Contact: Lisa Geason-Bauer, 414-915-3931
We will kick off our 7th season of the OWFM beginning on Sunday Nov. 6th, 2016 with markets occurring weekly through April 9th, 2017. No markets will occur on Sunday Dec. 25th, 2016 and Sunday Jan.1st, 2017 due to the holidays.
The market hours are: 9:30am – 1pm
New Location : Oconomowoc High School cafeteria (641 E. Forest Street, Oconomowoc WI 53066).
Below are some facts about this season of the OWFM.
41 vendors booths – showcasing 38 unique farmer, artisan food & product makers
21 markets this season (running weekly Nov 9th – April 9th, 2017)
No markets on Sunday Dec. 25th, 2016 & Jan 1st, 2017
39 Returning farmers, artisan food makers & artisan maker vendors
New farms & artisan food maker vendors – Kettle Moraine Garlic Farm, Kooky Kanner, MYSH Garden, Tracia’s Bake Shop
New artisan maker vendors – Barb’s Creations, Delilah’s Garden, Dorothy Schutte Handweaver/Knitter, Sew Yoo, The Workshop Soapery
10 Local Business sponsors support the market
Greener Oconomowoc is helping to support healthy eating choices by providing recipes on their website that feature local produce.
Lastly, please remember that Sat night (Nov 5th) is daylight savings time (i.e. roll back the clock and hour) and the market will open our doors promptly at 9:30am.
Any additional help you can provide us in promoting this season of the Oconomwooc winter farmers’ market and our new location would be greatly appreciated. If you come out for our opening day, we will have lots of folks on site who would be happy to share their stories with you.
