Jewelry, Art and Fine Crafts, Handmade Natural Soaps, Local Produce and Artisan Foods at September 2, 2017 Riverwalk Market Fair
Fresh local produce and artisan foods, the area’s finest art and crafts, all at Riverwalk Market Fair, Saturday September 2 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 Crafts
Local farmers have summer produce including tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, green peppers, sweet peppers, eggplant, patty pan squash, romaine, green and red butter lettuce, cabbage, Swiss chard, arugula, kale, kohlrabi, fennel, snow peas, spinach, radishes, green onions, potatoes, cilantro, broccoli, and herbs, as well as, flower bouquets, farm fresh eggs, and handmade natural soaps.
Artisan foods include fresh-baked breads, delicious sweet and savory pastries, cookies and cupcakes, jams and jellies, and locally roasted coffee.
Jewelry, fiber art, watercolor paintings, photography, glass art, wood-working, and pottery are among the fine art and fine crafts for sale. All art and fine crafts are 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: Ruthie’s Kitchen
Ruth Edstrom creates wonderful jams/jellies, baked goods, candy, and pickles in her kitchen. She provides these fine goodies at Riverwalk Market Fair once to twice a month. When asked what’s great about the market she said “Customers! Environment feels like a European market.”
Featured Artist: Glynnis Lessing Ceramics
Glynnis strives to make beautiful, yet highly functional pots that will find an intimate niche in the daily lives of the people who take them home. Her work is created with the hope that it will be aesthetically pleasing to people who will choose it for their use instead of the mass-produced items. She’s had a lifetime love of ceramics since she was nine and continues to produce great forms of art.
Vendors are needed at Riverwalk Market Fair
We are always looking for high quality farms, artisan foods, and artists as vendors for the Riverwalk Market Fair. If you fill that description, please go to www.riverwalkmarketfair.org and click on “Become a Vendor”. From there you can find applications for the 2017 season. If you have questions email manager@riverwalkmarketfair.org
Vendors for 9/2:
Farmers –
Sogn Valley Produce
Pheng Yang Produce
Twin Oaks Orchard
Schoolhouse Apiary
Ruthie’s Kitchen
Season Flowers
Mississippi Hills Produce
Ruf Acres Farm
Goodtree Farmstead
Groundwire Coffee
Crack of Dawn Bakehouse
Martha’s Eats & Treats
Groveland Confections
Artists –
Zach Stadler Photography
Brad’s Woodworking
Bumbleberry Stitch
Vagabond Cafe
Angie’s Accessories
Wheelie’s Awesome Natural Products
Prairie Creek Pottery
Emergent Visions
Essentials by Tracie
Melissa Henning Ceramics
Idlewilde
My Enough
Glynnis Lessing Ceramics
Youth –
Forest Allen
Kenya Jorgenson
Groundwire is a small, quality focused coffee roaster based out of beautiful Northfield. They source and roast great tasting coffee for people looking to ramp up their morning cup, and look forward to sharing some tasty coffees at the market. Cody Larson said about his coffee “I want everyone that comes to our tent thinking that coffee is simply a bitter, brown beverage – a delivery system for caffeine and nothing more, to walk away with the realization that coffee can be enjoyable, that it can actually taste good.”
The ultimate recycler, Jennifer uses her plasma cutter to cut bird garden ornament bodies and wings from old, rusty file cabinets. She puts the parts in a cement mixer with sand to smooth and take off the finish. Then she lays out pieces and paints them with a stencil in one hand and a paint can in the other. She assembles the pieces with no attention to color or pattern — just two types of wings and two types of bird bodies put together randomly. The stencil colors leave the birds looking like they are cut out of fabric and quilted together. Also check out Jennifer’s tall steel garden ornaments with whimsical names – Curly Qs and Lollipops.
Bobby & Christine are back again at the market fair, a dynamic duo that play a mix of folk, pop, jazz standards, and early rock & roll. They enjoy playing and singing their songs to all sorts of crowds and will be sure to get the market dancing with awesome songs on Saturday. www.bcfolk.net
Melissa found her love for ceramics in 2013 when she took a Intro to Ceramics class at St. Olaf College. Since then she has been working as a teaching assistant and continuing making amazing ceramics. She makes a wide variety of hand built ceramic pieces in which she sells occasionally at the Riverwalk Market Fair. www.melissahenning.com
Kaia is a young lady who has a beautiful voice and is very talented at playing the ukulele. She sings and plays a variety of music and it will be a real treat to have her back on Saturday.
