Weather forecast for Saturday.

Looks like a beauty. Moderate humidity and temperatures that start cool and climb to the low 80s! No chance of rain, light breeze. Good day to SELL a mess of produce.

Site Plan for SAT JUN 18

Official Market Bloggers

If you’ve been following our facebook page, or seen the News Updates coming from our Website, you know our new bloggers have been hard at work writing timely stories about events and fresh products.

• BAKED BEETS HOT OR COLD. Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Susan makes easy use of a mixed bunch of organic beets from DanLynn.  LINK HERE.

MIXED BUNCH ORGANIC BEETS FROM DANLYNN

• KOHLRABI FRITTERS. Ryan Cochrane (imadeafood). Flaim Farms provided the Kohlrabi. Ryan provides the genius that results in exquisite fritters. LINK HERE.

KOHLRABI FRITTER

• ZEE BREAD. Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Susan uses two large zucchini from Les Viereck’s farm to create what around her house they lovingly call Zee Bread. LINK HERE.

ZUCCHINI BREAD (ZEE BREAD)

BLOGGER CREDENTIALS

In all, six Official Market Bloggers have been provided with credentials like these:

This week’s blog posts include recipes using

• KOHLRABI
• ZUCCHINI
• BEETS

BE PROACTIVE WITH OUR BLOGGERS

Make time for our bloggers if you can, and consider offering them samples of products they can use in their recipes. They’ll always tell readers where they got their ingredients. If you need help moving a particular product, solicit an article/recipe that features it.

JUN 18 Guest Vendors

• Weckerly’s Ice Cream
• MECHA Chocolates (BID area)
• Market Day Canele
• Green Aisle Grocery
• Garden State Juice Co.
• Origin Almond
• 2016 DEBUT: Barn and Stone House Soap
• Blissed Out Mamas Lactation Supplies
• Philosophers Stone (Free Chair Massages . . . donations welcome)
• BID PROMOTION: The Principled Pet

Significant Returns

RICK HYMER (HYMER FARMS) is taking the week off to transition from his 4-space spring blooms setup to his 2-space summer vegetables operation.

CHARLES KOORY (CHARLIE’S CREPES) needs this Saturday to attend a wedding.

Vendor Debut

BARN AND STONE HOUSE SOAP.

Rex Bockius says: Our name Barn and Stone House came from our old stone farmhouse and timber frame barn in Bucks County, Pa. where I spent both my childhood and much of my adult life living with my wonderful wife Karen. Both of my parents were artist craftspeople with a shared love for antiques of all kinds. This instilled in me the value of quality work and craftsmanship. We strive to only offer products of both high quality, value and uniqueness.

Guest Artist: Lisa Kirkonis (Shayla Shine Designs)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/shaylashinesdesigns

Lisa is a late replacement for a Guest Artist who had to cancel. I’ve been able to gather just a bit of information about her. She makes, among other things, dandelion wish pendants that appear to contain actual, delicate dandelion seeds.

Live Music

The Incomparable Dave Kelly
EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT

(MARKET DEBUT) WAYSIDE SHAKEUP
WEST STAGE

Dog Tent

FRENCH BULLDOG RESCUE NETWORK will staff the Dog Tent for us this week, to provide Market Permit Leashes to pet owners who haven’t yet legitimized their dogs.

Bag Reduction

Already this season, we have noticed a significant decline in the number of disposable, single-use plastic bags at the Market. We’re taking a variety of steps to help shoppers eliminate them where possible.

Send anyone who wants to participate to the FOFM (Friends of the Farmers’ Market) tent at the middle of the Market for

a FREE Paper bag courtesy of Market sponsor Audubon Savings Bank, or

a chance to make their own T-Shirt bag, or

to purchase a snazzy Market reusable bag, or

to BORROW a reusable bag from the FOFM Loaner Bag program.

BID Vendors

Perennial favorites DiBartolo Bakery, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., and Sara’s Produce will be selling food. The Principled Pet will attend to promote their proper provisions for pets and their people.

Starting this season, David Hodges is your primary contact for all BID area questions, reservations, and requests. At the usual numbers and email addresses. See below.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

Vendors Please Enforce: “No Permit, No Purchase”

This won’t be easy, but it’s necessary. If good dog behavior is important to you, you’ll comply in with the No Permit, No Purchase policy, declining to serve customers who don’t choose to cooperate with the Permitting and Behavior Guidelines. David will distribute a batch of Dog Behavior Guidelines to all vendors for distribution to anyone who appears at your table attempting to make purchases with a non-permitted dog.

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! 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.

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
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Weather forecast for Saturday.

Looks like a beauty. Moderate humidity and temperatures that start cool and climb to the low 80s! No chance of rain until afternoon, light breeze. Good day to buy a mess of produce.

Site Plan for SAT JUN 11

Official Market Bloggers

If you’ve been following our facebook page, or seen the News Updates coming from our Website, you know our new bloggers have been hard at work writing timely stories about events and fresh products.

VEGAN ASPARAGUS LEEK QUICHE

• Vegan Asparagus and Leek Quiche. Christine Clark (The Coveted Kitchen). Christine uses Viereck Farms asparagus and leeks from Flaim Farms to produce a vegan delight using tofu for cheese. LINK HERE.

STRAWBERRY CHICKEN GORGONZOLA

• Strawberry Chicken with Gorgonzola. Donna Hutchinson (My Tasty Journey) makes an unexpected sweet & savory combo: Chicken with strawberry sauce and gorgonzola. LINK HERE.

STRAWBERRY JAM CROSTINI

• Strawberry Sweet Crostini. Patricia DiJulio (SOUTHJERSEYGIRLSGRUB). Patricia paired Springdale Farms strawberries with bread from Villa Barone to produce a rustic strawberry jam crostini. LINK HERE.

BLOGGER CREDENTIALS

In all, six Official Market Bloggers have been provided with credentials like these:

This week’s blog posts include recipes using

• strawberries
• asparagus
• leeks

BE PROACTIVE WITH OUR BLOGGERS

Make time for our bloggers if you can, and consider offering them samples of products they can use in their recipes. They’ll always tell readers where they got their ingredients. If you need help moving a particular product, solicit an article/recipe that features it.

JUN 11 Guest Vendors

• JOHN & KIRA’S CHOCOLATE
• GARDEN STATE JUICE COMPANY is here with juices squeezed from the produce they bought last week here at the Market.
  
• BLUEBERRY FIELDS SOAP makes its first appearance at the Market this season.
• ORIGIN ALMOND (ALMOND MILK) rounds out the roster of Guest Vendors.

Significant Absences

• RICK HYMER (HYMER FARMS) is taking the week off to transition from his 4-space spring blooms setup to his 2-space summer vegetables operation.
• CHARLES KOORY (CHARLIE’S CREPES) needs this Saturday to attend a wedding.

Significant Returns

• ERIN KELLY WALDRON  (LA POOCH PATISSERIE) will return following a two-week absence. Make her feel welcome.

Vendor Debut

PRESERVATION (RYAN HARRISON)    photo: Matt Skoufalos

• PRESERVATION. Ryan Harrison has been buying and pickling local produce for his Haddon Township store just off Haddon Avenue. Now he brings his creations to our Market for the first time. Expect to see him strolling the Market (if he can get away from his table) looking for anything that can be preserved in brine. Better yet: don’t let him get away from his table.

Guest Artist: Aimee Eckert (Relics Revisited)

AIMEE ECKERT WITH HER VINTAGE CERAMIC AND WOOD NECKLACE

RELICS REVISITED. Aimee Eckert is a true friend of the Market. She juries our Artists of the Week program, coordinates artists and crafters for the Handmade Holidays, and takes her turn this week as our featured artist with her jewelry collection constructed from original photographs, vintage bits, metal, clothing, and reclaimed odds and ends.

www.etsy.com/shop/angularart

Live Music

SAM CARUSO (with or without Guest) EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT

THE INCOMPARABLE DAVE KELLY, WEST STAGE

Dog Tent

ALMOST HOME SHELTER will staff the Dog Tent for us this week, to provide Market Permit Leashes to pet owners who haven’t yet legitimized their dogs.

Bag Reduction

Already this season, we have noticed a significant decline in the number of disposable, single-use plastic bags at the Market. We’re taking a variety of steps to help shoppers eliminate them where possible.

Send anyone who wants to participate to the FOFM (Friends of the Farmers’ Market) tent at the middle of the Market for

• a FREE Paper bag courtesy of Market sponsor Audubon Savings Bank, or
• a chance to make their own T-Shirt bag, or
• to purchase a snazzy Market reusable bag, or
• to BORROW a reusable bag from the FOFM Loaner Bag program.

BID Vendors

Perennial favorites DiBartolo Bakery, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., and Sara’s Produce will be selling food. Collingswood Music will attend to promote instrument sales, vinyl products, and music lessons. 

Starting this season, David Hodges is your primary contact for all BID area questions, reservations, and requests. At the usual numbers and email addresses. See below.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

Vendors Please Enforce: “No Permit, No Purchase”

This won’t be easy, but it’s necessary. If good dog behavior is important to you, you’ll comply in with the No Permit, No Purchase policy, declining to serve customers who don’t choose to cooperate with the Permitting and Behavior Guidelines. David will distribute a batch of Dog Behavior Guidelines to all vendors for distribution to anyone who appears at your table attempting to make purchases with a non-permitted dog.

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! 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.

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
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Weather forecast for Saturday.

Looks like a beauty. Cool temperatures for setup and the early hours, with a chance of showers toward the very end of the Market day. Windless. Muggy though: check out those humidity numbers, starting the day at 90%.

Site Plan for SAT JUN 04

Official Market Bloggers

If you’ve been following our facebook page, or seen the News Updates coming from our Website, you know our new bloggers have been hard at work writing timely stories about events and fresh products.

This week, we have new stories (and photos! and recipes!) from Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef) and from Natalie Winch (Food Empowerment Blog).

• Roasted Strawberry and Chia Seed Jam. Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef). Denine has produced a brand new recipe using strawberries from our Market. Very complete instructions include a video of the process! LINK HERE.

• Salad Greens. Natalie Winch (Food Empowerment Blog). Natalie makes the case for enjoying salad greens, kale, collard, and spinach, at their best now before the real heat of summer. LINK HERE.

In all, six Official Market Bloggers have been provided with credentials like these:

This week’s blog posts include recipes using

• strawberries
• spring greens
• collard greens
• spinach
• kale

Make time for our bloggers if you can, and consider offering them samples of products they can use in their recipes. They’ll always tell readers where they got their ingredients

MAY 21 Guest Vendors

• CHARLIE’S CREPES takes a familiar space alongside DanLynn Organic Farm.
  
• WECKERLY’S ICE CREAM will also be found near DanLynn
• MECHA CHOCOLATE sets up near Cheese, Etc. in the BID area of the Market.
• GARDEN STATE JUICE COMPANY is here with juices squeezed from the produce they bought last week here at the Market.
  
• BIANCA DEL MARE returns with soaps and skin care products.
• ORIGIN ALMOND (ALMOND MILK) and FRUITS D’HERITAGE round out the roster of Guest Vendors.

Guest Artist: Blissed Out Mamas

BLISSED OUT MAMAS. Lisa Broderick-Cohen is an internationally board certified lactation consultant who works for the University of Pennsylvania Health System and in private practice. Combining that with her background in art and education, she has produced organic, vegan products for new, postpartum, and breastfeeding mothers.

http://www.blissedoutmamas.com/

Live Music

JOHN ROSSI, EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT

SAM CARUSO
WEST STAGE

Dog Tent

ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER will staff the Dog Tent for us this week, to provide Market Permit Leashes to pet owners who haven’t yet legitimized their dogs.

Bag Reduction

Already this season, we have noticed a significant decline in the number of disposable, single-use plastic bags at the Market. We’re taking a variety of steps to help shoppers eliminate them where possible.

Send anyone who wants to participate to the FOFM (Friends of the Farmers’ Market) tent at the middle of the Market for

• a FREE Paper bag courtesy of Market sponsor Audubon Savings Bank, or
• a chance to make their own T-Shirt bag, or
• to purchase a snazzy Market reusable bag, or
• to BORROW a reusable bag from the FOFM Loaner Bag program.

BID Vendors

Perennial favorites DiBartolo Bakery, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., and Sara’s Produce will be selling food. MECHA Chocolate will join their BID associates in the west BID section. Collingswood Music will attend to promote instrument sales, vinyl products, and music lessons. 

Starting this season, David Hodges is your primary contact for all BID area questions, reservations, and requests. At the usual numbers and email addresses. See below.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

Vendors Please Enforce: “No Permit, No Purchase”

This won’t be easy, but it’s necessary. If good dog behavior is important to you, you’ll comply in with the No Permit, No Purchase policy, declining to serve customers who don’t choose to cooperate with the Permitting and Behavior Guidelines. David will distribute a batch of Dog Behavior Guidelines to all vendors for distribution to anyone who appears at your table attempting to make purchases with a non-permitted dog.

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! 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.

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
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Revised weather forecast for Saturday.

Rain in the forecast, but not during setup. Once we open, the chance of showers increases. Total rain forecast for the entire day: 1/4 of an inch.

Site Plan for SAT MAY 21

Official Market Bloggers

If you’ve been following our facebook page, or seen the News Updates coming from our Website, you know our new bloggers have been hard at work writing timely stories about events and fresh products.

This week, we have new stories (and photos! and recipes!) from Christine Clarke (The Coveted Kitchen); from Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs); from Ryan Cochrane (IMadeAFood); and from Patricia DiJulio (SOUTHJERSEYGIRLGRUB).

In all, there are SIX official Market Bloggers.

Official Market Bloggers have been provided with credentials that look like these. 

THIS WEEK’S BLOG STORIES

• Strawberry, Radish Salad. Christine Clarke (The Coveted Kitchen). This is a great time for fresh spring greens and radishes.  You simply have to try this spring green salad with strawberries, roasted radishes, peanuts, and avocado in a mandarin soy dressing. Yes, there are greens, strawberries, and radishes at the Market this week. LINK HERE.

• Strawberry Muffins (with Chocolate Surprise). Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs) uses fresh local strawberries to make these fruity muffins with a surprising center attraction. LINK HERE.

• Collard Greens (the one next to the kale!). Ryan Cochrane (IMadeAFood). Ryan utilizes these treasured (by some) but less popular (for many) leafy greens. They’re available now, and when you see what he’s done with them, you’ll want to lay in a healthy supply. (See what I did there?) LINK HERE.

• Give Me a Root! Patricia DiJulio (SOUTHJERSEYGIRLSGRUB) purchased beets, radishes, and broccoli rabe on her Market visit SAT MAY 14. She used them all to produce this week’s blog post honoring root vegetables. LINK HERE.

The stories are intended to showcase your farm and your products.

This week’s blog posts include recipes using

• radishes
• strawberries
• spring greens
• collard greens
• beets
• and broccoli rabe.

Make time for our bloggers if you can, and consider offering them samples of products they can use in their recipes. They’ll always tell readers where they got their ingredients

MAY 21 Guest Vendors

• CHARLIE’S CREPES takes a familiar space alongside DanLynn Organic Farm.
  
• WECKERLY’S ICE CREAM will also be found near DanLynn
• MECHA CHOCOLATE sets up near Cheese, Etc. in the BID area of the Market.
• GARDEN STATE JUICE COMPANY is here with juices squeezed from the produce they bought last week here at the Market.
  
• BIANCA DEL MARE returns for the third week with soaps and skin care products.
• ORIGIN ALMOND (ALMOND MILK) and FRUITS D’HERITAGE round out the roster of Guest Vendors.
• Brand new vendor HERCULES BEARD brings aggressively organic and natural men’s grooming, beard, and hair products to the Market.

Guest Artist Betsy Cook’s National Picnic

BETSY COOK NATIONAL PICNIC. Small batch designer-make clothing from the former Director of our own beloved Market, Betsy Cook. National Picnic women’s casual clothing is sewn locally right in Collingswood. Designer Betsy Cook seeks out sustainable attributes such as organic fabrics, textiles that are milled nearby, and industry surplus, when creating her few-of-a-kind pieces. (Like her clothes, Betsy too is few-of-a-kind. Reacquaint yourself with her this week!) Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/National-Picnic-115899511816820/

Live Music

JOHN ROSSI, WEST STAGE

TRIO NOVA DUO (Three times the music!) EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT

Dog Tent

CAMDEN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER will staff the Dog Tent for us this week, to provide Market Permit Leashes to pet owners who haven’t yet legitimized their dogs.

Bag Reduction

Already on Opening Day, we noticed a significant decline in the number of disposable, single-use plastic bags at the Market. We’re taking a variety of steps to help shoppers eliminate them where possible.

Send anyone who wants to participate to the FOFM (Friends of the Farmers’ Market) tent at the middle of the Market for

• a FREE Paper bag courtesy of Market sponsor Audubon Savings Bank, or
• a chance to make their own T-Shirt bag, or
• to purchase a snazzy Market reusable bag, or
• to BORROW a reusable bag from the FOFM Loaner Bag program.

BID Vendors

Perennial favorites DiBartolo Bakery, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., and Sara’s Produce will be selling food. Collingswood Music will attend to promote instrument sales, vinyl products, and music lessons. 

Starting this season, David Hodges is your primary contact for all BID area questions, reservations, and requests. At the usual numbers and email addresses. See below.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

Vendors Please Enforce: “No Permit, No Purchase”

This won’t be easy, but it’s necessary. If good dog behavior is important to you, you’ll comply in with the No Permit, No Purchase policy, declining to serve customers who don’t choose to cooperate with the Permitting and Behavior Guidelines. David will distribute a batch of Dog Behavior Guidelines to all vendors for distribution to anyone who appears at your table attempting to make purchases with a non-permitted dog.

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! 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.

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
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Hello, Vendors, Artists, Food Artisans, and Friends of the Market!

This Week SAT MAY 14

Weather forecast for Saturday.

Honestly, have you ever seen anything prettier than that long column of SUNNY!? At last, the weather we deserve (and that the strawberries and peas need). Please note, however, the INCREASING WINDINESS toward noon. Don’t forget your tent weights.

Site Plan for SAT MAY 14

Official Market Bloggers

If you’ve been following our facebook page, or seen the News Updates coming from our Website, you know our new bloggers have been hard at work writing timely stories about events and fresh products.

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs) and Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef), have both posted stories already, and we’ve linked to them all. Donna Hutchinson has contributed a nice story about Quick Fresh Pea Ravioli. In all, there are SIX official Market Bloggers.

Official Market Bloggers have been provided with credentials that look like these. 

The stories are intended to showcase your farm and your products. Les Viereck has been the beneficiary of stories about asparagus and peas, and other vendors, including Hillacres Pride, Weckerly’s Ice Cream, and Origin Almond, have already received mentions in blog posts.

Make time for our bloggers if you can, and consider offering them samples of products they can use in their recipes. They’ll always tell readers where they got their ingredients

OCT 24 Guest Vendors

• CHARLIE’S CREPES takes a familiar space alongside DanLynn Organic Farm.
  
• However WOODS EDGE FARM (alpaca wool goods, honey, beeswax) has moved to an unaccustomed spot to make room for . . .
• NATURE’S OWN FARM FREE RANGE EGGS, who needs to be near the electric box to run the cold box on their pickup truck.
• GARDEN STATE JUICE COMPANY is here with juices squeezed from the produce they bought last week here at the Market.
  
• ORIGIN ALMOND (ALMOND MILK) and FRUITS D’HERITAGE round out the roster of Guest Vendors.

Guest Artist Sultana Maria (Sultana Aschim)

Guest Artist Sultana Aschim makes flower crowns, handmade jewelry with stones and found objects, collaged windows, mysterious items. Sound eclectic? You bet. Stop by and see what else she forgot to mention this time. Link to her etsy page.

Live Music

THE INCOMPARABLE DAVE KELLY, EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT

TRIO NOVA DUO (THREE TIMES THE MUSIC), WEST STAGE BENEATH PATCO

Dog Tent

ALMOST HOME ANIMAL SHELTER will staff the Dog Tent for us this week, to provide Market Permit Leashes to pet owners who haven’t yet legitimized their dogs.

Bag Reduction

Already on Opening Day, we noticed a significant decline in the number of disposable, single-use plastic bags at the Market. We’re taking a variety of steps to help shoppers eliminate them where possible.

Send anyone who wants to participate to the FOFM (Friends of the Farmers’ Market) tent at the middle of the Market for

• a FREE Paper bag courtesy of Market sponsor Audubon Savings Bank, or
• a chance to make their own T-Shirt bag, or
• to purchase a snazzy Market reusable bag, or
• to BORROW a reusable bag from the FOFM Loaner Bag program.

BID Vendors

Perennial favorites DiBartolo Bakery, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., and Sara’s Produce will be selling food. Collingswood Music will attend to promote instrument sales, vinyl products, and music lessons. 

Starting this season, David Hodges is your primary contact for all BID area questions, reservations, and requests. At the usual numbers and email addresses. See below.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

Vendors Please Enforce: “No Permit, No Purchase”

This won’t be easy, but it’s necessary. If good dog behavior is important to you, you’ll comply in with the No Permit, No Purchase policy, declining to serve customers who don’t choose to cooperate with the Permitting and Behavior Guidelines. David will distribute a batch of Dog Behavior Guidelines to all vendors for distribution to anyone who appears at your table attempting to make purchases with a non-permitted dog.

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! 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.

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
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Hello, Vendors, Artists, Crafters, Food Artisans, and Friends of the Market!

MAY 07 SITE PLAN—PDF VERSION