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Saturday, September 6, 2008
Harvest Party
Weds. Oct 22nd & Weds. Oct 29th please join us as we celebrate our bountiful harvest of locally grown seasonal vegetables, fruits and meats. Festivities on Oct. 22nd will include free pumpkins for the children while supply lasts, vegetable cake walk, gardening and spinning wheel demonstrations and healthy activities for the children and adults. On Oct 29th we will have our pumpkin cook off, pumpkin carving contest, crazy hat competition. Free samples from the vendors. See you there!
Monday, July 7, 2008
This Weekend in Manor
No Need to use a tank of gas to keep your family entertained this weekend.
Manor Lions Fish Fry is Friday July 11th at Lions Hall on Lexington from five until they run out of fish.
Manor Lions Golf Tournament is Saturday at award winning Shadow Glen Golf course. All proceeds go to support Lions Schholarships to the students of Manor.
Greater Manor Chamber of Commerce is hosting Movies in the Park at Jennie Lane SmartPark downtown Manor starting at dusk. Refreshments available for a nominal fee.
Enjoy!
Manor Lions Fish Fry is Friday July 11th at Lions Hall on Lexington from five until they run out of fish.
Manor Lions Golf Tournament is Saturday at award winning Shadow Glen Golf course. All proceeds go to support Lions Schholarships to the students of Manor.
Greater Manor Chamber of Commerce is hosting Movies in the Park at Jennie Lane SmartPark downtown Manor starting at dusk. Refreshments available for a nominal fee.
Enjoy!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Free Qi Gong
Starting this Wednesday, May 7th and continueing the first Wednesday of each month, we will have free Qi Gong exercise classes at the market. Qi Gong is similar to Tai Chi. This event is sponsored by Aiki Healing of Manor. We have vegetables galore! Come on by.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Manor Lions Fish Fry Friday
Manor Lions Club Fish Fry tomorrow, Friday May 2nd from 5 'til they run out of fish. Come on down to Lions Hall on Lexington Avenue for hand battered fresh catfish, homemade coleslaw & pinto beans, potatoe wedges, hushpuppies and an iced tea for only $7.50. The ladies sell slices of cake and coffee for 50 cents each. Come visit with you neighbors and enjoy a great meal at Lions Hall in downtown.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The Elusive Vegetable Gardener
The Elusive Vegetable Farmers
My daughters and I started the Manor Farmers’ Market, a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, almost two years ago, with a great deal of help and support from Stan Voelker then President of the Manor Chamber of Commerce. We thought since Manor being a traditionally farming & ranching community it would be an easy fit. Well, all these huge vegetable gardens you see out here, they give the vegetables away if they grow too much.
So here I am once again at the beginning of the vegetable season looking for the elusive vegetable farmer. I know you are out there. Just today an elderly couple, Bernard and Gladys, told me not only have the same people been buying their eggs for twenty years but when they grow too much they simply put a sign on the fence in front of their home. Hummm.... There is a local man whose wife is a retired Manor postal worker. Every year I stop by to admire his melon patch and casually bring up the farmers market. Not yet. There is Mr. J right down my street, whose wife, children and grandchildren have all participated in the market. When I spy him out working his field I stop by suggesting he could make back the money he spent on seed. Alas, to no avail.
I know you are out there. You can trade broccoli for beer soap. Parsnips for pickles. Discuss what is currently eating your cabbages or roses. We have a cute little cubicle for your cumbersome cucumbers, a place for you plethora of parsley, room to relieve you of your rampant radishes Enjoy an afternoon of conversation with neighbors and friends in our lovely park. Come on by!
For more information visit the market on Wednesday, any time of year, from 4 to 7 pm at Jennie Lane Smart Park in beautiful downtown Manor. This is the little park with the pavilion, gazebo, new exercise equipment and free wi-fi. Or call me, Denise, Manor Farmers’ Market Manager, at 278-1611. Check out our website at www.manorfarmersmarket.org and print out a free market buck.
*BUY MANOR*
My daughters and I started the Manor Farmers’ Market, a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, almost two years ago, with a great deal of help and support from Stan Voelker then President of the Manor Chamber of Commerce. We thought since Manor being a traditionally farming & ranching community it would be an easy fit. Well, all these huge vegetable gardens you see out here, they give the vegetables away if they grow too much.
So here I am once again at the beginning of the vegetable season looking for the elusive vegetable farmer. I know you are out there. Just today an elderly couple, Bernard and Gladys, told me not only have the same people been buying their eggs for twenty years but when they grow too much they simply put a sign on the fence in front of their home. Hummm.... There is a local man whose wife is a retired Manor postal worker. Every year I stop by to admire his melon patch and casually bring up the farmers market. Not yet. There is Mr. J right down my street, whose wife, children and grandchildren have all participated in the market. When I spy him out working his field I stop by suggesting he could make back the money he spent on seed. Alas, to no avail.
I know you are out there. You can trade broccoli for beer soap. Parsnips for pickles. Discuss what is currently eating your cabbages or roses. We have a cute little cubicle for your cumbersome cucumbers, a place for you plethora of parsley, room to relieve you of your rampant radishes Enjoy an afternoon of conversation with neighbors and friends in our lovely park. Come on by!
For more information visit the market on Wednesday, any time of year, from 4 to 7 pm at Jennie Lane Smart Park in beautiful downtown Manor. This is the little park with the pavilion, gazebo, new exercise equipment and free wi-fi. Or call me, Denise, Manor Farmers’ Market Manager, at 278-1611. Check out our website at www.manorfarmersmarket.org and print out a free market buck.
*BUY MANOR*
Snow Peas @The Market
Hello All,
This week Hitchcock Farm will have Snow Peas for sale. Snow Pea season usually lasts only a couple of weeks so hurry down to the market.
This week Hitchcock Farm will have Snow Peas for sale. Snow Pea season usually lasts only a couple of weeks so hurry down to the market.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Meat Deliveries 3/19
Howdy.....I am planning on coming to Manor on Wed. afternoon 4:00 to 5:00 pm for meat deliveries only. If anyone wants to place a meat order....do it now!! I do not plan to set up my usual space this week, as our daughter (Kari) and grandchildren will be here. (Spring Break) Any meat orders will be welcomed. Thanks, Kay jrdvm72@aol.com
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Live Music March 12th
Welcome, and Live Music
Welcome to the Manor Farmers' Market blog! Here we will be giving you news as it comes in, as well as the weekly newsletter. Events will be posted, as well as new farmers, products, and community projects.Local musician (and cousin) Jimmy Joe Natoli will be performing at this week's Farmers' Market. He plays original Americana tunes about fruits and vegetables (how apropos), and can be found weekly at the Sunset Valley Farmers' Market.
Garden Building Day
Garden Building Day a Great Success
On Saturday March 1st, local community members banded together at Presidential Meadows Elementary School to help build the first of many vegetable gardens in Manor ISD. Attending were representatives of Manor families, students and staff of PMES, members and families of the Manor Chamber of Commerce, Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services Department staff and families, MISD employees, Independence Title and family, vendors from the Manor Farmers’ Market, Manor Boy Scouts, staff from Dwyer Realty, Texas AgriLife Extension Service - Travis County, and passersby. A gentleman working nearby at Presidential Market came to assist with his tractor. Built were ten 8’x4’ raised beds placed on cleared land. Three of the beds have already been filled with soil. Seven beds will be filled with the remaining dirt by the students of PMES. Mulch will surround the beds after water for the gardens is installed. A Ground Breaking Celebration will be announced when the children are able to plant their vegetables. The garden is a great first step towards our collective goal of implementing Community Sustainable Agriculture, healthier living, activism and participation for the children of MISD and the community.
Ayman and Justin, PMES 4th & 5th grade students who arrived on bicycle agreed that the vegetable garden in their neighborhood will be a fun way to spend time out of school as well. After explaining to them the big picture, they both chimed, "If you leave some tools, we can come back and work in the garden Sunday on our own." Eager to grow broccoli and tomatoes (the two best friends’ favorite vegetables) they offered to write an article for their school’s newsletter. A garden is not only for exercise and growing healthy vegetables but also a place that can inspire students to learn math, science, and creative writing skills, and also how to work together.
Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department's Steps to a Healthier Austin Program sponsored 8 cubic yards of the soil and wood for the garden beds, curricula for all grade levels, garden supplies, and teachers' gift-certificates for seeds and plants at Bloomers. Donations of goods were made by Ace Hardware Elgin, Bert’s Dirts, Sustainable Foods Center. Locally grown refreshments were provided by Austinuts, Bikkurim Farm, Country Vista, Laverne’s Vegetable Patch, Manor Lions Club, Stephanie’s Specialties, Sabrina McCarty & Family, and Toussaint’s Manor Honey.
The Community Garden Project has turned out to be a true community event building alliances between families, schools and community leaders during a healthy venue of exercise, fresh air and sunshine. If you would like to volunteer for the next Community Garden Party, like more information, or to make a donation for the next garden, please call 972-5463 or 236-0074 ext. 5, or email denise@manorfarmersmarket.org
On Saturday March 1st, local community members banded together at Presidential Meadows Elementary School to help build the first of many vegetable gardens in Manor ISD. Attending were representatives of Manor families, students and staff of PMES, members and families of the Manor Chamber of Commerce, Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services Department staff and families, MISD employees, Independence Title and family, vendors from the Manor Farmers’ Market, Manor Boy Scouts, staff from Dwyer Realty, Texas AgriLife Extension Service - Travis County, and passersby. A gentleman working nearby at Presidential Market came to assist with his tractor. Built were ten 8’x4’ raised beds placed on cleared land. Three of the beds have already been filled with soil. Seven beds will be filled with the remaining dirt by the students of PMES. Mulch will surround the beds after water for the gardens is installed. A Ground Breaking Celebration will be announced when the children are able to plant their vegetables. The garden is a great first step towards our collective goal of implementing Community Sustainable Agriculture, healthier living, activism and participation for the children of MISD and the community.
Ayman and Justin, PMES 4th & 5th grade students who arrived on bicycle agreed that the vegetable garden in their neighborhood will be a fun way to spend time out of school as well. After explaining to them the big picture, they both chimed, "If you leave some tools, we can come back and work in the garden Sunday on our own." Eager to grow broccoli and tomatoes (the two best friends’ favorite vegetables) they offered to write an article for their school’s newsletter. A garden is not only for exercise and growing healthy vegetables but also a place that can inspire students to learn math, science, and creative writing skills, and also how to work together.
Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department's Steps to a Healthier Austin Program sponsored 8 cubic yards of the soil and wood for the garden beds, curricula for all grade levels, garden supplies, and teachers' gift-certificates for seeds and plants at Bloomers. Donations of goods were made by Ace Hardware Elgin, Bert’s Dirts, Sustainable Foods Center. Locally grown refreshments were provided by Austinuts, Bikkurim Farm, Country Vista, Laverne’s Vegetable Patch, Manor Lions Club, Stephanie’s Specialties, Sabrina McCarty & Family, and Toussaint’s Manor Honey.
The Community Garden Project has turned out to be a true community event building alliances between families, schools and community leaders during a healthy venue of exercise, fresh air and sunshine. If you would like to volunteer for the next Community Garden Party, like more information, or to make a donation for the next garden, please call 972-5463 or 236-0074 ext. 5, or email denise@manorfarmersmarket.org
Welcome, and Live Music
Welcome to the Manor Farmers' Market blog! Here we will be giving you news as it comes in, as well as the weekly newsletter. Events will be posted, as well as new farmers, products, and community projects.
Local musician (and cousin) Jimmy Joe Natoli will be performing at this week's Farmers' Market. He plays original Americana tunes about fruits and vegetables (how apropos), and can be found weekly at the Sunset Valley Farmers' Market.
Local musician (and cousin) Jimmy Joe Natoli will be performing at this week's Farmers' Market. He plays original Americana tunes about fruits and vegetables (how apropos), and can be found weekly at the Sunset Valley Farmers' Market.
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