Edgewater Farmer's Market Moves, Goes "Green"

The Edgewater Farmers Market, which opens on Satuday, June 17, will have a new home, new name and new vendors. The market will be located on Norwood, between Broadway and the alley west thereof (by True NAture Food at 6034 N. Broadway) and is changing its name to the Edgewater Green Market to reflect its focus on sustainable, locally-grown and made products.

Vendors will include organic growers Kings Hill Farms (produce) and Prospera Farms (herbs and herb plants), traditional growers Ellis Farms (fruit and honey), Scheringa Farms (vegetables including proprietary varieties of sweet onions) and Crust for Bread (artisan hearth breads). Flowers, organic cheeses and farm-fresh eggs will also be available, and Ras Dashan will sell fair trade spices. Each week there will be an organic “market special,” featuring whatever is freshest and most abundent that week.

Local artisans will be selling their wares as well. They include Soothe Your Senses (body scrubs and skin care lotions), Debra Wagner (home made soap and knitwear), Molly Blossoe (silver jewelry) and Marian Hayden (tote bags). Soothe Your Senses also will be offering chair massages.

The market will run from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every Saturday, rain or shine, though the end of October.

Local craftspeople and growers who are interested in participating in the market can apply on-line through the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce website, www.edgewater.org.