Welcome to Canton Farmers' Market
Market Info
The Eighth Season of the Canton Farmers' Market is Underway!The Canton Farmers' Market is back! We had a great kick-off celebration on Saturday June 18th with tons of vendors and fresh produce, great music, health checks from Aultman Health Foundation, fun face painting, massages, and cooking demonstrations with Jennifer Wolfe Webb, and organic gardening tips from Cindy Petitti! If you could not be with us last week, we'd love to see you this week! Remember, the Canton Farmers' Market runs every Saturday morning from 8:00AM until 11:30AM. Hope to see you there!
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Interested in Growing Your
Own Garden?
If you've ever wanted to try your hand at growing your own garden or you don't have the yard space to make your gardening dream come true, check out the Downtown Canton Summit Neighborhood Community Garden. The Community Garden is located on the corner of 5th St NW & High St NW, and there are several plots available for use. This year raised beds will be added to the Garden to make your gardening easier. Tools, water, and good old advice are all free! You just need to bring your ideas, seeds, and a little hard work! Plots are $10 per plot for the whole season. If you're interested, please contact Marcie Otto at bigcommunitygarden@gmail.com for an application.
Not sure what vegetables to grow in your garden? Want to make your garden bigger and better? Tired of critters attacking your vegetable crops? Then Vegetable Gardening 101 is for you! The Ohio State University Extension in partnership with Master Gardener, Stark Parks, and Stark County District Library is offering several Gardening Series sessions that will teach you the basics of growing your own vegetable garden. The class is 2 hours and registration is free! For more information, click here.
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Welcome to our new Market Manager!
Corleon "CJ" Taylor Assent has joined the Canton Development Partnership, a division of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, as our new Event Manager. CJ will serve as not only our Market Manager for the Canton Farmers' Market, but also as the Event Manager for Taste of Canton, Canton Blues Festival, Zing in the City, Vintage Canton, and Light up Downtown. If you have previously been a part of the Canton Farmers' Market in any way, you'll probably be hearing from CJ as we gear up for another great season of the market! For questions regarding the Canton Farmers' Market, please contact Corleon "CJ" Assent at (330) 458-2091 or corleona@cantonchamber.org.
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Growing! Ohio Farmers Market Stark County Training Program
CANTON, OH (February 4, 2011) - Farmers' markets continue to sprout up across the country, creating a consumer-driven demand for local foods. To assist markets with meeting this demand, The Ohio State University Extension - Stark County, The Ohio State University South Centers, Alliance Farmers' Market, Canton Farmers' Market, McKinley Grand Hotel, Stark County District Library, and Stark County Park District are collaborating on the Growing! Ohio Farmers' Markets Stark County Training Program. Growing! is a resource for market managers and vendors/producers that aims to help grow local community farmers' markets or to get new markets started.
The Growing! Ohio Farmers’ Markets Stark County Training Program will be held Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stark County Exploration Gateway (5712 12th Street NW, Meeting Room A, in Canton). The cost of the training program is $10 and it is open to market managers, vendors and producers. Lunch will be provided.
The program will cover:
- * How to start a farmers’ market in your community.
- * Marketing your farmers’ market and/or vendor business, including best practices and planning.
- * Ohio cottage foods and food safety, including what is required to sell different products at Ohio Farmers’ Markets and Good Agricultural Practices.
- * Managing your farmers’ market and/or vendor business, including business planning, record keeping, insurance, etc.
- * Resources to help you grow your farmers’ market.
To register, visit www.starkparks.com and navigate to the calendar of events or click on the link above!
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When? 8:00-11:30 a.m. every Saturday morning, June 18 through October 15
Where? Located at lot at Cleveland Ave. N between 4th & 5th Sts. NW in Canton, Ohio
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