Opening day at Indian Valley Farmers’ Market

Saturday, July 04, 2009

I’m pretty sure there couldn’t have been more beautiful weather for today’s Indian Valley Farmers’ Market opening.  Clear blue skies and sunshine were the perfect backdrop for local fruits, vegetables, maple syrup, wine, roasted coffee and flowers, homemade baked pies, cakes, breads and stromboli, and handcrafted rag rugs, glass earrings and glass watering bulbs.  This year’s vendors include:

Annie’s Rag Rugs: Rugs made of 100% natural, recycled cotton and wool blankets.
Bakers on Broad:  Specialty and traditional artisan breads.
Country Creek Winery:  Variety of Pennsylvania wines produced and bottled by the winery; farmstead cheese made by Goot Essa.
Creations by Carmine:  Beautiful hand-blown glass items including pendants, earrings, ornaments and watering bulbs.
Farmer’s Daughters: Fresh baked goods using Pennsylvania Dutch themes such as funny cakes, shoofly pies, whoopie pies, assorted cookies and breads; handmade crafts such as afghans, and hanging dish towels.
Frankie’s Favorites: All natural oatmeal cookies in four scrumptious flavors: oatmeal raisin, oatmeal raisin with coconut, oatmeal with dark chocolate ad pecan, and oatmeal peanut butter.
Nita-Baker:  Delicious variety of strombolis, tomato pie, garlic knots, and many fresh baked sweets.
Peanut World: Fresh ground nut butters, roasted peanuts and a variety of healthy snacks.
R & L Home Baked Goods: Large variety of breads, cakes and cookies.
Rising Sun Coffee Roasters:  Fresh roasted coffee in a variety of flavors; coffee drinks.
Willy’s Wood:  Handcrafted cedar and pine furniture and wood products.
Ray’s Greenhouse:  Vegetables, fruit, perennials, annuals; homemade jarred goods such as chow chow, sweet and sour beets, ketchup and apple butter.
Windy Springs Farm:  Seasonal vegetables and fruit; jarred homemade goods including ketchup and spaghetti sauce.

Next Saturday’s market, which will feature the 2009 Field to Table Food Festival, is not to be missed.  Be sure to stop by for exhibits from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 4-H, the Searching for “Berried” Treasure Contest, music, menu samples from local restaurants and activities for children.  The market will open as usual at 8:30am; Field to Table events will run from 10am - 3pm.

This season, the Indian Valley Farmers’ Market will be held each Saturday until October 17, from 8:30am until 12noon (except in the case of special events) at the Telford Train Station on Penn and Main Streets in Telford, Montgomery County.  Keep an eye on all market news and events at http://www.ivfm.org/.