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The Globe-Miami Farmers’ Market opens Saturday June 7, from 8-11 a.m. at Globe City Hall Veterans Park at 150 N. Pine St. Then every Saturday. Same place. Same time. Until the end of September.
The outdoor market features longtime vendors and a few new ones. Mary Hysong, of Hysong Grows, has been with the market since its beginning and gardening in Arizona since 1987. She’s selling goat-milk soaps and lotions and plants. Chito, the Chili guy, always has a huge variety of hot peppers, both produce and plants. Rebecca Baker, English teacher at Miami High, sells the delicious cakes she makes. There’s a new vendor with a huge stock of trees grown on El Capitan.
“Made and raised in the good old Arizona hot sun. 5-6 ft tall and priced to sell,” says Amanda Twitty, GMFM manager and vendor.
Growing Wild, is a mother & daughter nursery growing plants, perennials and shrubbery in Wheatfield.
And Brickhouse Bakers, from Superior will be back this year with a large variety of sourdough bread and focaccia.
Explosion of Interest
“We’ve had an explosion of people reaching out and wanting to be members,” says Amanda.
Vendors daunted by the online application can give Amanda a call at (480) 765-3013. Have a conversation about the rules, regulations and product fit. You might get an offer to come on down and fill out the application onsite.
“I’m trying to make it easier for new vendors to join us,” says Amanda. “We also want nonprofits to know they have a place.”
She says the Globe-Miami Farmers Market no longer prohibits duplication of products. There may be more than one maker of goat milk soap.
“As long as they meet USDA and Health department guidelines,” Amanda says, “everyone is welcome.”
Farming Curriculum
Jimmy Crosby would like to get one thing clear. FFA is not a club. It’s curriculum.
“The plan is to give all the youngsters an introduction to what it’s like to raise an animal, care for it and then sell it,” he says. “That’s a powerful learning experience to have.”
Jimmy is the Ag Instructor for 110 students at Miami Jr-Sr High. This year the students have cared for 18 kid goats, lambs and chickens.
They also grew plants, many for the first time, from seeds of their choice – three varieties of squash and peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, sweet corn and more. They were invited to sell at the plant market in early May.
“The Globe-Miami Farmers Market was very nice to let us come and sell and be a part of it,” says Mr. Crosby.
One-hundred-ten students had the option to come and sell, he points out. One took the option.
“It’s a new thought process,” he says, acknowledging the challenge. “We’re just getting started.”
A traveler, Patti Daley came to Globe in 2016 to face the heat, follow love, and find desert treasure. She writes in many formats and records travel scraps and other musings at daleywriting.com.
