When you think about reasons to go to a farmers market, is “learn to dance” among them? It will be this Saturday at the Memphis Farmers Market Winter Market. At 11 and again at noon, folks from Cat’s Ballroom will give mini-lessons on the basics of ballroom dancing. You can sign up for a chance to win free private lessons. You can also purchase packages for Cat’s Ballroom if you want to learn more.
For the kids, there will be two crafts activities from 10 to noon. You can make bauble tree ornaments with Dixon Gallery & Gardens, and Christmas characters magnets with the Memphis Farmers Market.
Felicia Willett of Felicia Suzanne’s will be there selling her line of Flo’s products. These include tomato jam, pickled jalapenos, pepper jelly, bread & butter pickles, and jalapeño pimento cheese and tart shells. A little Flo’s will perk up your Christmas dinner for sure.
Saturday is your chance to purchase cookbooks that promote healthy eating, chat with the authors, and get them signed. Jennifer Chandler will sign her cookbooks and husband and wife team Justin Fox Burks and Amy Lawrence will sign The Chubby Vegetarian and The Southern Vegetarian Cookbook.
Now here’s a vendor I can personally recommend. The very first weekend of the 2016 Market, I bought some Papi Joe’s Tennessee Pepper Hot Sauce. I used it on all kinds of food and it was delicious! Papi will be selling his BBQ sauce and his Bloody Mary mix at Saturday’s market as well.
Farmhouse Barkery will be selling all-natural, fresh, oven-baked dog treats. Your dog needs a Christmas present too!
If you need some serving dishes or food-safe drinkware for Christmas dinner, visit Erica Bodine Stoneware Pottery at the winter market. She has locally crafted ornaments for your tree too.
Lydia’s Healthy Edibles will be selling gift baskets for the gluten-intolerant. The baskets are filled with gluten-free cake mixes along with utensils. You will be able to buy gift cards for flours and other gluten-free cooking ingredients as well.
It just wouldn’t be the Memphis Farmers Market without some crazy in the mix… I am talking of course about Crazy Good hot sauces. They will be on hand selling holiday gift boxes for the sauce aficionado in your life.
Adam Levin will provide the live music for the market, which will be under the pavilion at Front and G.E. Patterson from 9 AM to 1 PM. If you lost items at the market this year, this is your last chance to visit lost & found and retrieve them. Bring your list, both naughty and nice! Of course, I haven’t been a bit naughty at the Farmers Market this year so I am sure Santa will be good to me! Hope to see you there!