Downtown Greenville Farmers’ Market Returns for 2012

The Downtown Greenville Farmers’ Market is returning on Saturday, June 2 located by the Darke County Courthouse on the corner of 4^th and Broadway. Sponsored by Wayne Healthcare and KitchenAid Experience the Farmers’ Market has been a staple of summer in Darke County since 1998, and this year promises to be another great year to shop for fresh produce, baked goods and local crafts from many great local vendors. Here’s a sampling of vendors and what you’ll find at their tables:

The Ansonia FFA Greenhouse will offer seasonal plants and produce including annuals, perennials, trees, fruits, vegetables and potted herbs.  

Rhoadeside Noodles & More will have Noodles, Breads, Angel Food Cake. This is a family business with their boys helping in making the noodles.  The eggs for the noodles and cakes are gathered daily right on their farm.  

Greenville Community Gardens enjoy naturally produced fruits and vegetables. By gathering people around shared food, shared work, and shared inquiry, the Greenville Community Gardens Project fosters a culture that draws meaning and pleasure from the connections among people, land, and food.

Threewits Heritage Farm will be offering fresh flowers, vegetables, and crafts.

M & R enterprises will have her family friendly books about legends and hauntings in Darke County and the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee for sale.

Francis Byers will have fresh fruits and vegetables from his acre of land and 60 fruit trees starting in July.

Three Generations will be offering crocheted goods, a variety of baked goods and embroidered items.

Simply Dessert will offer homemade baked goods made with all natural ingredients and no preservatives.

Kurt Wolf offers baked goods, vegetables, crafts, eggs, berries and jams.

KD’s Café, Cakes and Mini Donuts will have their popular mini donuts and coffee available

The market will run all summer and into the fall, 20 Saturdays in all, from June 2 until October 13 and will be held rain or shine. It will be open from 9am until 1 pm.

Vendors are accepted throughout the season. For application information or other downtown initiatives presented by Main Street Greenville, please visit www.downtowngreenville.org,  like the market on Facebook at www.facebook.com/greenvillefarmersmarket or call 937-548-4998.

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Downtown Beautification Day

Members of Girl Scout Troop #31293,  Kassidy York and Samantha Buchy, assist with the downtown plantings. This is their fourth year participating in the Adopt A Box program. 

On May 19, nearly 100 people from businesses, organizations and families came to beautify downtown.  With the early morning start, volunteers from BASF and Boy Scout Troop #373 assisted with the unloading and spreading of mulch and planting Annie Oakley Park. From 8:00am until 11:00am on Saturday morning people gathered in the downtown to plant their adopted box organized by the Main Street Greenville’s Design Committee.

If you are in downtown this summer, check out the colorful additions to the downtown along with the rows of street poles recognizing the Adopt-A-Box participants.  Children, parents, grandparents, co-workers, and friends all took part in the planting of the vibrant colors along South Broadway. “This program was designed to reach out and involve the community and to have an appreciation for downtown Greenville,” stated Mike Henderson, Main Street Greenville Design Chair.  Throughout the summer the participants will be maintaining their box or pot while helpful hands of more community volunteers water them.

This year’s program recognizes BASF, Miller Flowers, Spencer’s Landscaping, Fresh Air Farms, Wayne Industries and City of Greenville Street Department for contributing time, materials and or monetary donation towards this community project.

A great big thanks to the 2012 Adopt A Box participants: Heartland of Greenville, Greenville National Bank, Second National Bank, KitchenAid Experience, Wayne Healthcare, George & Becky Luce, Carolyn Fisher, Danny's Place, Granny's Corner, Linda Stachler Darke Co. Recorder, Stegall, Rhoades, Delaplane Commissioners, CenturyLink, The Meat Shop, Dick & Debby Sodders, Mike & Debby Henderson, Mercer Savings Bank, The Wilson Family, Theodore Finnarn Law Office, Darke Co. Farmers Union, Chad, Lauren, Carson & Ethan Henry, Michael's Fine Clocks & Jewelry, Darke Co. Democratic Women, Wayne Industries, Comprehensive Health Network, Beltone Hearing & Audiology, Donald and Janet Weills, Advanced Eyecare, American Title Resources, Darke Co. Chamber of Commerce, AAA Miami Valley, Edgetown Veterinary Clinic & Laser Center, AMS Uniforms, Ann's Gifts, Woodland Primary, Canine Capers 4-H Club, Andria Haworth Financial Advisor Edward Jones, Brethren Retirement Community, Mark Middlecoff, Youniques, DarkeJournal.com, Merri & Payton Niekamp, Commercial Printing, Girl Scout Troop #31293, D'Alessios, Myers Excavating & Construction, Mote & Associates, Sadie Grace & Readmore's Hallmark, The A&B Coffee & Cake Co., Cavalier Clothing, and Jordan, Addison and Avery Ernst

   

With people working together and having fun, great things can be accomplished-planting community pride one box at a time.

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June First Fridays with Live Music!

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First Fridays: May 4

Downtown business participants for May's First Friday include:

A&B Coffee & Cake Co.: 501 S. Broadway

AMS Uniforms: The Palace, 537 S. Broadway, Suite 103

Bread of Life Christian Bookstore: 107 W. Main Street

Sale on pink & purple study Bibles perfect for Mother's Day.

Brenda's Beanery: 410 S. Broadway

Candy Bouquet: 523 S. Broadway

Dove Chocolate Discoveries Chocolatier will be in store from 7:00-8:00 pm showcasing all the Dove Chocolate items they offer and sample taste tasting.

Countryside Bike Shop: 301 S. Broadway

Country Primitives: 411 S. Broadway

Cratiques Antiques: 144 W. 4th Street

50% off items $25. or less; and buy one book, get 2 free of equal or lesser value.   

D'Alessios: The Palace, 537 S. Broadway, Suite 102

Don's Pizza: 617 S. Broadway

Greenville Pawn & Jewelry: 128 W. 4th Street

Janet's Bakery: 316 S. Broadway

Featuring fruit bar samples

KitchenAid Experience: 423 S. Broadway

Mother's Day Cookie Baking Contest at 7 pm.  

Little Italian Cafe: 180 W. 3rd Street

All you can eat buffet. Beer and wine special- a buy one, get half off second one.

Merle Norman: 309 S. Broadway

Celebrating first year in business with drawings for gift certificates. A Lonaberger display and Merle Norman Mother's Day gifts will be highlighted.

Montage Cafe: 527 S.Broadway

Wine tasting of 8 different wines.75¢ a sample. Shannon Clark performing for the evening.

Readmore's Hallmark: 524 S. Broadway

Sidewalk Sale! See sidewalk sandwich board for details.

The Bistro Off Broadway: 117 W. 5th Street

Open until 10 pm

The Bootery: 521 S. Broadway

The Coffee Pot: The Palace, 537 S. Broadway, Suite 101

Dick Helman Trio performs from 7-9 pm

The Ivy League: 517 S. Broadway

Outdoor display of spring blooms

Third Street Market: 120 W. 3rd Street

Sneak peak of the Gardner's Market for Saturday

Wayne Cinemas: 540 S. Broadway

Movie:The Avengers, 7:15 & 9:15 pm

Youniques: 529 S. Broadway

Gift with purchase for First Fridays!  

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