Farmers Market Update for August 7
Featured Farm
Quiver Full Family Farm*
James & Karin Barr
Asheville, OH
740.412.5115
Quiver Full Blog
quiverfullfarm@yahoo.com
How long have you been farming?
I was raised on a farm so technically I have been farming my entire life! In 1975 my wife and I bought the present farm where we now live and have raised our family. Farming has not been our primary vocation however, until I retired in 2009. I was a high school counselor and in education for 35 years.
How long have you been coming to North Market?
We started coming to the North Market in 2002 in order to help our five kids pay for their college education. Each of them have contributed in some way to our success here at the North Market. You have probably seen most of them, their spouses and children at one time or another.
What are your signature crops?
Our signature crop is heirloom tomatoes. This year we’ve grown 14 different varieties- the most popular being Red Brandywine and Cherokee Purple. We also have early potatoes (Yukon God and Red Norland), blackberries, brown eggs, Scarlet and Grey popcorn, and stone-ground flour and cornmeal. We also bring homemade Granola and Whole Grain Pancake Mix. We harvested honey from our bee hives for the first time this Spring, and are able to offer it for sale as well. In the Fall we will bring pears, paw paws, and dried heirloom tomatoes in addition to our grains, granola, and pancake mix.
What is important to you about selling your items at the North Market?
Selling “agriculture” is part of the farm market experience. So many people we come in contact with have roots in agriculture and they love to share their memories and experiences. This interest from our customers allows us to share about our farm, family, and produce. We enjoy what we do together as a family and it’s wonderful to have customers that appreciate it! We love the North Market because of the atmosphere and the encouragement to buy things local. Our farm is about 30 minutes south of Columbus so we encourage people to visit us, and to learn how their food is grown. The North Market is the only venue we use to sell our products.
How did you become a farmer?
It was never my intention to continue in the farm tradition of many generations, but as it has been said ‘you can take the boy out of farm, but you can’t take the farm out of a boy’. When my wife and I had an opportunity to buy land adjacent to my parents we kind of got suckered into it. We never regretted it, however. We wanted to raise our family and be as self-sufficient as possible on the farm.
Do you have any special farming practices?
Mostly hard work and sweat every day. Nothing is high tech (except the computer we printed this on). Most of the equipment we use is antique! We avoid using any kind of chemicals on what we grow-for our own heath, as well as that of our customers.
*Saturday Sampling: Chef Jeff White of Barcelona Restaurant will be making Pintxo: bread with tomatoes, jamon serrano and manchego cheese on Saturday at the Quiver Full Farm stand from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
 Participating farms on Saturday, August 7
Anderson Orchard LOTS AND LOTSÂ of sunflowers (pollen-free so no mess!), gladiolus, zinnias, cosmos, mixed flower arrangements and lucifers, tongue flowers and plants, free range antibiotic-free brats, Italian sausage, breakfast sausage, ribs, Ohio hardy banana plants, cranberry plants, tobacco plants and more.
Beech Meadow Farm Ground beef is still on sale for $4.50 per pound. Pullet egg samples with purchase. Pasture raised “Buckeye” eggs coming in the next 3-4 weeks!
Bridgman Farm This week we’ll have cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, eggplant, onions and peppers.
Combs Fresh Herbs Herbs, beans, cucumbers, arugula, pesto and salsa.
Ehmann & Sons Greenhouse Hanging baskets and assorted annuals and perennials.
Elizabeth Telling Farm CSA pickup only.
Hinkle Farm Sweet corn, candy sweet onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, watermelon and zinnias.
Honeyrun Farm This week we will have Pure Raw Honey, Chunk Honey, Comb Honey, Infused Honey, Beeswax Candles, Handcrafted Soap, and Fresh Cut Flowers. Sale this week: half off our Strawberry Soap - only $2.00 a bar!
K & R Garden Fresh Produce We will have eggplant, potatoes, squash, basil, cucumbers, peaches, flowers and hot peppers.
Oakvale Farmstead Cheese We will be bringing our family’s Farmstead Gouda and cream cheeses.
Ohio Farm Direct Whole milk cheeses including cheddar, mozzarella, baby swiss, pepper jack, garlic and herb, tomato basil pinenut and lemon zest. The beef is always trail bologna, summer sausage, and beef sticks. What makes them stand out is the wonderful nutrition and taste that comes from the 100 percent grassfed cows.
Persinger Farm I will be bringing green beans, tomatoes, corn, okra, zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, eggplant, pickling cucumbers, beets and turnips.
Quiver Full Farm We will be bringing granola, whole wheat pastry flour, corn meal, honey, fresh brown eggs, Red Norland potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes and heirloom tomatoes regular and dried.
Rhoads Farm Market The size of the farm grew this week with the delivery of “triplets” to Brett and Tara Rhoads. Brett is the producer of all the fine produce. This week we will have seedless watermelon, cantaloupe, blackberries, peaches, sweet corn, tomatoes and green beans, etc. See you Saturday or pre-order at rhoadsfm@bright.net
Shady Brook Farm We will be bringing beans, potatoes, lettuce, hot peppers, squash, tomatoes, garlic, cabbage, bell peppers, fresh bread and pies.
Somerset Greenhouse I’ll have Shiitake mushrooms, garlic, heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, and fresh herbs.
Summer Thyme Farm This Saturday we will have a few herbs including cilantro, succulents, troughs, ornamental peppers, blackeyed susan vine, perennials including phlox, delphinium, echinacea, rudbeckias, polemonium, coreopsis and zinnias.
Thomas Family Orchard We will have 6 varieties of apples including Ginger Gold and Paula Red, peaches, and seedless grapes.
Toad Hill Farm Burpless cucumbers, baby summer squash and lettuce.
The Wayward Seed Farm Swiss chard, fennel, peppers and cantaloupe.
Wishwell Farms Produce We will have bell peppers, cabbage, cantaloupe, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, green beans, hot peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, watermelon and zucchini.
Witten Farm Sweet corn, blackberries, cantaloupe, green beans, green peppers, hot peppers,  tomatoes (green, yellow and red), cucumbers and zucchini.
Oakvale Farmstead Cheese
Beech Meadow Farm 1) Premium Dry Aged, Ground Beef Sale - $4.50/lb: Only at Beech Meadow Farm - 100% Grass Fed Heritage Angus Beef, well marbled (NOT lean ~ 80/20), dry aged beef produces a superb burger, meat loaf or ragu! This is a gourmet treat at an everyday price. Stock up while the sale lasts!
Honeyrun Farm This week we will be bringing pure raw honey, herbal infused honey, bee pollen, comb honey and ghunk honey, handcrafted soap and beeswax candles. We will also have some hardneck garlic and hot peppers.
Quiver Full Farm We will be bringing: granola, whole wheat pastry flour, corn meal, whole wheat pancake mix, light spring honey, fresh brown eggs, Red Norland potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes, popcorn, blackberries and LOTS of tomatoes.
Toby Run Growers I will continue to have Shiitake and yellow and grey Oyster mushrooms.