Historic Batesville’s Main Street Farmers Market will be open Saturday, September 13 from 8AM to Noon in the Pocket Park on Main Street. This month’s Market will include an early morning yoga class with teacher Marnie Davis form 7:30 to 8:30 as well as a Kid’s Yoga session from 9AM to 9:45 with Marnie.
Come to the Market on your way to the festivities at Batesville’s River Water Carnival and purchase locally and organically grown produce; clean, pastured meats, eggs and cheeses; and the best bread and muffins in town! The Market will have plenty of vegetables and foods with 7 local produce vendors and 3 bakers.
The September 13th Market will again feature local and chemical free produce from Garden Girl Produce, Five Acre Farm and Lonnie Clark’s farm all from Pleasant Plains; clean pasture raised beef, pork and chickens from Freckle Face Farm in McRae; pastured cow cheeses from Honeysuckle Lane Farm in Rosebud and pasture raised chicken eggs and goat milk soap from Brood Farm in Cave City, and fresh produce from the Mahan Farm in Southside. Local apples, delicious whole grain breads and more decadent baked goods and muffins, jams and jellies, and hand squeezed lemonade will also be available at the September 13th Market. Local artists and craftspeople will be selling jewelry, hand painted signs, wood crafts, children’s items, quilts, and other beautifully crafted handmade items.
September is going to be a healthy day at the Market. Yoga in the Park is the perfect way to start your day and the Children’s Yoga Class at 9:45 will be a fun way to introduce your children to yoga. Check out the research on how good yoga is for kids and their learning potential. White River Medical Center will have a booth this month with info on the WRMC October 14 Women’s Health Expo and Casey Bush, owner of Body, Heart & Spine, will be talking about his practice and health information.
Historic Batesville’s Main Street shops and restaurants will be open as well as the Batesville Area Arts Council Gallery at 226 E. Main Street. Open from 10:00 am til 2:00 pm, the Gallery will feature the 2014 Kids Art Show with the work of our local young artists. For more information call 870-793-3382.
Meet your farmers, support your local farming families, and find the very freshest and healthiest foods at the Main Street Farmers Market. The Market is a fun way to shop while you catch up with friends, listen to great music, and enrich your children. Be a part of the history of Main Street in Batesville.
Historic Batesville’s Main Street Farmer’s Market is held the second Saturday of each month through November: Saturday, September 13th, October 11th and November 8th, 2014.
For more information, or if you are a local grower, producer or artisan interested in becoming a vendor, or if you would like to offer an activity for the Main Street Farmers Market, please contact Jean Larson at (208) 869-1445
