Morgantown Farmers' Market
What to expect this Saturday, May 26th, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon:
Entertainment:
Wayne Rowand on the guitar from 8:30 - 10:00, and a young fellow named Sean will be playing the violin (or fiddle, depending on your point of view).
West Virginia Botanic Garden
The West Virginia Botanic Garden will be featured as the nonprofit organization of the week. Come and find out more about this beautiful work in progress, located off Tyrone Road, on the 82-acre former Tibbs Run Reservoir property. If you're intrigued and want to know more later on, visit their website at www.wvbg.org. Included on the site is a listing of various walks scheduled throughout this year, each with a different focus.
Featured Items This Week:
Ready to cook/eat:
Radishes
Onions
Cooking Greens
Kale
Spinach
Lettuce
Rhubarb
Scallions
Green Garlic
Pea Shoots
Herbs
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Baked Goods
Molasses and Oat Bread
Hot Pepper Jelly
Blueberry Jam
Eggs
Beef
Pork
For your own green thumb:
Tomato Plants
Bedding Plants
Perennials
Hanging Baskets
Ready to wear/use:
Cat Nip Mice
Woolies
And more!
"The Case for Local & Regional FoodMarketing"
This 9-page report was written by Molly Anderson as part of the Farm and Food Project ( http://www.farmandfoodproject.org/ ) and explores the opportunities for and barriers to establishing local and regional marketing mechanisms. While national in scope, this document is particularly pertinent to the Northeast's demographics.You can read it online here:
