WANTED: Market Vendors!

The Broadway, Coit Road, Downtown Cleveland, Gateway 105, Gordon Square, Kamm's Corners, Lakewood, Tremont and WOW farmers' markets are seeking vendors for the 2012 outdoor market season! Details and application information.

Each of these markets provides a neighborhood based hub of activity and gathering place for residents and visitors to enjoy entertainment, wellness outreach and of course, vendors' tasty local food offerings! These farmers' markets are an excellent venue for starting or growing your local food business. 

Vendors enjoy the benefit of a 9-market strong Growhio collaboration, which includes joint programming, marketing and promotion including:

• Distinguished market presence on Growhio.org (visited by 500 unique 
• visitors/month)
• Market billboard advertisements (9 ads reaching 3 million people)
• Growhio e-newsletters and blog posts (500 subscribers)
• Growhio social media blasts (800 followers)
• Promotion at numerous strategic events (thousands of attendees)
• Opportunity to participate in Growhio events
• Market inclusion in the Growhio Local Food Guide 
• Start-up produce, honey and maple syrup vendor assistance program
• Educational outreach

Apply today!

Happenings at Kamm's Corners Farmers' Market

Countertop RaffleReturns! Kamm's Corners Farmers Market sponsor Rocksolid Stone Works will offer weekly raffle prizes during the 2012 season! One lucky winner will also receive 30 square feet of solid surface counter top and a stainless steel sink. Tickets are  available now for only $5  West Park Community Garden - 3 Plots Available! For more info contact Karen Stross at 216-941-1413 orbkstross@ameritech.net. Learn to Grow and Explore Puritas Nursery! FREE Gardening Seminar & Nursery Tour, Saturday, April 14 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Puritas Nursery, 19201 Puritas Avenue.  10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Seminar: Preparing and Planting the Vegetable Garden 12 - 12:15 p.m. – Complimentary Refreshments 12:15 p.m. - ? Nursery Tour: Vegetables, Herbs & Flowers Participants receive 10% Off on all purchases at Puritas Nursery (valid April 14th only). Kamm's Corners Farmers Market This Sunday, April 1st Cretan Party Center   3853 W. 168th St. Cleveland, Oh 44111 Neighborhood News: Mark Your Calendar... Indoor Market THIS Sunday,  April 1st Si Senor Market Fundraiser April 3rd Gardening Seminar April 14th Indoor Market May 6th The Hooley on Kamm’s Corners™ May 12th  Outdoor Season Begins June 10th Perennial Exchange June 10th  PLEASE NOTE: April and May Indoor Market dates have been changed due to Easter and the Hooley ™. Market Fundraiser at Si Senor We have partnered with our local Mexican restaurant  Si Señor to host a day where 20% of their sales from customers who present the flyer linked  here will be donated to the  Kamm’s Corners Farmers Market. That includes dining in or out any time between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. So why not plan a meal on Tuesday, April 3rd at Si Señor? Your business will be very much appreciated. The Hooley on Kamm’s Corners™ Saturday, May 12th noon - 8:00 p.m. For the third year in a row, Lorain Avenue will be closed from Rocky River Drive east to West 165th Street for our homecoming festival of live music, family friendly activities, food, and attractions. The event takes place from noon till 8 p.m. offering fun for the whole family all day! "Hooley" is Irish slang for party or celebration.  Area eateries and taverns will offer specials to keep the party going strong! Tables and chairs will be available for watching the fun, too. One table for four will be reserved for the winner of a special drawing in April. To keep up with the latest news, "like" The Hooley on Kamm’s Corners™ page on Facebook, here.  Thanks to our sponsor,  Fairview Hospital, the event is free to the public. See you at The Hooley on Kamm’s Corners™!   Featuring... Seasonal Veggies, Meat (now more selections), Cow & Goat Cheese, Goat Milk, Eggs, Pasta, Bakery, Jelly, Salsa, Hot Sauce, Spices, Olive Oil, Honey, Chocolate, Coffee, Tea, Pierogies, Gyros & Prepared Greek Food, Soaps, Lotions, Essential Oils, and more! Plus... -Kelly Berkheimer, nature photographs and gifts -Music of the Market CD's - only $10! -Growhio Local Food Guides - only $5! Don't Miss a Beet.... ~Spread the word ~Volunteer ~Sponsor ~Shop Cleveland Energy $aver! Qualified Cleveland homeowners can save up to $3,750 on home energy efficiency improvements through the Cleveland Energy $aver program brought to you by the City of Cleveland, Cleveland Housing Network, and CASHCleveland. www.clevelandenergysaver.com Growhio Offers New Vendor Incubator!      Growhio is continuing its vendor assistance program through 2012! Under the program, furnished vendor "incubator" booth space and technical assistance is available at eight Cleveland area farmers marketsfor new vendors. The program is open to farmers who have not vended at a farmers market before and will sell specialty crops (i.e. fruits, vegetables, herbs, honey and/or maple syrup). If you are interested in participating in the vendor assistance program, please emailinfo@growhio.orgto let us know!   Subscribe now  for Growhio updates!  Do you have a homebased food business or a backyard garden? Become a KCFM Vendor! 2012 Application Indoor Market Vendor Roster! Blaze Gourmet Bluebirds Meadow Farms City Club Catering Hummingbird Creations Jenny’s Sweets Jimmy’s JamJorgensen’s Apiary Lucy’s Sweet SurrenderOhio Farm Direct Ornery Goat Dairy Pierogies of Cleveland SpicehoundTea Hills Farms The Olive TapTroubadour Coffee  White Family Farm We proudly accept  food assistance benefits (EBT) and credit/debit cards. Fairview Hospital, Kamm’s Corners Development Corporation, Kamm’s Plaza, Neighborhood Connections(Program of The Cleveland Foundation), Metro Health,Priority Home Health Care, Rocksolid Stone Works, and River’s Edge Center. This newsletter is brought to you by City Club Catering.  Get more with your Ohio Direction Card  An Extra $5! When you use your EBT card at KCFM and participating farmers markets, receive an extra five dollars in tokens to spend there. Details here.

17407 Lorain Avenue, Suite 200 | Cleveland, OH 44111 US

Happenings at Tremont Farmers' Market - April 3

Diggin' it! at the Tremont Farmers' Market! There's a lot to dig into this week at the TfM!      Good Day!   I am Jim Votava, your new TfM Market Manager. I have been working with the market for almost two years, first as a vendor with Tremont Digs then as the TWDC agent. I have lived in Tremont since 1993 and am very active in the community and am proud to be the co-chair for the 2012 Tremont Trek.   Prior to this I was a photojournalist, graphic designer, page designer, columnist and editor with the Sun Newspapers for 18 years.   While working at the Sun I penned a column called Diggin' it! The column focused on everything fun and new I discovered while visiting local garden centers during my travels. The column evolved into a popular video spot oncleveland.com. I hope to bring this same success to you in our TfM social media.   I am a self taught gardener and plant artist and really enjoy working with tropicals. My gardens and home have been in several garden tours and on the Tremont Trek.    I hope to bring new ideas to the table, continue the excellent work of former market manager Jody Lathwell and expand the success of the market for everyone involved.   I will be sending out weekly eblasts every Monday to keep you up to date. See you at the Market April 3rd!   Make it a Great Day! Jim     SPONSOR TfM! 2012 Summer Market Sponsor Applications are now available! Support our mission! Learn More... Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Fundraiser Sale on April 3rd! TfM will be offering seeds for sale at the market beginning April 3rd from 4-7pm for $2.50 each!   Learn More...

Coit Road Farmers' Market French Toast Breakfast Saturday

French Toast Benefit Breakfast

Saturday, March 31

8:30A to 12:00P

Featuring Chef Robin Blair

Coit Road Farmers’ Market
15000 Woodworth Road
(corner of Coit and Woodworth, one block west of E 152 and Noble)
East Cleveland, OH 44110 


Join us at the Coit Market on Saturday, March 31 from 8:30A to 12:00P for our French toast breakfast featuring Chef Robin Blair.  With the sap running, we’ll have Northeast Ohio maple syrup, French toast from free range eggs, sausage, apple cider and coffee…all for $5. Proceeds from will help fund planting materials for our on-site urban farm cooperative. 
Kid’s events include Face Painting and a Petting Zoo with ducks, chickens, rabbits and goats.


You can visit the Coit Road Farmers’ Market year round on Saturdays from 8 AM to 1PM. 

GSFM Vendor Meeting Wednesday

Subject: Gordon Square Farmers Market: VENDOR MEETING Wednesday, March 14th, Detroit Shoreway Atrium 6:30 pm

Hello friends of the Gordon Square Farmers Market,

There will be a Vendor Meeting in the Atrium of the Detroit Shoreway Arcade on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 at 6:30pm.

If you have been a vendor at the market in the past, or would like to become a vendor at the Gordon Square Farmers Market this year, we strongly encourage you to attend.

The agenda will include
 

• Filling out applications for the 2012 season
• Participating in a survey to guide the future of the market

• A brief overview of rules and fees.

Please forward this message to any prospective vendor or other interested persons.

See you then,

Mark DiDonato
Gordon Square Farmers Market Volunteer

Happenings at Kamm's Corners Farmers' Market

Hello Members & Friends of the Kamm's Corners Farmers Market,

You can help support your neighborhood farmers market!
~Spread the word! Facebook Event | E-news | Postcard (attached)
~Volunteer*!
~Sponsor**!
~Shop! 

Eat fresh, shop local - this Sunday, March 11th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Kamm's Corners Farmers Market in the Cretan Party Center at 3853 W. 168th St.

Featuring:
Cold Storage Veggies, Meat (now more selections), Cow & Goat Cheese, Goat Milk, Eggs, Bread, Pasta, Bakery, Jelly, Salsa, Hot Sauce, Spices, Olive Oil, Honey, Chocolate, Coffee, Tea, Pierogies, Gyros & Prepared Greek Food, Soaps, Lotions, Essential Oils and more.

Plus:

-Music of the Market CD's - only $10
-Growhio Local Food Guides - only $5
-Guest artist Dawn Gilchrist with hair accessories

*Interested in volunteering at the market? Contact: Claire Kilbane at ckilbane@cuyahogacounty.us
**Interested in sponsoring the market? Contact: Jenny Kelley at jenny@kelleygreenweb.com

Indoor Market Vendor Roster:
Blaze Gourmet

Bluebird Meadows Farm
City Club Catering

Cleveland Pierogies
Hummingbird Creations

Jenny’s Sweets

Jimmy’s Jam

Jorgensen’s Apiary

Lucy’s Sweet Surrender

Ohio Farm Direct

Ornery Goat
 Dairy
Smith Fruit Farm

Spicehound

Tea Hill Farms

The Olive Tap

Troubadour Coffee 

White Family Farm