BLOOMINGTON – This Saturday is Young Artists’ and Growers’ Day at the Bloomington Community Farmers Market.
Young farmers, artists, growers, and entrepreneurs ages six to 17 will get their own booth space during this special day for kids at the Market.
Youth keep all their profits as they experience a day of running their own stands.
The Market will be hosting other youth-oriented activities too. Come out and support our youth this Saturday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Showers Commons at 401 North Morton Street.
Saturday’s entertainment at the Market
Reid Walz is a very enthusiastic ukulele player, singer, and actor. He enjoys listening to pop, rock, and 80’s music, and participating in musical theater. He’s super excited to share his music with the crowd and hopes to see you this Saturday when he kicks off our entertainment this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. on the BCFM Circular Stage
Ross Martinie Eiler is a hand-hammering, key-slamming, rock’n’roll piano man. Ross has headlined 1950s-themed theater shows around the country. He currently plays with Martinie’s Boogie Three (Joe Donnelly – saxophone, John Valdez – drums). He explores the rock’n’roll side of blues & boogie-woogie piano and celebrates the high-energy dance music of the 1950s. It’s a flurry of bounce that combines original works with crowd-pleasers by Louis Jordan, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Ray Charles, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Ross will headline this Saturday’s entertainment beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Celebrating National Farmers’ Market Week – August 6-12, 2023
During the first week of August every year, this annual celebration highlights the vital role farmers’ markets play in our nation’s food system. With fun events, programs, contests, activities, and more, the week helps to boost market attendance and visibility and is a great opportunity to showcase how much value markets bring to their communities.
Marble Hill Farm is a featured farm at the 2023 Indiana State Fair.
Marble Hill Farm, one of the legacy Bloomington Community Market Farmers Market vendors, is one of 18 featured farms that will be honored throughout each day of this year’s event.
These 18 farm operations represent a variety of regions throughout the state, showcasing different agricultural products and stories.
Marble Hill Farms is being honored this Friday, August 4th.
Kip and Whitney Schlegel, owners of Marble Hill Farm, share a love of land and livestock. For 25 years, they have cared for the animals and land atop one of the highest elevations in Monroe County. The vantage point provides clear vistas of the surrounding natural beauty and daily reminders of the Schlegels’ core value: that they are part of a thriving ecosystem, stewarding natural resources for future generations.
“For us, the land is everything, and we believe we’re obligated to leave this place better than we found it,” Kip said. “That’s a focus and real source of pride for us. We’re committed to that because there is something sacred about the land. In one sense, we don’t own this land — we’re caretakers of it — and we want to pass it on to those who share our values.”
Their farm is child-friendly and visitors are always welcome.
