Thank You, Falmouth
December 5, 2011
What a swell finale we had to our season last Saturday. Main Street looked festive. People were happy. The weather was unseasonably gorgeous. One customer, biking into town, arrived in shorts. As the tents came down to make way for carol-singers and the Holiday Stroll, last-minute shoppers were still stuffing cabbages and squash into their bags. Thus ended our fourth market season, our most lively year to date.
We are grateful to all who’ve helped the market, often in ways unseen but utterly vital : The Falmouth Agricultural Commission, the Board of Selectmen, the Health Department, Falmouth Chamber of Commerce (thanks to Jay and Susan Zavala for their frequent visits)Falmouth Village Association and Main Street neighbors— including Eight Cousins Bookstore and Osteria La Civetta for (each in their own way) believing in the importance of local food. Our thanks, too, to Falmouth’s Superintendant of Parks, Edwin (Rocky) Gomes, for repairs to the bandstand at Peg Noonan Park and for leveling the park’s uneven, ankle-turning terrain, which will be seeded with new grass next year. You may also have noticed Kate Mahoney, our manager, weeding and sprucing up the flowerbeds, with help from the market gang—our way of showing our appreciation for the park. And for this space to keep you informed about the market, our thanks to the Falmouth Enterprise.
Most of all, we thank our farmers and local producers for the great-tasting food they bring us all season long -- and for generously sharing the bounty with the Falmouth Service Center. Over 3,300 pounds of produce were donated this year, according to Jay Burnett who volunteered to collect it. We also appreciate our farmers’ grace under pressure when nature throws them a curve, like a frustratingly long cool spring, or a storm named Irene. And finally thanks to you, our customers, who take the vagaries of farming and Mother Nature in stride because, when you finally cup that long-awaited, ripe local tomato in your hand, you totally know it’s worth it: there’s no food like food produced close to home.
Our outdoor market goes into hibernation during the cold-weather months. Meanwhile, until Christmas, local lettuce and greens remain available weekends at Coonamessett Farm. You’ll also find food vendors at local markets held inside. Green Harvest plans two markets, with food and farm-crafts, December 11 and 18, noon to 3p.m. indoors at the Barnstable Fairgrounds. Mahoney’s will reprise its Winter Market, and the historic Waquoit Congregational Church kicks off its indoor winter/spring markets (Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3p.m.) on January 7…. As for us, the Falmouth Farmers’ Market, we look forward to seeing you again next May.
Quote of the year, from a Mullen Hall second-grader on a school visit to the market, mulling over a riotous fruit and vegetable display: “Yum…Yum, yum, yum, yum.”
See you in 2012.
.
We are grateful to all who’ve helped the market, often in ways unseen but utterly vital : The Falmouth Agricultural Commission, the Board of Selectmen, the Health Department, Falmouth Chamber of Commerce (thanks to Jay and Susan Zavala for their frequent visits)Falmouth Village Association and Main Street neighbors— including Eight Cousins Bookstore and Osteria La Civetta for (each in their own way) believing in the importance of local food. Our thanks, too, to Falmouth’s Superintendant of Parks, Edwin (Rocky) Gomes, for repairs to the bandstand at Peg Noonan Park and for leveling the park’s uneven, ankle-turning terrain, which will be seeded with new grass next year. You may also have noticed Kate Mahoney, our manager, weeding and sprucing up the flowerbeds, with help from the market gang—our way of showing our appreciation for the park. And for this space to keep you informed about the market, our thanks to the Falmouth Enterprise.
Most of all, we thank our farmers and local producers for the great-tasting food they bring us all season long -- and for generously sharing the bounty with the Falmouth Service Center. Over 3,300 pounds of produce were donated this year, according to Jay Burnett who volunteered to collect it. We also appreciate our farmers’ grace under pressure when nature throws them a curve, like a frustratingly long cool spring, or a storm named Irene. And finally thanks to you, our customers, who take the vagaries of farming and Mother Nature in stride because, when you finally cup that long-awaited, ripe local tomato in your hand, you totally know it’s worth it: there’s no food like food produced close to home.
Our outdoor market goes into hibernation during the cold-weather months. Meanwhile, until Christmas, local lettuce and greens remain available weekends at Coonamessett Farm. You’ll also find food vendors at local markets held inside. Green Harvest plans two markets, with food and farm-crafts, December 11 and 18, noon to 3p.m. indoors at the Barnstable Fairgrounds. Mahoney’s will reprise its Winter Market, and the historic Waquoit Congregational Church kicks off its indoor winter/spring markets (Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3p.m.) on January 7…. As for us, the Falmouth Farmers’ Market, we look forward to seeing you again next May.
Quote of the year, from a Mullen Hall second-grader on a school visit to the market, mulling over a riotous fruit and vegetable display: “Yum…Yum, yum, yum, yum.”
See you in 2012.
.
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