The market’s WIC program is off to a great
start. In the first week almost 50 young low-income families ate healthier
thanks to the program.
Our weekday markets are filling up with
produce and vendors. They will probably never catch up with the “big day”, Saturday,
but they have almost as many farmers and many of the specialty vendors now. The
Red Tamale and Savory Sauce have both begun selling on weekdays. Mac’s Cinnamon
Rolls and MoBlooms were at the market one weekday this week. The weekday markets are great
for shopping and eating at a more leisurely pace.
Although I have to say the Free Kids Meals are
pretty busy on weekdays. Thursday we had
over 200 kids eat with us. Thursday
lunch is always popular, but having both the fire department and the police
department there with their shiny vehicle really livened things up. They’ll be back Tuesday, July 3. That’s going to be a BIG day!
Cooking for a Cause will be staffed by
volunteers from Webb City Masonic Lodge #512 and Webb Chapter #204, Order of
the Eastern Star. They will donate their profits to the Tri-County CP Center.
Farm fresh scrambled eggs, biscuit and gravy, sausage, hashbrown casserole, and
juice or coffee for $6.
Richard Hugh Roberts will be on the market
stage.
Clickety Clack – We’re Reading Down the Track
leaves the station every twenty minutes from 9 to noon. Our readers, Cathy Hall
and Cheri Dawson, will lead everyone in reading the early reader “Thomas” book
– Blue Train, Green Train. There will be a craft for the kids created by our
queen of crafts, Lisa Sweet, and supervised by volunteers Nancy and Kharlie. Rick
Gardner will have a Thomas the Tank Engine train operating.
You can make a reservation on Eventbrite.com. If
there are no reservations left, come anyway. We typically have a lot of
no-shows and our excellent volunteers will try to make sure everyone gets to
ride.
On Tuesday, Stewart’s Bakery will serve for $6
a choice of Italian stuffed zucchini boats with tossed green salad and Italian
knots bread or pecan, grape chicken salad on wheat berry bread and chips. The
chicken salad will also be available by the pint or $5. Lemonade or tea is only
another .50 with the meal. Ghetto Taco will cook up street tacos. Scott Eastman
will be on the market stage. University of Missouri Extension nutrition educators
will demonstrate zucchini pizza bites.
Now for that tidbit for folks who read to the
end – Braker Farm had blackberries at the market this week! Agee’s will also
have some Saturday, plus a LOT of rhubarb.
He has a great crop this year and rhubarb can be hard to come by so take
advantage of it.
Also Owen of E & O Produce tells me he has
about 30 hanging baskets left and he has discounted them to $17 each. They are
gorgeous and a deal. He’ll have them at the market Saturday and after that I’m
guessing the baskets will be gone until next spring.
See you at the market, where the community
gathers for fresh goodness.
