All varieties of Equal Exchange fairly traded coffee are on sale as follows:
Also available in 5 pound bags. We have some in stock or by special order.
Royalton Roots is a community organization that supports the South Royalton Farm-to-School program. Their third (!) annual supper, silent auction, and educational program takes place on Friday, October 21. Details below. Reservations recommended; we’ve sold out in the past! Tickets on sale at the Market.
Super :: Silent Auction :: Program
Two Seatings of Supper: 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Free program: 6:00 PM “Bringing Vermont’s Farm to Plate Initiative Home: A Local Vision of the Next Ten Years*”
Cost: $10 ($5 ages 12 and under) suggested donation
Location: Royalton School, 223 South Windsor Street, South Royalton
Supper is co-sponsored by Royalton Roots, South Royalton School and BALE (Building A Local Economy). Program in collaboration with First Branch Sustainability Network, Local Resource Network, and Pompanoosuc Agricultural Society.
Questions? E-mail: sorodinner@gmail.com or 802-498-8438
*with Erica Campbell, Program Director of Vermont’s Farm to Plate Initiative
Deb, our Bulk buyer, has a great selection of nuts on sale in October, as well as an appealing array of (new) Halloween candies.
If you are a baker, consider stocking up now on nuts for the holiday season–it will be here sooner than you think! Nuts store well in the freezer when placed in a heavy-duty freezer bag or in plastic containers with a tightly fitting lid.
On sale:
New:
Market Members George Lawrence and Jacquelin JiMoi are organizing an art show and sale for the benefit of Revive Royalton. The exhibit will be on display in the Market’s cafe area from Sunday, October 9-Sunday, October 23. There are (at least!) two ways you can participate:
All local artists are invited to participate. Here are the specs from George and Jacquelin. More information can be obtained by calling them directly at their Tunbridge home.
If you could email, or call me (remember telephones!) at g@winddanceart.com or 889-9446, and let me know fairly soon if you intend to participate, I’d appreciate it.
I believe we can hang at least 15 pieces. If we receive more than we have room for, we will put them in a safe place at the market and replaces pieces as they sell.
Please bring a note with price, medium, title, and contact info. Attached to the back of the painting would be great. The least “paper in hand”, the better.
Thank you so much,
George Lawrence
Need a new t-shirt, or looking for a way to donate to local relief efforts? Read on.
In the early post-Hurricane Irene days, no traffic could get in or out of part of Royalton due to bridge washouts. A local resident created a connection to the rest of the world by cutting access to Interstate 89. The New York Times dubbed it “the hillbilly highway.”
Supporters of Revive Royalton recovery efforts have designed a t-shirt that features “Royalton exit 2 1/2.”
These t-shirts are for sale at the Market. The full price of $20 goes directly to Revive Royalton. (The Market is selling them at cost, forgoing any mark-up of our own.)
Look for them near the register, next to the display of our own 10th anniversary t-shirts.
The celebration of the Market’s 10th anniversary continues through Saturday, September 10. Enter for a daily raffle prize ($30 gift certificate to one of the store’s departments plus a canvas SoRo Market bag), sample some local food, and treat yourself to a piece of birthday cake.
Here’s what remains on our schedule:
And here’s to our next 10 years!
Despite receiving considerable damage to their own farm in Royalton, Rachel and Jim Bigelow brought extra vegetables to the Market’s “Got Extra?” collection on Tuesday, September 6.
Rachel and Jim have been steady supporters of the “Got Extra?” program this summer, donating tens of pounds of fresh, locally grown garden vegetables. The Market, in turn, has delivered them to local food pantries for further distribution.
Thank you, Rachel and Jim, for your generous hearts and hands.
A note to anyone looking for sweet corn in quantity (to freeze, for example): Bigelow Farm’s sweet corn survived the flood and is ready to go. They have it in quantity. Sale of the sweet corn will help to offset their loss of field corn (winter feed for their dairy cattle).
From September 1-10, the Market is marking its first 10 years in the community with a celebration that we’re calling “the 10 days of co-op.”
Daily free happenings include samples of birthday cake, tastes of local food, and raffle drawing for a $30 gift certificate to one of these departments in our store: cheese, pet food, home brew, coffee & tea, prepared food, health & beauty, produce, and wine.
Special events include:
The recent flooding has caused significant disruption in our community. The Market is making donations to the Red Door Church’s meals for volunteers, and providing cleaning supplies to Operation Restore Royalton.
Please help spread the word of our celebration to anyone who would benefit from some company and cheer.
Got Extra? is a community outreach program that delivers fresh, local produce to the local senior center and food pantries.
Our August collection brought in 135 pounds of summer squash, cabbage, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, wax beans and more. We thank the following farms, home gardeners and community gardeners for sharing their ‘extras’
The Market and the recipients are grateful for your generosity.
Fall may be in the air, but summer vegetables from local farms are still coming strong, such as
Think tomato sandwich with homemade potato salad on the side!