Ottawa farmer’s markets: back for another season!

Main Street Farmer’s Market: Saturdays 9 am–2 pm. Starting May 17

Lansdowne Outdoors Farmer’s Market: Sundays 9 am–3 pm. Starting May 4

Westboro Farmer’s Market: Saturdays 9 am–3 pm. Starting May 17

Orléans Farmer’s Market, Ray Friel Recreation Complex, Thursdays 11 am–4 pm. Starting May 23

Barrhaven Farmer’s Market, Nepean Woods Park and Ride, Sundays 10 am–2 pm. Starting May 25

#farmersmarket #ottawa
https://ottawafarmersmarket.ca/

New blog post on some successes I’ve had lately. They’ve happened quickly, and it’s difficult to share them in a timely fashion because literally each one could be broken down into a single shared post so I figured I’d just combine them all for convenience! Haha!

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings/cards-paper-languages

I got approved to be in my local Friday Night Market experience here in Eureka, CA! Woohoo!

https://www.fridaynight.market/

I really hope selling things in person works, because trying to develop a presence through social media simply doesn’t work anything like it used to.

I sold less than $1000 last year trying to grow. I love the Fediverse, but honestly it’s a particularly brutal platform for artists trying to get the word out and sell their stuff. I’ve seen more than 2/3 of the artists I had been following simply abandon it since I joined in the fall of ’23. Hundreds and hundreds of artists...

I have a few other shows I want to participate in, but they’re pricey (both are over $225 for their two-day events). I know it takes money to make money, but wow. We figured out I’d need to sell 60 cards at one and 90 cards at the other just to break even after expenses. I’ve only sold just under 125 cards all year…

So it’s gonna be challenging. And I’m one of the lucky ones, to be truthful. So I’ll keep adding stuff to my Goimagine shop (I just added 14 cards over the last 3 days) and I’m working on getting some additional items up. But we’ll see! Yoinks! it’s gonna be interesting… hehe…

But celebrate the victories, right? And I got in!!! Woohooo! One step at a time!

Sharing as much joy as I can manage, in these terrible times. So, here are some gorgeous strawberries from today's Farmers' market. Here in San Francisco. They're super tasty too!

If they taste this good, this early in the season here, they could be simply amazing as the season progresses. Assuming no climate disasters on the crops.

Shop at the Napa Farmers Market

When:
Tuesdays April through December.
Saturdays year-round.
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Where:
Located in the City of Napa parking lot in downtown Napa at 1100 West Street, Napa, California

#Napa #California #FarmersMarket

https://napafarmersmarket.org/

Trays and trays of peppers and herbs is my happy place.

The Mississippi Farmers Market is the place to be for our Native Plant Fest Event on April 26 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Garden Club of Jackson, Twelve 2 Farm, and Keep Mississippi Beautiful will have information tables about native plants. Yazoo Honey Bee Farm will conduct a demonstration featuring their bees, sure to captivate the kids. And, the Mississippi Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform live music from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Shop at the Napa Farmers Market

When:
Tuesdays April through December.
Saturdays year-round.
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Where:
Located in the City of Napa parking lot in downtown Napa at 1100 West Street, Napa, California

#Napa #California #FarmersMarket

https://napafarmersmarket.org/

Ahhh, it's good to be back! If you're in the area come on down to the Tuscaloosa River market and say hello.

Painting of the Day. To the Market III
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/to-the-market-3-african-village/
African villagers carry their harvest to market through a lush tropical setting in this painting by artist Angu Walters of Cameroon, Central Africa.
100 x 80 centimeters
39 x 31 inches
$1800 original / $200 art print
Sales benefit only the #starvingartist in civil war #Cameroon
#AfricanArt #paintingoftheday #FarmersMarket #farmers

Bringing Locally Grown Foods to CNIP Participants https://www.diningandcooking.com/1944607/bringing-locally-grown-foods-to-cnip-participants/ #agriculture #AgricultureNews #CaliforniaAgriculture #CaliforniaAgricultureNews #CaliforniaDepartmentOfFoodAndAgriculture #CaliforniaFarm #CaliforniaFarmToFork #CaliforniaFarmer #CaliforniaFruit #CaliforniaGrower #CaliforniaProduce #CaliforniaRanch #CaliforniaRancher #farm #FarmToFork #FarmersMarket #food #FoodSafety #groceries #local #LocalFood #LocalFruit #LocalProduce #LocalVegetables #ranch #ShopLocal

Went to the Sacramento Farmer's Market this morning, lots of brassicas and lettuces, oranges, apples and kiwis. Made a good batch of veggie juice this afternoon, and am planning to make a quiche soon. Feeling fortunate to live so close to such abundance.
#FarmersMarket

Calistoga Farmers' Market

Saturdays, 9 am to 1 pm
Open year round.

1311 Washington Str, Calistoga, California

#FarmersMarket #Calistoga #NapaCounty #California

https://calistogafarmersmarket.org/

Shop at the Napa Farmers Market

Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Located in the City of Napa parking lot in downtown Napa at 1100 West Street, Napa, California

#Napa #California #FarmersMarket

https://napafarmersmarket.org/

Fractal cabbage (err... Romanesco broccoli) #fractals #farmersmarket

Valentine's Day weekend shopping #nyc #photography #blackandwhitephotography #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #farmersmarket

I'm finally in a headspace where I can start writing again, and need to do this years Transparent Production & Sustainability report for the farm(yes, we do TPS reports -- it's in the name after all).

I want to discuss is how we plan on improving sustainability from year to year. One of my biggest concerns regarding sustainability isn't in our production, it's in the packaging.
We sell lots of fresh herbs packaged in plastic bags. Those herbs are washed and put into the bags wet for refrigeration until sale.

I really can't find an alternative for single use plastics here, anyone got suggestions?

Paper won't hold the moisture, and/or goes manky in the fridge. Reusable plastic or glass containers are too expensive, and would come with their own problems of handling/sterilization as well as possible end-user contamination.