BR Farmers' Market Opens Saturday, May 3, 2008

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First Day of the 2008 Season, Saturday, May 3rd
OPEN from 8 a.m. - noon

In This Issue
New Vendors
Harvest Dinner a Success!
Orchard in Bloom
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Orchard in Bloom

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eNEWS ISSUE 2 April 30, 2008

The Market will open three weeks earlier this year than in past years, on May 3rd. There will be fresh local produce, meat, cheese, eggs, flowers and bedding plants. Visit the information table and receive your FREE reusable shopping bag!
New Vendors Participating in 2008

Backyard Birds: Backyard Birds will serve you and your birds well. They will be providing edible products for wild birds, squirrels and other mammals.

Balanced Harvest: Balanced Harvest will be providing their outstanding heirloom produce. They believe in growing for you the same varieties that they grow in their own kitchen garden.

Bridgeton Mill: From the small town of Bridgeton, Indiana, The Bridgeton Mill is the oldest continually operating mill in Indiana. The Mill will provide whole grain cornmeal, whole grain flours, and whole grains mixes.

Changing Seasons: Our first of two new vendors from Roanoke, Indiana. Changing Seasons will brighten the market with annual plants, hanging baskets, and planters. Just in time for Mothers Day.

Country Mouse City Mouse: The ladies of Country Mouse City Mouse will be providing made from scratch sauces, salsas, spreads, and salad dressings. They use local fresh produce as well as local cheese, eggs, and dairy products.

Daina's Petite Pies: Daina's Petite Pies are approximately 8 ounces and full of all-natural local Indiana ingredients. Every little pie is lovingly made by hand and baked to perfection then flash frozen.

Izzy & Grey's Gourmet Baby Foods: Chef Neal Brown from L'explorateur, one of the market's biggest supporters, is launching an all-organic, gourmet baby food line. If the baby food is anything like the dishes he serves in his restaurant, they are sure to please your little one.

Joseph Decuis: The second vendor from Roanoke, Indiana, Joseph Decuis restaurant was founded in 1996 and quickly earned a distinctive reputation for superb gourmet dining. Joseph Decuis will be bringing quiche, gumbo, soups and pasta sauce.

Skillington Farms: A family owned farm serving Indianapolis and the surrounding communities. They practice holistic and environmentally sound management to produce all natural beef, poultry and pork. At our market they will be selling their delicious poultry and fresh eggs. Skillington does not use hormones, antibiotics, growth stimulants or animal by-products in their feed, and their animals are raised on lush green pasture.

First Harvest Dinner of the 2008
season a Success!

Many thanks to Chef Neal Brown and L'explorateur for hosting the first local harvest dinner of the season. The next local harvest dinner is scheduled at the Barking Dog Cafe on Saturday, July 19. These dinners help raise funds to help our market grow.
Orchard in Bloom 2008
The 19th Annual Orchard in Bloom is expanding to include a farmers' market at the show this year from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd. Some of your favorite vendors from the Broad Ripple Farmers' Market will be participating, including Your Neighbor's Garden, Bloomer's Greenhouse, Earthly Delights, Royer Farm and Traders Point Creamery. Come out and support our vendors and a great cause.

MARKET OPENS THIS SATURDAY
FROM 8:00 TO 12:00

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