Farmers Market on Fridays 3-7pm @ Julian Abele Park

[Lolly]

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[Brian616]

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Julian Abele Park

Swwwwwwweeeeeet. I'd add about 10 more clapping hands. Any word on the vendors? Will there be heavy duty stuff like meat and dairy?

[Lolly]

Swwwwwwweeeeeet. I'd add about 10 more clapping hands. Any word on the vendors? Will there be heavy duty stuff like meat and dairy?

For starters, the market will have one Amish farming family. We're told they will sell produce, flowers, and maybe dairy.

[Gladys]

great!

[Lolly]

From: South of South Neighborhood Association
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:34 PM
Subject: [SOSNA e-News] NEW Farmer's Market at JULIAN ABELE PARK Starting This FRIDAY, 3-7 PM!!

Dear neighbors:

The Friends of Julian Abele Park and SOSNA are very pleased to announce a new FARMER'S MARKET in our neighborhood!

The market will take place at Julian Abele Park (22nd and Carpenter Streets) EVERY FRIDAY, starting THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 25, from 3-7 PM.

We all know that getting a market for our neighborhood is long overdue. South of South Street is the beginning of what the First Lady and others would call a Food Desert - a district with little or no access to foods needed to have a healthy and nutritious diet. That's why we are so excited to welcome Jacob and Emma Beiler, an Amish couple directly from Lancaster County PA.

The Beiler's will be selling a wide variety of produce, flowers, baked good, and some dairy. Their product list will likely change from week-to-week. So we're working with Jacob to get an advanced list of the products for sale each week, and that list will be posted on the website for Julian Abele Park - www.julianabelepark.org

The Beilers accept FNMP (Farmers Market Nutrition Programs) vouchers!

PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT THIS NEW MARKET!!! Spread the word - tell everyone you know!

[lee]

A food desert? You have got to be kidding. In the '80s I lived in Fairmount (pre-Whole Foods) and absolutely no grocery store existed within walking distance. Every single week I went to the Reading Terminal because I knew of nowhere else to go.

On the west side, we have South Square Market, a little pricey but generally not for produce and the produce in general is good. We also have Pathmark, conveniently on the 12 line.

On the east side, we have several small markets that sell prepared food and some produce. A few blocks away you have a SuperFresh and a Whole Foods.

Except for the Pathmark, many of these options target the better heeled. But so do farmers markets.

I'm glad to see a farmer's market (though I'm close enough to Fitler Square), but exaggerations drive me nuts because they undermine arguments. Used too often, they take on the tinge of crying wolf.

[devilspocket]

The first farmer's market in Julian Abele Park (22nd and Carpenter) is tomorrow from 3PM to 7PM.

Here's what will be available tomorrow:

Vegetables

Tomatoes
Green Beans
Cucumbers
Zucchini
Eggplant
Bell peppers
Potatoes (white and red)
Cabbage
Sweet Corn

Fruit

Peaches
Cherries
Grapes
Raspberries

Baked Goods

Fruit pies (cherry, apple, peach, blueberry)
Cookies
Sticky buns
Sweet breads

Eggs

Flowers

Come support the market and stock up on great fresh food.

[Lolly]

Except for the Pathmark, many of these options target the better heeled. But so do farmers markets.

Not necessarily. Perhaps you didn't notice...

The Beilers accept FNMP (Farmers Market Nutrition Programs) vouchers!

[lee]

Here's a question for you: How in the world do growers in this area already have these vegetables ripe? Are these all greenhouse grown? And why isn't lettuce on the list?

Corn on June 25? Tomatoes? Peppers? Really?

I grow vegetables with a handful of others in a community garden. I started beans, cucumbers and melon by seed April 1. I bought larger tomato and pepper plants and had them in the ground at the beginning of May (I also got some volunteer tomatoes, which made me very happy). I have a few green tomatoes and a few hot peppers, but everything else is still in flower (the arugula has come and gone and the garlic I planted last fall still isn't quite ready for harvest).

I don't get it.

[Litter Box]

Here's a question for you: How in the world do growers in this area already have these vegetables ripe? Are these all greenhouse grown? And why isn't lettuce on the list?

Corn on June 25? Tomatoes? Peppers? Really?

I grow vegetables with a handful of others in a community garden. I started beans, cucumbers and melon by seed April 1. I bought larger tomato and pepper plants and had them in the ground at the beginning of May (I also got some volunteer tomatoes, which made me very happy). I have a few green tomatoes and a few hot peppers, but everything else is still in flower (the arugula has come and gone and the garlic I planted last fall still isn't quite ready for harvest).

I don't get it.

Just a guess, could they have been started in a greenhouse ?

[lee]

Just a guess, could they have been started in a greenhouse ?

Sure. And the ones I plant are started early, too. But I can't remember ever seeing "real" tomatoes by June 24.

[Jayfar]

Sure. And the ones I plant are started early, too. But I can't remember ever seeing "real" tomatoes by June 24.

Some of the plants I saw for sale in supermarkets weeks ago already had green tomatoes on them.

[devilspocket]

I had the first ripe tomato from my backyard garden yesterday.

If you have questions about the produce, why not stop by the market and speak with Mr. Beiler?

[Litter Box]

Sure. And the ones I plant are started early, too. But I can't remember ever seeing "real" tomatoes by June 24.

For the farmers it's a business and the more crops they can get the more they make. I would imagine that the farmers would stagger their crops so that they have a relatively steady income over the growing season. Starting the plants in greenhouse would take up a much smaller space and allow them to keep their fields full of producing plants. It they're started in similar soil I doubt if there would be much difference in the end product.

[devilspocket]

For the farmers it's a business and the more crops they can get the more they make. I would imagine that the farmers would stagger their crops so that they have a relatively steady income over the growing season. Starting the plants in greenhouse would take up a much smaller space and allow them to keep their fields full of producing plants. It they're started in similar soil I doubt if there would be much difference in the end product.

Bingo!

My brother is a farmer. He raises 'early' tomatoes in a plot covered by a sort of plastic greenhouse, uses hooped plastic over row crops, and employs many strategies that result in earlier crops than home gardeners achieve.

[macdaire]

Great job organisers!

This was wonderful.

[Coco]

I stopped by as the farmer was closing up - they told me they had a highly successful day and were very pleased. Mrs. Beiler also mentioned how nice everybody was. The organizers should be very proud and happy about "another success".

[baxter]

We picked up some veggies and met some new people and their dogs. Thanks so much to the organizers and the Beilers. We'll be back next Friday!

[Gladys]

went to the market yesterday - got lotsof fruits and veggies - REALLY nice family! would like more whole grain bread but other than that YUM!!!!

Especially the green beans - LOVE!

[devilspocket]

The farmer's market in Julian Abele Park (22nd and Carpenter) is Friday, July 2, from 3PM to 7PM.

Here's what will be available:

Vegetables

Tomatoes
Green Beans
Cucumbers
Zucchini
Eggplant
Bell peppers
Potatoes (white and red)
Cabbage
Sweet Corn

Fruit

Blueberries
Cherries
Grapes
Peaches
Plums
Raspberries

Baked Goods

Fruit pies (cherry, apple, peach, blueberry)
Cookies
Sticky buns
Sweet breads

Eggs

Flowers

We had a great turnout last week. The yellow plums were especially delicious. Come support this source of produce in our neighborhood, visit with neighbors, and enjoy the park.