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Roberta Hudson of Treat Yourself and Susan Greenwood of Grandma’s Sassy Salsa sell goods at the winter farmers’ market.

Winter eats

Local nursery hosts winter farmers’ market

As it gets colder, venues for local farmers to sell their goods start to dwindle, so a few years ago, the Garden Shop Nursery decided to extend their farmers’ by market to a year-round event.

Sage Leehey Their winter farmers’ market is on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 sagel@ p.m.—until June when they switch it to Friday evenings. It’s located at newsreview.com the historic Caughlin Ranch House at 3636 Mayberry Drive. There are a variety of vendors and products to choose from, including eggs from Hadji Paul, microgreens from Hyde’s Herbs, Highland Soaps, rum cakes from Kathy’s Sweet Cravings, Grandma’s Sassy Salsa, sweet and spicy treats from Treat Yourself, baked goods from MwintSoph, paracord products from Sierra Paracord, among others. “The farmers, a lot of them come to us because they don’t have an outlet this time of year, and it’s a good place for them,” owner Ed Bath said. “For a lot of these people, it’s their only job.” The Garden Shop clears out a room for the vendors to set up and sell their products, moving merchandise outside or onto the porch, and Ed said there’s typically a pretty good turnout. In the middle of the day, it can even get a little hard to walk around in the shop. When asked if the winter farmer’s market helps the business for his own store, he said it probably does help a little bit—maybe with a pack of seeds, bag of soil or bar of soap or so—but that there isn’t as much interest in gardening in the winter. He’s more focused on providing a venue to help other local businesses out. “It gives the public the opportunity to buy something that’s really

For more information healthy, and it’s grown locally,” said Teri Bath, who does marketing for about the garden Shop the Garden Shop. “All of our vendors are local, and we really want to

Nursery, visit www. support local because we’re a local business, too. So we want to support gardenshopnursery. com. other smaller local businesses that want to grow up and become a brickand-mortar business. … Start up companies trying to get off the ground don’t have to go somewhere and pay $2,000 a month, they can come here on a smaller scale, work out all the bugs as a business, and then work up into something larger.” “We’ve had some [producers] that have started with us that now have much bigger and better things, which is great,” Ed said. “We want them to do that. They’re in Whole Foods or whatever now. That’s what we hope for all of them. We all help each other. That’s part of being local.” The Garden Shop is 40 years old, and Ed has been there since he was 20 years old—about 30 years now. He moved the shop to its current location at Caughlin Ranch about five years ago. Ed grew up in the area, walking by the old house on his way to Roy Gomm Elementary School when he was a kid. “I was born and raised here, and this is a farm,” Ed said. “It was a working farm for many, many years. The front house has been there since 1900. It’s almost 115 years old now standing right where it is. They grew vegetables and raised beef and chickens and nuts and geese and goats and the whole nine yards. So, to me, it was a natural fit for this property to continue on that tradition with the farming atmosphere, the farming community.” Ω

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ACTIVITIES

SCHEELS TURKEY TROT A Thanksgiving tradition in the Truckee Meadows. It’s a great place to spend time with family and friends, and a healthy way to start a day usually filled with a whole lot of eating. Starts and finishes in the Scheels parking lot. Choose from a 10K (6.2 miles, timed) run or a 2-mile walk or run (not timed). Courses are user-friendly for both runners and walkers. The 10K race begins at 8:30AM. The 2-mile run/ walk starts at Scheels and circles around the Sparks Marina Park. Register online at active.com Cost: $25 by 11/20, $30 online only 11/21 -23 or $40 11/24-26 at pre-packet pick up only (9AM-9PM). $60 registration on race day. Participants receive commemorative sweatshirt, fruit and refreshments. Proceeds benefit Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and the City of Sparks Youth Scholarship Fund. Th, 11/27 8:30AM. Scheels, 1200 Scheels Dr. (775) 331-2700 CRAFTS FOR CHRISTMAS JA Nugget and Williams LLC presents this annual Christmas fair offering a wide variety of Christmas craft and gift booths, Christmas food demonstrations, Sparks Florist holiday arrangement making exhibitions, holiday performance by local youth bands and dance groups, caroling by the Great Basin Carolers, The Polar Express read by Teri Geer, Enzo and Piper, gift wrapping with donation to Spanish Springs High School Band and Christmas food and cheer. Free visit with Santa Claus from noon to 3PM. F, 11/28, 12-6PM, Sa, 11/29, 10AM-6PM and Su, 11/30, 10AM-4PM,free. JA Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave. (775) 3563300 BLING YOUR POINSETTIA Presented by Linda Hollis. Learn how to create a one-ofa-kind poinsettia for all of your holiday celebrations. Class is limited to 12 people. Please RSVP. Sa, 12/6, 11AM. Cost of class is cost of poinsettia; all other supplies are included. Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, (775) 355-1551 THE DESERT THROUGH MY EYES Aimee Kelly’s exhibition includes nine color photographs printed on aluminum. Her work tends to focus on nature and the environment, primarily desert ecosystems. Through the lens of her camera Aimee strives to capture the contradictory elements of the desert, which can range from absolutely stunning to downright strange. This new exhibition looks at the power of water in the desert. M-Th, Su, 10AM-5PM, 10AM-6PM & 11AM-7PM through 12/28. Opens 12/1 and Tu, 12/2, 6-7PM, free. Spanish Springs Library, 7100A Pyramid Lake Highway, (775) 424-1800 SCHEELS RUNNING CLUB Run with expert pacers and enjoy running in a group. Tu, 6:30PM through 12/9, free. Scheels, 1200 Scheels Dr. (775) 331-2700 CROCHET CONNECTION Learn to crochet or share tips with other crochet enthusiasts. Th, 4-5:45PM, free. Spanish Springs Library, 7100A Pyramid Lake Highway. (775) 424-1800 FOUR SEASONS BOOK CLUB The book club meets the first Saturday of each month. Call to find out each month’s book title. First Sa of every month, 1-2PM, free. Sparks Library, 1125 12th St. (775) 352-3200 CONVERSATION CAFE The drop-in conversation program meets on the first Saturday of each month, 2-4PM, free. Sparks Library, 1125 12th St. (775) 352-3200 CLICKETS KNITTING GROUP This class is for knitters of all ages and levels. Yarn and needles are available. First and Third Su of every month, 1:30-3PM, free. Spanish Springs Library, 7100A Pyramid Lake Highway, Spanish Springs (775) 424-1800

PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC

GREG AUSTIN Greg Austin is a down home, straight forward and to-thepoint-of-the-heart singer, songwriter and musician. Join us for his first performance at the Elbow Room Bar! Sa, 11/29, 9PM, no cover. Elbow Room Bar, 2002 Victorian Ave. (775) 356-9799 OPEN MIC JAM SLAM Open Mic Jam Slam. All styles welcome. Featuring local special guests. Bring your voices and your instruments. W, 11/19, 8PM and W, 12/3, 8PM, no charge. Elbow Room Bar, 2002 Victorian Ave. (775) 356-9799 LEFT OF CENTRE Th, 11/27, 8PM, F, 11/28, 8PM and Sa, 11/29, 8PM, no cover. JA Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave.(775) 356-3300 LIVE MUSIC Sa, 9PM and Su, 3PM, no cover. CBQ, 1330 Scheels Dr. (775) 359-1109 LINE DANCING LESSONS Line dancing lessons from the Gilley’s Girls from 6PM-8PM. Enjoy DJ Trey from 6PM-mid. W, 6PM through 12/31. No cover. JA Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave. (775) 356-3300 DJ RAZZ Come dance the night away to DJ RAZZ! You can even karaoke if you like. Ladies Night every Friday night. Drink Specials all night. F, 9PM. Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, 906-A Victorian Ave. (775) 358-5484 BIKINI BULL RIDING DJ and Bikini Bull Riding Competition. Su, 5 & 9PM through 12/28, no cover. John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave. (775) 356-3300 LOCALS NIGHT Locals Night, DJ. M, 5PM through 12/29, no cover. John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave. (775) 356-3300 CLASSIC ROCK NIGHT Classic rock night with DJ. Tu, 5PM through 12/30, no cover. John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave. (775) 356-3300 LADIES NIGHT & TOUGHEST COWBOY Ladies Night w/live music and Toughest Cowboy Competition. DJ breaks until midnight. W, 7 & 9PM through 12/31, no cover. John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave. (775) 356-3300 A SINGERS-SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE Originals encouraged, Covers ok. Bring you, your instrument and your song. See you there! Th, 8PM through 11/27, no cover. Paddy & Irene’s Irish Pub, 906-A Victorian Ave. (775) 358-5484 LIVE MUSIC & LATE NIGHT DJ Live music with late-night DJ. F, 5PM-2AM & 7-11PM through 12/26, no cover. John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave. (775) 356-3300 LIVE MUSIC & LATE NIGHT DJ Live music with late-night DJ. Sa, 5PM-2AM & 7PM-midnight through 12/27, no cover. John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave. (775) 356-3300

KARAOKE

KARAOKE WITH BOBBY DEE Tu, 8PM, no cover. Morelli’s G Street Saloon, 2285 G St. (775) 355-8281 KARAOKE Th-Sa, 9PM, no cover. Bottom’s Up Saloon, 1923 Prater Way (775) 359-3677