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.
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!
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!
Thank you to everyone who came out to visit the first holiday market last week – it was a wonderful turnout, with lovely music and a festive and convivial atmosphere. We return again this week for the final market of 2011 with more of the same wonderful local products, before we take our shortest winter break ever. We’ll be back at Kent Roosevelt High School on March 17, ready to fill your plate with the best local food in Portage County.
In case you missed it, Lisa Abraham wrote a great piece about preparing a full holiday meal with the food she purchased at last week’s holiday market in this week’s food section of the Akron Beacon Journal. Be sure to click through the photo slide show – they’re gorgeous, then scroll down to some delightful recipes that you might want to incorporate into your holiday meal planning when you shop the market this week.
Remember, the market table will have roomy shopping totes for sale that will make an excellent gift bag to fill with local goods! We accept the Ohio Direction Card and credit/debit cards at the market info table – swipe your card and receive tokens to use to make your purchases.
4th Annual Haymaker
Holiday Market
Saturday Dec. 17, 9am – 2pm
11 South River St., Kent
Please bring a canned or other nonperishable food item
to donate to the food drive (at the market table) to benefit Kent Social Services!
December 17
9:15 – 10:30 Peggy Coyle and Brad Bolton
11:00 – 12:00 Elliot Ingersoll
12:30 – 1:45 Jon Mosey
VENDORS:
Amy Strainer upcycled natural toys & kids clothing
Backerei – baked goods
Blue Sage Farm – dried flowers, wreaths, swags, children’s books
Trailing Edge Farm – scones, fresh sprouts, ornaments
Bernie Chaykowski – produce
Creekside Gardens – honey, honey pots, garlic
Birdsong Farm OEFFA certified organic produce
Bittner’s Bees – honey and honey products
Black Dog Acres – honey, handmade artisan dog biscuits, dried herbs
Bonny’s Bread – whole grain breads
Breakneck Acres – OEFFA certified whole wheat flour, cornmeal, dried beans
Chris’ Kitchen jellies – jams, jellies, soy candles
Crystal Roe – jewelry
Deb Butler – baked goods, art prints
Demi Runn – jewelry
Dessert First – gluten free baked goods,
Goodell Maple Farm – maple syrup and maple products
Isaac Mills Bakery – traditional Spanish breads
Jessica & Shands – decorated cookies & candies
KC Coffee Co. – locally roasted coffee beans
Lucky Penny Creamery – chevre & feta
McCoy’s Custom Catering – chips & salsa, grain salads, hummus, guacamole, soups
Melanie Garan – handmade soaps
Ohio City Pasta – fresh handmade pastas, raviolis, sauces
Ohio Farm Direct – grassfed cheeses
Ornery Goat Dairy – chevre, feta, goat milk egg nog
Out of a Garden – handmade frozen vegetable patties
Peggy Varney Rock Spring Soap – soap and candles
Pierogies of Cleveland – handmade frozen pierogies
Rootstown Organic – herbal tonic, produce
Salt of the Earth Farm – pointsettias, grassfed meat & eggs, prepared hot food
Shmookies Cookies – gourmet specialty cookies, decorated cookies
Specialty Sweets by Molly – doughnuts, fritters, vegan cheese, savory crackers, raw & vegan treats
Sugar Luv – handmade candies
Swain Perennials – dried arrangements, holiday decorations, jewelry
Woven in Exile – handwoven bags
We’re thrilled to announce the first annual Haymaker WInter Market, with huge thanks to Jim Soyars and Kent City Schools for hosting us this winter in the Roosevelt High School foyer by the auditorium. Both entrances will be open (cafeteria and auditorium), with parking available in front or in back.
We’ve got three farmers (two OEFFA certified organic) growing excellent produce under high tunnels (unheated greenhouses), so there will be plenty of salad greens, kale, chard, turnips, carrots, beets, potatoes, winter squash and apples. Plus baked goods, jellies & jams, pierogies, grassfed meats and cheeses, eggs, goat cheese, goat milk, handmade fresh pasta, veggie patties, dried beans, corn meal, wheat flour, soups, chips & salsa, hummus, grain salads, locally roasted coffee, and more!
The market will run from 9am to noon in the foyer on these Saturdays 9am – noon:
Nov. 5 – RHS Arts & Crafts Fair in the cafeteria and gym until 5pm
Nov. 12
Nov 19 – Food Drive Challenge in the Cafeteria from 8:00am – 2:00pm
Dec. 3
March 17
March 24
April 7
April 21
May 5
May 19 – We move back outdoors to the Franklin Ave. site
Haymaker will take a break for January and February, but local food will be available at the Kent Winter Market run by Katrina Kohout at Lucky Penny Creamery on Temple Ave. in Kent – open Saturdays 9am-4pm.
4th Annual Holiday Markets
Dec. 10 & 17
9am – 1pm
11 South River Street downtown Kent, Ohio.
Sponsored by Attorneys Williams, Welser, Kratcoski and Can LLC.
Canned food drive both dates to benefit Kent Social Services
30+ vendors – local food items, handmade gift items, and more!
