Heart of the Garden WED JUL 30
Heart of the Garden WED JUL 30
Hello Vendors, Participants, and Marketeers!
WEEK 09!
Market Hours 2pm-6pm
Today, WED JUL 30, marks the 9th week of the season for the “Heart of the Garden” Farmers’ Market, co-sponsored by the Township of Pemberton and the DEBORAH Heart and Lung Center.
It’s also the third week of our special series of Family Friendly events. This week’s event: Market T-Shirt Tie-Dye for Kids! Not just a demo, participants get to customize their own free Farmers Market T-shirts. (First 100 kids!)
MARKET DAY WEATHER
Hope you like it cooler and dry! 🙂 Here’s the story according to Weather.com
NEW SITE PLAN LAYOUT
Please pay attention to the new site plan below. Instead of spreading out, let’s “circle the wagons” and create a smaller, more intimate, livelier atmosphere centered on the music stage. We’re adding some picnic tents at the “front,” and putting vendors on both sides of the lane, facing each other. I’ll need your attention and cooperation when you arrive to make the new plan work.
PURPOSE OF THIS POST
This post is not for the general public. It’s for the benefit of Market participants. We have a facebook page and are building an email list to communicate with Marketgoers. You’ll get your news here; you’ll receive weekly email with a link to a new post at this blog for announcements and the site plan for the week.
LOCATION
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The address is 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, in the open field alongside the Pemberton Municipal Building.
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An aerial photo below shows the site location across the street from the athletic fields with their baseball diamonds, just down the road from the Burlington County Community College campus (and very near the tall blue water tower).
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A link to Google Maps for driving directions is also provided below.
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Have my cell phone number with you: David Hodges (856) 979-6653
SCHEDULE
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Arrive no later than 1:00pm, please.
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Be set up and ready to sell when the Market opens at 2:00pm.
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Stay until the Market closes at 6:00pm.
VEHICLES
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An aerial map with arrows showing the entry plan is shown below.
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To exit, follow the arrows backwards.
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Drive in off Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, proceed past parking and beyond the line of cones.
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Turn left just before the green-and-white snow fence into the field.
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Drive directly into the Market, following the site plan, looking for white stripes drawn on the grass.
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Park your vehicle across the back of your area inside your assigned spaces.
TENTS AND GROUNDS
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Set up tents and tables across the front of your assigned space.
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Bring and use tent weights or stakes for everybody’s safety.
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The Market site is a grassy field. It should be dry tomorrow, but consider bringing a mat just in case.
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facebook.com/HeartoftheGardenMarket
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Total likes at the moment: 291
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There has not been much activity on this page in recent weeks. Please feel free to post news about your farm or business to generate interest in the site.
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You can “Check In” on facebook when you arrive to let your friends (and your boss) know you’re here.
Vendor Entry to the Market:
Link to Google Maps for Driving Directions
QUESTIONS?
Leave a comment in the Reply field below OR
Email David Hodges at davidbdale@comcast.net OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 854-8385 Home Office OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 979-6653 Cell Phone for Market Days
Collingswood SAT JUL 26
Hello, Vendors and Friends of the Collingswood Farmers’ Market!
We’re in it now! All the summer crops are in and we start wondering how humid the days will be. Here’s what Weather.com says about SAT JUL 26. Early morning could be a bit sticky, but the humidity eases as the day gets warmer. Looks like a beauty.
(What’s the difference between Mostly Sunny and Partly Cloudy? Sounds like Glass Half Full / Glass Half Empty to me. See if you can tell the difference at 10am!)
COUNTING THE CROWD.
Have you ever wondered how many attend our Market? We have. So this week, we’re going to count. A team of five (Joe Mick, Isobella Cerceo, Shirley Cotrotsos, Sean Garrity, and his girlfriend Cat) will scan the entrances—north, south, east, and west—and click their clickers for every shopper who enters. We’re very grateful to them for their help.
VENDOR PARKING PERMITS
It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS!
GET YOUR PERMITS FROM DAVID HODGES
Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.
SITE MAP FOR SAT JUL 26
Here’s the Site Map. Schober Orchard will expand to its full 6 spaces for the rest of the season. We’re operating at full capacity.
GUEST VENDORS
Neil’s Sharpening Service is available (That must mean it’s the last Saturday of the month!) We also have lamb from Border Springs, pesto from Dee Dee’s Kitchen, blueberries from Green Ford Farm, and artisan delectables from Green Aisle Grocery.
LIVE MUSIC
Two beloved acts play our stages this week: Little Stevie brings his many instruments and mojo to the west stage, while She Hates Me commands our attention to the east.
BID VENDORS
As always, Mike DiBartolo, not David Hodges, is your contact for all questions regarding BID participation at the Market. (609) 949-3424. mikied721@gmail.com.
MARKET ACTIVITY SPACES
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Trudi Clark makes hand made clay wall pockets and serving dishes with inlaid vintage lace. Her business is called Pretty Pottery by Clay Place. She’s our Guest Artist in Space 24.
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Calling All Riders! As representatives of the National MS Society – Delaware Valley Chapter, Steven Burch and Stephen Drayton are seeking sponsors for the City to Shore Bike Tour, and recruiting riders for the tour. They’ll also have pretzels and bottled water for sale in case you’re looking for either!
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Calling All Walkers! Jennifer Haught and other committee members will work a table for FARE: Food Allergy Research and Education. They’re promoting/recruiting walkers for our annual walk for Sept 20 at Riversharks stadium and promoting food allergy awareness in the community!
FLEXIBLE SITE PLAN
Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week. Thank you.
David Hodges Market Director Collingswood Farmers’ Market 856 854-8385 Home Office 856 979-6653 Cell Phone on Market Day
Heart of the Garden WED JUL 23
Heart of the Garden WED JUL 23
Hello Vendors, Participants, and Marketeers!
WEEK 08!
Market Hours 2pm-6pm
Today, WED JUL 23, marks the 8th week of the season for the “Heart of the Garden” Farmers’ Market, co-sponsored by the Township of Pemberton and the DEBORAH Heart and Lung Center.
It’s also the second week of our special series of Family Friendly events. This week’s event: Hands-on Gardening! Share the love of gardening! Kids can dig, plant, and water their very own beans, peppers, and tomato plants that they can take home & harvest! (First 100 kids!)
MARKET DAY WEATHER
As usual this time of year, there’s a chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Here’s the story according to Weather.com
NEW SITE PLAN LAYOUT
Please pay attention to the new site plan below. The township has striped new lines to help us achieve a “square horseshoe” layout suggested by Christina Krowicki. The plan achieves a good street appeal without consigning any unfortunate vendors to “the backyard.” I’ll need your attention and cooperation when you arrive to make the new plan work.
PURPOSE OF THIS POST
This post is not for the general public. It’s for the benefit of Market participants. We have a facebook page and are building an email list to communicate with Marketgoers. You’ll get your news here; you’ll receive weekly email with a link to a new post at this blog for announcements and the site plan for the week.
LOCATION
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The address is 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, in the open field alongside the Pemberton Municipal Building.
-
An aerial photo below shows the site location across the street from the athletic fields with their baseball diamonds, just down the road from the Burlington County Community College campus (and very near the tall blue water tower).
-
A link to Google Maps for driving directions is also provided below.
-
Have my cell phone number with you: David Hodges (856) 979-6653
SCHEDULE
-
Arrive no later than 1:00pm, please.
-
Be set up and ready to sell when the Market opens at 2:00pm.
-
Stay until the Market closes at 6:00pm.
VEHICLES
-
An aerial map with arrows showing the entry plan is shown below.
-
To exit, follow the arrows backwards.
-
Drive in off Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, proceed past parking and beyond the line of cones.
-
Turn left just before the green-and-white snow fence into the field.
-
Drive directly into the Market, following the site plan, looking for white stripes drawn on the grass.
-
Park your vehicle across the back of your area inside your assigned spaces.
TENTS AND GROUNDS
-
Set up tents and tables across the front of your assigned space.
-
Bring and use tent weights or stakes for everybody’s safety.
-
The Market site is a grassy field. It should be dry tomorrow, but consider bringing a mat just in case.
-
facebook.com/HeartoftheGardenMarket
-
Total likes at the moment: 291
-
There has not been much activity on this page in recent weeks. Please feel free to post news about your farm or business to generate interest in the site.
-
You can “Check In” on facebook when you arrive to let your friends (and your boss) know you’re here.
Vendor Entry to the Market:
Link to Google Maps for Driving Directions
QUESTIONS?
Leave a comment in the Reply field below OR
Email David Hodges at davidbdale@comcast.net OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 854-8385 Home Office OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 979-6653 Cell Phone for Market Days
Collingswood SAT JUL 19
Hello, Vendors and Friends of the Collingswood Farmers’ Market!
How the season flies! Just a few weeks ago, we were seeing the first Jersey blueberries in the Market. Already this week will likely be the last for the organic berries from Brookeberry Farms. They have blueberries and blackberries, but will not have a crop of raspberries this year. Meanwhile, Springdale Farms’ blackberry crop, when it comes, looks like a big one.
Weatherwise, low temps and light breeze. Cloudy, with lowering humidity. High of 80 by closing. Precipitation 0%.
GUEST VENDORS
A full slate of popular favorites: Green Aisle Grocery, John & Kira’s Chocolates, Sweet Freedom (Collingswood’s gluten-free bakery). And the berries.
LIVE MUSIC
Trio Nova Duo will beguilingly strum and pluck on the east stage, while, to the west, Dave Kelly will hold court.
BID VENDORS
As always, Mike DiBartolo, not David Hodges, is your contact for all questions regarding BID participation at the Market. (609) 949-3424. mikied721@gmail.com.
MARKET ACTIVITY SPACES
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Loraine Delphy makes neck pillows and knits 100% cotton dish cloths (for vintage tastes) that last years.
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Andy Goldfield will be raising awareness for Susan G Komen Philadelphia (and he hopes raising funds too, with tickets to Komen Fundraiser events at Camden Riversharks games on July 30 and August 2).
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BUY 2 GIVE 1. Once again, Market Sponsor Lourdes Wellness will partner with the Oaklyn Food Pantry to collect food donations at this week’s Market for distribution to our food-insecure neighbors on Monday. Consider making donations directly at the Market. Also, donations or loans of coolers to protect sensitive produce during transfer would be greatly appreciated.
FLEXIBLE SITE PLAN
Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week. Thank you.
David Hodges Market Director Collingswood Farmers’ Market 856 854-8385 Home Office 856 979-6653 Cell Phone on Market Day
“Heart of the Garden” WED JUL 16
Heart of the Garden WED JUL 16
Hello Vendors, Participants, and Marketeers!
WEEK 07!
Please Note New Time: Market Hours 2pm-6pm
Today, WED JUL 16, marks the 7th week of the season for the “Heart of the Garden” Farmers’ Market, co-sponsored by the Township of Pemberton and the DEBORAH Heart and Lung Center.
It’s also the first week of our special series of Family Friendly events. This week’s event: the always popular Touch-a-Truck!
RETURNING TO THE MARKET THIS WEEK
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Border Springs Farm returns with lamb.
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Krowicki Farm makes a long-awaited return.
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Joe Vadala is back onstage with his guitar and his hits.
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Rita’s Water Ice truck will return for a second week.
PURPOSE OF THIS POST
This post is not for the general public. It’s for the benefit of Market participants. We have a facebook page and are building an email list to communicate with Marketgoers. You’ll get your news here; you’ll receive weekly email with a link to a new post at this blog for announcements and the site plan for the week.
LOCATION
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The address is 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, in the open field alongside the Pemberton Municipal Building.
-
An aerial photo below shows the site location across the street from the athletic fields with their baseball diamonds, just down the road from the Burlington County Community College campus (and very near the tall blue water tower).
-
A link to Google Maps for driving directions is also provided below.
-
Have my cell phone number with you: David Hodges (856) 979-6653
SCHEDULE
-
Arrive no later than 1:00pm, please.
-
Be set up and ready to sell when the Market opens at 2:00pm.
-
Stay until the Market closes at 6:00pm.
VEHICLES
-
An aerial map with arrows showing the entry plan is shown below.
-
To exit, follow the arrows backwards.
-
Drive in off Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, proceed past parking and beyond the line of cones.
-
Turn left just before the green-and-white snow fence into the field.
-
Drive directly into the Market, following the site plan, looking for white stripes drawn on the grass.
-
Park your vehicle across the back of your area inside your assigned spaces.
TENTS AND GROUNDS
-
Set up tents and tables across the front of your assigned space.
-
Bring and use tent weights or stakes for everybody’s safety.
-
The Market site is a grassy field. It should be dry tomorrow, but consider bringing a mat just in case.
-
facebook.com/HeartoftheGardenMarket
-
We’ve been blowing up. We’ve added another 100 likes (now totaling 289).
-
You can “Check In” on facebook when you arrive to let your friends (and your boss) know you’re here.
Vendor Entry to the Market:
Link to Google Maps for Driving Directions
QUESTIONS?
Leave a comment in the Reply field below OR
Email David Hodges at davidbdale@comcast.net OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 854-8385 Home Office OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 979-6653 Cell Phone for Market Days
Market Director David Hodges, always in a red shirt and Market cap, not always with his beagle/dachshund Shelby.
Collingswood SAT JUL 12
Hello, Vendors and Friends of the Collingswood Farmers’ Market!
Peach Month is officially (at least for our market) August, but this week, the delectable lovelies are starting to appear in quantity. Schober Sons will be bringing the first of their Century variety, and from Fruitwood Farms we’ll have peaches for the second week in a row (yellow Centuries and white Sugarmays). Can the peach pie contest be far? 🙂
Weatherwise, no worries at all. A high for the day of 87, light winds, and zero chance of rain. What else did you expect?
GUEST VENDORS
We’ll have blueberries straight from the farm, both organic and conventional. No raspberries yet, but a limited supply of organic blackberries. (I guess they’ll all ripen at once this year.)
LIVE MUSIC
Sam Caruso will command our attention at the east stage while, to the west, 2/3 of the Trio Nova will beguilingly strum and pick.Â
BID VENDORS
As always, Mike DiBartolo, not David Hodges, is your contact for all questions regarding BID participation at the Market. (609) 949-3424. mikied721@gmail.com.
MARKET ACTIVITY SPACES
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Sultana Maria Jewelry is our Guest Artist this week. The word eclectic does not quite cover her range. She creates everything from jewelry of gems-plus-bullet-casings, to the charming blossom crowns pictured below. Check her out in space 25.
FLEXIBLE SITE PLAN
Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week. Thank you.
David Hodges Market Director Collingswood Farmers’ Market 856 854-8385 Home Office 856 979-6653 Cell Phone on Market Day
“Heart of the Garden” WED JUL 09
Heart of the Garden WED JUL 09
Hello Vendors, Participants, and Marketeers!
WEEK 06!
Today, WED JUL 09, marks the 6th week of the season for the “Heart of the Garden” Farmers’ Market, co-sponsored by the Township of Pemberton and the DEBORAH Heart and Lung Center. We’re sorry to have lost the Hungry Piney, but hopeful about the participation of Rita’s Water Ice of Bordentown next week (possibly as early as this week).
RETURNING TO THE MARKET THISFOR THIS WEEK
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Davidson’s Mushrooms return after a week off.
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Wild Flour Bakery will be back after missing a week.
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Green Ford Farm will be back with early-season blueberries.
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Cheyenne’s Farm Market will return too.
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Marc Sengin is back onstage with his guitar and his hits. Come sing along!
PURPOSE OF THIS POST
This post is not for the general public. It’s for the benefit of Market participants. We have a facebook page and are building an email list to communicate with Marketgoers. You’ll get your news here; you’ll receive weekly email with a link to a new post at this blog for announcements and the site plan for the week.
LOCATION
-
The address is 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, in the open field alongside the Pemberton Municipal Building.
-
An aerial photo below shows the site location across the street from the athletic fields with their baseball diamonds, just down the road from the Burlington County Community College campus (and very near the tall blue water tower).
-
A link to Google Maps for driving directions is also provided below.
-
Have my cell phone number with you: David Hodges (856) 979-6653
SCHEDULE
-
Arrive at 1:30 if you need the time, but no later than 2:00pm, please.
-
Be set up and ready to sell when the Market opens at 3:00pm.
-
Stay until the Market closes at 7:00pm.
VEHICLES
-
An aerial map with arrows showing the entry plan is shown below.
-
To exit, follow the arrows backwards.
-
Drive in off Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, proceed past parking and beyond the line of cones.
-
Turn left just before the green-and-white snow fence into the field.
-
Drive directly into the Market, following the site plan, looking for white stripes drawn on the grass.
-
Park your vehicle across the back of your area inside your assigned spaces.
TENTS AND GROUNDS
-
Set up tents and tables across the front of your assigned space.
-
Bring and use tent weights or stakes for everybody’s safety.
-
The Market site is a grassy field. It should be dry tomorrow, but consider bringing a mat just in case.
-
facebook.com/HeartoftheGardenMarket
-
We’ve been blowing up. We’ve added another 100 likes (now totaling 289).
-
You can “Check In” on facebook when you arrive to let your friends (and your boss) know you’re here.
Vendor Entry to the Market:
Link to Google Maps for Driving Directions
QUESTIONS?
Leave a comment in the Reply field below OR
Email David Hodges at davidbdale@comcast.net OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 854-8385 Home Office OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 979-6653 Cell Phone for Market Days
Market Director David Hodges, always in a red shirt and Market cap, not always with his beagle/dachshund Shelby.
Collingswood SAT JUL 05
Hello, Vendors and Friends of the Collingswood Farmers’ Market!
RED (field tomatoes) WHITE (white sweet corn) and BLUE (blueberries)! We’ve got your patriotic meals here! Week 10 of our 2014 Season will be not so crowded as last week. But the corn truck arrives, and two blueberry farms will participate, plus three fine guest vendors.
Weatherwise, we’re catching a serious break: after a very hot and humid week, our Market will be much cooler, and dry.
GUEST VENDORS
Both Green Ford Farm and Brookeberry Farm will be bringing berries this week. Late ripening and late-week rains are both depressing quantities, but early shoppers will be rewarded with choices.
LIVE MUSIC
Dave Kelly returns for the second week in a row at the east stage. John Rossi commands the west stage.
BID VENDORS
As always, Mike DiBartolo, not David Hodges, is your contact for all questions regarding BID participation at the Market. (609) 949-3424. mikied721@gmail.com.
MARKET ACTIVITY SPACES
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Sally Castellini is our Guest Artist this week. She creates wreaths and arrangements of dried flowers.
FLEXIBLE SITE PLAN
Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week. Thank you.
David Hodges Market Director Collingswood Farmers’ Market 856 854-8385 Home Office 856 979-6653 Cell Phone on Market Day
“Heart of the Garden” WED JUL 02
Heart of the Garden WED JUL 02
Hello Vendors, Participants, and Marketeers!
WEEK 05!
Today, WED JUL 02, marks the 5th week of the season for the “Heart of the Garden” Farmers’ Market, co-sponsored by the Township of Pemberton and the DEBORAH Heart and Lung Center. We’ve added another very local farm this week: Good Tree Farm of New Egypt.
NEWS FOR THIS WEEK
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Davidson’s Mushrooms return after a week off.
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Border Springs Farm will also return with frozen lamb cuts and sausage.
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Green Ford Farm will be back with early-season blueberries.
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For the first time, we’re delighted to welcome organic produce from Good Tree Farm of New Egypt.
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Joe Vadala is back onstage with his guitar and popular hits. Come sing along!
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Popular favorite produce vendors are also in attendance: Fruitwood Farm Orchard, Cheyenne’s Farm Market, and Lone Wolfe Farm.
PURPOSE OF THIS POST
This post is not for the general public. It’s for the benefit of Market participants. We have a facebook page and are building an email list to communicate with Marketgoers. You’ll get your news here; you’ll receive weekly email with a link to a new post at this blog for announcements and the site plan for the week.
LOCATION
-
The address is 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, in the open field alongside the Pemberton Municipal Building.
-
An aerial photo below shows the site location across the street from the athletic fields with their baseball diamonds, just down the road from the Burlington County Community College campus (and very near the tall blue water tower).
-
A link to Google Maps for driving directions is also provided below.
-
Have my cell phone number with you: David Hodges (856) 979-6653
SCHEDULE
-
Arrive at 1:30 if you need the time, but no later than 2:00pm, please.
-
Be set up and ready to sell when the Market opens at 3:00pm.
-
Stay until the Market closes at 7:00pm.
VEHICLES
-
An aerial map with arrows showing the entry plan is shown below.
-
To exit, follow the arrows backwards.
-
Drive in off Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, proceed past parking and beyond the line of cones.
-
Turn left just before the green-and-white snow fence into the field.
-
Drive directly into the Market, following the site plan, looking for white stripes drawn on the grass.
-
Park your vehicle across the back of your area inside your assigned spaces.
TENTS AND GROUNDS
-
Set up tents and tables across the front of your assigned space.
-
Bring and use tent weights or stakes for everybody’s safety.
-
The Market site is a grassy field. It should be dry tomorrow, but consider bringing a mat just in case.
-
facebook.com/HeartoftheGardenMarket
-
We’ve been blowing up. 179 Likes in our first two weeks.
-
You can “Check In” on facebook when you arrive to let your friends (and your boss) know you’re here.
Vendor Entry to the Market:
Link to Google Maps for Driving Directions
QUESTIONS?
Leave a comment in the Reply field below OR
Email David Hodges at davidbdale@comcast.net OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 854-8385 Home Office OR
Phone David Hodges at (856) 979-6653 Cell Phone for Market Days
Market Director David Hodges, always in a red shirt and Market cap, not always with his beagle/dachshund Shelby.
Farm Marketeer 