A good time was had by all. Sounds a little trite, but it was true. Even though we did not have a lot of vendors on hand (most fresh produce won't be available here for another couple weeks), we DID have a good time.
Mayor Moore was on hand for the ribbon cutting. My assistant missed the cutting, so I don't have a picture. Perhaps Vicci or one of the others present has one they can post.
Amongst those present were:
Uncle Ed. Ed is the last remaining member of the 21 people who signed the paperwork on the ORIGINAL Elkhart Farmers Market, in 1990. He has help start several of the area farmers markets and gardening clubs. Many people know , love and respect Uncle Ed, and we are happy to have him.
Marcie Moore (as far as I know, no relation to the mayor), has been selling at various markets for several years. She used to sell at Shipshewana, but has decided to sell more locally and has joined in with us at WNCHM. She sells handcrafted items, antiques and collectables.
Vicci was here to sell craft items for Woodlawn. She had a couple of beautiful ceramic windchimes and several other decorative items.
Vince (on guitar) and Ryan (on Dejembe - did I spell that right?) provided us with some great sounding music. They are both Seniors at Elkhart Central (soon to be graduates).
Fox 28 covered our grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremonies, bringing us some very welcome publicity. Hey, he was taking pictures of me, so it's only fair I get a picture of him.
In the week since the opening, I have received calls from others wanting to join our merry band. It will be interesting to see how things grow from here. Stop by and check us all out.
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