The Lakewood Farmer’s Market is open for its tenth season until October 1, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kaufmann Park Parking Lot behind Drug Mart,  15412 Detroit Avenue.  Organizers expect up to 15 vendors at each Wednesday’s market.

Join North Union Farmers Market at Lakewood or one of the other fabulous Summer markets--Bath, Crocker Park, ETON Chagrin Boulevard, Cleveland Clinic, Parma and Shaker Square-- for a fresh and local taste of summer!

We still have peaches and apples! Pick up some of your favorite fruit for an easy dessert for your Labor Day picnic.

Peaches are a great food for weight-loss because they have high amounts of nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin C, fiber, niacin, and potassium relative to the amount of calories in each bite.

Peach or Apple Crisp
6-7 large peaches or apples
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup sifted flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup butter
Put peeled, sliced fruit in shallow baking dish and sprinkle with lemon juice.  Mix flour, oats, and brown sugar.  Cut in butter with pastry blender.  Press over fruit.  Bake at 325 for 30 minutes or until fruit is tender.

For more local treats, visit the market for grassfed beef and brats, fresh pasta for pasta salads, locally grown potatoes for potato salads, and, of course, corn on the cob!

Vendors at Bath

Crooked Creek Farm, Dining Valley Farm, Millgate Farms, Richardson Farms, Rittman Orchards, Working Gardens, Homemade Delights, Eden’s Shower.

Vendors at Crocker Park

Farmers
Bluebird Meadows, Bonnie Brae Farm, Cherry Knoll Farms, Covered Bridge, Cure the Blues Farm, Farmstead Ltd., Hansen Greenhouse, Hillcrest Orchards, Jorgensen’s Apiary, Killbuck Valley Mushrooms, Nature’s Garden Produce, Ohio Farm Direct (Now serving ICE CREAM!!), Quarry Hill Orchards, Red Wagon Farm, RidgeBridge Farm, Sirna’s Produce, Smith’s Fruit Farm, Snake Hill Farm, Uncle John’s Plant Farm, Walnut Drive Gardens, Weaver’s Truck Patch, WOJO Produce, Woolf Farms.

Bakers
Breadsmith of Lakewood, Chef Choice Meats, Garden Vineyard Grove, The Grateful Dog Bakery, Gray House Pies, Homemade Delights, Judy’s Oasis, LaVern’s Kettle Corn, Lucy’s Sweet Surrender, Ohio City Pasta, PzZazz Hot Sauces, Sweetie Pie Bakery, Teasewater Farms, Zoss, the Swiss Baker.

Artists
Ana Banana Jewelry, Billy Bowls (NEW!), Hummingbird Creations, Lyndia’s of Many Colors, Sue Santiago, Treasures.

Vendors at Shaker Square

Farmers
Blissful Acres, Country Gristmill, Covered Bridge Gardens, Deer Run Farm, Don Anna Farm (New location!), Firefly Farm, Gingerich Farm, Goodell Family Farm, CBG Greencorps, Hamper Homestead Farm, Heritage Lane Farm, Killbuck Valley Mushrooms, Middle Ridge Gardens, Millgate Farm, Mohican Gardens, Muddy Fork Farm, Oasis Acres, Ohio Farm Direct, Ohio Honey Company, Plum Creek Poultry, Rainbow Farms, Raymar Farm, Rootstown Organic Farm, Rosa’s Front Porch, Scales to Tails, Salash Farm, Schultz Fruit Farm, Smith’s Fruit Farm, Snake Hill Farm, Tea Hills Organic Farm, Walnut Drive Gardens, Wil-Den Family Farms, Woolf Farms.

Bakers
Baker Babes Bakery, Breadsmith of Lakewood, Chinese Food, Carol’s Eatable Art, Crooked River Smokers, Gray House Pies, Hill Farm Feast, Jenny’s Sweets, Judy’s Oasis, Just Dogs! Gourmet, Lucy’s Sweet Surrender, Spice of Life Catering, Zoss, the Swiss Baker.

Artists
The Club House, Designs by Arielle and Pamela, Dragon Stone Fusion Glass, Esperanza Threads, Exquisite Soaps, Golden Unicorn, Harvey Wooden Roses, Intuition by Leah, JohnE’s Massage Works, Lake Erie Artists Gallery, My Stuff, MZ Beads, Alison Saville, Scarlett O, Sharpening Made Easy, Spice Frames, Singing Fish Press, Tumbled Treasures.

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This year is North Union Farmers Market’s year of the Honey bee! You will be able to pick up your local honey, and also information on the health benefits of honey from Lucy at The Honey Company table.

There are recent concerns over a significant and mysterious decline in the population of pollinating honeybees by CCD - Colony Collapse Disorder. We hope this Year of the Honeybee will bring awareness of this very important pollinator's plight. For more information visit the Online PBS NewsHour Report on Missing Bees.

Did You Know? Honey contains antioxidants. A daily dose of honey helps to protect your body from cancer-causing free radicals.   Read up:

National Honey Board Consumer information on Honey & Health plus Recipes, a Honey FAQ, and a learning/activities page for Kids.

 
Honey, the Gourmet Medicine
by Joe Traynor.
Main Library Adult non-fiction - 638.16 Traynor

 

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The North Union Farmers Market is a non-profit community organization that operates and promotes farmers markets in the greater Cleveland area. Our markets sell only food and products grown and produced by local farmers and artisans.