The Woodbine Farmers Market will not be open for the 2012 season. Unfortunately, the Market did not have enough regular customers last season to feasibly maintain a full season Market this year. “As we look into the future, we are hopeful that the Market will be able to re-open with great community support as early as next year” says Market Manager Mary Crimmins.

“With our ever changing neighborhood, including a new coffee shop, The Woodbine Coffee Co. going in on Nolensville Pike, the Omni Hotel going in just a couple miles down the road and a strong Woodbine Neighborhood Association we are positive that Woodbine will continue to become a desired neighborhood to live, work and play in.” says Crimmins. The hope is that even by next year, the demand for seasonal and local food will grow and they can bring the Farmers Market back to Coleman Park.

In the meantime, you can visit their sister Market, The 12 South Farmers Market at Sevier Park on Tuesday afternoons 3:30-6:30pm starting May 8th and running through November. Just a few miles away, the 12 South Farmers Market is a vibrant Market entering its second season with local produce, meat, baked goods, milk, cheeses, honey, raw and vegan prepared foods, fresh pressed juice, food trucks and so much more. “We hope you will continue to support your local farmers and vendors in Nashville each Tuesday of the 2012 Market Season at the 12 South Market, and we look forward to serving Woodbine again in the future,” says Crimmins.

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Well folks it’s that time of year again, fall is officially here and it’s time to make your Scarecrows for the 4th Annual Scarecrows of Woodbine Contest. This weekend is the time. Come by the Market and after you do your shopping stay to make a Scarecrow and enter it into the contest.

Contest Details

The scarecrow contest is open to residents of the Woodbine neighborhood.  Make as many scarecrows as you like to display in your yard.  The $5 entry fee is per household, NOT per scarecrow.  Be creative! Mail entries to “Scarecrow Contest” 48 Jay St., Nashville, TN 37210, or enter at the Build Your Own Scarecrow event at the Woodbine Farmers Market on October 1 (make checks payable to “Good Food for Good People).  All entries must be received by October 1.  Scarecrows must be visible from the street and displayed by noon on October 2 for judging.  The winner will be notified by October 5.

Prizes

Prizes include a $25 gift card to the Woodbine Farmers Market, a $15 gift card to Bongo Java, and the coveted Scarecrows of Woodbine trophy!

Build Your Own Scarecrow at the Woodbine Farmers Market

Come to the Woodbine Farmers Market on October 1 from 9-12 to make a scarecrow.  This is a free event if you enter the contest; if not entering the contest, you can still make a scarecrow for a $5 donation to the Woodbine Farmers Market.  Everything you need to build your scarecrow (or scarecrows) will be provided.

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What better way to spend your Saturday morning than at a Family Carnival and then the Farmers’ Market? Saturday 10 to 12. There will be popcorn, candy, games and a jump house. Lots of fun. Given to the community by City Church of Woodbine. Come join the fun.

ENTER TO WIN A MONTH OF FREE CHEESE!!!!
Your Choice each week on a gourmet artisan cheese from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese

Here’s How it Works -
You must do the following to enter:

1. Comment on this post with your full name and the street you live on.
2. Twitter/Facebook a status update about the Woodbine Farmers Market on Saturday between 8am and 11am and attend the Market (ex. “Headed out the WFM to score some awesome local produce – at Coleman Park, open 9-12) ** MAKE SURE TO MENTION @WoodbineFrmsMkt on Twitter or WFM on Facebook.
3. Share/Link to this Newsletter on Twitter/Facebook
4. Follow @WoodbineFrmsMkt on Twitter and/or “Like Us” on Facebook

**We will randomly pick a winner using Random.org who will win a month’s worth of cheese (1 block of the cheese of your choice every Saturday for a month from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese) CONTEST CLOSED

And the winner for the Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese giveaway is Ashley Couse! Congrats!

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We are excited to announce that we now accept your Snap/EBT/Food Stamps. The SNAP benefit redemptions will not work as they do in a typically grocery store where participants swipe their Electronic Balance Transfer (EBT) cards and redeem their benefits as one would pay for groceries using a debit card. At the Woodbine Nashville Market, shoppers will redeem their benefits for tokens. These tokens will be used just as cash would at the market. This way the shopper makes one transaction at the point of sale machine, gets the tokens, and then uses them to purchase fresh food.

Just head over to the Farm to Chef (Good Food for Good People) produce booth and exchange your benefits in for the $1 tokens and start shopping. You can also get tokens with your debit card if you didn’t bring enough cash.

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The Woodbine Farmers Market is looking for an intern for the remainder of the season (now till end of October). Think you’ve got what it takes?

Here’s what we are looking for:

First and foremost, someone who is passionate about the local food movement. Someone who is outgoing, motivated, independent, and capable of dealing with people.

Intern requirements:

• Able to be present at every Market – Saturday Mornings from 8:00am- 12:00pm through the end of October
• Has the use of computer and email to communicate with vendors and volunteers
• Must be at least 18years old to qualify
• Has the physical ability to lift, set up, and be outdoors for a number of hours

Intern expectations:

• Coordinates and plans special events at the market (once a month)
• Coordinates volunteers for special event days and kids events
• Responsible for set up and tear down at each Market (signage, tents etc)
• Runs the Market info booth
• Collects the booth fees from Farmers and delivers to Market Manager

Compensation:

• Interns will receive $50 every Saturday at the end of the Market
• Interns will receive a bag of local produce each Saturday

If you are interested in becoming an intern – please fill out this Internship Application

and email or mail it to Mary Crimmins by August 29th, 2011.

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We are hosting our annual educational movie and this year it is Ingredients. Friday August 19th at 7pm this event is free to the public and will be held outdoors at Coleman Park – 384 Thompson Lane. Please bring blankets or chairs. We will have organic popcorn, candy and natural soda available for purchase. All money raised will go to benefit the Woodbine Farmers Market.

“At the focal point of this movement, and of this film, are the farmers and chefs who are creating a truly sustainable food system. Their collaborative work has resulted in great tasting food and an explosion of consumer awareness about the benefits of eating local.

Attention being paid to the local food movement comes at a time when the failings of our current industrialized food system are becoming all too clear. For the first time in history, our children’s generation is expected to have a shorter lifespan than our own. The quality, taste and nutritional value of the food we eat has dropped sharply over the last fifty years. Shipped from ever-greater distances, we have literally lost sight of where our food comes from and in the process we’ve lost a vital connection to our local community and to our health.

A feature-length documentary, INGREDIENTS illustrates how people around the country are working to revitalize that connection. Narrated by Bebe Neuwirth, the film takes us across the U.S. from the diversified farms of the Hudson River and Willamette Valleys to the urban food deserts of Harlem and to the kitchens of celebrated chefs Alice Waters, Peter Hoffman and Greg Higgins. INGREDIENTS is a journey that reveals the people behind the movement to bring good food back to the table and health back to our communities.”

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Itzel was among 100 or so students, community activists, chefs and farmers who on Sunday joined Nashville Mayor Karl Dean for the Glencliff Garden Party this past week to celebrate their success of the garden.

To read more about their accomplishments and how their garden is feeding hope, head on over to The Tennessean!

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110725/NEWS04/307250041/School-garden-feeds-hope

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When is comes to local, Delvin Farms is a staple name around Nashville. They are a three generation family farm located in College Grove, TN. They farm over 96 acres of vegetables, have a peach and apple orchard, and lots of berry plants to produce the most beautiful and delicious certified organic produce. You can always count on Delvin’s produce to be top notch and looking spectacular but with a home grown – down to earth, local root. They are the real deal folks and have figured out how to make a living (thanks to all ya’ll) off a family run local farm. Thank God for the Delvins as they supply families with their CSA, local farmers markets, local grocery stores, restaurants, and even schools with their produce.

INTERVIEW WITH AMY DELVIN:

What makes your farm unique?

My mom and dad started the farm in 1972 so my brothers and I grew up on it, however it didn’t become organic until we were off the farm and in college when my brother, Eric was in the Peace Corps in Nepal and came back home with the idea to go organic. At that time Nashville was not the organic, eat local community it is now, so for my parents to take a leap of faith and trust they could make a market as a certified organic farm was huge. They became certified in a year, learned about CSA and started the CSA that same year. It started with 25 members and by the end of that first year grew to 125. And if you’re wondering, no, Eric and his wife Rain do not farm with us, they live in WA where she is an acupuncturist and he works for the Nature Conservancy. Hank and I both came back to Nashville in 2007. I taught middle school for 12 years and Hank was an engineer at an environmental engineering company in Boston. We’re now supporting three families on our farm and loving it!

Why is having a local farm important to you?

Although we are organic and farm sustainably, we believe it’s as important to eat local and support your local economy as it is to eat organically. Besides the value of supporting your local economy, we enjoy having a business in which we can work together as a family. Hank and Liz’s children are growing up on the farm with their Aunt, Uncle and Grandparents, and one day Brandon and my children will grow up with their cousins and grandparents on the land we love.

If you were given $20 to spend at the Farmers Market, what would you buy and why?

I would buy milk, cheese and bread. Since I already have as many veggies as I would need, I can have an all local meal in minutes by adding cheese, bread and milk from my friends at the market. Even better, I like to barter…so that $20 added with some of my strawberries, kale, tomatoes, lettuce or whatever, would also get me Jenny Drake’s amazing soap, Rosemary’s lemonade (all that shopping makes me thirsty), some bacon from Jenny for Brandon to smother on top of whatever we’re eating (as a side note, Jenny asked us what we wanted for a wedding gift and Brandon told her bacon, so she gave us a TON of bacon:) ) Our family always buys a cow and splits it so I often have beef, but I also love to barter a CSA share with Jenny. She takes home veggies and I take home chicken, goat, roasts, and of course more bacon..it’s great!!

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ENTER TO WIN A MONTH OF FREE MILK!!!!

Here’s How it Works -
You must do the following to enter:

1. Comment on this post with your full name and the street you live on.
2. Twitter/Facebook a status update about the Woodbine Farmers Market on Saturday between 8am and 11am (ex. “Headed out the WFM to score some awesome local produce – at Coleman Park, open 9-12) ** MAKE SURE TO MENTION @WoodbineFrmsMkt on Twitter or WFM on Facebook.
3. Share/Link to this Newsletter on Twitter/Facebook
4. Follow @WoodbineFrmsMkt on Twitter and/or “Like Us” on Facebook

**We will randomly pick a winner using Random.org who will win a month’s worth of Milk (1 gallon of your choice every Saturday for a month from Gammon Family Dairy) CLOSES AT 11AM Saturday July 9th, 2011

** CONTEST CLOSED – CONGRATS TO ADAM WEAVER FOR WINNING!

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Yassmine (left) Brandi (right)

Yassmine is a graduating senior from our local Glencliff High School.  She’s a great asset to the market because she has worked in the Glencliff garden for two years and worked with Community Food Advocates for the last year.  Not only does she have gardening experience but she enjoys volunteering and meeting new people. Yassmine wants to intern at the Woodbine Farmers’ Market because organic and fresh foods are something she has grown to enjoy.

If you happen to see Yassmine at the market on Saturday, please feel free to welcome her to the Woodbine Farmers’ Market!

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