Week Two Goes Well

Even with the dark clouds looming and a few droplets of rain, the Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market had an outstanding second week, with two new vendors and lots of customers. Lisa Howell joined us, bringing pies, foccacia and other baked goods to our Market — between our two baked goods vendors, customers can find almost anything they’re looking for. The Earth’s Center also joined us, handing out coupons and getting potential customers interested in their pilates, zumba and reiki classes.

Thanks to everyone who has come out to support the Market the first two weeks – it’s been a huge success. Don’t miss next week’s official GRAND OPENING, when we’ll have lots of new vendors for you to shop from. And don’t forget to buy your “Friends of the Market” membership – your support makes a difference!

Farmers’ Market Starts Off with a Bang!

The members of the Farmers’ Market staff want to thank our local friends for the great turnout and excellent sales at the first week of the Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market on Saturday. If you got a chance to come out, thanks a lot!

We estimated more than 400 shoppers visited the Market between 9 and Noon, and our eleven vendors did great business; in fact, a couple of our vendors sold out of products and vowed to bring more products next week! We will be adding add at least one more new vendor next week and, in week 3 on June 30th, we’re expecting our biggest week to date, as we celebrate our Grand Opening with several new vendors joining us, including three more fruit and produce vendors. Thanks for coming out! And, if you didn’t make it this week, be sure to come see us next week!

Sales of the “Friends of the Market” bags were off the charts — thanks to everyone who became a new member – you are really helping support the Market. As we move further into the season, the mix of coupons included in the bags will change, but we guarantee good value for your $25. If you didn’t purchase one this week, you can either buy one from our website via Paypal or purchase one next week at the Market! For more information, visit the website at www.tippecanoefarmersmarket.com and click on “Friends.” And see you next Saturday at the Market!

The Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market Committee and the Downtown Tipp City Partnership would especially like to thank our vendors, including Spring Hill Nurseries, Bowman and Landes, Soy Michelle, The Muddy Truck Patch, EAT for Life Farms, Trophy Nut, Spring Run Farms, and Soul Creations. We’d also like to thank the Monroe Township Trustees, the City of Tipp City, Glaser Softwater, Weiler Welding, Remax Professionals, ERA Comprehensive Real Estate, and Tipp Monroe Community Services.

Did you take photos of the Market? Do you have a Flickr account? If so, tag your photos with “tippfarmersmarket” to get them to show up in our photo group. I took a whole bunch of photos of the Market and put them up – to see all photos from the Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market, click HERE.

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“Friends” Program

UPDATE on the “Friends” Program – you can now pay for your bags with PayPal! Click over to our “Friends” page, and you’ll see that you now have two options: send in a check, or pay via secure credit card. The bags will be available for pickup on June 16th at 9am at the Opening Day of the Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market. We’re working hard to get some exciting things lined up for the Grand Opening, like balloons, face painting, and music. See you at the Market!

Now Taking “Friends of the Market” Orders

We are now taking orders! To become a “Friend,” follow these instructions:

• Send a check for $25 to Matt Owen, Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market, 12 South Third Street, Tipp City, Ohio, 45371.
• Very important: include your name, address, and email address or other contact information.
• A receipt will be mailed to you. The bags will be available for pickup at the Opening Day of the Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market, June 16th, at 9 a.m. Please bring your receipt to the Market Information booth when the Market opens at 9am. If you can’t make it, we’ll gladly hold your bag for you.

For the full scoop, see our “Friends of the Market” page. For more information or ask questions, please call Matt Owen at 667-8300.

Become a “Friend of the Market”

People have been asking how they can help out with the Market. We encourage you to purchase a membership in our “Friend of the Market” program. For more information, please visit our “Friends” page.