May 2024 Newsletter 2

Perfect Day on the East Side: May 25

This week we are spotlighting a community event in Erie hosted by some friends of Edinboro Market: Kristen Weeks of Grow and Glow Urban Collective and Stephanie Ciner of Wild Field Urban Farm. Stephanie C. is also half of the “Steph” team responsible for raising the seedlings we have available for sale at the Market this weekend, along with Stephanie Thauer of Conscious Food Project and Raintree Farm. Kristen, an urban farmer and chef, was one of our 2023 Farm-to-Table Dinner chefs.

The first Perfect Day event happened by chance in 2023. A conversation between Jessica Schultz (Herb and Honey Bakery), Connie Walker (The MushRoom), Kristen Weeks, and Stephanie Ciner laid out what a ‘Perfect Day’ would look like in their east Erie community. It would include purchasing a tasty pastry and some garden plants for their home garden, along with the opportunity to connect with others curious and/or passionate about healthy, local food.

On the spur of the moment, they put together a flyer and shared it widely. Though the weather that day was less than ideal, (freezing rain!!), hundreds of people participated.
The second annual Perfect Day is Saturday May 25. See the flyer below for more info on that as well as Wild Field Urban Farm’s seedling sale.
Stop by and say hello!

Seedling Sale: May 25-26th

This is the last weekend to pick up some heirloom, non-GMO plants for your garden! Stop by to check out our selection of heirloom full-size and cherry tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and ground cherries. Seedlings were grown collaborativley by Wild Field Urban Farm and Conscious Food Project/Raintree Farm.
Find more into on the flyer below.
Seedlings will be available starting at 9am on May 25th. All seedlings are $5 each.
Sorry, we’re not able to offer preorders or hold plants.