[Vision2020] MarketDay this weekend

[bill london]

MarketDay at MaryJanesFarm

The public is invited to the first annual MarketDay at MaryJanesFarm, on 
Saturday, July 3, and Sunday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with free 
admission and free entertainment both days.  Tours of the farm, 
antiques, collectibles, u-pick flowers and vegetables, and lunch will 
also be available.

MaryJanesFarm is located eight miles southeast of Moscow, and is the 
home and business headquarters for MaryJane Butters and the organic 
prepared food business she created there in 1990.  Now, her foods and 
her storefront magazine, MaryJanesFarm, are distributed across North 
America, and she recently signed a $1.35 million book contract with 
Random House.

The Farm Couple, a pair of down-home singers and guitarists from 
Oklahoma, and Mockingbird, an a cappella trio from Bellingham, 
Washington, will highlight the musical entertainment. 

Mockingbird is three female vocalists, Lesley Rigg, Robin Wallbridge, 
and Sherrie Lutsch, who have been singing together for eight years.  
They have released 3 CD's - Drenched, Magic Everywhere, and We 3 - which 
include a wide variety of musical styles from traditional ballads to 
doo-wop.  Sherrie Lutsch is a former Moscow resident who was a member of 
the local singing trio, Lotus, during the 1990's.  Mockingbird will 
perform both days.

On Saturday, Moscow singer-songwriter John Larkin will entertain with 
his original guitar music and country vocals.

The Farm Couple will play on Sunday. The Farm Couple are Patrick 
Williams and Monica Taylor, who play country, gospel, folk and bluegrass 
tunes.  Williams and Taylor, who were both raised in Oklahoma, met at 
the National Flat-Picking Championship in 1996.  They have released 3 
CD's - The Farm Couple, Songs from the Kitchen Table, and Fertile Ground.

MarketDay visitors will have a chance to browse selections of antiques, 
farm collectibles, fresh vegetables, and a selection of 
made-in-rural-America products. The Farm Chicks from Spokane will be 
there with a selection of their great stuff, for those who are adding 
country chic to their décor.

The MaryJanesFarm u-pick fields will be available for those who want the 
rare Sweet Lena super-fragrant iris, or salad mix, or strawberries, or 
whatever else is ripe and juicy.

MarketDay will also include a celebration of the Garlic Scape--those 
tender flowerstalks that curl from garlic plants this time of year. 
Garlic Scapes are a delicacy in many Asian and Spanish cuisines, because 
they provide a delightfully subtle flavor and crunchiness when added to 
salads and soups, cook well in stir-fries, and can be processed as 
pickles or made into a delicious green "pesto" sauce. To celebrate the 
Scape, the ScapeScapade will include free sampling of Scape products, 
free recipes, and u-pick possibilities.

In addition, a country lunch will be available. Self-guided tours of the 
farm will be encouraged. A 4,000 square foot tent will be set up, so 
rain won't dampen the fun. And the competitive types can join in the 
horseshoe tournament. Lawn chairs or picnic blankets are suggested.

To visit MaryJanesFarm and enjoy MarketDay, go about eight miles 
southeast of Moscow.  Head east from Moscow on Highway 8, toward Troy. 
Two miles from Moscow, turn right onto Lenville Road. From there you can 
follow the signs over Paradise Ridge on Blaine Road to the farm on Wild 
Iris Lane.

For more information, call CindyLou at 208-882-6819 or see the website, 
www.maryjanesfarm.org <http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/>.

 

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