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CreekSide Farmers Market Continues to Grow and Prosper

The CreekSide Co-op Farmers Market at High School Park had another record-breaking day this past Sunday.  With a total of 28 vendors and more shoppers than ever before, the Farmers Market continued to offer the community a greater breadth of local products including more locally-grown produce from two local farms.

This week we were joined by Tall Pine Farms of Rushland, in Bucks County. They hosted a beautiful stand with quarts of local strawberries, bags of baby salad greens and potted herbs that included Russian tarragon, savory and mint.

Also joining us this week was Kate Sparks of Lilacs and Lavender, from Doylestown. Kate’s booth featured potted herbs and a variety of beautiful cut flowers.

Members of the CreekSide Co-op and others from the greater community arrived early to experience the products as well as the excitement of the Farmers Market.  As the slight morning chill gave way to sunshine and mild breezes, the community stocked up for the week on baked goods, coffees, cookies, dairy products, eggs, fresh-cut flowers, herbs, honey, meats, mushrooms, specialty crafts, salads and spreads, seafood, teas and local produce; the variety and amount of which is growing from week to week.

The positive feedback, encouragement and support from the community are a clear indication that the farmers market has given Co-op members and others a taste of what to expect when the CreekSide Co-op opens. 

More new members joined the Co-op this week and current members continued to add to their membership equity in support of the ongoing fundraising that the co-op’s board and management are conducting until we get loan approval from the USDA.

The vendors continue to be delighted with the turnout as well as the friendliness and growing loyalty of the Elkins Park community.    Many vendors who are veterans of numerous farmers markets have commented that there is something very special about the CreekSide Farmers Market that sets it apart from most other Farmers Markets: And that is the palpable positive spirit of this community.

So we thank all of you for your weekly vote of confidence.  And we look forward to seeing you back at High School Park this coming Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm.

Arts in the Park

Don’t forget the “Arts in the Park” festival hosted by the Friends of High School Park that is scheduled for June 6. Because of the arts festival there will be no CreekSide Farmers Market on June 6.

This 15^th annual “Arts in the Park” celebration will feature the work of 50 juried artists and will be running from 10 am to 5 pm featuring live music all day.

The Friends of High School Park have been fantastic partners in helping to launch the farmers market and we look forward to supporting that festival as enthusiastically as this farmers market has been supported.

The Board of Directors and management of the CreekSide Co-op