Farmer's Market celebrates Earth Day Sat.


Published/Last Modified on Friday, April 27, 2007 4:46 PM MDT


Bisbee Farmers Market will open early this year as it celebrates Earth Day on April 28th at 9 AM at Vista Park in Warren. Featured will be a May Pole, booths, music and lots of delicious food.


The Farmers Market is a popular Bisbee event and attracts a diverse crowd with its offerings of fresh produce, range eggs, grass-fed meats, honey, baked goods, plants, arts and crafts and lots of delicious food. The term "Come for Breakfast, Stay For Lunch" takes on a whole new meaning here. Live music keeps toes tapping and this year they have added a children's activity corner.

Some of the this years special events include Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Chili Festival, Gem & Mineral Show, and a Fiber Arts Festival.

May 5 - Cinco de Mayo Celebration

May 12 - Mothers Day & Sierra Vista Garden Club Plant sale

May 19 - Sheep Shearing, weaving and spinning

May 19 - Bee keeping

June 2 - Grass-Fed Meats, talk and sampling

June 9 - Goat Milking Demo

June 16 - Solar Cook-off & Expo

June 23 - Rain Water Harvesting

June 30 - Kids Day/Treasure Hunt

July 7- Back Yard Gardeners Day

July 14 - Native Seeds

July 21 - Straw Bale Building

July 28 - Herb Fest

August 4 - Creating Bird & Butterfly Habitat

August 11 - Composting

August 18 -cooking with Cactus; harvesting and cooking with prickley pear fruits and

Pads

August 25 - Chile Festival

September 1- Gem & Mineral Show - Miners Storytelling

September 8 - Practical Vegetable Gardening

September 15 - Fall Plant Show

September 22 - Cooking with the Market

September 29 - Pie Baking Contest and demonstration

October 6 - Fiber Arts Festival

October 13 - Plein Aire Contest

October 20 - Mesquite Milling/Pancake Breakfast/Desert Foods Vendors

October 27 - Holiday Fair - Health Fair.

Bisbee Farmers Market runs from April 28 through October, and with the exception of opening day will run from 8 AM to noon. Take Bisbee Road exit from the Traffic Circle and follow it to the end. You can reach Bisbee Farmers Market at 520-227-5060.

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