Don’t you just love it when things fall
into place? Tuesday I was preparing to
rush over to Cutting Loose to have our Arts in the Park banner changed to this
year’s date so I could put it up at the entrance to the park. Date change –
easy. Oh, what’s that? The banner lists
various things going on – children’s activities, music, food, DRAMA. Oh no, I
have no drama and if I take that off the banner it will leave a big gap – not only
on the banner wording but also in the event. So on my way to Cutting Loose, I
stopped in at the Unity Building to see if Carolyn McGowan had any ideas. I
walked in and before I opened my mouth, Carolyn said “I need to get some songs
from JLT’s anniversary show scheduled at the market!” How about three 20 minute slots on Saturday,
September 13, I said. Drama done!
It’s a match made in heaven – well,
actually in downtown Webb City. Joplin Little Theatre is
September means the seasons are
changing. The mums and pumpkins are coming into the market, as are sweet
potatoes and winter squash. Green beans are becoming plentiful again. Susie and
Sammy Scarecrow will soon be making an appearance for photos.
And as the season changes, preparing
for winter comes to mind. We have a wonderful quantity and variety of peppers
right now, both sweet and hot. Now’s the time to freeze (or dry) them to add
zest to your winter meals. It’s also a great time to can tomatoes or green
beans. And we’ve had a pretty good supply of sweet corn lately so you might
even be able to snag some for freezing. But buy it soon. Sweet corn will soon
be a sweet memory.
Today we enjoy a taste of the
Mediterranean for lunch. M & M Bistro serves pita wraps with chicken or
beef and lamb. Sonny Lau Certified Bluegrass makes his solo debut at the
market.
Cottage Small Coffee Roasters can’t
make the market today but will be there on Saturday. We should have a good
supply of eggs today. Fanning Egg Farm’s second flock of hens are laying well,
doubling the farm’s production, so we’re not running out in an hour like we
were earlier this year. Harmony Hill usually has eggs as well on both Friday
and Saturday.
Patrick Byers and Shon Bishop with
University of Missouri Extension and Lincoln University Co-operative Extension
respectively will be at the market today offering advice related to plants in
the garden or landscape. This may be their last visit this year, so take
advantage of it if you’re having problems or making plans.
Tomorrow Cooking for a Cause benefits
the Tri-County Cerebral Palsy Center. Volunteers will serve biscuits and gravy,
sausage and eggs cooked to order, plus juice or coffee until 11. No Apparent
Reason from Carthage brings us some of the best bluegrass in the region.
Sunny Lane Farm is coming to the market
on Saturdays only for the rest of the year. M & M Bistro is coming on
Fridays only. Oakwood Farms is continuing to bring the pepper roaster on
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
On Tuesday we’ll have Carmine’s Wood
Fired Pizza making pizza to order. Hawthorne is playing. See you at the market!
