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January 7, 2016
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Winter farmers’ market to open by Linda Scott
SPECIAL TO THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN
People looking to buy fresh produce and other products during the winter will have that opportunity when the Abington Winter Farm Market opens. The market will make its debut Saturday, Jan. 9, and will be open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through the end of May at the at the Clarks Summit Methodist Church, 1310 Morgan Highway in Clarks Summit. There nine vendors will sell fresh produce, baked goods, jams, meats among other items. “The church is community active minded. We have had Red Cross blood drives and have Boy Scout and Girl Scout meetings. The market will be a good way of doing something for the community,” said Don Van Fleet, chairman of the trustees at Clarks Summit Methodist Church. Eric Garver, of Conifer Corner in Factoryville, came up with the idea. “There is a winter market in Tunkhannock and the South Side of Scranton,” he said. “I participated in a craft show at the church and thought it would be a good location. I contacted other farmers to see if they would be interested in doing a market in the Abington’s. The church has a good location and the market and the church are coming together to do something for the community,” he said. Conifer Corner makes jerky, jams, fruit syrup, raspberry hot wing sauce and more. Other participating vendors include: • Burke’s Maple Farm in Carbondale, owned and operated by Dennis and Lisa Burke, will have a variety of maple products including maple items including syrup, maple baked goods, maple candy, maple glazed walnuts, maple sugar and maple cream. • Beta Bread in Clarks Summit makes a variety of breads and scones for sale. • No Bull Ranch in Jefferson Township sells Angus beef and Berkshire pork in a variety of cuts. • Annie’s Country Kitchen was started by
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From left: Eric Garver (Conifer Corner), AJ Weidner and Dean White (Keystone Konfections), Dennis Burke (Burke’s Maple Farm), Lee Jamison (Annie’s Country Kitchen), Gerald Carlin (Four Seasons Farm Market) and Laura Medbed (Orson’s Best).
Annie Thompson, her late husband Warren Thompson and Florence Jamison. “My mom, aunt and uncle started Annnie’s Country Kitchen as a hobby,” recalled Lee Jamison. “I worked with them for a couple of years until my aunt retired. I was out of work on a work injury when I took it over. My mom Florence still helps me and we cook at the Countryside Community Church in Newton. I will have chili sauces, salsa, jams, pickles, green tomato relish and applesauce.” • Orson’s Best Garden Center and Farm Stand will feature products made from goat milk including shea butter, hand cream, lip balm, liquid shower gel and fudge. The 700-acre dairy farm located in Orson is owned by Laura and Martin Medved. “I have been working with goats for 25 years and my husband has Holstein cattle,” explained Laura. “In the winter time, the green house is dead until spring and there is not much to do. The winter market gives me something to do.” • Keystone Konfections in Tunkhannock will sell organic coffee, cinnamon rolls, cup-
cakes, sticky buns, cookies, breads, pies and seasonal items. • Rowland’s Pennsylvania Produce Falls grows hydroponic, pesticide-free lettuce, arugula and kale. • Gerald and Tina Carlin of 4 Seasons Farm Market in Meshoppen. They will sell winter squash, potatoes, red beets, carrots, turnips, rutabaga, lettuce, spinach, kale, Swiss card, arugula and organic tea for brewing. “We grow fresh produce all year long and everything we sell we grow. People can buy in stores produce from 100 miles away. We sell the freshest produce possible,” said Tina Carlin. According to Garver, “There will be an event each month. January will have goats and February a maple syrup demonstration with the other months in the planning stages. We are also planning, at the end of each month, a lunch. Vendors will provide fresh vegetables, meat, jellies, etc. and the woman from the church will cook it,” said Garver. For more information, visit the Abington Winter Farm Market Facebook page.