Hello, Collingswood Marketeers!

HANDMADE HOLIDAYS NOV 16
Continuing this week, SAT NOV 16, we’ll experience a “gentle takeover” as more than two dozen artists and crafters descend on the Market to fill the spaces vacated by departing vendors. By this third week, all our artists have Market experience, so move-in and setup should be smooth.

HANDMADE HOLIDAYS SET-UP PAGE
Artists and Crafters please see the blog post titled Handmade Holidays Setup Instructions.

NO VOLUNTEER TENT. NO MUSIC TENT.
David will be your only source for assistance.

NO CONTESTS, NO FEATURED ARTISTS
The season has ended for special weekly events.

Hello, Collingswood Marketeers!

WE MISS YOU ALREADY
Saturday is the final Market day for several vendors. It’s been a wonderful spring/summer/fall, and we appreciate you all. Farewell this week to Treehouse Cafe, Hurley’s Landscaping, Sikking Flowers, Dolinski and Sons, and Les Viereck. Thank you, and see you next spring!

CHILLY BUT SUNNY
Setup temperatures will be in the 40s, and the high for the day will be in the upper 50s, but sunny and lovely. Wear an extra layer and enjoy the crispness. Grab an apple.

VOLUNTEERS AND MUSIC
She Hates Me will rock the east Music Tent and the FOFM Volunteer Tent will be fully staffed again this week! Redeem your Market certificates, get your facilities key, drop off your lost items here, and express your thanks for another season of generosity from our wonderful volunteers.

PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST
We’re trying something new this season, inviting kids and adults to carve pumpkins on the premises for fun and prizes. We’ll set up at the east end, in the guest vendor area near the FOFM Volunteer tent.

FEATURED ARTIST MEG KARETNY PAPER CRAFTS
Megan is a paper artist. She’ll be selling paper crafts, special occasion cards, twine wreaths & jewelry. See her in Space 14.

NOVEMBER FEES
If you haven’t already paid, David will visit your tables to collect your fees for November. Your small one-time fee is good for FOUR Saturdays this year: NOV 02, NOV 09, NOV 16, and NOV 23. The calendar makes it so.

SET-UP ALERT
Starting next week, SAT NOV 02, we’ll experience a “gentle takeover” as more than two dozen artists and crafters descend on the Market to fill the spaces vacated by departing vendors. Some are Market veterans; others are rookies, and as such they’ll be unfamiliar with Market procedures and protocols.

There may be some unavoidable messiness at startup, but we’re doing all we can to assure that the new arrivals know what to do, and where, and when. Please remain patient; the crafters are a draw for shoppers and help us stretch our food-selling season well beyond the date other Markets close.

LOOKING AHEAD
Handmade Holidays Bazaar NOVEMBER SATURDAYS

Hello, Collingswood Marketeers!

GOODBYE SUMMER
Saturday’s weather will be chilly in the morning, warming to less than 70 most likely, but with only a slight chance of rain. So . . . expect October weather.

Guest vendors, Live Alpacas.
Our guest vendor area is packed this week. Live alpacas from Windy Farm, plus a full complement of delectables. .

LIVE MUSIC BUT NO VOLUNTEER TENT
With the pie contest, we’re a little busy at the east end for the volunteers this week, but we will set up and use both tents, one for the PIES, one for DAVE KELLY.

APPLE PIE BAKING CONTEST
Betsy Cook makes a Special Guest appearance this week to host the popular annual pie contest. We’ll set up at the east end, in the regular location of the FOFM Volunteer tent.

CORN TRUCK IS DONE FOR THE SEASON
We’ll have open space at the west end now that the corn truck’s season is done. Beginning November 02, that space will be available for artists and crafters.

FEATURED ARTIST MUD AND FIRE
Eric Wolff and Siobhan Keefe bring their exquisite ceramics (functional and decorative) to the Market this week. They’re November regulars we get to see early this year.

ZOMBIE INVASION
Garfield School does its annual Zombie Run next week. They’ll be stumbling bloodily through the Market this week enlisting support and “runners.”

NOVEMBER FEES
David will visit your tables to collect your fees for November. Your small one-time fee is good for FOUR Saturdays this year: NOV 02, NOV 09, NOV 16, and NOV 23. The calendar makes it so.

LOOKING AHEAD
Pumpkin Carving Contest SAT OCT 26
Handmade Holidays Bazaar NOVEMBER SATURDAYS

Hello, Collingswood Marketeers!

NO FESTIVAL SATURDAY!
There’s no special event scheduled for Haddon Avenue this Saturday. It is Second Saturday, which is always celebrated in town, but those activities don’t begin until after dinner.

Guest vendors are back on Irvin Avenue. John and Kira’s Chocolates, Green Aisle Grocery, and Dee Dee’s Kitchen Pesto will all be positioned at the Music Tent end of the Market as usual.

 VOLUNTEER TENT YES. MUSIC YES, TWICE.
The FOFM tent and our wonderful volunteers are back where they belong too. Sam Caruso will spellbind his audience a the East Stage. Meanwhile, John Rossi will be doing his guitar magic at the West Stage.

CORN TRUCK IS BACK
The Eckert corn truck will take its usual spot at the west end of the Market this week.

FEATURED ARTIST DEVON GUEST
Devon makes jewelry out of natural items such as beans, pits, seeds, bone and stones.

PLEASE CELEBRATE OUR SPONSORS
On either side of the Veggie Valet this week, Market Sponsors Liberti Church and Lourdes Health System will set up their tents to reach out to vendors and marketgoers.

LOOKING AHEAD
Apple Pie Contest SAT OCT 19
Pumpkin Carving Contest SAT OCT 26
Handmade Holidays Bazaar NOVEMBER SATURDAYS

Hello, Collingswood Marketeers!

SHARING THE TOWN WITH THE BOOK FESTIVAL
In Collingswood, we love our festivals. Once again this Saturday, the Farmers’ Market will make changes to our site plan to accommodate the Borough’s need to use Irvin Avenue to relieve traffic congestion caused by the closing of Haddon Avenue for the Book Fair.

Guest vendors have been moved from Irvin Avenue into the heart of the Market. We kept the guest vendor roster light for this reason. We’re happy to host Market Day Canele and Jalma’s Beach Plum Preserves only.

COLLINGSWOOD BOOK FAIR
For everyone else in town, this big annual event is a chance to stroll the Avenue shopping for books and bookish events. For us, it means we can’t use Haddon Avenue and traffic can be difficult everywhere in Collingswood. Don’t count on using Haddon Avenue any time after 6am. The festival runs Saturday only. We often get good spillover crowds, which makes it easier to accept the traffic troubles, but some vendors report it’s historically been a “slow” day.

MUSIC YES. VOLUNTEER TENT NO.
As we have done before on days like this, we’ll forgo the FOFM tent to make room for vehicles to pass on Irvin Avenue, but the music tent will still function as usual and host the always popular Trio Nova Duo!

Then, at the west end music stage, Dave Kelly will perform an acoustic set, so the music will be live at both ends.

EARLY DEPARTURES (?)
The end of the season has come for A T Buzby. Their early departure has created the room we need to bring the guest vendors “inside” for this week.

The Eckert corn truck will also not be with us this week, but they hope to return SAT OCT 12.

FEATURED ARTIST JENNIFER TALARICO
Jennifer hand knits and hand weaves clothing, accessories and rugs using natural fibers and repurposed fabric. Her designs are classic and her taste and palette are exquisite.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE ANIMAL SHELTERS
We’ve still managed to find space for two nonprofit animal shelters this week. Both the New Jersey Aid for Animals group and the Camden County Animal Shelter will be with us. Bring pet foods, linens, towels and blankets, cleaning supplies, cash, and a big heart.

Hello, Collingswood Marketeers!

VENDOR APPRECIATION LUNCHEON THIS WEEK!
We’re a full market again this week with all our regular vendors in place. That plus perfect weather combine to make this the ideal week for the Annual Luncheon. Thank you to Market Sponsor and regular vendor Tortilla Press for hosting us this year! We look forward to a wonderful event. David will visit every vendor this Saturday with passes you can take to the restaurant between 12:30 and 2:00 pm. Remember, Tortilla Press is BYOB, so bring a nice Corona or your favorite wine.

FEATURED ARTIST
Regular November crafter Nicole Meyers uses fiber and paper to make eco-friendly items including jewelry, wearables, and functionals.

LIVE MUSIC
Little Stevie will rock the east stage with his electric mojo and an impressive collection of instruments.

GUEST VENDORS
We’ve invited Collingswood’s own coffee roaster, Revolution Roasters, to join the roster of vendors at the east end Guest Vendor area, alongside five other returning favorites.

Hello, Collingswood Marketeers!

ALPACAS AND APPLES AND YAK MEAT AND CLAMS
We’re a full market this week with Rochelle Rose, Clam Daddy’s, and Otolith Seafood back from their breaks. We also have a goodly selection of guest vendors and nonprofit community groups. All that and Dave Kelly on the East Stage.

NO FEATURED ARTIST THIS WEEK
The only week this season we haven’t booked a featured artist or crafter is this Saturday. Good thing. I’m not sure where we would have put one.

LIVE MUSIC
Market favorite Dave Kelly brings his strings to the East Stage. No act has been confirmed so far for the West Stage.

GUEST VENDORS
Market Day Canele and Green Aisle Grocery are both back this week, taking their spaces alongside Otolith Seafood. And of course, the fuzzy live alpacas will be charming the kids at the East end below the Speedline.

NONPROFITS AND FUNDRAISERS
PFLAG of Collingswood, the French Bulldog Rescue Network, and the Collingswood Panthers Band Boosters all take their places where we can find space.

ANNUAL APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28
As we first mentioned back in February, the luncheon will be earlier this year to accommodate vendors whose Market schedules end early in the season. This year Tortilla Press will be the venue for our lunchtime get-together, which will begin just after the Market closes next week.

Hello, Collingswood Marketeers!

ARE WE SEEING DOUBLE?
Weather will be cooler than recent Saturdays, and that space we had to spare last week has filled up with art, clothing, nonprofits, and musicians, most of them in pairs!

FEATURED ARTISTS (YES 2!)
Sally Castellini is not a Market rookie. She’s brought her wreaths and dried floral arrangements to our November Markets. (She also staffs a produce stand at other markets for the Castellini Farm!)

Betsy Cook is well known to all of us as our esteemed Market Director Emeritus. But today she’s bringing her own clothing designs to Market as the designer/owner of American Picnic. (These beautiful items are priced to move!)

LIVE MUSIC—TWO STAGES
Market favorite Dave Kelly brings his strings to the East Stage.

Pete Devine of Trio Nova will go solo (Trio Nova Uno?) at the West Stage.

GUEST VENDORS
John and Kira’s Chocolates are back with delectables. And Waldor Orchids is back with the truffles of the flower world.

NONPROFITS AND FUNDRAISERS
We even have two sets of Cub Scouts. Collingswood Cubs will staff the Veggie Valet, and the Marlton Cubs are here too, to raise some funds for the Yellow Ribbon campaign.

Animal Welfare of Voorhees and Childhood Cancer Awareness will round out a very busy week for community appearances.

VOLUNTEERS PLEASE
Friends of the Farmers’ Market (FOFM) is always welcoming to new volunteers for light duty at the FOFM tent. Reach out to your friends who can spare some time to give to the community and make new friends. We’d love to meet them.