Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia

Celebrate Spring with The Wednesday Market Coloring CONTEST!

Celebrate Spring
with The Wednesday Market
Coloring CONTEST!

Coloring is the new past time! Coloring is good for eye hand coordination, mental acuity, stimulates creativity and it just plain FUN!!

Tiny tots to Old Timers are invited to enter one of 6 Categories:

I. Under age 5
II. K – 2nd Grade
III. 3 – 5th Grade
IV. 6 – 8th Grade
V. 9 – 12th Grade
VI. Adults

Pick up [and return]coloring entry forms [sorry we all have to color the same picture in order to qualify] at either The Wednesday Market on ANY Wednesday from 3-6 pm. OR at A Novel Experience Bookstore on the Square in Zebulon. The Wednesday Market building is located at 139 Adams Street Zebulon GA [one block west of the square and beside the Pike County Bus Barn.] Entry Deadline Friday April 29th.

Winners will be contacted by the contact information listed on the back of the coloring entry. Only winners will be notified. Prizes are compliments of The Wednesday Market. Prizes must be claimed at The Wednesday Market Building on Wednesday May 5, 2016 between 3 and 6 pm. Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited.

Come one, come all to The Coloring Ball!
Judges decisions are final so no fightin’ ya’ll! Happy SPRING!
The Wednesday Market Girls!*The Wednesday Market

Reminder to Order

Good afternoon.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. Please see the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Thank you for your support of locally grown agriculture and for choosing to purchase locally. We’ll see you at the Market.

Thanks,

Beverly

The Market is Open!

Good afternoon.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for all of this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Is it just me, or is time speeding by? It seems only yesterday that the calendar turned over to January, and now it is April!

Spring is planting season. Whenever I think about vegetable gardening, I can’t help but remember my grandparents: Grandma and Grandpa Dean and Mamaw and Papaw Pickelsimer, all of whom lived in Fannin County, Georgia. Grandma’s garden had tomatoes, asparagus, and potatoes. Papaw’s garden had squash and green beans. And, although I can’t remember whose garden they came from, we had corn and okra, too. All of them were fabulous gardeners, probably more from necessity than by choice, but when they had more produce than they needed or wanted for themselves, friends and neighbors were bestowed with the extras.

Oh, the meals we consumed at their tables! Fried squash, fried okra, sliced tomatoes, green beans, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and biscuits were regular fare in both households. The food was not fancy, but it sure was fresh and bounteous, and tasted so good, especially when we washed it all down with milk from Papaw’s cows.

Even as they aged, Mamaw and Papaw continued to plant sizable gardens, and when we were teenagers, my sister Sharon and I would be sent to North Georgia to help them “put up” the garden. Mamaw’s specialty was canning green beans. Lord have mercy, one summer we processed so many green beans that our fingers were calloused from all the work of stringing and snapping! At the time, I didn’t think I ever wanted to eat green beans again.

Thankfully, my parents have continued the planting tradition. Mama and Daddy planted last week. Soon our favorite white half-runner green beans, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and peppers will be blooming. And, with any luck, this summer Mama and I will be in the kitchen, “putting up” vegetables, just like the old folks taught us. Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa and Mamaw and Papaw, for teaching us to grow our own food.

And, thank you to our farmers at The Wednesday Market. We look forward to a bounteous harvest this summer! We will see you on Wednesday.

Thanks,

Beverly

Trying Again - The Market is Open

Not meaning to interrupt your Easter celebrations, but I am just letting everyone know that the Wednesday Market is on now. I went through the same routine as I always do every Saturday night, and turned the Market on, but something didn’t “take”. Anyway, it’s on now.

Thanks,

Beverly

Happy Easter from The Wednesday Market; Time to Order

Happy Easter to all!

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. See the website for this week’s product listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net

Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to purchase locally. Know your farmer, know your food!

Thanks,

Beverly

This Is Your Friendly Reminder to Order

Good afternoon everyone.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. Check the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the website: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

You may notice that Blissful Bonbons is missing from this week’s Market. Leslie Ratliff reports that her oven is broken so she has de-listed her items this week. We send our condolences – I know how it feels to be a baker and to have a broken oven! Hopefully, it will be repaired quickly and Leslie can get back to making her delicious products.

Easter is next Sunday. As you are preparing for your family celebrations, please consider The Wednesday Market for your eggs, milk, meats and other items you might need.

Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture, and please keep our farmers in your thoughts and prayers this evening that the predicted frost does not damage their plants and trees.

Thanks,

Beverly

Ordering Time

Good afternoon!

It’s that time of the week again – ordering time! Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for all of this week’s listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Concord Street Sweets is not listing this week. We have had a death in our extended family. My sister Kimberly’s beloved mother-in-law Carolyn Barnes of Griffin passed away yesterday from Alzheimer’s Disease. We will be spending time this week comforting the family and preparing for the funeral service and hosting out-of-town friends and family.

What a blessing it is to have such fine weather, especially during such a heartbreaking time for my sister and brother-in-law and their children. Springtime reminds us that there is a season unto everything in life. The clear blue sky, fresh green grass, bright flowers blooming, birds singing and bees buzzing are true reminders that winter does not last forever, and that life goes on.

Be sure to hug someone you love today!

Thanks,

Beverly

Sunday Means It's Time to Order

Good afternoon!

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick-up between 3 and 6 p.m Wednesday. See the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Concord Street Sweets is back to the Market this week with all of their delectable breads and treats.

Today is a beautiful day to get out and enjoy some spring-like weather. My family is looking forward to the return of daylight savings time next week!

Thank you all for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to buy locally. We’ll see you on Wednesday.

Thanks,

Beverly

Remember to Order; Welcome Top Shelf Cakes, Sweets, and More

Good afternoon.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. Check the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net

We welcome a new vendor this week: Top Shelf Cakes, Sweets, and More. With 28 years of experience as a caterer, Terry Helms is now selling her pimento cheese, chicken salad, and smoked pulled pork bbq through The Wednesday Market. She also plans to sell gluten free desserts.

The weather today is sunny, warm, and beautiful. We hope you all have time today to enjoy some time outside.

Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture, and we look forward to seeing you Wednesday.

Thanks,

Beverly

Time to Order

Good afternoon.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. Check the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

I just stopped by Freshway in Zebulon to pick up a few ingredients for some catering this week, and the store is packed with people. I mean, packed! As if someone said a blizzard is coming, except that people weren’t buying milk and bread. All of the registers were manned with cashiers, and the manager made an all-call for baggers to report to the front of the store. I’ve only seen the place so crowded this way a few times, usually only a day or so before Thanksgiving. So, what brought on this run to the store for huge cuts of meat and copious quantities of beer? Well, it’s the Daytona 500, of course!

A gentle reminder to those of you out there who are race fans, please place your Wednesday Market orders before you settle in for the long race. I hope your favorite driver wins.

Thanks,

Beverly