Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Brookfield Farmers Market starts this weekend with a new payment option.
The Brookfield Farmers Market will start accepting FoodShare as a payment method this year, reported BrookfieldNow. A number of markets received a grant from the state to purchase a wireless device that accepts Foodshare payments. The market runs from every Saturday starting May 4 through October 26 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Over 50 vendors will be selling fresh produce, bakery, flowers and herbs, clothing, jewelry, cleaning products, art, cosmetics and more. Here is a complete list of the vendors.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Lynn Sigler's family will be carving pumpkins for sale, with all profits going to the Waukesha Food Pantry. Saturday is the final Market & More with extra vendors (including Brookfield Patch). Oct. 27 is this season's last market.
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- Lisa Sink
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
The 22nd run of the Brookfield Farmers Market is drawing to a close — but not before one last Market & More extra vendor day featuring holiday gifts and freshly carved pumpkins for sale. Saturday is the final day for extra non-produce vendors — including Brookfield Patch — who will line up around the Civic Plaza next to City Hall, 2000 N. Calhoun Road. The following Saturday — Oct. 27 — will be the last farmers market of the season and the last chance to get that fresh fall fruits, vegetables and specialty meats and items. Lynn Sigler and her family will be back to carve pumpkins for sale, with all proceeds going to the Waukesha Food Pantry. Her family has been doing the Halloween carvings for more than five years. AW Werner Greenhouse …
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Warm, sunny Indian Summer weather greeted vendors and visitors at Saturday's Brookfield Farmers Market. Patch was there, giving away free tote bags for those who signed up for our free daily e-newsletter.
Every third Saturday of the month at the Brookfield Farmers' Market is 'Market and More' Day, at which non-produce vendors sell a diverse variety of local wares, goods and services. Patch was there, too, giving away free tote bags for those who signed up for our free daily e-newsletter (http://brookfield-wi.patch.com/newsletters) The farmers market is open 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays through the end of October, located in the Civic Plaza area north of City Hall, 2000 N. Calhoun Rd.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Every third Saturday of the month at the Brookfield Farmers' Market is 'Market and More' Day, at which non-produce vendors sell a diverse variety of local wares, goods and services. Patch was there, too.
Every third Saturday of the month at the Brookfield Farmers' Market is 'Market and More' Day, at which non-produce vendors sell a diverse variety of local wares, goods and services. Patch was there, too.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Saturday was the first 2012 date for Market and More, held on the third Saturday of each month, when vendors of a wide variety of products join the farmers selling fresh produce and plants.
Every third Saturday during the Brookfield Farmers Market, a diverse group of vendors join the farmers. Brookfield Patch was one of those vendors Saturday, the first of the so-called Market and More days. (see the vendors) The market is held in the city's Civic Plaza and parking lot next to City Hall, 2000 N. Calhoun Rd. Patch handed out free tote bags to those who signed up for our daily email newsletter, which contains links to the top Brookfield headlines, blogs and local events from our calendar. To get Patch news and features sent straight to your inbox in a single email every morning, here's the free signup.
Sign up for our email newsletter (it's free) and you can get a free tote bag! The weather is going to be beautiful.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Add Italian sausage and organic vegetables to the mix of favorite standbys at the Brookfield Farmers' Market that opens at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. On the third Saturdays of the month, arts, craft and other groups join.
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- Tim Sabin
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Update: Find Patch at the May 18 Farmers Market vendors day. Sign up for our email newsletter (it's free!) and get a free tote bag! Sixty vendors have signed onto the 22nd season of the Brookfield Farmers’ Market that kicks off Saturday, a slight increase over last year's membership. The open air market runs from 7:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through October 27th in the parking lot between the Civic Plaza and City Hall, 2000 N. Calhoun Road. Although the increase is small, market manager Bobbi Harvey is excited about some of the new vendors coming to the market this year. She thinks they will add even more products to the already popular market. "We have someone bringing Italian sausage this year," she said. "We also have some organic …
Friday, October 28, 2011
The Sigler family will be carving donated pumpkins at the final day of the Brookfield Farmers Market and giving the sales proceeds to the Waukesha Food Pantry.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Lisa Sink
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Friday, October 28, 2011
It started as family fun, carving elaborate pumpkins for Halloween. But every year more friends, relatives and neighbors would join in, until the party swelled to some 50 people carving gourds. Lynn Sigler and her family decided to add charity to the event, asking carvers to bring cash and food offerings for the Waukesha Food Pantry. On Saturday — the final day of the Brookfield Farmers Market — the Sigler family will carving donated pumpkins from market vendors and selling them to raise money for the food pantry, said Bobbi Harvey, market manager. "Stop by and see the carvers and try some pumpkin seeds or take home a carved pumpkin for a donation to the Waukesha Food Pantry," Lynn Sigler said. The popular farmers market closes Saturday …
Monday, October 24, 2011
The week ahead also includes big prep sport action and an informational meeting on a pilot program to inspect private systems for sewer leaks.
Think nothing happens in sleepy Brookfield? Think again. Here are some local issues, sports and events coming up this week, including an expected Elmbrook School Board vote on whether to close Hillside Elementary School. Also.... mark your calendars: Saturday is the last day of the Brookfield Farmers Market. Last chance to get fresh produce and other goodies. And trick-or-treat is on Halloween night next Monday, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the city and from 6 to 8 p.m. in the town. School closure vote: Should the Elmbrook School District close one (or more) of its six elementary schools and if so, should it be Hillside? After months of debate, the School Board is poised to vote. Meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria at Brookfield …
Sunday, October 16, 2011
The week ahead also includes planned prep football playoff pairings to be announced Monday, with games set for Friday and Saturday.
Brookfield Patch offers a glimpse into the next week's news and events. To see or upload more events, see our events listings. Capitol Drive road construction: State transportation officials will describe planned road work in 2012 on Capitol Drive from Brookfield Road to Mayfair Road. The informational open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Brookfield Public Safety Building, 2100 N. Calhoun Rd. Concealed carry ban: Alderman will discuss and may vote on whether to ban firearms from city-owned buildings and property. The Legislative and Licensing Committee takes it up at 7 p.m. Tuesday, followed by the Common Council at 7:45 p.m. at City Hall, 2000 N. Calhoun Rd. Cross-town volleyball rivalry: Central Lancers boys volleyball…
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