CHELAN EVENING FARMER’S MARKET

from Lake Chelan This Week - July 2, 2020

by The Wenatchee World

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CHELAN FARMER’S MARKET

Saturdays 8AM-Noon

112 East Johnson Ave, Parking Lot, Chelan A place to purchase locally grown organic food and support local artists!

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MANSON FARMER’S MARKET

Saturdays 8:30AM-Noon

157 E Wapato Way (Manson Grange Community Center Parking Lot), Manson Vendors selling all kinds of items including vegetables, fruit, pies, soaps, etc. WEDNESDAY MANSON FARMER’S MARKET

Wednesdays 8:30AM-Noon

157 E Wapato Way (Manson Grange

Community Center Parking Lot), Manson

Vendors selling all kinds of items including vegetables, fruit, pies, soaps, etc.

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The exterior and gardens of Lone Pine Fruit & Espresso are as inviting as ever.

LONE PINE FRUIT & ESPRESSO TAKES ON A SHARP LOCAL FOCUS

KAREN LARSEN LAKE CHELAN THIS WEEK

The interior of Lone Pine Fruit & Espresso has been redesigned to meet the needs of social distancing.

After closing by choice for 63 days at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lone Pine Fruit & Espresso in Orondo opened May 19 with a distinctly local plan for weathering the pandemic.

This season will be about selling the crop from the Lone Pine Or

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chard, which includes cherries, apricots, peaches, apples, nectarines and plums. It will also be about selling crops from neighboring farms like berries, eggs and seasonal vegetables.

Cherry harvest is currently underway in the orchard and the stand is selling Rainiers and Bings. They have local asparagus for sale, and more vegetables will be maturing soon.

The gift portion of the stand will be focused on products created by local companies and individuals, like salsa, soaps, hard ciders, metal artwork, pottery, rope baskets and painted signs.

“It just became our new focus,” store manager Jenny Robelia said of the concentration on local products.

The store also decreased its daily hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to 8

Lone Pine Fruit & Espresso sells local jams, honey and hard cider.

a.m. to 4 p.m. The purpose was to give staff more time to prepare the store in the morning and to disinfect at the end of each business day.

They created a new layout with two rows within the building to allow people to social distance more eas ily. They removed all indoor seating. The deli is still open and customers are welcome to take their purchas es to the outdoor seating area or anywhere in the large and beautifully-kept garden. Don’t forget to check out the koi pond. The stand is both kid and dog friendly.

Food options include homemade fruit pies and other baked goods, which complement the complete line of Blue Star Coffee espresso options available at the stand. They have 16 flavors of hard ice cream to go on their own or as pie toppings.

The deli creates made-to-order sandwiches and serves soups year around.

They also sell local wines, ciders and craft beers.

“We try to keep things feeling as normal as possible,” Robelia said.

Usually the stand features live music events, but those will not be happening this season.

In terms of gift items, here are some things to look for when browsing at Lone Pine Fruit & Espresso:

Out of Ashes Soaps

Sharon Craig of Okanogan has been making soap as a hobby since 2013. In 2015, wildfire burned all around her house, leaving the yard in ashes. The name “Out of Ashes” seemed to be the perfect one for the soap company she took over that year. Soap used to be made from ashes and Craig knew that beauty can come from ashes as well. Out of Ashes Soaps sold at Lone Pine Fruit & Espresso include simple bars scented with essential oils and decorated with dried bo tanicals; colorful, whimsical soaps which express Craig’s creativity and facial bars of activated charcoal and essential oils.

Pottery by Jim Neupert of Twisp is displayed on one of the shelves.

His best selling lines in this area are the “mountain and horse” line and the “quail” line. He makes up to 70 different items in standard sizes for each line, so customers can add to their collections year by year. Some of his best selling pieces are cups, bowls, chip and dip servers, pie plates, and a variety of

Guests are expected to wash their hands at this station before entering the building.

serving dishes. All of his pottery is microwave, dishwasher and oven safe. In ordinary times, Neupert teaches pottery classes at his stu dio in Twisp and also at his studio in his winter home of Kona, Hawaii.

Mima’s Famous Salsa

Mima Cole, together with her three children and her husband Todd, perfected her salsa recipe 25 years ago. Mima, Todd and their youngest son, Luca, turned this hobby into a business one year ago and the first store they sold to was Lone Pine Fruit & Espresso. The salsa is produced in Entiat from as many locally grown ingredients as possible. It is made fresh to order, and this comes through in the flavor. The company has committed to donating a portion of their proceeds to widows and orphans. Check out their Facebook page at Flavorful Heat for a list of stores in Chelan and Douglas Counties that sell the salsa.

Chasing Grace Designs

Jennifer Wittig of Mansfield started painting signs five years ago as a hobby. Now she sells her signs in shops in Wenatchee, Waterville, Chelan, Orondo and Mansfield. Before social distancing she was holding DIY sign parties and wine and sign gatherings, both in her home and at customers’ homes and public settings. She hopes to begin that aspect of her business again when it is possible. Her signs are a rustic farmhouse style and are designed for a variety of rooms, seasons and moods.

Head n’ Heel Rope Recycling

Roger Heiserman is a resident of Waterville who recycles rope and horse shoes to make beautiful western-flavor decorations. Look for his horseshoe art, including welcome signs, horse collar bordered mirrors and deer-horn decorated baskets.

Re-Joice Quilted Treasures

Joyce Huber, also of Waterville, sells small purses that sit at the hip. These have three zipper com partments and come in a wide range of colors.

The stand is located four miles south of the Beebe Bridge on Highway 97. It will be closed this July 4th.

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