You must be doing something right to get so many people to come out in the rain. {May 3, 2008}
It's a pleasurable trip down Route 28 on Saturday morning, the sun playing shadow games on the hills. Our truck is filled with the results of our hard work, truly a labor of love as one of my customers described. The excitement builds to a crescendo as I top the last big hill and see before me the city sleeping under a blanket of mist. What a great gift I have been given to bring pleasure and smiles to so many each week. How fortunate I am to do what I love most, grow flowers. {July 5, 2008}
Welcome to our Market!
Opening Day Saturday May 1st!
Excitment is in the air as the big day draws closer. Several new vendors and lots of your established favorites are ready to greet you with a warm friendly smile as we kick off our 2010 Farmers Market on Saturday May 1st. Come shop and visit with us and enjoy the wonderful treasure and sense of community that the Chillicothe Farmers Market brings!
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Please join us in welcoming our new Market Manager Duane Adams. Duane has been a patron of the market for years and and brings his passion for community and our market to his new position. Please be sure to give him a friendly "Good Morning!" when you see him on Saturday. A life-long resident of Chillicothe, Duane is also a graduate of Chillicothe High School and Ohio Christian University with a BA in Management and Ethics. Duane has been employed by Ross County Job and Family Services for 20 years.
Members of the Market Board are always available to answer your questions and hear comments. If you wish to contact a Board member please see one of the following: Board President–Wes Spradlin (Spradlin Farm); Vice-President–Steve Hirsch (Hirsch Fruit Farm); Treasurer–Monesa Skocik (Paint Creek Kitchens); Secretary–Christie Welch (Welch Berry Farm); Member At-Large–Tom Johnson (Two Roasting Joes Coffee); Market Manager–Duane Adams
Market Events: Each week Chillicothe Farmers’ Market features a local non-profit organization, cooking event or activity to educate the public.
Chillicothe Farmers Market pioneers Senior Nutrition Coupons. Representatives of the Council on Aging have provided training for several Market vendors to accept Senior Nutrition Coupons for produce this summer at Market. Chillicothe is the first Market in the area to pilot the project which is working very well.
Our Market now also accepts credit/ Debit and Ohio Direction Cards in exchange for Market Tokens which are used as cash. WIC coupons are now arriving and several new vendors have received this training to authorize the acceptance of WIC.
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