the hills of Taney County. Jonathan took this heritage, added studies of music at Southwest Missouri State University, and developed skills in the modern style of the Mountain Dulcimer.

Jonathan learned dulcimer techniques from a long list of gifted teachers. First among these is his mother, Josephine Dowell, who brought the dulcimer to the Dowell family as she attended the Dulcimer Jamborees at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas. Other influential instructors have included Aubrey Atwater, Scott Odena, Karen Mueller, Dana Hamilton, Judy Klinkhammer, Pam Kirby, David Moran, Dennis Moran, and two giants of dulcimer history: David Schnaufer and Jean Jennings. Among the non-dulcimer influences are Erin Leahy and all her brothers and sisters, Dave Smith, J.C. Bonds, Beki Jeanne Fuller, Kathy Sutterfield, and all the girls of the Patchwork string band.

Jonathan's performances include seven exhibitions at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas; opening for concerts by Atwater-Donnelly in Los Alamos and at the St. Francis Auditorium in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and other concerts and coffeehouse performances in Los Alamos, Albuquerque, and Springfield, Missouri.




Jonathan plays McSpadden Mountain Dulcimers. These masterpieces are handcrafted at the McSpadden Dulcimer Shop in Mountain View, Arkansas. Jonathan plays a McSpadden Custom Quilted-Maple Dulcimer built by George Looney, a McSpadden Standard Spruce-top Walnut Dulcimer built by Lynn McSpadden, and the McSpadden Custom Spruce-top Cherry Dulcimer that was first prize in the 2007 Southern Regional Mountain Dulcimer Championship.

Jonathan performs with a variety of electro-acoustic accessories, including Shure SM57 and ElectroVoice N/D 257 microphones, Baggs and BBE Sonic Maximizer direct boxes, Mackie 808S amplifier with Mackie C200 speakers, and Roland Cube 60 amplifier. Digital recordings use Cakewalk Sonar Home Studio 4XL and Goldwave software.


So Mark Your Calendar for this Great opening day event.

Lane McConnell has put Together a Great Blog. http://tastemissouri.blogspot.com/

Lane will be a guest speaker at our 2010 members meeting, With her great knowledge and expertise in her field, our vendors will have the opportunity to learn allot from her.

Lane says: Being a farm kid myself I have always appreciated the food our farm families provide Missourians. With a love for cooking and a desire to promote Missouri Local Foods let me take you on a trip across our state to “Taste Missouri, One Farm at a Time!" View my complete profile

Looking for freelance consulting?
I have more than six years experience in agriculture marketing, from social media to grant writing, media relations to business planning. Let me assist you with your agricultural marketing needs. Email me at Lane.McConnell1390@gmail.com or 573-489-0373.

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The Fair Grove Farmers' Market Awards are In

The Fair Grove Farmers' Market Awards are in.

I had such a over whelming turn out from the customers as well as the vendors.

I handed out voter forms the last 2 weeks of the market to customers as well as vendors, to vote for there favorite vendor and why. We all meet at Hilltop pizza for a Vendors night out and to hand out awards and all vendors received a Agri Mo shopping bag. All the Vendors are winners with there hard work and dedication.

Here are the results:

Fair Grove Farmers' Market Vendor of the Year

Gene Tracy

Gene every week would visit all of our Vendors and customers and set the market signs along the highway even if he did not set up to sell that week , he was there.

Richard Srch:
IN RECOGNITION OF CONSISTENTLY BEING SELECTED FIRST BY THE MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS OF THE FAIR GROVE FARMERS’ MARKET FOR THE WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCE AND FLOWERS

Alex Schneider:

has been chosen for the
Soaring Eagle Award
in the category of The Youngest and Most Promising Youth Vendor For
The Fair Grove Farmers Market 2009

Alex is are youth vendor that shows great promise of being our next generation of a local producer.

Hilltop Pizza Gary Lee

For Outstanding Performance And Lasting Contributions To
The Fair Grove Farmers’ Market Cafe

Gary ran and operated our Market Cafe for the past 2 years, We are so lucky to have a cafe.

And all the left over pizzas at the end of the night , he would bring out and give to our Vendors,

CARL BUCKNER

The Members of The Fair Grove Fair Grove Farmers’ Market would love to thank

For his tremendous efforts and hard work through out the year’s

With Out Carl maintaining and seeing that the pavilion and cafe was in good condition we would not have the Market we have.

Appreciation Award
The Fair Grove Volunteer Fire dept.

FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE
FAIR GROVE FARMERS’ MARKET
2009

The Fair Grove Volunteer Dept Was there in the heat and in the Rain helping with parking.

Award for The No1# Heart

Presented to: Ray & Jan Vanish
Voted For Their Unconditional Love For Animals and Customers And Fellow Vendors.
For Taking In Customers Animals Into Their Home. For All Their Help To Fellow Vendors As Well As Too Customers.
Fair Grove Farmers’ Market 2009

Ray and Jan adopted 4 kittens the last week of the market from a customer, that the mother cat could not take care of. They are at there home getting bottle fed. The customer was in tears and was so relieved that she found a home and that they wouldn't die.

Award for the Most Out Going

Sandra L. Meyer

VOTED FOR BEING THE MOST OUTGOING AND DETAILED CUSTOMER SKILLS
BY: THE FAIR GROVE FARMERS’ MARKET 2009

Sandra meets and greats all her customers and talks about her products (homemade soaps and lotions) with great knowledge and great pride. Sandra is one of our newest vendors.

Best Produce Display Award

Presented to
Brad & Writa Gray

Was voted The No 1# Best Produce Display Award by the Members of the Fair Grove Farmers’ Market 2009

Brad and Writa show great confidence and pride in there produce and they have a great looking display. They are planning on having more variety of produce and are in the planning stages of more products.

Award for the Growing with Kids club

Larry & Josephine Dowel

For the volunteer hours and dedication to the growing with kids club for Fair Grove Farmers’ Market 2009 Season

Our Kids Club would not be with out Larry and Josephine. They volunteer every week and help kids and educates them on how to grow there own garden.

Jack & Janet Brooks
Was Voted No 1#
For the Best Product Display
For the 2009 Fair Grove Farmers’ Market

Jack and Janet Display there local honey and there produce with great pride.

This Certificate of Graduation & Award
Is here by given to: Dennis Kolarik
For achieving the necessary requirements
To move up to the (next grade level). Of Clown School
And was Voted the NO 1# Clown and Most Cheerful at the 2009 Fair Grove Farmers’ Market

Every week Dennis would meet and great all the Vendors as well as the customers. The last week of the Market he played his drums using a rain barrel he makes. He took requests for a song but it always had the same beat.

Thank You Fair Grove and all the Vendors.

The Last day of The Market the Kids and The Parents had Fun painting there Gourds and Pumpkins. Richard Srch donated the Pumpkins and I donated the Gourds and paints. I think The parents had has much fun as the Kids.

It has been a great season and I and all the vendors would like to Thank You for following our blog as well as shopping at The Fair Grove Farmers' Market

Last Day October 7TH

The Fair Grove Farmers' Market last Day for the 2009 Season is October 7TH.So if you need to stock up on your whole grain breads and Sticky buns and meats and bagels and jams and jellies and get the last of the seasons produce, or get you a pumpkin or some mums, October 7TH will be your last day.Our Market would like to take this opportunity to Thank Paul Campbell with the Buffalo reflex for publishing articles and personally coming to our Market and taking Pictures and the Great Article Steve Puckett did on our 10TH year celebration. A special Thank You to the Chamber of Commerce and the great community support our Market has. And a Big Thank You to The Fair Grove Volunteer fire dept for helping us with parking.We had one volunteer that was there almost every week. Thank You, And all so Empire Bank and The Bank of Bolivar for letting me come in and make copy's, and all so Empire bank for letting us put our Market sign in the Front Lawn. And all so the MFA for lettings us place a sign in there Lawn. And for the Lions club and the Historical Society for the use of The Pavilion. And Renee Bradford for her hard work and dedication for The Chamber of Commence book that has our market listed in there. And Carl Buckner and Leon Batty they helped us with the Picnic tables and did maintenance on the pavilion. And Larry Schletty for installing the Diaper Changing Station in the women's restroom that the Market Bought.And Thank You to the Fair Grove Saddle club for advertising for our Market.And a Special Thank You to Larry and Josephine Dowell that helped and ran the Kids Club.And if I left anyone Out THANK YOU.And a Special Thank You to all of our Customers. Thank You.And Gene Tracy that would put our market signs up every Wednesday.
And Special Thank You To My Husband Steve VanBenthusen , that helps me get the big signs put up every year and helps me take them down for the winter, and also for making The New Market Sign that is in Front of Empire Bank. And also for his help at The Heritage Reunion to get our Market banners above our tents and helping us set up. THANK YOU.

The Fair Grove Band Booster Club is having a Spaghetti Dinner Fund raiser Wednesday at the Market
And do not forget to Thank Gary at Hilltop Pizza for running our Market Cafe this year. We feel very Grate full to have a Market Cafe. Thank You Gary for your hard work and dedication.
Please keep updated through out the winter at http://www.fairgrovefarmersmarket.com/
Debra VanBenthusen

We are Gearing Up for the Heritage Reunion

The 32nd Annual Fair Grove Heritage Reunion is coming up September 26 & 27 in Fair Grove, Missouri. The event features over 300 arts, crafts, food and fund raising booths, a hometown parade on Saturday morning and church service on Sunday. Other activities held throughout the weekend include dancing, country music, period entertainment from the 1800’s, horse and mule obstacle course demonstrations, antique small engines, tractors, threshing and lots of other family friendly activities.

The Fair Grove Farmers' Market will have Booths at The Heritage Reunion.
Our market has 7 Vendors that will be representing the Fair Grove Farmers' Market and the Agri Mo, at the Heritage Reunion, This will be our 6Th year.

Jack and Janet Brooks of Fair Grove with there Local Honey.Jack has 60 bee hives and 3 nuc's and has been a member of the Fair Grove Farmers Market for 10 years, Jack also sells his honey with or with out combs and also has the combs separate for sale. Before there was a market Jack would sit along the Highway and sell his produce.

Lynn Oatman with all of her baked whole grain breads and sticky buns and lots goodies.

http://www.lynnsbreads.com/

Richard Srch with a trailer with produce. pumpkins and beautiful mums.
Richard has been a market member for 9 years. Alot of people last year took pictures of there kids on the trailer with all the mums and pumpkins.

Debra VanBenthusen with her homemade cinnamon jelly,Cinnamon jelly is made with sugar or splenda, gourd bird houses , pumpkin bread, zucchini bread and cucumber bread, and a Pork Chop Rub, this is a old dutch recipe that has been in the Vanbenthusen Family for generations.

Our Vendors take great pride in representing The Fair Grove Farmers' Market, and the Agri MO. We will be able to accept EBT cards as well as debit.
Our Market won 2ND place for Farmer Market of the Year award for the whole State of Mo, and we also won Best event for our Kids Club and best marketing award. We are very Proud of our Community and the support, and Thankful for the Historical Society for letting us set up every week at the Pavilion.

We will also have Agri Mo canvas shopping bags for sale for $5.00. All the proceeds from the sale of these bags goes to a market account, We just purchased a must needed, diaper changing station from the sales of these shopping bags. This will be in the women's restroom at the Pavilion.

And at the Top of the Hill in front of Hilltop Pizza you will find Sandra Meyer with her Soaps http://www.botanicbasics.com/

and also Mylisa Pryer with her Crafts.
please visit our blog or website http://fairgrovefarmersmarket.blogspot.com or www.fairgrovefarmersmarkt.com
So be sure and Visit our Booth's
Thank You

Fair Grove Farmers' Maket Customer Appreciation Day had a Great Turn Out and had a Special Vistor

Lane McConnels Mom made a surprise visit to our Market.

We was very surprised and Glad to see her. Lanes mom was in the area and decided to stop and pay us a visit. She shopped and visited with us for some time.

Our Customer appreciation day was Great.

Anita and Jan and Lisa served up the customers with samples from all the vendors. Dennis and Anita even made a green tomato pie and handed out the recipe for it. Jan Vanish made some breakfast burritos with there farm fresh eggs and used the Berry Patches Salsa. All the vendors did a great job supplying the table with great samples. The Blossers made a squash pie that was also a hit.

There was a lot of smiling customers has they were able to sample and taste the rewards of fresh produce and baked items.

We had free coffee for all the customers also.

Hillbilly BOB has passed away

Hillbilly Bob passed away last week. I will post more information as soon as I get it

Bob will be missed deeply by his customers as well as his fellow vendors.

Bob and his faithful companion General Lee was a great asset to our Market.

May You Rest in Peace.

Bob you and your family are in all of our prayers

Fair Grove Farmers' Maket Customer Appreciation Day

Customer Appreciation Come And Taste Samples of the Vendor’s Fresh Products September 9TH At The Fair Grove Farmers’ Market.

We will have a Table Set Up for you To Sample Our Vendors Produce And baked Goodies So come and Join Us. Free Coffee, Samples, There will be a Drawing’s for : Agri Mo Shopping Bags as well as other Gifts So Do not Miss out.

Fair Grove's New Chamber of Commerce Books are Out

The New Chamber of Commerce Books are out. But There is a Error in Them.

Please Note ::::

If anyone picked up a New Fair Grove Chamber of Commerce Book In Fair Grove, The District Park Board Number is Wrong it should be :759-7803
and also the Correct Number for The Fair Grove Farmers' Market is 459-9734 and the Hours are from 3:30 Till 7P.M. and opens the 3RD Wednesday in April and closes the 1ST Wednesday in October.
The Chamber works hard on these books and Mistakes do Happen. The Books are Great and our Market is Very Lucky to have them Support Us.

The Chamber's is a Great Support and the Back Bone of our Market and We want To Thank Them.

The Fair Grove Band Booster will be having a fundraiser at The Fair Grove Farmers' Market on September 2ND from 3:3 0 till 7:00 P.M.
They will be cooking up a storm with some Frito pie and chili dogs with drinks.
They are going to call it a 'chili supper' .
Proceeds will go toward new Sousaphones (Tuba used for marching band) for the FG band program. So mark Your calender and Join in on the Fun of shopping for fresh produce and enjoy a supper from the Market Cafe.
But in the meantime be sure and check out the cafes grilled chicken and brisket wraps and all the other menu items.
The Blackberry's are done for the season . The corn well this might be the last week to get your corn so be sure and stock up on it and get some froze for the winter..
The fall produce should start arriving here in the next few weeks.
The Peaches will be gone here in a few weeks also.
We have a had a really great turn out this season.
We have Fresh Mushroom s as wel l as Meats and Lots and Lots of produce.
We have crafts and also lots of baked Items.
So get out of the House and bring The Kids for a Great Time

What a Great Turn Out This Summer

As the Summer is getting closer to Fall every week, Our market has had a Great turn out this Season.
August is a time when you wish for cooler weather but than you realize the winter months are also approaching.
With all the Great Vendors and Customers, Our Market has a wide variety to choose from. And we have a lot of Happy customers that get there by 6 thirty and there is still produce to buy.
Lynne Gustafson was at our Market last week August 12th and will be there Wednesday August 19TH , Lynne is raising money for her 60 mile 3 day walk. Her goal is to raise a minimum of $2300.00. She is raising money for Breast cancer Research and Breast cancer Patients. Lynne will be in Seattle Washington September 11-13. Watch for her as she trains and walks around the City of Fair Grove, she will be walking 450 miles while training. To donate on line you can go to http://www.the3day.org , click to donate & look for Lynne Gustafson.
So please be sure and show your support and help Lynne with her walk.

Here is Gene and Mary Lou Tracey's granddaughter eating a Ice Cream Cone from the Market Cafe. She was there helping Grandpa & Grandma. Gene has been a member of our Market for 8 years.Gene also helps our market every week by putting our Market signs out by the highway.
Jack Brooks is back with his local Honey and Honey Sticks, and Sweet Corn.and cucumbers and tomatoes, and blackberry's. I would guess that the Sweet corn and the Blackberry's are almost done for the season so be sure and get there today to get it while you can. And John Pate is there with his Peaches so be sure and ask our Vendors when they will be done for the season.
And be sure and check out The Gourd Lady's cucumber bread, and pumpkin and Zucchini bread. And also we have Mushrooms,eggs,herbs,soaps,crafts,Jams and jellies,and LOTS of Produce.
Come for the Great Nutrients Value of Eating Fresh Produce.
Debra VanBenthusen

Are we Having Fun or What?

We are having such a Great Time at The Market.
Every week there Is new Produce arriving as well as new Faces of customers.

We have 24 vendors set up every week, With plenty of Sweet corn and all your favorite produce.
The sweet corn will be winding down in a few weeks. Our vendors have plenty so even if you come late.

I want to Thank Tom Flowers with The Greene County Health Dept. for his expertise advise as well as his promptness to help the Market Stay in the Guidelines. And for his general inspections. Our Market strives on Staying in the Health Dept rules and regulations for all of our Customers.

All of our vendors Guarantee all there products as well as there produce.

FAIR GROVE FARMERS MARKET YOUTH WINS AT OZARK FAIR

FAIR GROVE FARMERS MARKET YOUTH WINS AT OZARK FAIR Eleven year old Alexander Schneider, the lone youth vendor at Farmers Market in Fair Grove, took some of his weekly produce offerings to the Ozark Empire Fair this year. The young gardener utilizes raised beds for growing his produce. This is his first time working with the Farmers Market, but his second year as a fair entrant. His favorite garden item is the Missouri heirloom purple podded pole bean, a string bean having a deep purple color on the vine but which turns green in boiling water. At the fair this year Schneider took second place with his beans, and earned a first place award for his Big Mama Italian tomatoes. Most of his garden produce is comprised of plants grown from seed obtained courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds of Mansfield, Missouri. Adult vendors at the market also provide free and low cost plants to area youth, along with plenty of advice. Youth vendor Schneider spends as much time soliciting garden knowledge from adult vendors as he does selling at the market. Schneider moved up to the young adult open class at this year's fair, competing with entrants through age eighteen. Despite the sharp competition, the young gardener was awarded second place in the Super Gardener category, by demonstrating high quality varietal produce artfully displayed in a country basket. Additional awards included second place recognition for red onions, hot peppers, summer squash, and herbs. In addition to gardening, Schneider is a bird enthusiast and swept the awards with his waterfowl in the open fair division where he competed with entrants of all ages. He was awarded grand champion goose and grand champion meat duck, and received two first place ribbons for best Partridge Rock chickens. Schneider intends to expand future produce offerings at the market by building cold frames so that he can get an earlier start on the growing season. The Fair Grove Farmers Market is held every Wednesday from 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Please Vote

Please go to www.1005thewolf.com for Dillon S. Cutest Cowboy.
Your Vote Needs to be in By Friday.

Mushrooms At The Market

We Have Mushroom Experts and Mushrooms at The Market.

Mike and Lisa Joined our Market and are experts in the Mushroom Market.

The Size of these Mushrooms, Well You will just have to see them to believe it. Yes they eatable. For Not all Mushrooms are and you have to be really Care full what you eat.

To get all the information and details on Mushrooms visit our Market and Pick there Brain.

Lynne Gustafson 60 Mile 3 Day Walk for Breast Cancer

Lynne Gustafson will be at the Market Aug 12Th Raising Money for Breast Cancer
She will be walking about 450 Miles while training for the 60 Mile Walk. The walk will be September 11-13, In Seattle Washington. Watch for her as she walks around Fair Grove.
Her goal is to raise a minimum of 2300.00 Please Help her go beyond her goal
To donate on line go to
www.the3day.org and look for Lynne Gustafson's name \.

Breast Cancer Research & Breast Cancer Patients

Welcome

Well after a Great Visit with The Grand kids and My daughter, I can get the blog updated.
I want to Welcome our new Vendor, Sandra Meyers.
Sandra sells homemade soaps. and her booth is set up so beautifully. Her website is www.botanicabasics.com
and Sandra's Great Blog is :
http://blog.botanicabasics.com/

The Bands Booster club is in the planning stages of a chili and chili dog fundraiser in September.
But in the Meantime you can get those great chicken and brisket wraps at the Cafe. and other menu items.

Our Market is full so at this time I have a waiting list to Join our Market.

Please be sure and check out Kolr 10 (ozarksfirst.com) http://ozarksfirst.com/content/video/?cid=171051

The Corn Feed went well at The Market.

The Fair Grove Bands Booster Club sold out of 70 dozen ears of Corn.

The Kids and The Parents did a Great Job. They are in The Planning stages of anther Fundraiser soon.

ELI S. ZIMMERMAN

We lost a Friend as well as a Great Man on Sunday July 19Th.
Eli was a Vendor and a Friend. Our Market and the Community and his customers will all miss Eli.
We all knew Eli for his fresh produce as well as his strawberries, and his beautiful flowers in the Spring.
Eli was a Member of The Fair Grove Farmers' market for 8 years and also was a dedicated member to The Greater Polk County Farmers' Market, in Bolivar.



ELI S. ZIMMERMAN
July 30, 1934-July 19, 2009

Services are 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 24, at Cantlon
Otterness Funeral Chapel, Buffalo, with Bro. Richard
Prater officiating. The music service will be provided by
Carla French and Sandy Hatfield with songs of “Going
Down the Valley,” “Amazing Grace” and “Rock of Ages.”
Burial is in Hopewell Cemetery
in Tunas, under the
direction of Cantlon Otterness
Funeral Home of Buffalo.
Visitation is 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Thursday, at the
funeral home in Buffalo.
Escorts were Eric Zimmerman,
Rick Zimmerman,
Michael Zimmerman,
Charles Zimmerman,
Michele Zimmerman and
Theresa Edberg.
Eli S. Zimmerman was born July 30, 1934, in Brecknock


Theresa Edberg.
Eli S. Zimmerman was born July 30, 1934, in Brecknock
Township, Penn., the son of Levi F. and Emma
(Stauffer) Zimmerman. He died July 19, 2009, at his
home near Tunas, at the age of 74 years, 11 months and
19 days.
He was a dear father and beloved husband. His hard
work and dedication to his life love of farming inspired
strength in his family. Although he will be missed, his
family will celebrate by always remembering and emulating
the precious values he taught.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers:
Caleb and James Zimmerman; and two sisters:
Sarah and Eva Zimmerman.
Survivors include his wife, Sally, of the home; four
sons: Eric Zimmerman, San Antonio, Texas, Rick Zimmerman,
Daytona, Fla., Michael Zimmerman, New Holland,
Pa., and Charles Zimmerman, Denver, Penn.; one
daughter, Theresa Edberg, Manheim, Penn.; three brothers:
Henry Zimmer, Tunas, Levi Zimmerman, Elklhorn,
Ky., and John Zimmerman, Red Run, Penn.; seven sisters:
Mary Auker, Ephrata Township, Penn., Mabel Auker,
Martha Zimmerman and Susie Horst, all of Red Run,
Penn., Lucy Wenger and Alice Auker, both of Tunas, and
Emma Horst, Hinkletown, Penn.; nine grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; and other family and friends
who will all miss him.

Corn Feed at the Market

Corn Feed at The Market July 29TH from 3:30 till 7:00

Come and support your Local High School Band. The fundraiser is going to be a great time. Lots of Fresh Corn on the Cob. The band will be cooking up lots of sweet corn, So come and see how many ears of corn you can eat. And then shop you can for your local fresh produce.

They will be selling the Fresh cooked corn by the ear.

The Market is celebrating its 10Th year also. The Market will be having a drawing every hour for a Agri Mo shopping bag.

Lots of fresh baked items as well as lots of produce.

Please plan on attending.

Enjoying The Fresh Baked Bread

Here is a couple of customers that Just couldn't wait to get home to Try some Fresh Home made pumkin bread.

Meet Dan and Melissa Pryor,
They joined our market selling fresh cut herbs.
Fresh cut herbs are the best, If you have never tried them in one of your favorite dishes, You need to.
Herbs can be decorative, cosmetic, aromatic, medicinal and culinary. The term fresh-cut herbs is generally used to define those used to flavor our food and beverages. These culinary herbs are used fresh rather than dried. The flavor of fresh herbs has far more zest than dried. Some herbs do not retain their flavor when dried and must be used fresh.

Culinary Use:
As an herb, fennel leaves are used in French and Italian cookery, most commonly in sauces for fish, stuffing's, and in mayonnaise's. Its delicate anise flavor is valued for sausages, salads, breads and pastas. Fennel has a special affinity with fish and the dried stalks can be used as a bed for grilled fish or the seeds scattered sparingly on to bass, red mullet or sardines while barbecuing. It also adds a subtle flavor to creamed fish soup. Fennel is a popular flavoring with pork in Italy. Stir the chopped leaves into hot tomato soup to heighten its flavor; add them to meat loaves and polenta. Sprinkle them over salads or into marinades. Chopped fresh fennel does wonders for white bean salad. Fresh fennel leaves can be frozen for up to two months, packed in small bunches in plastic bags. Use them as you would fresh. Treat the hollow stalks as you would celery in cooking. Eat them raw or simmer the stalks in water or chicken stock as a vegetable to be served with butter. They can also be sautéed in garlic and olive oil. Add them to soups or stews. Let children use a fresh fennel stalk as a straw for sipping orange juice. The seed is not so widely used, but like many other seeds, it flavors breads and cakes, puddings, pastries and confectionery. It is an ingredient of Chinese Five Spice, sweet pickling spice and of certain curry powders, especially those of Sri Lanka. In India it is an ingredient of mukhwas, a ‘chew’ to aid digestion and sweeten the breath. Spicy Italian sausages, both sweet and sharp, contain the seed. It can be used in meat loves, in pickled shrimps and with mushrooms. It Italy it is used to impart a special flavor to dried figs. Several alcoholic drinks are flavored with fennel such as gin, aquavit and formerly, absinthe. A fennel tea – one teaspoon seeds to half pint of water infused—is a warming and refreshing drink. The root can be thinly sliced and simmered in chicken stock until tender for a simple fennel soup, adding salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. The clusters of lovely yellow flowers in late summer and early fall are beautiful as a garnish.

Apple Fennel Crumbly Pie
1 cup walnuts4 cups soft bread crumbs¼ lb butter, melted1 tsp cinnamon1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed1 Tbsp fennel seeds56 cups apples, thinly sliced, peeled and cored juice of 1 lemon1 cup firmly packed brown sugar2 eggs, beaten¼ cup Calvados or brandy1 pint heavy cream, whipped with 2 Tbsp granulated sugar and 1 Tbsp Calvados or brandy Preheat the oven to 350F. Place the walnuts in a baking pan and toast for 8-10 minutes. When they are cool enough to handle, chop them coarsely. In a large bowl, toss the bread crumbs with the butter until they are well mixed. Add the cinnamon, coriander and fennel seeds, apples and lemon juice and toss again to mix well. In a 13 by 9 by 2-9 inch baking pan, spread half of the bread crumbs over the bottom. Top with the apples and sprinkle with the brown sugar. Beat together the eggs and the Calvados and mix with the remaining bread crumbs. Distribute the egg mixture evenly over the apples. Sprinkle the walnuts over the top. Bake on the center rack of a 350F oven for 30-40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the apples are cooked. Serve warm with a dollop of homemade whipped cream on the top. (Bread Baking with Herbs

Shredded Chicken and Fennel with Orange Rind and Parsley Large or 2 small bulbs fennel plus feathery leaves2 Tbsp olive oil2 Tbsp butter½ cup minced scallions½ tsp finely minced garlic¼ tsp black pepper1½ tsp aniseed's 2 cups chicken stock3 Tbsp lemon juice½ lb chicken breasts, poached and shredded1 Tbsp shredded orange rind1 Tbsp finely minced fresh parsley Rinse fennel bulbs. Cut away tough parts of stems, and discard. Mince and reserve 1 tablespoon of the leaves. Cut bulb in half lengthwise and then into 4 lengthwise sections. In a large, nonstick skillet, heat oil and butter together over medium heat. Add scallions and garlic, and saute, stirring, for 3-4 minutes. Add pepper and aniseed's, and cook for a few seconds. Stir in fennel, and saute over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken stock, cover, and cook over low heat until tender, 10-12 minutes. Remove fennel with a slotted spoon to a shallow serving dish, and set aside. Boil liquid in pan until it is reduced to 1/ 2 cup, cool slight, and then add lemon juice to reduced sauce. Pour over fennel. Stir in shredded chicken, orange rind, parsley, and chopped fennel leaves. Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving. (The Herb & Spice Cookbook—A Seasoning Celebration)

Hill Billy Bob Returns

The Peaches are here and Cantaloupe, and all the other in season Vegetables.
I hoping for some Blackberries this week and maybe some corn. And I will not now untill I get there myself. I will post it on our web site as well as our blog as soon as I get the information.
Our Vendors are really out doing themselves this year. There produce looks and taste great.
Hillbilly Bob ( Bob Melton) with his faith full companion General Lee) will be there today the 22ND with new items he will have strainer spoons, 2 new cutting boards, at least 1 new spatula, bread peels, as well as all his other wooden spoons.
Our Market offers a wide variety of produce along with Jams and Jellies and homemade baked pies from the Berry Patch.We also have Rain Barrels as well as Gourd Bird Houses and cinnamon jelly made with splenda. We also have Jan Vanish there with her eggs every week. We have Megan Gagnon and her sister Rolly Sauls from Rocking Z Ranch
with there Beef. We have a new vendor Melissa Pryor with fresh herbs. Blossers green house with there produce as well as strawberry angel food cakes, white bread and cinnamon rolls. We have over 20 vendors there so it is hard to list them all. But you can see all the vendors at our website in the vendors listing.
Jack Brooks with his local Honey will try and be there on the 29TH. So watch our website and blog.
The Market Cafe is serving brisket wraps as well as grilled chicken wraps, corn dogs, pizza by the slice and nachos and peaches and ice cream.
We are in the process of planning our 10TH year celebration, So please look for all the information on our web site as well as our Blog.
WWW.FairGroveFarmersMarket.Com or http://fairgrovefarmersmarket.blogspot.com
There was a error in last weeks paper here is the correct hours for our market.
Market Hours are from 3:30 Till 7:00 P.M.. Every Wednesday through October 7Th 2009
Our market accepts EBT as well as Debit Cards. We also offer gift certificates for that hard to buy person.
Deb

Annual Ice Cream Social July 18TH Fair Grove, MO

Annual Ice Cream Social to take place Saturday, July 18


The 33rd Annual Ice Cream Social, sponsored by the Fair Grove Historical and Preservation
Society, starts at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the historic Wommack Mill.
Hwy 125 & main Street Fair Grove, MO
Admission is free. The social features gospel, bluegrass and country music, with a fireworks display at dark. Inflatable bounce houses and slides will be available for the children. Free tours of the Wommack Mill and Farm Machinery Museum will be held. Concessions include hamburgers, brats ,hot dogs, ice cream, homemade pie and cake, soft drinks, teas and freshly squeezed lemonade . Proceeds will benefit the restoration and upkeep of the Wommack Mill and grounds.
For more information, write: Marilyn Smith
5079 E. Farm Road 52
Fair Grove, MO
65648 or call (417) 833-3467.

New Sign for The Market

Sign at Empire Bank

I want to show off our New Market Sign My Husband (Steve) and I did.

Our old sign got destroyed in the storm a month ago. So Steve mentioned to me about making our own sign, rather than a banner. So here it is. My Husband helps put up all our Market signs, and I want to thank him from Me and the Vendors for your hard work, and for your help with my Market projects.

Thank You Steve your a Gem.

I want to Thank Empire Bank In Fair Grove for letting us put this up.

Thank You

Empire Bank also lets me make copy's and supports our Market.

Ky3 News Clip At The Market

Click on the Following Link To See the News Clip KY3 Did on Our Farmers' Market.

Click on this Link>>> Some farmers' markets now accept EBT cards*

*This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser. http://www.ky3.com/home/video/48297372.html

Story Published: Jun 17, 2009 at 10:13 PM CDT
Story Updated: Jun 17, 2009 at 11:55 PM CDT
FAIR GROVE, Mo. -- A wet and warm spring is helping produce a bounty of fruits and vegetables for area farmers. Fair Grove Farmers' Market not only helps local growers thrive but also helps folks eat fresh, including those in need.
For 10 years, the exchange has been selling homegrown goods. In that time, it has increased from a handful of vendors to dozens of sellers.
In spite of the heavy car and foot traffic, there's still an old-time feel in the air with vendors bringing in their goods from the trunk of a car. Folks hit the market for the freshest food available; there's no middle-man.
The fruits and vegetables are dug from the ground or picked from the vine and directly brought here to be sold. Buyers get quality food for the table.
"I bring in chemical-free wheat from Montana and I grind the wheat myself

We are so proud of our Market and how it has grown.
Peaches will be there Wednesday June 24Th. Blueberry's also.

The Fair Grove Volunteer Fire Dept Is doing Such a Great Job Out in the Heat Helping With Parking. Thank Them When You see them, for with out them out there it would be a night mare.

Hope to See You There.

BlueBerries at The Market

Lori Green and her family had the first season Blueberry's at the market Wednesday, they had a line up for them.

KY3 news Station was at the Market doing a news clip on our Market and the Blueberries.

Lorie and her Family have been members of the Market for 7 years.

Lorie and her Family are valued highly by the Vendors and Customers.

Thank You Lorie.

BlueBerries

Wa Hooo
Blue Berries will be arriving at the Market Tonight, June 17Th.

The Peaches will be there Next Wednesday June 24Th.

When John Pate was telling me how Big the peaches are and how they smell, I could almost smell them over the phone.

Our Market will have over 20 vendors there tonight .
We have a lot of produce this year.

Deb

New Vendor

I want to take a moment and Welcome our Newest Vendor Erva Jones and her 2 Grandson's Garet and Koty Jones, of Elkland, Mo.
They will have a wide vatiety of produce. Erva told me her grandsons help with all the gardening and chores, and what a delight it is to have them Join our Growing Market.
I will be sure and get pictures of them this wednesday and get them posted on our websits as well as the Blog.

Hear about the Award Winning Kids Club

Hear all about the Kids Club

Episode 42: Growing With Kids!
The Fair Grove Farmers Market in southwest Missouri opened its 2009 season on Earth Day. Julie Harker learned from Market Master Debra Van Benthusen that this thriving market has lots to be proud of including their special attention to children.
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