{"id":6650,"date":"2013-05-03T12:02:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T17:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=6650"},"modified":"2013-07-09T22:27:47","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T03:27:47","slug":"mid-town-farmers-market-opening-day-is-saturday-may-4-highlights-for-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/mid-town-farmers-market-opening-day-is-saturday-may-4-highlights-for-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-town Farmers&#8217; Market OPENING DAY is Saturday, May 4 &#8211; Highlights for this weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #15a723;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #15a723; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Mid-Town Farmers&#8217; Market fans and customers,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/TLV-159-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2606\" alt=\"TLV-159-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/TLV-159-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/TLV-159-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/TLV-159-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/TLV-159-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/TLV-159-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/TLV-159-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB.jpg?resize=186%2C186&amp;ssl=1 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #e0641e;\">We\u2019re back!\u00a0Mid-Town Farmers\u2019 Market opens for the 2013 season this Saturday, May 4 (7-11 am), <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and below are some\u00a0<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">expected<\/span><\/em>\u00a0highlights. In addition, this Saturday (and the first Saturday of every month)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">is a\u00a0children\u2019s day, for which Sue Castens will conduct\u00a0an informative and fun activity using the new\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Choose MyPlate guidelines for healthy eating from the USDA.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>The Original Grit Girl<\/b>\u00a0will have Grits, Corn Meal, Masa and Polenta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Sherry@ 7D Farm<\/b>\u00a0will have apple-cinnamon biscuits, chocolate bread, cinnamon bread, monster cookies, whole wheat bread, whole-wheat with quinoa, oat bread, facaccia, brioche, rolls, challah<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Welcome Valley Farms<\/b>\u00a0will have home grown\u00a0\u201cPanola County\u201d tomatoes and green onions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Zion Farms<\/b>\u00a0will have chicken, pork, and eggs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Sophie Quinn of Joyous Plants<\/b>\u00a0will have moonvines, Louisiana iris, and maybe basil and cookies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Mark Brewer\u00a0<\/b>will have<b>\u00a0<\/b>broccoli, lettuce, onion, spinach, turnip greens, mustard, collards, and radishes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Errol &amp; Sue Castens at Providence Farm<\/b>\u00a0will have sungold cherry tomato plants, blueberry muffins, mexican wedding cakes, yeast rolls (salt free), savory beer bread, english muffin bread, whole wheat bread, and Mrs. Sue&#8217;s famous fire and ice pickles and roasted red pepper hummus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><a name=\"13e67a8a8f7efb28_13e6713ad3241ad8_13e65a09c36312ee_13e657529a79213d__GoBack\"><\/a><b>Bost Farm<\/b>\u00a0will have\u00a0spinach, turnip greens, hosta plants, and possibly broccoli<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Sunlight Springs Certified Organic Produce\u00a0<\/b>will have\u00a0Cabbage,\u00a0Kale,\u00a0Spinach,\u00a0Lettuce,\u00a0Turnip Greens,\u00a0Mustard Greens,\u00a0Radish<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>St. Bethany Fresh\u00a0<\/b>will have vine-ripened, pesticide-free tomatoes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Mardis Honey\u00a0<\/b>will have honey<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Cathy Field<\/b>\u00a0will have three kinds of focaccia bread: Olive, Rosemary, and Basil Pesto<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Linda Boyd<\/b>\u00a0will have lettuce mix, romaine mix, asparagus, assorted herbs, blueberry jam, rosemary-lemon jelly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Yokna Bottoms Farm\u00a0<\/b>will have six kinds of lettuces, \u00a0two kinds of spinach, \u00a0Fun Jen cabbage, Blues Chinese cabbage, mixed radishes, \u00a0Hakurei turnips, broccoli rapini, spearmint, and green garlic. \u00a0May also have baby onions and mixed mustards<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b><\/b>We will have\u00a0<b>live music this week (from ~8-10 on Saturday) from\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Love-Cannon\/214727561930966\" target=\"_blank\">Love Cannon<\/a>. If you enjoy the music, please consider showing your support for the musicians with a tip (or some produce), who are not getting paid for these gigs. Check out our music lineup for the first half of the season here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtfarmersmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mtfarmersmarket.<wbr \/>com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">You can receive an update similar to this one each week on our\u00a0<b>Facebook page\u00a0<\/b>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mtmarket\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr \/>mtmarket<\/a>), along with additional content such as photos and videos from our vendors and from the market itself.\u00a0We would love for you to take photos at the market, or photos of yourself eating food from the market, and post them on our Facebook page! Or, just make a quick comment on our page about your experience with the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><b>Did you know that Bost Farm can accept EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) for payment?<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0If you know anyone who receives food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program), please let them know that they can now use EBT to purchase fresh healthy food at Mid-Town Farmers\u2019 Market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">The\u00a0<b>Wednesday market<\/b>\u00a0may begin next week, depending on how many farmers have extra produce.\u00a0\u00a0Watch for another update on Tuesday about that.\u00a0 Please note that during the Wednesday market hours (8am to 1pm), our vendors may arrive or depart any time during those hours, depending on availability of their product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">We need\u00a0<b>volunteers\u00a0<\/b>to help at the market tent this summer.\u00a0 If you are interested in helping, please contact our volunteer coordinator Betty Crouther (<a href=\"mailto:arpate@olemiss.edu\" target=\"_blank\">arpate@olemiss.edu<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">If you know of a\u00a0<b>vendor who is interested in selling at Mid-Town<\/b>, please point them to our website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtfarmersmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mtfarmersmarket.<wbr \/>com\/<\/a>) where the application documents can be downloaded, or give us their contact information so we can mail the documents to them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #5f65e6;\"><b>Directions to the market:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0From the Oxford Square, drive (or walk or bike!) north on North Lamar about \u00bd mile, and look for us on the left in the parking lot of the Mid-Town Shopping Plaza. Alternatively you can take the\u00a0<b>bus<\/b>, utilizing the Oxford University Transit\u00a0Red Route, which passes Mid-Town once per hour on Saturday mornings (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordms.net\/visitors\/transit\/bus-routes-a-schedules.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.oxfordms.net\/<wbr \/>visitors\/transit\/bus-routes-a-<wbr \/>schedules.html<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #15a723;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">See you at the market!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #15a723;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Best Wishes,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #15a723;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Jason Hoeksema<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #15a723;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Mid-Town Farmers&#8217; Market board member<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &nbsp; Mid-Town Farmers&#8217; Market fans and customers, &nbsp; We\u2019re back!\u00a0Mid-Town Farmers\u2019 Market opens for the 2013 season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":7092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[195,190,68],"tags":[1363,1379,1377,1357,1266,1361,1373,1368,1364,1344,1343,1374,1375,1349,1359,1352,1353,1351,1372,1350,1356,1096,1089,1376,1362,1371,1345,1342,1341,986,5,642,1380,1347,1346,7067,1369,4,1370,1365,1355,1348,1367,1360,1366,1358,304,1378,1354],"class_list":["post-6650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gardening-farming","category-local-business","category-local-food","tag-bost","tag-bottoms","tag-boyd","tag-brewer","tag-cannon","tag-castens","tag-cathy","tag-certified","tag-farm","tag-farmer","tag-farmers","tag-field","tag-focaccia","tag-fresh","tag-fruit","tag-grit","tag-grits","tag-hoeksema","tag-honey","tag-jason","tag-joyous","tag-lafayette","tag-lamar","tag-linda","tag-love","tag-mardis","tag-market","tag-mid-town","tag-midtown","tag-miss","tag-mississippi","tag-ms","tag-music","tag-n-lamar","tag-north","tag-ole-miss","tag-organic","tag-oxford","tag-produce","tag-providence","tag-quinn","tag-sears","tag-springs","tag-sue","tag-sunlight","tag-vegetable","tag-volta","tag-yokna","tag-zion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/TLV-182-SA-MidtownFarmersMarket-RGB.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}