From DOWNTOWN BOWLING GREEN
Take some time to come out and enjoy an evening at the Farmers Market in Downtown Bowling Green. The market starts May 16, 4-7 pm and will run through October 10th. But don’t wait; every week brings new produce, delicious cottage foods, some handcrafted items and music too.
The new Farmers’ Market manager, Samantha Beane has organized an amazing slate of vendors and is excited to start the season. Huntington Bank has generously allowed us to utilize the parking lot on the corner of S. Main and Clough Streets. This a wonderful location and it gives the market room to grow.
We’ve been able to bring back the Frequent Buyer program, thanks to the support of Newlove Realty and Thayer Family Dealerships and their partner company AllState Insurance. Each time a shopper spends $5 at a stand, they get a stamp on their card. When the card is full the card will be turned in for $5 in Downtown Dollars. For those not familiar with the Downtown Dollars program, more than 70 Downtown businesses accept them for goods and services. You can get a frequent buyer card and redeem a full card at the market info booth. Last year, about $2,000 in Downtown Dollars were awarded to shoppers. All completed cards that are turned in will be eligible to win $100 in Downtown Dollars through a sponsorship by Banfax Pest Control, a local business serving our area for over 30 years.
Live music at the market has really been enjoyed by many. The tradition continues at The Stone’s Throw Stage from 5:30 – 7pm. Thanks to The Stones Throw Restaurant for sponsoring the stage and to Tim Concannon for making the arrangements and all the musicians who donate their time to perform from 5:30 – 7 pm. To start off the season, Tim Tegge & The Black Swamp Boys will be bringing some original folk music to the market! This is a pre-show to the Hump Day Review at The Stones Throw every Wednesday evening.
This season we will also have some special events including the Zucchini 500 races and a fun run with the support of Bowling Green Parks and Recreation. There will also be a bike awareness program and a kids fun night through the Bicycle Safety Commission.
A full schedule of all the music and special events at the market will be available very soon on our website at bgfarmersmarket.org The schedule will be updated as other special events are added to the season. As special thanks to Julie Martini and Martini Creative for hosting and updating the website as a part of a sponsorship with the market.
The Kiwanis Club has also provided sponsorship monies to the Downtown to make this years market possible.
We will continue to work with our farmers to provide the SNAP program for shoppers and our market is a designated pick up location for the CSA program. To learn more about this program visit the website for Riehm Farms at FunAcres.net
This year’s vendors include Anderson’s Farm Fresh Products, Bella Cuisine, Clay Hill,The Cookie Fairy, COSTCO, Dirty Feet Farms, English Gardener, Flatlands Coffee, Friends of the Wood County Parks, Garden View Flower Farm, Garry’s Kettle Corn, Great Lakes Custom Sharpening, In Every Season Calligraphy, Just Jammin & Stuff, Kings Berries, Kitten Pants LLC, Little Orchids Garden, The Magical Mystery Shop, Maumee Greens, Qdoba Mexican Eats, Riehm Produce Farm LLC, The River Bee, River Valley Pasta, Ron’s Concessions, So Bee Honey, Steven’s Gardens, Uncle Steve’s Sauces and Z Farms.
Plan to come to the market and spend the evening in our beautiful historic Downtown.
