Farmers Market update for July 10
 Featured Farm:
How long have you been farming? Wayward Seed Farm was started in the late spring of 2006 as a farm-to-restaurant project on
one acre in Sandusky County, where we grew over 100 different varietals of food.
How long have you been coming to North Market?
We started at North Market that same year.
What are your signature crops? Always our root vegetables. We've made a particular effort to really get to know our soil, and embrace what flourishes best where. Root vegetables grow incredibly well in our loam soils. They're also great for storage, which is important in our region.
What is important to you about selling your items at the North Market? It's where we got our start. We have an incredible base of weekly customers, along with new ones.
How did you become farmers? Adam and I settled in Columbus after graduating from Ohio State. And we've always been passionate about food. When Adam was working at Curds & Whey, we had the fortune to do some traveling. Here we were, enjoying amazing food from different parts of the country, and realized we wanted to be able to offer the same quality of heirloom and heritage vegetables back home in Ohio.
From there, Wayward Seed Farm began as a farm-to-restaurant project on one acre, where we grew over 100 different varietals of food in an attempt to find the best products for local chefs. In addition to serving restaurants, we soon saw a real need in the community for a more direct connection between consumers searching for honestly grown produce and the farms that provide it. Then we expanded to farmers markets and then to our CSA program.
Do you have any special farming practices?
The Wayward Seed Farm utilizes three main farming principles: raised beds, composting and proper crop rotation. Plants are given a healthy foliar feeding program of seaweed, fish emulsion and humus. To maintain a healthy balance, we apply various rock powders, cover crops and aged compost throughout the year. Our philosophy is simple; return the fertility you remove by farming.
*Chef Richard Blondin from The Refectory Restaurant will be sampling Beet and Ohio Cheese Crostini at the Wayward Seed Farm stand on Saturday, July 10 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Participating Farms on July 10
Beech Meadow Farm 1) BACK IN STOCK - Full Selection of Steaks: Beech Meadow harvested two of our delicious, grass fattened, Angus steers during June and dry aged them for 16 days and they now are ready! We've got a full compliment of steaks including our always delicious Filet and NY Strip as well as our difficult to find flank and skirt steaks. These are sure to sell fast so place your order today!
2) Non-GMO Chicken Feed: Open-pollinated grain has allowed us discontinue use of our high quality ocean caught fish meal which has supplemented our traditional ration. Our chickens are growing faster with whiter feathers and pinker skin on this new diet. What's good for our chickens is good for those that eat it. Please ask us for more details.
Bridgman Farm I'll have cherry and large tomatoes, onions and eggplant.
Folck Family Farm We will have red raspberries, black raspberries, cabbage, onions, green beans, sausage and home-made jams.
Honeyrun Farm This week we will have our usual Pure Raw Honey, Black Locust Honey, Infused Honey and Fall Honey.
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 okra, sweet corn, romaine lettuce and napa cabbage.
Quiver Full Farm Homemade granola, whole wheat pancake mix (just add water), scarlet & gray organic popcorn and blackberries.
 Rhoads Farm Market Homegrown, tree-ripened peaches and sweet corn available. Email rhoadsfm@bright.net for reserved orders.
Summer Thyme Farm This Saturday we will have: zinnias, rudbeckia, mandevilla, ornamental peppers, succulents and herbs.
Toad Hill Farm I'll have arugula, head lettuce and Japanese cucumbers.
Wishwell Farms Produce We will have bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, tomatoes and zucchini
Red Cross Blood Drive
 Saturday, July 24 from 10AM to 3PM
The North Market will hold its quarterly blood drive on Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Dispatch Kitchen. Appointments are available every 15 minutes. Please email mmartineau@northmarket.com with your name, cell number, date of birth, blood type (if you know it) and preferred appointment time. | 
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