Campus & Community

University Community Harvest Farmers’ Markets to be held in September and October

Monday, September 7, 2009, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The third annual University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market series will continue in September and October.

Markets are planned for four Fridays: Sept. 11, 18 and 25 and Oct. 9, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Waverly parking lot. For more information, call 443-3608.

Presented by Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and open to the public, this year’s markets will feature a wide variety of locally grown fruits, vegetables and plants, snacks, condiments, ceramics and other handmade items. There will also be educational literature on healthy eating, sustainable practices and organic farming.

Vendors scheduled for the Sept. 11 market include Abdo’s Garden Market; Belle Terre, Bluetree Studios, Butternut Pottery, Carvel Ice Cream, CSA of CNY, Creekside Meadows Farm, Grindstone Farm, Hafner’s Farm, Ma and Pa’s Kettle Corn, Mia Bella Candles, Monarch Farm, Organically Hip, SpaZend Day Spa, Spud Shack, Sweetrees Maple Products, Syracuse Soapworks, Timberland Farms and Watson Greenhouse.