Note from Dave ~ October
September 29th, 2009 by DaveDear North Market Shopper,
On Saturday, October 3rd, we will, once again, host our annual Harvest Festival. Another growing season is drawing to a close and each year we celebrate the hard work of our community of growers with a festival that celebrates the bounty of Ohio agriculture. It’s everything fresh and everything local.
This year’s Harvest Festival is adding a couple new twists that will place even greater focus on eating locally.
Thanks to the efforts of Local Matters, the Harvest Festival will serve at the kick-off to Local Foods Week. Many of you know Local Matters through The Greener Grocer here at the Market. The Greener Grocer is our local farmstand in the city as they have partnered with many, many local growers to provide farm fresh Ohio produce all week long. In just a little more than a year The Greener Grocer has become the premier destination for everything local.
At the Harvest Festival, Local Matters, will pair five local chefs with five North Market growers to highlight what’s fresh and delicious. For those of you who are a bit more ambitious, Hills Market and North Market are hosting our first-ever Market to Market bicycle ride. Head to www.northmarket.com for more information. On Wednesday, Local Matters leader, Michael Jones and Dispatch Food Editor, Robin Davis will collaborate for an evening of cooking, recipes and local knowledge. The class will be held here at the Market and tickets are available by calling 463-9664 or clicking here>
Those are just a few of the activities Local Matters has on tap for the week. To learn more about Local Foods Week go to www.local-matters.org. There you can learn more about this wonderful organization that works tirelessly to make sure that everyone has equal access to local, healthy and sustainably grown food. While you’re there think about becoming one of the 1,000 Friends of Local Matters.
See you at the Harvest Festival.
Dave Wible
