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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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