April 13 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	36*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Filberts R Us	3
Four Generation Crafts	27/29
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Honey Tree Apiaries	29
Honeystone Candles	16
Krazy Lady Farms	4
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	23
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Savanna Nursery	35*
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	30
Ten Rivers Foodweb	31
Timberwolf Farm	26/28
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13/14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

April 6 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	36*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27/29
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Hentze Family Farm	26/28
Honey Tree Apiaries	29
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Savanna Nursery	35*
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	30
TBD	31
Timberwolf Farm	23
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13/14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

From Honeystone Candles...her neighbors at the market

This week, Honeystone introduces you to the North Wall neighborhood of the Indoor Market.

Just as you walk in the door, Karen from Norton Creek on the left greets you with a smile and a display of her fabulous free range eggs.

Norton Creek Farm

On your right is the glorious selection of spring flowering bulbs and cut flowers from Green Gables Farm.

Green Gables Farm

 Continue along the North Wall to Kathy's Specially Made cards, gift bags, lavender wands, bookmarks and more.

Specially Made

Then there's the best smelling booth in the market - Honeystone Pure Beeswax Candles.  Figurines, pillars, votives, tealights, floating candles, as well as beeswax-based skin care and wood care products. And bring the kids to our Petting Zoo where they can touch and smell the candles and get a hand stamp.

Honeystone Candles

In the northwest corner of the market, you'll be astounded by Jim's spectacular spinach and gorgeous greens, grown locally by Heavenly Harvest Farms.

Heavenly Harvest Farms

Sharing this space is Paul of Harcombe Farms, with his locally grown and milled wheat and barley grain and flours.

Meet your farmer, meet the artists and producers.

 

Come to the Indoor Market and
enjoy the abundance of local produce and talent!

March 30 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	36*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Honey Tree Apiaries	29
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Savanna Nursery	35*
Soul2grow	23
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	28
Timberwolf Farm	26
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

FAQ #4: The Mandala Lady

Customer: how do you know what colors to use?

The Mandala Lady:
This question usually comes after they tell me that they are afraid to color because they might ruin whatever it is they're coloring because they don't know what colors to use.

For most of the mandalas that I color, I generally stick to 6 colors (and their variations):

"Funny Face" Mandala (primary/secondary colors)

Primary Colors:

1. Yellow
2. Red
3. Blue

Secondary Colors:

1. Orange
2. Green
3. Purple

The key to using these two sets of colors is knowing which ones complements the other:

• Red <--> Green
• Yellow <--> Purple
• Blue <--> Orange

Notice in the "Funny Face" mandala how you see instances of reds next greens, yellows next to purples, and oranges next blues. You'll also see instances where they are all mixed up...which goes to show how all these colors work well together. I'll have "Funny Face" and "Pathway" in my booth tomorrow at the market.

So when you're coloring and see that you have a lot of blues in your coloring, start adding some orange.

"Pathway" Mandala using only 6 shades of grey

Just to give you a different answer to this question...who says you have to use colors?

Here's an example of coloring with greys...with the focus on gradations of lights and darks to give it dimension.

I can already hear the next question: how do you do your shading?

That, my friends, will be the topic for another post.

Happy Coloring!

Joyfully, Maureen
The Mandala Lady

Spring Veggies @ Denison...

Visit Denison Farms (booth #11) at the Corvallis Indoor Winter Market for a delightful taste of spring.

Early spring is the season for Raab--the tender, sweet flowering shoots of our overwintered kale, collards, cabbage, and tat soy greens. Raab is easy to use in the kitchen--it can be steamed, stir-fried, roasted, or used in a salad. You can use raab any way you might cook broccoli, except that it cooks quicker. 

As always, we offer free recipes at our booth. This week's recipes include Roasted Raab, Leek Pie, and Green Garlic Soup. See you at market!

SoupCycle's Soups This Week...

Barbecue Split Pea (vegan)

Our southern spin on split pea soup. Made with organic carrots and our scrumptious homemade barbecue sauce.

Barack-a-li Cheddar (veggie)

An homage to our president’s home vegetable garden. This tasty soup has broccoli and cheddar flavors accented by basil and ground mustard seed.

Thailandistan (meaty)

Spicy Thai soup created with curry, fresh lime, lemongrass, chicken, mushrooms and rich coconut milk. A wonderful and complex Thai flavor from the best kitchen in Souplandistan.

Everything Easter at the Indoor Market this Saturday!

Blog Post from Honeystone Candles:

Honeystone Pure Beeswax Candles (booth#16) has elegant eggs, cute bunnies & chicks, and a Celtic Cross - all at reduced prices for lighting up your Easter.  Honeystone Candles: one beautiful golden colour, one delectable natural fragrance, and over 200 original designs!

Check out Honeystone's neighbours for other Easter items:

Specially Made (booth #17) has a selection of handmade cards

Claude Winter's (booth #20) display includes hand-painted eggs with intricate designs

For real eggs, choose the best free-range eggs from Karen at Norton Creek Farms (booth #1), just inside the entrance.  Ask Karen for recipes of safe dyes for colouring your eggs.

And, as you can see, our rabbits really love Heavenly Harvest's (booth #15) delicious spinach - we do too!

Visit us at the Indoor Market!  Tell your friends!

March 23 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Hentze Family Farm	26, 28
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Olsen Honey Farms	29
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Savanna Nursery	34*
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	32*
Timberwolf Farm	23
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

From SoupCycle...

Here are the SoupCycle soups for the March 23 market--

• Tofusion (vegan)
  A spicy, healthy, chunky fusion of Asian and Italian cuisine- made with tofu, bok choy, radicchio, mushrooms, pineapple and more.

• Creamy Tomato Basil (veggie)
  It's true - we may have the perfect tomato basil recipe. Great by itself. Even better paired with your homemade grilled cheese.

• Chicken & Rice & Everything Nice (meaty)
  A classic chicken and rice soup with homey flavors to remind you of grandma’s home cooking.

March 16 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Creperie du Lys	32/34*
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Earth Rising	36*
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Honey Tree Apiaries	29
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Rasmussen Family Farms	23
Savanna Nursery	*
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	28
Timberwolf Farm	26
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

March 9 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Creperie du Lys	32/34*
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Earth Rising	36*
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Olsen Honey Farms	29
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Pure Pepper	28
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Tobacco Road Hats	27
Timberwolf Farm	23
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

March 2 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Creperie du Lys	32/34*
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Earth Rising	36*
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Sweet Home Farms	28
Olsen Honey Farms	29
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Soul 2 Grow	23
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Tobacco Road Hats	27
Timberwolf Farm	26
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

February 23 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Creperie du Lys	32/34*
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Earth Rising	36*
Filberts R Us	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Hentze Family Farm	26, 28
Honey Tree Apiaries	29
Honeystone Candles	16
Kat's Kreations	4
The Mandala Lady	8
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	23
Timberwolf Farm	23
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall

Lighten Up w/Honeystone Special

Does it feel like dark February is creeping by?  Lighten up with a delightful wee turtle from the Honeystone collection.

This Saturday, save $1 on all turtles.

Please note how the turtle is heading straight for lettuce
which was grown by our Market neighbor Heavenly Harvest Farms!

Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash

Here's a quick and easy recipe from Denison Farms, Booth #11, for Roasted Butternut Squash.

We're nearing the end of the season for Winter Squash, so come to the market and pick up a few before they're all gone!

Roasted Butternut Squash

• Start with 1 butternut squash
• Peel and cut into 1-inch cubes
• Place squash cubes in a large roasting pan
• Coat with a little olive oil (about 1 Tbs.), and 1 tsp. salt
• Roast uncovered in a 350 degree oven for about 1 hour, or until the squash pieces are tender and most of the liquid has cooked off
• Stir the squash cubes with a large spatula. Then increase the oven temperature to 375 degrees and continue roasting for another 20 - 30 minutes, stirring once after 15 minutes until the edges of some of the squash pieces are a little browned

 No need to add sugar, as the squash is naturally sweet, and roasting intensifies the sweetness!

February 9 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Creperie du Lys	32/34*
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Earth Rising	36*
Filberts R Us/Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Glass by Debra Klang & Dan Young	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest and Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Hentze Family Farm & Pure Pepper	26/28
Honeystone Candles	16
MudMom	5
My Pharm	2
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Olsen Honey Farms	29
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Rockferrets by Design	4
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	10
The Mandala Lady	8
The Mushroomery	22
Timberwolf Farm	23
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall

Honeystone Specials This Week

Valentine's Day is Thursday of next week, and Honeystone can help you celebrate with the sweetness and light of pure beeswax!

This week, three of our popular heart designs are discounted up to 20%.

• Floating Hearts boxed set of candles, now $6  ($1.50 off)
• Interlocked Celtic Hearts candle,  now $7  (($1.50 off)
• Sweet Heart treasure box, now $6  ($1.50 off)

No calories!  Gluten free!  The perfect gift!

Sweet Heart Treasure Box

Floating Heart Candles

Celtic Heart Candle

FAQ: Pine Needle Baskets

Here's an FAQ from a customer to Oregon Hand-Crafted Pine Needle Baskets...

Customer:  Why are Pine Needle Baskets so Expensive?

One of the main reasons pine needle baskets cost so much is because they take a lot of time to make.  It’s hard work and doing a quality piece takes lots of time and practice.  It’s not only coiling the piece, but all the work just getting to that point in the process.

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Material costs are pricey.  Pine Needles cost about $20.00 per pound, if you have to purchase them. Although I gather my own needles, going to pick them up has costs involved including time, labor and gas (to get to the trees).  Sorting and cleaning needles takes considerable time and space as well. 

I also gather, dry and slice my own black walnuts. If I were to purchase the sliced black walnuts, they would cost $.75 each. The cost of wood (if used) is minimal, but holes must be drilled (very time consuming). If flowers are used, they must be grown or purchased, pressed and dried then decoupaged to the wood.

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Baskets with large agates in the bottom require seed bead bezels around the agates which are hand-made. I can make about 1-1/2 inches an hour and most bezels are 12-20 inches.

Many other items are needed to complete the basket as well: sewing needles, various types of threads (I use mostly artificial sinew), gages to keep the coils even, embellishments such as rocks, beads, and the list goes on and on.

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After the pine needles are cleaned and sorted, they need to be soaked in hot water for at least 30 minutes before the ends can be removed.  Removing the ends is incredibly time consuming, as this is done by hand one bunch at a time. After all the preparation work is complete an average basket takes 6-8 hours of coiling. Then baskets must be dried usually overnight.  If the basket is to have a finish, to give it strength, durability and a longer life it must be applied and an additional drying time is required. 

This is a quick overview of what it takes to prepare and make a pine needle piece. I hope this helps to explain some of the steps a coiler must do to create such a beautiful basket.

Each basket has a little bit of my heart and soul.

Jan Bullock

Oregon Hand-Crafted Pine Needle Baskets

FAQ: SoupCycle

As part of an on-going series, we'll present FAQs to vendors from customers. Here's a question for SoupCycle.

Customer: What is SoupCycle all about?
Kim Thackray of SoupCycle: our 2 minute video explains it best...