What's In Store...for September 25th

This Saturday, we have a few regulars at the market and a few people that come less frequently. If you haven't seen Lori's jewelry or Padre's paintings, then you might want to stop by. They are fabulous artisans but aren't always at the market. Here's the list for this Saturday:

Padre's Gallery with oil paintings
St. Andrew's with muffins and coffee
Bug Doctor answers all your late season pest questions
Harold Underwood with wooden arts
Idle Time Jewelry with hand-made jewelry
Grandma Mb's Baked Goods with bread* and pies
The Rep Room with EGGS

*If the french bread that you buy from Mary has a chance to get a week old without being eaten, it makes excellent french toast!

September 25th: Remembrance Day

Since plans changed unexpectedly on September 11th, we moved the free cake to this Saturday. Police Chief Ernie Paul will open the market by playing Reverie on the trumpet. He'll also close the market with Taps. There will be a brief ceremony at 10AM beginning with the Star Spangled Banner and then three speakers representing military and service personnel from our community. If you show up in uniform (and we mean service personnel; your band uniform doesn't count), then you'll be served a free piece of cake. De Soto Police, De Soto City & Rural Fire Departments, Valle & Joachim-Plattin Ambulance will have booths to hand out information about their community services. Please come and honor those who serve you.

Our band this weekend will be Sugar Moon, and they'll take the stage from 9-11 AM. We hope to see you there.

What's in Store...for September 18th

We have a great line-up of vendors this Saturday. Here's what you can expect:

Au Naturale Jewelry
Carter's Produce with fresh produce; pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, radishes, and baked goods
DAP's with prepared baking mixes and soup mixes
Julie's Produce with fresh produce; squash, peppers, tomatoes, etc.
Lippman's Crafts
Margret Pillen with jams, jellies, and quilts
Robin Warren with jams, jellies, and fudge
St. Andrew's with muffins and coffee
Steve Heuer with fresh produce; potatoes, peppers, etc.
Wood Unlimited
Less Stress - massage
Dan Buttry - wooden trellis

Farmer and Rancher Grant Writing Workshop

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) is offering a grant writing workshop for farmers. There will be four workshops throughout the state, and one of those is in Jefferson County on October 5th from 9 AM to 3 PM. The cost is $20 per person, and lunch will be provided. You do need to register though by calling the Extension office: 636.797.5391.


For more information about the workshop, check out the SARE blog: NCR-SARE's Field Blog

October Gardening Calendar

The October Gardening Calendar is now available from the Missouri Environment and Garden Newsletter. To preview the entire newsletter, click here. To just view the calendar, click here.

Music for Saturday

This Saturday, we'll have music at the market from 8-12, instead of the normal 9-11. Ed Null will play from 8-10 and then we'll have Seniors from 10-12. Bring a chair, or at the very least, sing along as loud as you can!