Valley“s summer produce stands opening soon
From our weekly issue dated June 23, 2010
Cold, wet weather has delayed reopening two farmers markets in Illinois Valley.
Dale DeVorss from Kerbyville Farm hopes to open the first part of July, but is awaiting crops after the worst spring weather he has seen in close to 20 years gardening in Illinois Valley.
“Normally we may have a bad April and a good May, but this year we have had 2 1/2 months of wet, cold weather. We“re already two plantings of corn behind,“ said DeVorss.
He opened Kerbyville Farm in 1991, starting with absolutely nothing but an old Ford tractor, selling corn and tomatoes out of a bay in the garage.
“I didn“t have much knowledge,“ DeVorss reminisced, “but I kept at it, and with time, persistence and God“s blessing I made it.“
DeVorss will be selling Walla Walla onions, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, sugar snap peas, corn and summer squash. His grandson, will run the bakery, and his mom, “the craftiest person ever born,“ will have her items for sale at the gift shop.
DeVorss encourages everyone near and far to “Support Local Farms.“
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The Selma Farmers Market has a fun and festive day planned for its grand opening on Saturday, July 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The sixth season will begin with musical entertainment, Suri Futures alpacas, and children“s activities with their own mini-exchange market.
Market Café food court will offer a variety of food choices. They are to include Amanda“s “Naked Truth“ cobb-oven pizza, and Angie and Todd“s homemade kettle potato chips.
Selma Farmers Market is under transition, says market manager in-training Charles “Otter“ McSweeney, whose mission is a “reorganization of the farmers market. It“s designed to get in sync with the needs of community, and to provide a location open to everyone,“ said Otter.
New this year will be a “community resale market,“ an upscale swap-meet/flea market scheduled to open Saturday, June 26.
During the grand opening, Selma Farmers Market will offer free space for growers and artisans to showcase their produce and crafts.
“Maybe, just maybe, this will be the year you will market something you created or produced,“ is Otter“s call to growers and artisans in Illinois Valley.
Organizational meetings for Selma Farmers Market are held Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at Selma Community Center. For more about this weekly community event, phone Otter at 541-597-2183.
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