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Jonesborough Saturday Market 5/17
We are all looking forward to a nice spring day at the market.
There will be plenty of produce, meats, breads and baked goods, goat cheese and tamales. Also we have a great variety of plants and herbs for your spring planting.
The craft area will include Earth Thyme, Heavy Metal Milkman and Pottery by Tim Roberts.
Music by Ed Snodderly.
Donation request: do you have white plastic grocery bags? We are gathering our supplies for the July 4th float and are in need of white bags. You may drop them off at the information booth on Saturdays for the next few weeks. We thank you.
See you at the market.
Jonesborough Saturday Market
Come rain or shine the market will be the place to be.
Produce is starting to come in, we will have lettuce, kale, onions, radishes and more.
Dona Eva will be with us this week with tamales and salsa. Brew & Plow will be returning with eggs and honey.
Music by Lee and Emily Bidgood, grab a cup of East Tennessee coffee, a danish and enjoy the morning with us.
Saturday Market Opens
It is time to hit the street! After a long, cold winter the Saturday market opens tomorrow, May 3rd with a delightful forecast of sunny and 70 degrees.
We will have a full house with all your favorite farmers and vendors returning. We have your favorite meats and baked goods along with early greens and produce; kale, radishes, baby bok choi, mustard greens, onions, rhubarb, shitake mushrooms, watercress and more. And yes, we have eggs.
Come on out and see us, do some shopping, have a cup of coffee and listen to music by The Old Timers. East side of the courthouse, 800-noon.
Two new vendors this year; The Fig Lady and Dona Eva. Dona Eva will not be at our first market but will be with us starting May 10th.
Hope to see you all on the street.
Deb
2014 Farm to Table info
The first Saturday Market is on its way! Hooray!
Please note: Farm to Table tickets will NOT be sold on May 3rd.
Ticket sale date this year is JUNE 7th. For complete ticket info, please see: 2014 FTT tix & FAQ
Help us get out our signs & posters!
Our 2014 Market posters and a reprint of our green yard signs will be available during the online market pickup today, 5-6pm at the Visitor’s center.
- If you live on a well-traveled road, please “sign out” a sign and post it this weekend!
- If you already have a sign, set it out and let us know where it is!
- If there is a place to hang a poster where you work, shop, go to church or school, that would be great!
Thanks,
Karen, Debbie & Heidi
JBO Online market open 4/20
Welcome everyone, the market is open for your shopping pleasure. This is our last online market this winter season. We thank everyone that supported the farmers and vendors, it has been a great season. But don’t worry, those same farmers and vendors you have come to love will be at the Saturday market which starts May 3rd from 800 am until noon on the East side of the courthouse.
We have a good assortment of items this week. Is your dog dirty and smelly? We have Dirty Doggy Shampoo, give it a try.
We will be set up in the large room this week. And a big thank you to the folks at the Jonesborough Visitor Center that have been so accommodating.
Order now through Tuesday April 22nd at noon and pick up Wednesday April 23rd between 500 & 600 pm at the Jonesborough Visitors Center.
Happy shopping and see you on the street.
Deb
Weblog Entry
Happy Spring day everyone, the market is open for your shopping pleasure.
Clover Creek Farm is back with lamb products.
Two weeks of online shopping left this season. Last online is April 23rd and the summer Saturday market opens May 3rd.
We will be in the large room this week, vendors may unload at the side door.
Order now through Tuesday April 15th at noon and pick up Wednesday April 16th between 500 & 600 pm at the Jonesborough Visitors Center.
Happy shopping!
Deb
JBO Online market open 4/6/14
The market is open for your shopping pleasure.
We have three online shopping weeks left this season. Our last online market is April 23rd. The summer Saturday market opens May 3rd.
Don’t forget our Spring Volunteer and Vendor meeting this Thursday, April 10th, 630pm at the Jonesborough Visitors Center. If you would like to be involved with our market we have plenty of volunteer opportunities available. Join us at the meeting and sign up.
This week we will be set up in the large room, vendors may use the side door for unloading.
Order now through Tuesday April 8th at noon and pick up Wednesday April 9th between 500 & 600 pm at the Jonesborough Visitors Center.
Happy shopping,
Deb
Farm to Table Tickets for 2014: two now, more later!
Hello market friends:
This week there is a unique chance to bid on a pair of Farm to Table Tickets (and this isn’t an April fool’s joke!) Two tickets will be part of the silent auction at the “Spring Tune up” for Music on the Square on Friday April 4th, 6-10pm at the Storytelling Center. The face value of the ticket will go to the market, any additional bid on these tickets will support Music on the Square. For info on the Spring Tune up, call 753-5401 or see the Spring Tune-up Facebook page.
Regular ticket sales will take place at the Farmers Market starting Saturday June 7th.
If you are a capital campaign major donor, current market vendor, volunteer, or if you have served at the Farm to Table dinner in the past…you may purchase advance tickets. Contact Karen at jbolocallygrown@gmail.com if you need more information about this process!
JBO Online market open 3/30/14
The market is open for your shopping pleasure.
This week we welcome a new egg vendor, “Appalachian Journey” home to “Only the Finest” alpacas.
This will be “Carol’s Cakes” last week of selling online this season. Her cakes, cookies and muffins freeze very well. Carol will be getting her shoulder fixed and will return good as new at the Saturday market in May.
We will be in the large room this week, vendors may unload at the side door.
Order now through Tuesday April 1st at noon and pick up Wednesday April 2nd between 500 & 600 pm at the Jonesborough Visitors Center.
Happy shopping
Deb