The Downtown Eau Claire Farmers Market has been off to a wonderful start this year. Just Local Food is proud to continue our tradition of setting up alongside many of our suppliers and representing farms and fair-trade products at our own booth.
Like last year, we are bringing down fresh organic fair trade coffee every Saturday. Stick a travel mug in with your reusable shopping bags so you can enjoy a fresh cup while you peruse the pad. You are also very welcome to use one of the many ceramic mugs that we offer for wandering and to-go. We bring fresh coffee for a few reasons, one of which is to offer samples of different coffees for you to try. So please don't feel bad grabbing a mug and giving our daily brew a try, it is why we bring it. You'll notice we don't charge for coffee, we only ask for a donation. Why? We trust you.
By bringing our mugs to the market and avoiding styrofoam cups we are accomplishing several goals. We're reducing the overall waste that the Market produces. We're conserving landfill space. We're saving money for our co-op that allows us to keep our prices down. We're setting an example for other businesses. And we're retaining the genuine flavor and overall integrity of our fair trade organic coffees by not exposing them to plastics, waxes or styrofoam. Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday to share a cup of Joe, a delicious sample prepared by our staff, or just a simple wave & smile.
We also bring down bottled artesian water from a local family farm. This is not the kind of bottled water that's just tap water or from a
Coke bottling plant. It truly is fresh, clean Wisconsin groundwater that is bottled near Osseo on Glenn and Bev's farm. I've been to the plant and they are doing the right thing. They would love to bottle in glass returnables, but they can't afford the bottles and equipment yet. This is the next best, and a far step above the corporate waters available elsewhere and keeps money in our area.
Crystal Ball Farms aged cheddars, small chocolate milks and Eau Galle Italian cheese are a few other products we try to bring each week. We're also featuring new products and inviting suppliers to join us, so you'll see a variety. We're trying to make it worth your visit every Saturday. See you there!
Come stop by our booth at UWEC's farmers market Thursday mornings throughout September and October!
