Showing posts with label organic gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organic gardening. Show all posts

Friday, May 28, 2010

New Saturday Market Begins May 29!

We're starting another farmers' market in Manor! This market will be in addition to the Wednesday downtown market. The new market will start this Saturday at 3pm and go until 7pm. The location will be Manor New Technology High School on 290. The address is 10323 U.S. Highway 290.

We are very happy to offer this opportunity to those of you who are unable to make the Wednesday market. If you know of anyone that may want to participate, please let them know.

For the Saturday Market this week, so far we have: peaches, berries, beets, carrots, loads of all kinds of squash, green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumber, cabbage, chard, magenta spreen ( a beautiful plant that was once used for make-up, spinach family) and fresh herbs. We will also have farm fresh eggs from happy healthy chickens. Our central Texas farmers are from Cele, Dimebox, Mexia, Chriesman and two from Manor.

A Wild Soap Bar is a Manor family owned, local micro-business serving up wildly aromatic, truly natural native soaps & body balms for your ultimate bathing pleasure since 1995. AWSB products are sold at Whole Foods, Central Market, select HEB's and fine boutiques across the country. But you can take advantage of their special discounted farmers market prices right here in Manor! Use the contact form on the website to order any item for special delivery to the market or simply browse their weekly selection when you get there. The Soap Bartender would absolutely love to meet you, so stop by and say hello.

Goodwin Homestead of Manor will offer her sparkling hand made stained glass mosaics. Beautiful in the garden or in a window with the sunlight shining through. Plus lovely, hand knitted and felted 100% wool purses. No two are alike. Each purse is uniquely embellished with hand embroidery.


Handmade by Hartley will be at the new market with all of her handcrafted home decorations, quality greeting cards and all sorts of colorful knickknacks, doodads and thingamajigs.

The Gardeners Feast will be serving organic masa tamales in vegan, vegetarian or with meat. Also, organic blue corn gorditas and blue corn tortillas. Adrian has the Mexican restaurant across from Manor Grocery and uses locally sourced produce and cheese whenever possible.

Manorite Volkmar, The Spud King as he likes to be called, will be at the market making German potato pancakes for us with apple sauce and/or sour cream, bratwurst on a bun and Goulash. Volkmar will have cold drinks for sale too.

There will be shade, cold drinks, tables and chairs at the market. Denise is still looking for music if you know someone....

As always, the Manor Farmers' Market is looking for more local farmers, craftsmen, prepared food vendors, artisans and community members to participate in our endeavor to bring fresh, locally grown food to our residents. Call Denise LoSchiavo at
512.278.1611 for more info.

Monday, March 29, 2010

ERCC Garden Party Project

The ERCC Garden Party Project will have regularly scheduled work days on the first Saturday of the month, beginning April 3rd. At each work day we will have a topical demonstration at 9:00 a.m. and then on to the project(s) for the rest of the morning.

On April 3rd we'll be building one or two 3'x3' Salad Gardens on legs which will be used by seniors with limited mobility. These will be chair height so gardening can be done from a seated position. Future topics include compost bins from pallets (two underway now), compost tea makers, vermiculture, hypertufa construction techniques, key-way round gardens (a permaculture concept), herb spirals, purple martin houses from gourds, rainwater harvesting and maybe more, depending on interest.

Follow this blog for updates or contact Denise at manager@manorfarmersmarket.org (278-1611) or Dick Peterson at info@dickpeterson.com for more info.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Organic Brunch to Benefit TOFGA

Sunday, March 28th, 11 AM, Barr Mansion, Austin, TX: An Organic Brunch celebrating spring and benefiting the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association! TOFGA educates new and seasoned farmers (and gardeners) at seminars throughout the year. Barr Mansion, a beautiful certified organic venue, is a great supporter of local organic food and those who produce it! Please join us with a $50 donation to help TOFGA grow farmers!! For more info and to rsvp: Valerie@barrmansion.com (http://barrmansion.com/). Also check out http://www.tofga.org