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Farmers Market finishes at Purdue, relocates Downtown for remainder of season

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:38:07 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Downtown Development Council of Greater Lafayette Commerce is announcing the Lafayette Farmers Market will be ending its season on Purdue Campus on Thursday, August 13th. The market will relocate downtown on 5th Street for the remainder of the season, beginning August 20th.

Fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, kettle corn, free range farm fresh eggs, flowers, honey, maple syrup, jams and jellies, dried herbs, baked goods, soy candles, Traders Point certified organic whole milk, Fair Oaks cheeses, perennial flowering transplants, arts/crafts, roasted coffee beans are all examples of items available at selected times during the 2009 Market.

A visit to the Lafayette Farmers Market promises some of the finest and freshest produce, as well as an opportunity to browse through a Lafayette institution for over 100 years. Items currently available at the market include fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, jams and jellies, fresh kettle-popped corn, homemade crafts, and flowers.

The Lafayette Farmers Market will be open downtown on Fifth Street between Main and Columbia Streets on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7:30 am – 12:30 pm and on Thursday evenings from 4:00-7:00 pm through October 31.

In addition, the Sagamore West Farmers Market is in operation on Wednesdays through October 28. Information regarding this market can be obtained at www.westlafayette.in.gov/departments/parksandrec/.

For more information please contact Jane Ness at Greater Lafayette Commerce, 765/742-4044

Danny Weiss, Emily Sledge to perform at Lafayette Farmers Market

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:48:21 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Danny Weiss, local saxophonist and clarinetist, will be performing on Saturday, July 11 from 7:30a to 9:30a at the Lafayette Farmers Market in Downtown Lafayette, Indiana. Emily Sledge will also be performing from 10:00a to 12:00 noon.

Danny Weiss plays under the view of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse at the Riverfront Jazz & Blues Festival Saturday, August 21, 2004 in Lafayette. (Photo courtesy DannyWeissJazz.com)

In addition to the live musical entertainment, the Farmers Market is currently featuring a variety of fresh, locally grown products including blueberries, green beans, kettle corn, meats, free range farm fresh eggs, flowers, and honey. Local vendors offering dried herbs, baked goods, arts and crafts are also available at selected times during the 2009 Market season which runs through the end of October.

The Lafayette Farmers Market, managed by the Downtown Development Council of Greater Lafayette Commerce, will be open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7:30a – 12:30p in Downtown Lafayette on Fifth Street between Main and Columbia Streets. The market will also be open on Thursdays from 3:00p – 6:30p from June 4 through August 13 in the Dauch Alumni Center Parking Lot, 403 W. Wood Street on Purdue University campus. On Thursdays, the market will move back to Downtown Lafayette from August 20 through the end of October with hours of 4:00p-7:00p.

In addition, the Sagamore West Farmers Market will be in operation on Wednesdays from May 6 through October 28.

For more information or to become a vendor at the Lafayette Farmers market, contact Jane Ness at Greater Lafayette Commerce at 765-742-4044

Live musicians, master gardeners at Lafayette Farmers Market, June 13

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:08:56 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Joe Peters will perform at the Lafayette Farmers Market Saturday, June 13 from 7:30a-9:30a. Joe, a native of West Central Indiana, plays guitar and writes contemporary folk songs with both international and domestic themes of current and historical events, social concerns and well as relationships.

The Dulcimer Gathering will also be performing at the market from 10:00a–12 noon.

The following master gardeners will be providing presentations throughout the morning:

8:30a – Dave Lahr will speak on heirloom plants
9:30a – Jeff Phillips, co-coordinator for the Purdue University Extension Office, will introduce visitors to the master gardener program
10:00a – Melissa Evens will give a demonstration on how to prepare bread using fresh vegetables
11:00a – Adam Cooper will speak on turf grasses

Strawberries, vegetables, kettle corn, meats, free range farm fresh eggs, flowers, honey, dried herbs, baked goods, arts and crafts are all examples of items available at selected times during the 2009 Market season which runs through the end of October.

The Lafayette Farmers Market, managed by the Downtown Development Council of Greater Lafayette Commerce, will be open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7:30a–12:30pm in Downtown Lafayette on Fifth Street between Main and Columbia Streets. The market is also open on Thursdays from 3:00 – 6:30 pm through August 13 in the Dauch Alumni Center Parking Lot, 403 W. Wood Street on Purdue University campus. On Thursdays, the market will move back to Downtown Lafayette from August 20 through the end of October with hours of 4:00-7:00 pm.

In addition, the Sagamore West Farmers Market will be in operation from 3:00p–6:30p on Wednesdays through October 28. Information regarding this market can be obtained at www.westlafayette.in.gov/departments/parksandrec/.

For more information or to become a vendor at the Lafayette Farmers market, contact Jane Ness at Greater Lafayette Commerce at 765/742-4044.

Danny Weiss, Jeff Pearce performing at Lafayette Farmers Market, June 6th

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:59:52 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Two Indiana musicians will provide entertainment at the Lafayette Farmers’ Market this Saturday, June 6th, between 7:30a and noon. Danny Weiss, a Greater Lafayette-based saxophonist and clarinetist, will be performing from 7:30a–9:00a. Indiana-based New Age musician, Jeff Pearce, will be performing from 10:00a until 12:00p.

Danny Weiss plays under the view of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse at the Riverfront Jazz & Blues Festival Saturday, August 21, 2004 in Lafayette. (Photo courtesy DannyWeissJazz.com)

Danny Weiss leads several groups performing regularly in West Lafayette, Indiana, his home for the past 10 years. He is interested in all forms of music and has performed in many Latin and Caribbean bands (merengue, cumbia, salsa, and ska) as well as Motown (with the Temptations) and Jewish folk music (with Yid Vicious).

Jeff Pearce is well known to the ambient/new age music community for his unique approach to the guitar and Chapman Stick. Whether playing intimate acoustic music or crafting deep-space drifts, he composes music which uniquely combines melody and mystery.

In addition to the entertainment available at the Farmers’ Market, there will also be fresh fruits, vegetables, kettle corn, lamb, beef, pork, free range farm fresh eggs, flowers, honey, dried herbs, baked goods, and arts and crafts available at selected times during the 2009 Market season (which runs through the end of October.)

The Lafayette Farmers Market, managed by the Downtown Development Council of Greater Lafayette Commerce, will be open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7:30a–12:30p in Downtown Lafayette on Fifth Street between Main and Columbia Streets. The market will also be open on Thursdays from 3:00p–6:30p from June 4 through August 13 in the Dauch Alumni Center Parking Lot, 403 W. Wood Street on Purdue University campus. On Thursdays, the market will move back to Downtown Lafayette from August 20 through the end of October with hours of 4:00p-7:00p.

In addition, the Sagamore West Farmers Market will be in operation on Wednesdays from May 6 through October 28. Information regarding this market can be obtained at www.westlafayette.in.gov/departments/parksandrec/.

For more information or to become a vendor at the Lafayette Farmers market, contact Jane Ness at Greater Lafayette Commerce at 765/742-4044.

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Historic Lafayette Farmers Market opens 2009 season, May 2

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:38:50 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The historic Lafayette Farmers Market opens its 2009 season on Saturday, May 2. The Market operates in Downtown Lafayette on Fifth Street between Main and Columbia, and will also operate a new location in West Lafayette on the campus of Purdue University.

The Farmers Market season is May 1 through October 31, and is open in its Downtown Lafayette location on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7:30a–12:30pm. The new West Lafayette vending location will be open Thursdays from 3:00p–6:30p from June 4 through August 13 in the Dauch Alumni Center Parking Lot at 403 W. Wood Street on Purdue University campus. From August 20 through October 29, the Market will move back downtown on Thursday evenings from 4:00-7:00 pm.

The number of growers and the amount of produce on a given day is dictated by the natural progression of the growing season. An early arrival will assures the best selection.

For more information or to become a vendor at the Lafayette Farmers Market, contact Jane Ness at Greater Lafayette Commerce, 765/742-4044

Alting: Farmers’ markets could go high-tech

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:23:17 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS, Inc. — Hoosier consumers could soon use debit, credit and food stamp cards to purchase locally-grown produce and other goods at farmers’ markets.

A Senate panel on Commerce, Public Policy and Interstate Cooperation – chaired by State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) – unanimously approved a measure today that would provide wireless point-of-sale terminals to vendors at farmers’ markets.

Terminals would allow for consumers at farmers’ markets to use debit, credit and Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards – an identification card used by food stamp recipients who transfer government benefits from a Federal account to a retailer account to pay for products.

Indiana’s Division of Family Resources (DFR) – a state administration overseeing financial and child care assistance, food stamps, employment and training services for low-income clients – would provide the terminals to the more than 120 markets throughout the state.

Alting said he sees the measure benefiting food stamp recipients, consumers and vendors selling goods at markets.

“Providing various payment options at farmer’s markets could increase the number of patrons frequenting the market, therefore making it more profitable for vendors,” Alting said. “In addition to making it more convenient to purchase items, low-income Hoosiers using food stamps to feed their family could also participate in the markets, support the local economy and purchase healthy foods.”

According to Alting, a large market in Bloomington where consumers can purchase items with food stamp, credit and debit cards is thriving in-part because of the convenience provided by the wireless point-of-sale terminals. In its second year of using terminals, market vendors sold more than $2,100 in card transactions during just eight months.

Alting said in other states like Iowa, vendors purchased and rented equipment or used terminals provided by a contractor. Through the Iowa Wireless Project, farmers were initially reimbursed for a portion of the monthly fees associated with equipment. Iowa vendors made such a large profit due to increased traffic that reimbursements for equipment were discontinued.

“Hopefully the convenience offered at high-tech farmers’ markets will provoke more Hoosiers to purchase healthy, fresh and locally-grown products,” Alting said.

Alting expects House Bill 1535 will now be considered by the full Senate.

Lafayette Farmers Market Vendor Callout

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:02:27 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The organizational meeting for the 2009 Lafayette Farmers Market will be held on Thursday, February 5 at 5:30p in the board room of the Swezey Commerce Center, 337 Columbia Street, Lafayette, IN.

The Lafayette Farmers Market is one of the oldest Farmers Markets in Indiana.

The Farmers Market season is from May 2, 2009 through October 31, 2009. The Market will be held on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7:30a–12:30p in downtown Lafayette on 5th Street between Main and Columbia Streets. New this year will be a Market on the Purdue Campus by the Dauch Alumni Center on Thursdays from 3:00p–6:30p from June 4 through August 13. The Thursday Market will then move to the downtown location from 4:00p-7:00p from August 20 through October 29.

The Lafayette Farmers Market is organized by the Downtown Development Council of Greater Lafayette Commerce. If you are interested in being a vendor for the 2009 season and would like more information regarding the Market or want to receive a Vendor Contract , please call Jane Ness at 765/742-4044. Vendor Contracts will also be available on-line at www.LafayetteFarmersMarket.com following the meeting.

Lafayette Farmers Market Holiday Mini-Market

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:53:55 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Vendors at the Lafayette Farmers’ Market will be selling items for the holidays during a mini-market on Saturday, November 8 from 8:00a to 12 noon on the west side of 5th Street between Main and Columbia Streets in Downtown Lafayette, Indiana.

Items offered at the Holiday Market will include specialty popcorns, herbs, maple syrup, honey, Holiday items, baked goods, crafts, produce, meat, jams/jellies, and flower arrangements.

The Holiday Market is being held in conjunction with the Downtown Merchant Holiday Open House. The Open House will be held in Downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette on Friday, November 7 between 10 am – 5 pm and Saturday, November 8 between 10 am – 9 pm. Sidewalks will be lined with holiday luminaries from 6-8 pm on Friday evening. Free carriages rides will also board at 5th and Main Streets and 11th and Main Streets in Downtown Lafayette from 6-9 pm on Friday evening. For more information, please contact Jane Ness at Greater Lafayette Commerce, 765/742-4044.

Sept 13 Farmers Market features Danny Weiss, Lafayette Irish Dancers

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:02:51 +0000

The Lafayette Irish Dancers will perform at the September 13 Lafayette Farmers Market

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Danny Weiss, local saxophonist and clarinetist, will be performing on Saturday, September 13 from 8-10 am at the Lafayette Farmers’ Market. The Lafayette Irish Dancers will also be performing two half-hour sets between 10:30-11:30 am.

Squash, fall flowers, honey, maple syrup, Traders Point Certified Organic Whole Milk, Fair Oaks Cheeses, gourmet pet treats, meats, kettle corn, free range farm fresh eggs, herbs, baked goods, and arts/crafts are among the products now available at the Market.

The Market, managed by the Downtown Development Council of the Lafayette-West Lafayette Development Corporation, is open on Tuesdays from 7:30 am – 12:30 pm, Thursdays from 4-7 pm, and Saturdays from 7:30 am – 12:30 pm through October. The Market is located in Downtown Lafayette on Fifth Street between Main and Columbia Streets.

For more information, contact Jane Ness at the Lafayette-West Lafayette Development Corporation at 765-742-4044

Eric Thiel performs at Lafayette Farmers Market, Saturday July 19

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:27:30 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Eric Thiel will be performing at the Lafayette Farmers’ Market Saturday, July 19th. Eric has been a guitar player and singer in the Greater Lafayette area for 40 years, playing first solo gig at the Magic Theater coffee house in 1968. Repertoire of jug band, blues, folk and rock. Bands over the years include: Hell’s Tunas Blues Band, Street Music, Hormones a GoGo, and Menage a Trois.

Sweet corn, green beans, potatoes, zucchini, red beets, tomatoes, onions, turnips, berries, honey, maple syrup, Traders Point Certified Organic Whole Milk, Fair Oaks Cheeses, perennial flowering transplants, gourmet pet treats, meats, kettle corn, free range farm fresh eggs, herbs, fresh baked bread and sweets, baked goods, and arts/crafts are among the products now available at the Market.

For more information, contact Jane Ness at the Lafayette-West Lafayette Development Corporation at 765/742-4044.

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