This Week at the West Chester Growers Market – November 20th

OK friends…

Thanksgiving 2010 Countdown has begun! We are now LESS than a week away! I’ve started cleaning, readying the yard, and decorating in anticipation of this gluttonous holiday. BY this time next week, I’ll be getting ready to shop while still feeling uncomfortably over-stuffed from the previous night’s meal.

Love it!

I’ve also been making my “To Get” list for the WCGM tomorrow. I am hosting Thanksgiving this year, so we have quite a grocery list. I’m glad that so many of my needs can be found at the Market! I thought I’d post my list (hopefully inspiring you. Or, at the very least, jogging your memory of things that you forgot YOU needed), and will go on to post the recipes for said ingredients next week!

Here is my list…::CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING::

This Week at The West Chester Growers Market – November 6th

How is it November already? I just snuck a peek at my calendar, and can you believe we have just slightly less than 3 weeks until Thanksgiving? The holidays are closing in!

The Growers Market is still going strong, with plenty of wares to peruse. Produce is slowing down, but many of the winter vegetables and apples will still be around for a while. We are lucky to have a few vendors with greenhouses, which means some produce at our Winter Markets (which start in December). Yum! One of the items with plenty to spare is squash/pumpkins. I took this picture last weekend. It looks so picture perfect…::CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING::

This weekend at The West Chester Growers Market

Harvest is all around us! Leaves are littering streets, blowing color across sidewalks and front yards. Kids are excitedly picking out Halloween costumes, and dreaming about the candy they will collect with the simple question, “Trick? Or treat?” Adults are readying to step into the busy holiday season, pre-planning menus and picking up trinkets to dress up tables and shelves in the homes.

The Market is no different. Apples and pumpkins decorate tables and baskets. There is a purposeful bustle as more and more Market Goers arrive on Saturday mornings. They see what is in season, and begin to process ideas of how to turn this vegetable into a Thanksgiving side dish, or pick up apples to practice their pie-making skills.

It’s festive. And wonderful.

Our vendors are just as busy with their produce and products. Here is a showing of what vendors will have tomorrow…::CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING::

This Week at The West Chester Growers Market (October 16th)

It is so delightful to visit the Market during the Fall. Spring is the time for the Market to start, bringing the beginnings of harvests and bumping into familiar friends again. Summer is hustling and bustling with all sorts of fruits and vegetables, which is exciting and invigorating. And then there is Autumn. The Market is settling down (not in popularity or foot traffic, mind you!), the weather is cooler, and there is a general feeling of ease as one strolls from vendor to vendor. There is something comforting about the sites of apples, cider and pumpkins. These sights are the mark of good things to come: cold weather, cozy sweaters, football games, and super fun (and tasty!) holidays! Autumn brings with it a feeling of anticipation and excitement like no other season of the year.

I love it. 🙂

This week will be the LAST WEEK to submit a guess for the Guess the Weight of the (Pumpkin) Family contest. Many entries are already in, but don’t miss your chance to win the entire pumpkin family to display at your house! Winner will be chosen AFTER the Market on Saturday, and can take their prize home next week, October 23.

Another exciting Market is gearing up for tomorrow. Our bi-weekly vendors will be present, with all their awesome goodies. Apples are coming in full swing, as well as the hearty cold-weather vegetables. It’s never too late to start thinking ahead for your THANKSGIVING feast…::CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING!::

WCGM Weekend Recap

Perfect Autumn weather highlighted the Market this past Saturday. It was sunny and cool while Market Goers flitted around from vendor to vendor. Amidst the chatter of voices rose the music of John Scardina. John has been a long-time favorite Market Musician, and played often at the WCGM. He recently moved to New York, but made his way back for a weekend of Market Music. His voice and guitar were a great pair, as he sang folksy tunes (and some children’s songs to appease our littlest Market Goers).

Every week, we have the joy of meeting up with my in-laws. We are also usually joined by my youngest sister. This week was a special treat: we not only met up with our usual family members, but were surprised by my sister-in-law and my very own Mom as well! Mom hasn’t been to the Market in a long time, so it was new to her this season. It is always fun knowing the people you are bumping into at the Market, but it is even better when it is a Family Affair!

Our first stop was to admire the Great Pumpkin being showcased in the Guess The Weight Of the Pumpkin Contest. To continue reading, click here…

This Weekend – August 29th at The West Chester Grower’s Market

Can you believe that this is the last weekend of August? Summer is coming to an end. Luckily, summer will not be going out without a BANG from the WCGM! Not only will there be festivities, but the Autumn brings new crops and new events. There is never a dull moment at the WCGM!


This weekend will be quiet compared to the past few weekends, as the Market prepares for a Labor Day Extravaganza next weekend! You can expect all of your favorite vendors to be present, and a hearty bounty of crops as well!


Ellen April’s Handmade Soaps will be debuting a NEW SOAP…click here to continue reading…

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