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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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VOL LXIII • NO 12
Spring Into History Take Two BY ANN MEAD ASH
The Lititz Farmers Market will feature fresh produce, flowers, live music, and more.
Fun And Festive The Lititz Farmers Market Medicine Lancaster General Health) again,” said Branle. Plans are to hold the market rain n 2021, the Lititz Farmers Market opened tentatively in May. “Last or shine. This year, the market will year with COVID-19, we were open on Thursday, May 19, and marunsure about some things,” recalled ket hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. each Thursday, until Labor Rebecca Branle, Day, Monday, Sept. 5, Venture Lititz executive director. “This “I think it’s won- when they will change year, we are bring- derful to meet the to 4 to 7:30 p.m. will be no maring back that speg r o w e r s o f o u r There ket day on Thursday, cial festive feeling to the market,” she food and be able June 30, so that Lititz said, noting that t o t a l k t o t h e m , Springs Park can be live music, crafts, a n d t h e y l o v e prepared for the annual Fourth of July kids’ activities, and getting feedback.” holiday celebration. more are planned Vendors coming for the outdoor to this year’s market will include venue. The Lititz Farmers Market is a those selling meats, yogurt, fresh community-supported growers vegetables and fruit, bread and farm market located at the edge of baked goods, granola, cut flowers, Lititz Springs Park at daylilies, and gardening items. 24 N. Broad St., Lititz, near the Occasional pop-up vendors will park fountain. Lititz Farmers also be showcased. “We are doing Market is sponsored by Penn our best to make sure it is a very Medicine Lancaster General well-rounded market,” said BranHealth and is a program of le. “We will have some fermented Venture Lititz, downtown Lititz’s things.” “I think it’s wonderful to meet Main Street program. “We are so happy to work with (Penn the growers of our food and be able
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to talk to them, and they love get- forged to bring kids’ crafts and free ting feedback,” said Branle. She kids’ activities to the park. Branle is shared that she is especially excited also working with musical enterabout Erica Joy Bakes joining the tainers, including Dillweed, which market lineup because Branle is will play at the market on opening close to someone who adheres to a day. “Dillweed is a fun, three-piece, gluten-free diet. “I know gluten sen- folksy farmers market-appropriate band,” said Branle. sitivity is becoming Branle said that more prevalent,” Branle noted. “I have “It’s really impor- she hopes area resiheard that (Erica tant for the com- dents and those Joy) gluten-free munity to support who work in Lititz baked goods are t h i s s o w e c a n Borough will frequent the market. beyond (good).” Rafiki Shoppe, a k e e p d o i n g i t . . . “It’s really imporfood vendor, will C o m e g e t s o m e tant for the commureturn to sell pre- f r e s h f l o w e r s t o nity to support this pared African food have in your house so we can keep items from under a a n d s o m e f r e s h doing it,” she said. market canopy. In food and try some “Come get some addition, plans are cuisine maybe you fresh flowers to in your house underway to have a have never tried have and some fresh food different food truck and try some cuisine present each time before.” maybe you have the market is open. “It will be something different never tried before.” More information about the marand exciting every week,” reportket may be found by searching for ed Branle. To enhance the festive feel of the “Lititz Farmers Market” on Facemarket, a partnership with the book or visiting www.lititzfarmers Lititz Art Association is being market.com.
Gina Yoder, one of the cochairs of the Lititz Historical Foundation (LHF) Lititz Spring Into History Festival, has fond memories of the inaugural event in 2019. “We held the first one, and it was so successful, we decided to duplicate it,” said Yoder, who, along with brothers Melvin and Paul Miller, is organizing the 2022 event. Paul noted that the 2019 event ran smoothly. “People couldn’t believe it was our first one,” he said, adding that seniors appreciated the compact setup and the ease in visiting the displays. After a hiatus due to the pandemic, this year’s LHF Lititz Spring Into History Festival will be held on Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place inside the 1792 Johannes Mueller House and throughout the Mary Oehme Gardens, located at 137-145 E. Main St., Lititz. “It’s a one-day living history event,” said
