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2 The Clackamas Print Wednesday, Nov. 2 ,2011 market up as seasons change newsed@clackamas.edu News c privilege o f visiting the Oregon City Farmers Market. But as one seaso’n comes to a close and another begins brings about the change is market theme. T he tim e has now come for hot chocolate, pum pkin pies and a book to read by a warm fire. There is a brisk, freshness in the air. T he smell o f newly T he Oregon City Farmers Market is now revving up for its harvested, vegetables, sausages and the sound o f live music annual W inter Market. calls people to come closer to see what the buzz is about. T he Saturday Market, which ended last Saturday, was O n Saturday, O ct. 22 The C lackam as P r in t had. the honored this year to be the location that National Farmers Market Day. Jackie Williams, Director of Oregon Q ty Farmers Market, said “We just did get to be designated our own 501 c3 corporation, not a lot o f farmers markets get that designation but we have so many com m unity outreach pro grams and education, that’s what gave up the designation.” A 50lc3 corporation is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization. Oregon City Farmers Market has many activities for young children and adults, such as the Power o f Produce Club. T he P O P Club is designed tb help teach young kids, ages five to 12, about growing produce and how to be sus tainable. Children involved in the PO P Club will receive $2 in wooden tokens to spend on any fruits or vegetables they want, ready to eat or plants that they can take hom e to grow themselves. “This teaches kids good money, management and healthy eating habits,” said Williams. Each year the P O P Q u b has a kids harvest when the children bring in the produce they have grown and are awarded prizes. T he farmers market offers events for adults as well. They have a matching-“funds programs,” they will match up to $5 if you exchange for wooden tokens worth $10 in market m oney T hey also have food growing workshops where master gardeners will give free presentations on how and when'to plant, cultivate and harvest your produce. There are m any other things that you c a n d o t f you are able to make it to the market. T he wide array o f vendors will be sure to have something o f interest for you and some will only be here for a limited time. I f you are interested in landscaping and produce, look into the Three Brothers Nursery. Everett Dirksen, a horticul turist o fth e nursery, said, “We specialize in Japanese maples Everett Dirksen works with the Three Brothers Nursery as and for unusual items we have a nice selection o f blueberries, a horticulturist where they specialize in Japanese maples. ' which are all bearing and we also have a columnar apple. ; By Matt Senn The Clackamas Print Curt Norquist o f Golden Woods Soap sells goat wz/£ soap at the Oregon City F a r ^ r sM a rk e io n O c t. 22. I There are no limbs on it and it is for people who live in condos and apartment houses.” T he Three Brothers Nursery also has'Tféfee k n o w n as a monkey-puzzle tree. “This was originally brought here in 1903 for the Lewis and Clark exposition,” said Dirksen. . . Golden Woods Soap is another vendor at the market, which offers goat milk soap, hand creams and fragrances. T hey have 70 different candle warmer fragrances and about 40 differen t types o f soaps. C urt Norquist o f Golden Woods Soap said, “W e even have m anly'm an fragrances.” They offer scents such as cedar, pine and their top selling Satsuma orange and grapefruit. “O u r hand creams dry so fast because it docsnt have any butter in it. Its n ot greasy.” . . A must see at the market is Green Acres Family, which has everything that you could want from a produce stand. They offer 40-50 different varieties o f fruits and vegetables. “During the W inter Market we will [be] offering mainly root type vegetables like potatoes, carrots, kale and leeks,” said Amelia Parker o f Green Acres Family Farm. , You will be able to see Green Acres for the next few m onths but the monkey-puzzle tree o f the Three Brothers Nursery and manly m an fragrances o f G old en W b o d s S oaphave left the market as the season turns and the winter Saturday m aritrti# ftftw open. T h e W inter Market starts Saturday, Nov. 5 and occurs every other weekend f r o m 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and according to Jackie Williams, “Everything will be there.” Correction FASTS ABBOT TOE CCC BOND MEAS0RE Why is Clackamas seeking voter approval for a bond? l»t«d ««MipmxtttAfttitccfcnctiogy: Equipment #nd VKhnofogy ?vrio$i^t«x,Js decades not current iMtftlbst in I.tw.(yUa.swo,or rtuxcU) . . «wlusB»»elecMc)ty, piombing, «arthquakn safety <u«i more. . . 'd tfte bond rovkfc cufrenlWreng equipment and space for to •jtU«« w«MwwM>utt<Sn$ «ttd campus systems to$xtend the Iff« and » oi uoaejje buftinm, increased^rrergy efficiency and reduced »«»twsw«.« cents J ssexsAXa- <u. pda»« and expand tewning and support servSce are* career technical programs. In the Issue 3 article “CCC staff fined for breaking election laws” the photo caption on page 2 was inaccurate. The post card pictured was not the one sent to voters dur ing the bond campaign; changes were made to die postcard, after it was sent in to election officials for suggestions. T ra ils End SaloonC. - B 1320 M ain St,. Oregon C ity n ?" a a *3 / 503-656-3031 TL Blues Therapy Z jF ¡1 1 " iLh EaC Gord°n . @ClackamasPrint A & Saturdays f u ll Service Blues Bar a n d Grill Voted Oregon’s Best Blues Venue -,-^WB.v Cascade Blues Association S ta ff The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and professional • manner. 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