Local Produce and Artisan Foods, Art, Fine Craft, and Music all at the June 16th Riverwalk Market Fair Music by Bobby & Christine

Music by Bobby and Christine who sing several types of music; mostly of the Americana genre, but also enjoy instrumental picking songs, and many others.  Limited fresh local produce and artisan foods, the area’s finest art and craft, and the Northfield Public Library Book Bike will all be on hand at the Riverwalk Market Fair, Saturday June 16 from 9 am to 1 pm, rain or shine, in Historic Downtown Northfield’s Bridge Square.

Seasonal Produce from Local Farmers, Artisan Foods, Art and Fine Craft

Local farmers will be on hand with fresh-picked micro greens, alpaca fiber, soil-grown tomatoes, bedding plants, handmade natural soaps, and local honey.  Artisan foods include fresh-baked breads, delicious sweet and savory pastries, Greek baked goods, jams and jellies, shaved ice, and locally roasted coffee.

Photography, fiber art, jewelry, wood items, and pottery are among the art and fine crafts for sale.  All art and fine craft is original work, designed and created by the artists.

For a complete list of the vendors scheduled for this Saturday visit www.RiverwalkMarketFair.org.

Featured Farmer:  School House Apiary

            Laura Heiman and family has been selling their great tasting honey and candles at Riverwalk Market Fair.  They have been raising bees in the Cannon Valley for fourteen years.  Their honey is raw, local, and unpasteurized, and raised with out pesticides or antibiotics.

Laura mentioned that her favorite thing about Riverwalk Market Fair is “It’s the best way to spend a Saturday that I can think of.”  When Laura’s not raising bees she can be found teaching out at Holy Cross Catholic School.

Featured Artist:  Aging Schmaging

  Gail Gates has photography, silk scarves, and adult coloring books that will all be for sale at the Riverwalk Market Fair on June 16.  Her photography can run from traditional landscapes to impressionistic manipulated photo art.  The silk scarves that she creates are ongoing and made in small batches.  Some are left in rusty buckets of water, some are felted, and some are painted.  Her adult coloring books were created to inspire and connect people with others.

This is Gail’s first year at the market and everyone is excited to see her enthusiasm and great work.

Music on June 16 from Bobby & Christine

Bobby & Christine will be at the market Saturday playing and singing to the crowd at RIverwalk Market Fair.  They play a wide variety of music from the Beatles to picking songs that they enjoy playing.  They are an acoustic duo featuring two voices and one guitar.  

About Riverwalk Market Fair

Riverwalk Market Fair is an open-air market located on Bridge Square in historic downtown Northfield.  This one-of-a-kind European-style market is open Saturdays from June through October. Each Saturday features a different combination of sustainably grown produce from local farmers, artisan foods, seasonal flowers and a juried selection of the region’s top art and fine crafts including ceramics, art works, prints, wood working, fused glass, textiles, wearable art and hand-crafted jewelry.

Saturday 6-9-18 Vendor List

Artists –
Idlewilde
David Peterson Maker
Angie’s Accessories
Jacque Oman-Clinton, LLC
Brad’s Woodworking
Prairie Creek Pottery
Cannon River Bowl & Spoon
Just Me Geralyn & Glass

Local Produce and Artisan Foods, Art and Fine Craft, and Music all at the June 9th Riverwalk Market Fair

Music by Matt Arthur who sings a variety of older country. Limited fresh local produce and artisan foods, the area’s finest art and craft, and the Northfield Public Library Book Bike.  Riverwalk Market Fair, Saturday June 9 from 9 am to 1 pm, rain or shine, in Historic Downtown Northfield’s Bridge Square.

Seasonal Produce from Local Farmers, Artisan Foods, Art and Fine Craft

Local farmers will be on hand with fresh-picked micro greens, alpaca fiber, soil-grown tomatoes, bedding plants, handmade natural soaps, and local honey.  Artisan foods include fresh-baked breads, delicious sweet and savory pastries, Greek baked goods, jams and jellies, shave ice, and locally roasted coffee.

Photography, fiber art, jewelry, wood items, and pottery are among the art and fine crafts for sale.  All art and fine craft is original work, designed and created by the artists.

For a complete list of the vendors scheduled for this Saturday visit www.RiverwalkMarketFair.org.

 Featured Farmer: 

Ruf Acres Farm

Ramon Rodriguez Carrion & John Besse run/own Ruf Acres Farm in Faribault.  They take immense pride in their early ripened tomatoes which are grown in a hot house.  When owner John Besse and his wife decided they wanted to start growing tomatoes, they wanted a way to have tomatoes before the 4^th of July.  In the past few years they’ve had ripe tomatoes by June 1^st!  They also sell strawberries grown at their farm and also rich, tasty maple

syrup.

Ruf Acres Farm stand is definitely a “can’t miss” at Riverwalk Market Fair, but get there early to get those juicy, red, beautiful tomatoes.

Featured Artist:  David Peterson Maker

David Peterson, of Northfield, is back as a vendor at Riverwalk Market Fair in 2018 after taking a year hiatus in 2017.  David crafts mostly simple, useful forms like bowls, platters, boxes, and vases.  Each item is shaped by hand from a single blank of raw wood, often green.   David remarked “as the piece spins, I remove wood using      various gouges, scrapes, and chisels.  As I remove wood, I figure out what shape is best for the piece of wood I’m working on.

            David loves working with wood for three reasons: First, the wood itself, the second being the delight of woodturning comes from making the shapes, and third is the usefulness of the piece.

Music on June 9 by Matt Arthur

A southern Minnesota native, Matt Arthur, will be on Bridge Square Saturday to serenade the customers and vendors with his older country music covers, originals by Matt, and many other selections.

            Matt Arthur learned singing by listening to gospel music, Johnny Cash, and other spiritual singers while growing up and decided that’s what he wanted to do for a living, be a singer/song writer.  To find out more information about him go to www.bratlanders.com