Ecoleeko will be set up at The CNY Etsy Team Show and Sale at Porter Studio and Fine Art gallery on 20 Broad Street, Hamilton NY from 9am-3pm AND at the 4th of July Farmers Market on the village green from 7am-3pm in the center of Hamilton NY this Saturday, July 4th all day!! You can't miss all the fun!
The wonderful hometown parade starts around 10-11ish ( this year the theme is GREEN!), but before hand, check out the wonderful art and craft at the CNY Etsy show! After the parade, mingle on the green, have great food and come say Hi to me at my booth! I'll be in Hamilton all day!
Ecoleeko's first summer on the Village Green in Hamilton New York, in the farmers market! Here are some photos of my first weeks set up..It has changed and I'm sure will progress during the summer, as I learn of better ways to display different items. Luckily I came across these inexpensive metal CD holders to display the Bath Mitts upright. I created those cloud and tree displays from crates and wood which my husband helped cut..I'm not a jigsaw pro what so ever! Then painted and stamped with leaves.
I created the sign out of leftover canvas that I had painted on years ago. It easily was sewn and hemmed. As you can see, I also made sure I had a good supply of any postcards or brochures to hand out!
The back banner is also made from repainted canvas, which I then added grommets to and whalla, an inexpensive sign! The easy Up I acquired years ago, and is very nice to have for any show event.
I lastly, made a small painted wood sign to hang from the corner with a plant hanger so everyone can see who's inside!
Some good ideas I found while researching were..
-Have a way to accept credit cards..I started with propay. You just get a 'knucklebuster and some forms, accept their cards and process online. Very easy and great for larger purchases.
-Create a mailing list for emails or addresses so you can build a local mailing
-Have postcards, bus. cards, brochures available for free
-Bring socks, mittens, etc for weather changes..you never know!
-Have a place to keep your paperwork. I created a small folio where I keep my market permit, tax sign, market map, policies, etc. It's easy and I know where my info is at all times.
-Since I'm so anal, HA!, I also created a checklist I print out the day before the market or show. This week, I'll describe what's on it and how to make one yourself!
My first day at the Farmers Market came and went fast yesterday, but not without meeting my fellow artisans! I met Jessica, who makes beautiful pottery in Munnsville NY. She recently moved here from Maine and will be next to me at The Hamilton farmers Market this Summer. Come by and see her beautiful work! For more information, visit her website at-www.hofmeyerstudios.com
Ecoleeko will be at the Saturday Farmers Market located on the Village Green in Hamilton New York for the first time. Come by and see all the local fabulous crafters and artisans, local organic farmers, cheese makers, honey, grass fed meats, beautiful flowers and herbs and much more!
It is a great market, open every Saturday 8 am to 1 pm, from Opening day on May 2nd and runs all the way till November.
I will be located in the center of the market, just look for the Ecoleeko sign! I have created all new displays and banners for the summer, so it should be fun! I will be selling all my eco-friendly goods. I'll post pictures next week of my tent and the market! Come by and say HI!!!!
(Photo of Rochester farmers Market)I been notified of a new Bill that was introduced, HR 875. If it passes it could cause the death of farmers markets, most CSAs, farmstands and even small family farms . HR 875 or the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 seems to fail in promoting food safety. It seems to create greater problems for already struggling small farms and farmers markets. It says that anyone who produces food of any kind - meat, milk, fruit, vegetables and transports that food for sale would be subject to warrant less government inspections of their farms and food production records.
"These random inspections can be conducted at the whim of federal agents without regard to farmers rights or property rights. Further, the law would allow federal agents to confiscate records, product as they see fit as part of the inspection process." They could also state restrictions on regarding how farm animals can be fed, how fields are managed and the end result could mean the end of organic, biodynamic and sustainable agriculture practices as these practices are deemed "unsafe."
Farmers refusing to comply would be subject to penalties. "The penalty for not denying federal agents unlimited, random access to a farm's fields, properties, products and records is $1,000,000. The penalty for not registering is $1,000,000." "This law would affect every farmer or food producer who must transport his goods to sell them - in effect, every single farmer. That means that an orchard that sells fresh fruit at a roadside stand would be affected; a farmer who delivers CSA boxes would be affected, even a home gardener who brings excess harvest to a farmers market's community booth would have to register or be subject to $1,000,000 fines and that garden plot would be subject to inspection by federal agents. Ridiculous, isn't it? But it's true."
-Exerpts in quotes directly taken from http://vinlands-volva.blogspot.com
Ecoleeko will be set up at The CNY Etsy Team Show and Sale at Porter Studio and Fine Art gallery on 20 Broad Street, Hamilton NY from 9am-3pm AND at the 4th of July Farmers Market on the village green from 7am-3pm in the center of Hamilton NY this Saturday, July 4th all day!! You can't miss all the fun!
