The winter market will finish out the final 3 weeks (May 4, 11, 18) at the outdoor site under the bridge on the corner of Franklin Ave. and Summit St. from 10am – 1pm.
May 25 we welcome back the rest of the vendors, along with a few new folks, and our time moves back to 9am – 1pm. We’ll have cooking demonstrations and a garden clinic on opening day, and free live local music every Saturday from 10am – noon. Stay tuned for details!
It’s that time again! We’ll have a vendor meeting on May 4 at 2pm at the Kent Free Library meeting room, to review exciting new programming for the market, and to answer any questions.
Prospective new vendors – applications are due by May 4, 2013
Continuing vendors – application and full or partial payment due by May 4, 2013
Please note, we are not accepting new produce, baked goods, or jam and jelly vendors this season.
Questions? Contact Kelly Ferry at haymakermarket@gmail.com
The winter market is still going strong with about 20 vendors, including two farmers bringing a nice variety of fresh green food grown in high tunnels. We’re at Junction 211 (corner of Cherry & Franklin Ave., 211 Cherry St.) every Saturday thru May 18 from 10am – 1pm.
Save the date – February 2 – for our first Seasonal Food Swap!
What the heck is a food swap? It’s an event that brings people together to trade their homemade, homegrown, or even foraged food items with one another. Join us for a fun afternoon of sampling and bartering – bring 5 – 7 items and go home with that many goodies made by other food lovers in the community. For more information, check out the Food Swap Network.
Here’s what you need to do if you plan to attend.
Here’s a sample swap sheet, which you’ll use to list your items and what you wish to swap with other attendees. Don’t worry, we’ll have printed sheets available at the swap.
Save the date - February 2nd, at 2pm at Junction 211 in Kent.
We’re thrilled to announces the launch of the 2012 Winter Market with the first indoor market on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Junction 211 on the corner of Cherry St. and Franklin Ave. This winter Haymaker officially becomes a year-round market open every Saturday from 10am – 1pm thru May 18, except for December 22 & 29 when it will close for the holidays.
The Haymaker Holiday Markets will also be held at Junction 211 on December 8 & 15 from 10am – 1pm.
With 20+ vendors, including three OEFFA certified organic farmers growing a wide variety of vegetables and herbs in high tunnels, and fresh baked goods including organic, gluten-free and vegan, artisan goat and cow cheeses, pastured eggs and meats, certified organic specialty grains, flours, and dry beans, handmade fresh pasta, vegan veggie patties, salsa and hot sauces, preserves, maple syrup, honey, locally roasted coffee beans, dried herb blends, soaps, lotions, candles, dried flower arrangements, and more. Enjoy ready to eat foods and hot coffees while getting knives, scissors, or tools sharpened.
Kent Shindig All-Stars as sketched by the late Kent artist, Robert Wood at Haymaker Farmers Market in 2011
Bob Glenn, fiddle
Amanda Morrison, fiddle
David Badagnani, fiddle, banjo, and voice
Jim Francis, fiddle
Darlene Clark, fiddle
Marlo Schatz, fiddle
Bob Goldthwaite, fiddle, guitar, and voice
Jim Miller, wooden flute, whistle, and mandolin
John Reynolds, resonator mandolin
Bev Klimp-Starcher, lap dulcimer, harmonica, and voice
Sarah Lockard, lap dulcimer
Greg Grasson, walkabout dulcimer
Richard Pryor III, ukulele and voice
Brad Kramer, banjo
Paul Certo, banjo
Pam Mitchell, guitar and voice
Dan Clark, guitar
Ed Mills, resonator guitar and voice
Conn Drugan, resonator guitar
Marilyn Phillips-Garver, double bass
Ed Wheeler, percussion
All live shows are free, open to the public, and appropriate for all ages, every Saturday from 10am – noon. Kent’s Heritage Festival downtown Kent from 10am – 11pm.
Haymaker Farmer’s Market Update: Please help us spread the word – there is no customer or vendor parking allowed in the paved half of the parking lot close to The Pufferbelly restaurant during market hours. The paved spots are for Pufferbelly customers only, and violators will be towed. If there are not enough spots close to the market, please park across Summit in the grassy area along the driveway into Davey Drill near the south entrance to the market. We appreciate your cooperation during this parking crunch that everyone in downtown is facing right now. This is the price of exciting growth! Thank you and see you at the market!
We’re thrilled to once again invite many of our incredible local musical talents to perform at the market this season!
May 26: Adreanne Zeleny
June 2: Peggy & Brad
June 9: Brian Henke
June 16: Halim El-Dabh
June 23: Don Hindenach
June 30: Hal Walker
July 7: Kent Shindig All-Stars featuring champion flatfoot dancer Charlie Burton of Beaver County, PA
July 14: Elliot Ingersoll
July 21: Jim Gill
July 28: Celtic Clan
August 4: Kerry Kean and Kathy Camille
August 11: Jon Mosey
August 18: Dale Galgozy
August 25: Martha’s Mistake
September 1: Ashley Brooke Toussant
September 8: Lisa & Heather Malyuk
September 15: The Bluestones
September 22: Summit
September 29: Kathy Johnson
October 6: Barb Withe
The Haymaker Farmers Market board of directors met recently to make a few adjustments to the market rules and application. Please review carefully before submitting your application.
2012 Rules and Regulations – Word doc.
2012 Rules and Regulations – PDF.
We’ve had a wonderful break, but are excited to get the winter market rolling again, and we hope that you haven’t forgotten about us while we’ve been resting up for the coming season! It’s an all-star lineup at Kent Roosevelt High School starting this Saturday from 9am to noon with lots of fresh produce (several high tunnels in production with salad greens, kale, collards, beet greens, spinach, green garlic, parsley, dill, cilantro), plus baked goods, preserves, cheese, flour, cornmeal, dried beans, and so much more. We’ll be set up again in the big, sunny atrium by the school auditorium. You can park in the circular drive in front of the school, or in any of the parking lots and enter through the cafeteria side – both doors will be open, with signs pointing you in the right direction.
We continue our SNAP program, so customers can swipe their Ohio Direction Card for tokens to spend with any vendor selling approved food items, or you can use your credit or debit card to buy tokens to use for any purchase with every vendor. Visit the market info table by the front entrance for more information, and to buy a snazzy market tee or recycled cotton canvas shopping tote.
Remaining Haymaker Winter Market Dates
At Kent Roosevelt High School in the auditorium lobby, 9am – noon:
March 17
March 24
April 7
April 21
May 5
Because our farmers need a weekly outlet for their high tunnel produce, we will set up outdoors at Franklin Avenue market site on the dates we could not use the high school, also from 9am – noon.
March 31
April 14
April 28
May 12
May 19
May 26 official outdoor 2012 season begins!
