This summer, my little town has started something new. Each Friday afternoon, growers and merchants from all around set up their tents in the street between the First United Methodist Church and the Chamber of Commerce (formerly Aunt Ima's house) and give Leeds residents a chance to purchase fresh produce, honey, and even flowers without leaving town.
Our WOW! (Women of Worship) group decided to set up a bake sale booth this Friday. We made $428 on our first Market Day. We'll continue to do this throughout the summer to raise money to refurbish the kitchen in our fellowship hall.
In preparation for the bake sale, I baked all morning yesterday. I made a sour cream pound cake, a blackberry cobbler, and three loaves of banana nut bread.
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On 06/28/2008, Nicole said ...
You have been so industrious! What a great idea for a fundraiser. I love going to our local farmer's market, but yours looks ever so much more colorful and fun!
On 06/28/2008, Joan said ...
What a lovely idea for your town and how well your WOW table did. MMMMmmmmm your cakes look great. Thank you so much for sharing the market with us
On 06/28/2008, Beverly said ...
What a huge success! I know I would have purchased something from your table.
Those peaches look so good, and the flowers are beautiful.
On 06/28/2008, Lacy said ...
What beautiful photos of wonderful things. When I see such beauty it fills my soul. Thank you for sharing your world and please keep on blogging.
On 06/28/2008, Molly said ...
man oh man!! I wish we had a market like that!!!! I'd have spent all my money!
Molly
On 06/28/2008, Debbie said ...
Everything looks great. I agree, I would have spent a fortune! I love the dahlias!
On 06/28/2008, Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio said ...
What a wonderful event! I love it when towns have fresh markets...Your food looks sooooo good!
Hugs,
Penny
On 06/28/2008, Sherri said ...
WOW what a great idea:) Can I buy the blackberry cobbler its one of my favorites...Sherri
On 06/29/2008, kayellen said ...
Oh!!! market day looks like a lot of fun!!!
I hope you share your flowers with us all:)
smiles,
kayellen
On 06/29/2008, sharon said ...
Well if I were there I'd be buying me a cake from YOU. Those look so yummy!!!!
On 06/29/2008, Janet said ...
Hi Susan- I thank Sharon for pairing us up in the cupcake swap! I'm happy to find your wonderful blog and I'll enjoy reading. I love your photographs of the bake sale - wish I was there! Take care!
On 06/30/2008, mom2fur said ...
I found a Farmer's Market near my house and went there on Saturday. I've been to them in other states, but never here. It was just a little one, but I came home with some of the best peaches I've ever eaten. You know the kind I mean..."over the sink" peaches!
Hey, I'm nominating you for an award, so go check out my blog later!
On 06/30/2008, janet gordon said ...
Congratulations on the successful bake sale - you and your friends were obviously where the action is every week - wonderful pics you've shared with us.
Janet
On 06/30/2008, Teresa said ...
Oh, that looks like so much fun and good food. Thanks for sharing the pictures and a big thumbs up to the Chamber of Commerce or whoever came up with this idea.
On 07/01/2008, Witoka said ...
What lovely pictures. Makes me want to go strolling and buy some pretty flowers and eat some good munchies as I stroll along.
On 07/01/2008, Holly Elam said ...
I am so jealous. I wish we had a market like this. It is fabulous. I love the pictures.
On 07/04/2008, Diane said ...
Great photos! Great dogs...
The cupcake quilt is going to be sweet enough to eat. You are keeping busy!
We had a blackberry bramble fence at our last home. I really miss those berries. They were over an inch long and bursting with goodness. You could have made a pie every day for weeks and still had plenty to share. It was a thorny mess of branches to prune. Not fun.
I haven't tasted this year's cherry tomato crop because the squirrels are eating them green.
Not fair. Sharing is okay, jumping the gun is not.
:D
On 07/05/2008, Granny Fran said ...
Wonderful photos of your market day. That would definitely be worth checking out!
I'm moving slow these days but still get around to my old friends' blogs from time to time.
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