Tag: Boca Grande Farmers Market

Farmers Market on the Bayou

January 9, 2025
Staff Report
Events

As the first Farmers Market of the season kicks off in their new temporary location, the community showed up in large numbers to offer their support. It was a beautiful morning by the water. Stop...

Weekend begins by Bayou, and ends with gumbo limbo

January 9, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial

A peaceful lone sculler plied the Bayou last Friday on the opening day for the Boca Grande Farmers Market. Families watched from the Bayou Bridge. It evoked a Thomas Eakins painting. In the 19th...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Making gluten-free macaroons tasty, Laura Witt

January 2, 2025
Sheila Evans
Profiles

It’s terrible when food is your enemy. Laura Witt is working to take the “bite” out of food that is meant to make us happy. Laura is a baker who makes exclusively gluten-free deliciousness. ...

Farmer’s Market looking for temp site

December 19, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Featured News, News

The farmer’s market, which is usually held Fridays during season at Wheeler Road, could likely look a little different this spring. Currently, they are looking for a temporary site for the market...

Farmer’s market thru April

The Boca Grande Farmer’s Market will stay open through the end of April, according to organizer Betsy Ventura. “We have had such a great turn out, we have decided to remain open,” said...

Farmer’s Market opening date announced

October 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

The weekly Farmers Market at Wheeler Road ballfield is set to open for season on Friday, Dec. 23 running 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday. starting Oct. 3 and continuing through April, 2019. Local...

Island farmer’s market returns in January under new ownership

September 23, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The island’s farmer’s market will return in January, 2017 to the Wheeler Road Ball Field, but new faces will be running the ship. Jean Baer and Betsy Ventura of Local...

Learning the fate of our Farmers Market

July 29, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Farmers Market Founder Shauna Lee Lange is hoping for a successful 2016-2017 season – even if it is only half a season. This month, representatives of Lee County...

The Farmers Market? Yes, it’s open

February 5, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

If you wandered down to the Wheeler Road ballfield last Friday and noticed the Boca Grande Farmers Market wasn’t there, don’t worry. It wasn’t shut down by any hand other than Mother Nature’s.

‘Taste’ restaurants announced

December 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

So far, 19 restaurants have signed on to become part of the legendary feast we have all come to know as “The Taste.” The Taste of Boca Grande in 2016 will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 from 6 to 9...