-Grower and Marketer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,2002
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SCRANTON (Lacka
wanna Co.) The Northeast
Vegetable Growers Meeting
will be Wednesday, Feb. 6 at
Thompson’s Dairy Bar on the
Newton-Ransom Boulevard
FREDERICK, Md.
South Mountain Creamery
and Truck Patch Vegetables
are two of the newest vendors
to join The Great Frederick
Farmers’ Market.
Northeast Vegetable Growers Meeting Feb. 6
in Lackawanna County,
starting at 8:30 a.m. (registra
tion) and ending at 3:30 p.m
Reservation deadline
Friday, Feb. 1. at
South Mountain Creamery, Truck Patch
Vegetables Join Farmers’ Market
South Mountain Creamery
of Middletown offers a vari
ety of dairy products such as
bottled milk, along with a
large assortment of cheese,
Lackawanna County Coop
erative Extension office.
Sponsored by Penn State
Cooperative Extension and
the Lackawanna County
is
the
yogurt, and farm fresh eggs.
Joining them in the market is
Truck Patch Vegetables, New
Windsor, with a variety of
fresh greens such as turnips,
spinach, salad mixes and
other vegetables. Other ven
dors are Dorseys’ Meats and
Ms. Hatties Bake Shop.
The Great Frederick Fair
Farmers’ Market is open each
Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. with a large offering of
Horticultural Association,
the 2002 program will focus
on weed control, disease
management, high tunnels,
sweet corn IPM, crop insur
ance, and more.
products such as fresh meats,
baked goods, herbs, fresh
vegetables, dairy products,
and handmade items.
For more information, call
(301) 663-5895 or visit the
fair’s Website at www.the
greatfrederickfair.com.
The Great Frederick Fair
Farmers’ Market is in its 27th
year, and today is still the
only year-round market in
Frederick County.
Speakers include Mike Or
zolek, Jayson Harper, Bill
Lamont, Alan Mac Nab, and
John Esslinger from Penn
State. Ronald Edwards from
the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture will be
present to speak and assign
pesticide applicator training
credits for recertification.
Reservation fee (includes
lunch) is $lO, to be mailed to
Lackawanna County Exten
sion, 200 Adams Avenue,
Scranton, PA 18503, by Jan.
28.