Only one week to go until our Farmers’ Market at Fargnoli Park opens! The Market will be held each Sunday from 11am until 2pm beginning June 12 through October 30, 2011. Our local farmers, businesses and artisans will be selling: Organic and traditional veggies and fruit Raw honey Jams, jellies, preserves Pies Vegan sweets Organic juice and smoothies [...]
Farmers’ Market 2011 We have exciting news! We are moving our Farmers’ Market to Fargnoli Park on Smith St., Elmhurst next summer. We believe that this location will draw more people as it is walkable for many and in a highly visible and well traveled location. The vendors will be set up on the Jastram Street side of the park [...]
Sadly, this Sunday will be our last Farmers’ Market for the season! This will be your last opportunity to pick up locally grown organic produce and home made baked goods from Oakdale Farm, raw honey products from Fruit Hill Apiaries, organic juice, smoothies and hot cider from Providence Juice, hand made organic granola from Providence Granola, [...]
We are excited to have several new vendors joining us at our Farmers’ Market. Providence Granola and Providence Juice have started and next week Cup ‘N Rol, with delicious cupcakes and coffee, will be starting. These are all new Providence businesses folks – please check them out on line to learn more about the good work that they are [...]
Our next EC&G meeting will be on Tuesday, September 21st at 7pm and I am happy to say being held at the Alliance Francaise, newly located at 928 Smith St. (the large white house across from Fargnoli Park). Topics of discussion will include: Neighborhood Clean Up - Saturday 10/2 – logistics, volunteers Farmers’ Market – Update, PR [...]
Our market is going strong with over 200 people visiting each market. We have a few new vendors starting soon…Ma Davis’ Preserves and Providence Granola tomorrow and Providence Juice the following week. Oakdale Farm, our organic farmer, has been a big hit. Frey Florist will be back tomorrow and we will also have the Mt. Pleasant Library [...]
Our 1st Family Fun Day in conjuction with our Farmers’ Market will be held this Sunday, August 1 from 11am-2pm at Davis Park. The YMCA will be there with their ‘Y on the Move’, a 35′ inflatable obstacle course. There is a new playground and basketball court for the kids and we will also have [...]
Looks like our weather today will be fine so we WILL have our market after all. See you at Davis Park 11-2pm.
We may decide to cancel tomorrow’s market due to the forecast of possible thunderstorms with high winds. Will let you know soon!
Our next meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, 4/13 at 7pm at PC’s Feinstein Center, Room 405, 4th floor. Topics of discussion will include: Earth Day event 4/24 Update on: Farmers’ Market, Community Garden, Merchant’s Association. Pleasant Valley Parkway projects Hope to see you there! If you have any questions, are interested in joining EC&G or volunteering, [...]
