Oct. Sweepstakes Starts at the Growers Market

The following is a preview of the West Chester Growers Market from their blog found by clicking the link: here.

Our October Sweepstakes starts THIS WEEKEND!  Each Market, you can fill out a form (there will be a table set up) and be entered to win that week's prize. This Saturday the prize will be a family of pumpkins!  Make sure to enter, and be sure to check back to hear about the subsequent prizes 

We're still asking for YOUR apple recipes to share on the blog, newsletter and Facebook. So PLEASE email us (wcgrowersmarket.blog@gmail.com) and you might be our next featured recipe!
 

More to come in the next few weeks - so stay tuned!
Stay updated by checking out the Market Calendar here on the blog, as well as our Facebook Page.
 

Ellen April Handcrafted Soap

Ellen April loves October because it's the season for their once-a-year, limited-edition soap... Pumpkin Spice! They'll bring a basket of it to market this week, along with all your other favorite Ellen April soaps. Haven't tried their soap yet? Stop by to ask for a free sample.

London Vale Farm

New this week:  Cauliflower

Also available this week:  Winter squash (many varieties to choose from), radishes (regular & daikon varieties),turnips, broccoli, cabbage (red & green varieties), cucumbers, sweet corn (white & bicolor varieties), bell peppers (red, orange & green varieties), beans (green & yellow varieties), potatoes (red & white varieties – available in half peck baskets too!), onions (red, yellow & white varieties) and Tomatoes (your choice of yellow or red in large, plum & grape varieties).

Northstar Orchard

We'll have Asian pears (3 kinds!), lots of apple varieties (Sugar Snap, Florina, Razor Russet, Royalty, Liberty, Eclipse....), cider and fall veggies including a cascade of crunchy carrots.

Yellow Springs Farm Goat Cheese

First release this season for Yellow Springs Farm’s Nobiolo tm goat cheese made in the Italian tradition from the Piedmont region close to the French alps—a continental favorite cross of French and Italian culinary traditions.
Many other fresh and aged goat cheeses, too.

Lindenhof Farm

We are taking orders for fresh Thanksgiving turkeys! We will provide you with a paper order form or you can order online. Thanksgiving is only 7 weeks away. We have three sizes to choose from, small, medium or large. These are dressed and ready for your oven.  We also offer a heritage turkey, which is mainly dark meat with lots of rich flavor. As always we have fresh eggs, chicken or turkey pies, fresh chicken, fresh ground turkey and many more meat items to choose from.

Applied Climatology LLC:

Is Fall a good time for planting?

Fall is the ideal time for planting perennials and shrubs because the warm soil, increased rainfall and cooler temperatures allow for the plant’s roots to become well-established before the ground freezes.  Since its roots are already established in your garden, a perennial or shrub that is planted in the Fall will grow more vigorously in the following Spring than a perennial or shrub that is newly planted in the Spring.

Be sure to take advantage of our low clearance prices on good quality perennials and shrubs, to get a head start on your garden next year!  We will have 54 varieties to choose from this weekend.

Some of our best bargains this week include: $6 each – Aquilegia, Nepeta (catmint), Polemonium, Siberian Iris ‘Polly Dodge’, Veronica & Violas $8 each –Astilbe, Echinacea ‘White Swan’, Geraniums, Rudbeckia, Daylilies (3qt pots), Heucherella ‘Gold Zebra’ & Salvia $10 each –Coreopsis ‘Big Bang Redshift’, Gaillardia, Gaura & Hostas $12 each – Miscanthus ‘Adagio’ (ornamental grass), Miscanthus 'Purpurascens' (flame grass) & Double Knock Out Roses
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Other Vendors for this week include:
Stargazer's Vineyard
Blueberry Hill Farm
Golden Valley Farms

Red Earth Farm

Chile Spot

Fahnestock's Fruit Farm

Lizzie's Kitchen

Maple Hill Farm

Big Sky Bread Company

Elkdale Greenhouse

Oakshade Cheese

Queens Farms

Windy Acres