Guest Blog

Farmer Matt here, You there,

Healthy and Happy, Wise and Wealthy, Fabulous and Flowing.

The market is growing and growing. 

Thanks to Butch Morgan for his musical fancy last Saturday.

We had a new vendor last week that I neglected to include in the update.  Dog Gone It! Hot Dogs.  They offer fresh all-beef dogs and brats with all the fresh fixins’ for those with the hankering. They will return this and the following Saturdays. 

This week we welcome a few new vendors:

1. From-the-Inside-Out Designs will have hand-sewn Aprons for the whole family.  These are really cute and very well made.  They will also have freshly harvested pomegranates for $1.50 each.
2. Elda Carrasco with 2 Sister Gifts & More will have mosaic crosses available.  These are unique and a great addition to any decor.
3. Karen Kelley and her sister will have fresh shelled pecans.
4. Eggs are back from Piddler’s Hill Farm.

Also this week:

“Andy Eppler is Americana to the core. In his work he explores themes such as disenchantment, religiosity and the American way. His world-view is dystopian yet hopeful as he writes about the world around him. Andy, a product of West Texan grit and wisdom, has dedicated himself to making meaningful art. Eppler’s approach to making an album is truly unique in an industry filled with cookie cutter productions. He plays all the instruments, writes all the material, produces and masters his own records and designs the cover art. His records are a great example of art directly from the artist and free from the filters of others.” This excerpt is from Andy’s bio on his website.  I really enjoy his lyrics and music.  I am very excited to welcome Andy to the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market. http://www.andyeppler.com/bio.html & http://www.myspace.com/andyeppler
 

Upcoming Events and Live Music at MDFM

• September 26 - Andy Eppler
• October 10 - George Bancroft
• October 24 - Local Author Day & Andy Eppler
• October 31 - ?It’s a surprise? - MDFM Birthday Bash

The EZ Rider, Midland and Odessa’s premier (and only) public transportation service offers direct routes through downtown every hour.  If you don’t feel like driving, take the bus.  It’s cheap and easy and can also help save on fuel costs and carbon feetprints.  As an added bonus, each person that presents a receipt for the EZ Rider dated with Saturday’s date will receive one free cup of freshly brewed fair-trade, organic coffee.  I will honor this through November.  http://www.ez-rider.org/midmap.html

If you would like to help the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market grow, we will graciously and gladly accept small, medium, and large tax deductible (or not)donations in the form of cash or check.  You can either mail these donations to: Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market, PO Box 50172, Midland, TX 79710, or simply bring them with you to the market each and every Saturday.  I thank you in advance for any and all support.

Get yourself to the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market!!

Ride the Bus, Recycle, Shop with Conscience, Make Friends, Bring the Kids, Eat Well, Buy a new Handsome, Handsewn, One-of-a-Kind MDFM Shopping Tote, Drink Fabulous Coffee from Your Mug (save cups), Take in Good Tunage, Put out the Good Vibe, Forward this Note, Share the Wealth, and

Savor the Local Flavor.

Know Farms, Know Food.

The Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market operates every Saturday (rain and shine) from 9a.m. to 1p.m. @ 501 W Texas Ave., under the green.

Farmer Matt, peace out.

432-695-4114

Farmer Matt here, You there,

Wise and Wealthy. Happy and Healthy. I can’t wait to see y’all at the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market this Saturday. Singer/Songwriter Butch Morgan will once again bless us with his musical prowess from 9 am.-11 p.m.  Butch  has been breaking ground since the 70s, blending Country, Rock, Folk (Rofolktry) and all the other influences in his life into original songs filled with insightful lyrics and catchy melodies. Other artists cover his material and his songs have virtually become anthems. http://www.butchmorgan.com/

Upcoming Live Music at MDFM

• September 19 - Butch Morgan
• September 26 - Andy Eppler
• October 10 - George Bancroft
• October 24 - Andy Eppler
• October 31 - ?It’s a surprise? - MDFM Birthday Bash

We also welcome Keep Midland Beautiful to the market. They will be selling tickets to their annual Trio of Gardens event as well as promoting a cleaner healthier Midland landscape. All proceeds from this event help fund Keep Midland Beautiful projects and programs, like the Texas Recycles Day Collection Site and KMB’s two annual cleanups. Tickets are $10 in advance at MDFM. http://www.keepmidlandbeautiful.org/

As an eco-side note.  The EZ Rider, Midland and Odessa’s premier (and only) public transportation service offers direct routes through downtown every hour.  If you don’t feel like driving, take the bus.  It’s cheap and easy and can also help save on fuel costs and carbon feetprints.  As an added bonus, each person that presents a receipt for the EZ Rider dated with Saturday’s date will receive one free cup of freshly brewed fair-trade, organic coffee.  I will honor this through November.  http://www.ez-rider.org/midmap.html

On behalf of students that received backpacks, I extend gratitude to all that participated in the MDFM ’Shoulder Share’ backpack drive.

If you would like to help the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market grow, we will graciously and gladly accept small, medium, and large tax deductible (or not)donations in the form of cash or check.  You can either mail these donations to: Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market, PO Box 50172, Midland, TX 79710, or simply bring them with you to the market each and every Saturday.  I thank you in advance for any and all support.

Come down to the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market!!

Ride the Bus, Recycle, Shop with Conscience, Make Friends, Bring the Kids, Eat Well, Buy a new Handsome, Handsewn, One-of-a-Kind MDFM Shopping Tote, Drink Fabulous Coffee from Your Mug (save cups), Take in Good Tunage, Put out the Good Vibe, Forward this Note, Share the Wealth, and

Savor the Local Flavor.

The Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market operates every Saturday (rain and shine) from 9a.m. to 1p.m. @ 501 W Texas Ave., under the green.

Farmer Matt, peace out.

432-695-4114

Farmer Matt here, You there,

Butch Morgan will be performing at the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market once again on Sept. 19.  This is next Saturday.  Butch was a great addition to the market, and I’m excited for his return.  We are also glad to introduce Andy Eppler to MDFM on Sept. 26.    Mark these dates on your calendar.

Come down to the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market!!

Recycle, Shop with Conscience, Make Friends, Bring the Kids, Eat Well, Buy a new Handsome, handsewn MDFM Shopping Tote, Get Rubbed, Drink Fabulous Coffee in Your Mug (save cups), Bring the Dogs, Put out the Good Vibe, Forward this Note, Share the Wealth, and Savor the Local Flavor.

The Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market operates every Saturday from 9a.m. to 1p.m. @ 501 W Texas Ave., under the green.

Farmer Matt, peace out.

432-695-4114

Farmer Matt here, You there,

Happy and Healthy.  Grateful and Giving.

As always we will have a Stellar Saturday at the Midland downtown Farmers’ Market.  Now that the school schedules are back in swing you can once again make MDFM your every saturday thing-to-do. 

Bob Westbrook w/ Westbrook Farms has Black-eyed Peas available during the week.  If you just can’t wait until Saturday, you can contact Bob by phone 432-488-7346 or email  http://mail.midlanddowntownfarmersmarket.com/cgi-bin/compose.exe?id=01f644768d0592fb2edd5e5ba627d94a0b24&new=&xsl=compose.xsl&to=bobcarver2@yahoo.com.

I am currently in the planning stage of developing a community garden at the Scharborough/Lineberry House.  This will be a garden where people can have a small space to connect with the earth and connect with the community.  I also want to have a donation garden that will produce food for local agencies that have a need for fresh sustainably raised produce.  In conjunction with the donation garden, I want to incorporate an educational component for the kids and those interested in organic gardening and sustainable food systems.  With that said I would like to enlist your help for this project.  I need 3-5 enthusiastic, committed, passionate, and willing individuals to bring this to fruition.  Contact me at 432-695-41114 or reply to this message for more information.  Thanks.

MDFM is also raffling a steer hide generously donated by Schuyler Wight of YT Beef.  The hide is valued well above $500, and a ticket can be purchased for $5 at the MDFM booth or the YT Beef booth.  Below is a brief history of the actual hide.  The drawing for the hide will be held on October 31, and all the proceeds go to support the Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market.  Thanks Schuyler.  Each fall, I make a trek up to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge to buy replacement genetics for my herd of longhorn cattle. Several years ago, the Refuge management decided to sell some of the trophy steers. A trophy steer is so called, because longhorn steers horns never stop growing. As they get older, some of them can have horns that are 6 feet from tip to tip. The steer that I purchased was 5 years old, and weighed about 1400 lbs. He had an impressive set of horns, which are now hanging in my office. His hide is the one that will be raffled off to benefit the market.  The Wichita Mountain Refuge was established by Congress, and one of its mandates is the presevervation of the longhorn. Prior to the refuge, longhorn cattle were in danger of extinction, due to crossbreeding efforts of private ranchers. For more information on the refuge: www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/wichitamountains/
 

Recycle, Shop with Conscience, Make Friends, Bring the Kids, Eat Well, Buy a new Handsome, handsewn MDFM Shopping Tote, Get Rubbed, Drink Fabulous Coffee in Your Mug (save cups), Bring the Dogs, Put out the Good Vibe, Forward this Note, Share the Wealth, and Savor the Local Flavor.

The Midland Downtown Farmers’ Market operates every Saturday from 9a.m. to 1p.m. @ 501 W Texas Ave., under the green.

Farmer Matt, peace out.

432-695-4114
matth@midlanddowntownfarmersmarket.com