Fostoria "Arts & Crafts" Farmers' Market | THIS SATURDAY!

The next Fostoria Farmers’ Market will be held on Saturday, September 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the grass lot on the corner of East Tiffin and South Main Streets. Saturday’s market is being sponsored by the Fostoria Community Arts Council.

#FostoriaRocks, the Facebook group, will be at the Fostoria Community Arts Council’s booth, helping anyone that would like to paint a rock to be placed at various locations. Fostoria Rocks is a community project to help inspire others and foster creativity in Fostoria and the surrounding area. It's a hide-and-seek game of sorts. Grab a paintbrush, get creative, find some great hiding spots, and be on the lookout for these hidden gems! The group will have rocks to find around the market.

In addition, Plein air artists (artists that paint out in the open) have been invited to paint at and around the Farmers’ Market/downtown area that day. Painters might be spotted painting anywhere from the municipal yard down to the parkette.

 Nearly 40 vendors are slated to participate in Saturday’s Fostoria Farmers’ Market, offering a wide variety of items including produce, plants, baked goods, honey, jams, handmade soaps, lotions and body care and many unique, handmade crafts, gifts and customized items.

The market is held rain or shine.

Participating Vendors at September 4th Fostoria Farmers’ Market

Food Items

• Bella Cuisine, Linda Lambert – Artisan breads, jams, cookies, baked goods
• Brad’s Bees – honey and related products
• Fostoria Eastern Star – Breakfast burritos, muffins, beverages
• I Got the Sugars, Samantha Juliano - decorated cookies, drop cookies, cake pops, pies, cupcakes, chocolates, breads
• Just Jammin’ & Stuff, Cynthia Brubaker – Assorted jams, crafts and cottage goods
• Sweet Roots, Ashley Stahl & Kathy Reinhart – pies, cookies, breads, rolls
• Tasty Dogs, Jamie Johnson – Beef hot dogs, sausage, walking tacos, chips and drinks

 Produce, Plants & More

• Fostoria Garden Club – Perennials/bedding plants, kettle corn, garden flags, garden related items
• Joseph’s Greenhouse, Ron & Linda Joseph – Produce, perennials, bedding plants, hanging baskets, herbs, succulents, potted plants, mums (Participates in Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program)
• Mr. Basket – Produce, potted plants, hanging baskets

 Craft & Gift Items

• Al’s Intarsia, Al Deuble - woodcrafts
• Beyond Laser Creations, Jena Stearns – crafts and custom personalized items
• Brady’s Delicate Creations, Pat & Gary Brady – Barn quilts, outside games and more
• Chaos and Coffee Apparel, Trisha Mayle – personalized tee, sweatshirts, tanks
• Diamonds Creations & Co. – crafts, hair bands and more
• Distorted Dyes, Megan Blausey – tie-dye hoodies and t-shirts
• Fausder’s Fancy Bead Creations, Joy Saunders – Jewelry, crafts, decorated bottles with lights
• Friends of the Kaubisch Memorial Public Library – bookmarks, folded books & wreaths, I Spy Bottles, used books
• Ruth Hasselman – hand-crafted items: baby quilts, bibs, knitted washcloths, pot scrubbies, fabric hot pads, crocheted microwave dish holders, woven mug rugs and table runners
• In a Class by Itself, Cynthia Lohrbach – Glass/pottery yard/garden decorations
• Natures Bed and Breakfast, Jim Foard – hand-crafted bird, bat and butterfly homes
• Painted Pane, Chris Leiter – painted windows, glass, wood
• Pat Coronado – apron’s, cozy bowl, casserole cover
• Peachful Crafts, Leatrice Depp – crochet décor and apparel
• Dick & Linda Perrine’s Crafts – windchimes, garden art and more
• Prairie Song Pottery, Deb McEwen – functional and decorative pottery items, natural pet treats
• Serendip Candles, Lisa Adams – hand-poured soy wax candles

 Soaps, Lotions & Health Products

• All Things Beautiful Body and Bath, Stefanie Torrey – Handmade soaps, bath bombs, butter, lotions, creams, lip balms, candles and more
• Appalachian Wilderness, Harold Leemaster – Soap, lotion, creams, herbal salves
• Chinook Soap Co., Erica Brown – Goat’s milk soaps, natural products, deodorants, toothpastes, lip scrubs, salves
• Sisters in Shelter: Hope’s Landing – bath and body products, candles

 Specialty Items

• Clear Choice Exteriors – replacement windows, doors, roofing & seamless gutters (See 419windows on Facebook)
• Fostoria Area Historical Society – historical items & visitor information
• Fostoria Baptist Church, Pastor Ryan Brown – free water, snacks and special activities
• Fostoria Lions Club, Mona DiCesare – selling tickets to Ohio State raffle basket – also Plunder Jewelry
• From Tips to Toes with Arlene – ColorStreet nail strips – check which one is coming
• Pursuit Ministries & Entertainment, Micah Brown - balloon animals
• Scentsy by Elizabeth Thomas, Independent Consultant
• Usborne Books and More, Nikki Kleba – books and activities for all ages

About Fostoria Rocks (From their Facebook page)

Fostoria Rocks is a community project to help inspire others and foster creativity in Fostoria and the surrounding area. It's a hide-and-seek game of sorts. Grab a paintbrush, get creative, find some great hiding spots, and be on the lookout for these hidden gems!

 General Guidelines:

• Post your pictures, stories or clues on this page, and then hide new rocks or relocate rocks you find to a different spot for someone else to find.
• If you want to keep the rock you find, be sure you replace it with a rock that you have painted.
• Hide all rocks outdoors (please don't hide them indoors).
• Use paints that will withstand weather (such as acrylic) and use a clear coat (such as mod podge or polyurethane spray) to seal it.
• Try to add the FB group name on the back of the rock so people who find them will know where to post pics. "FB Fostoria Rocks"
• Please don't place rocks in places that could damage property.
• Please don't be hateful to each other. If anyone is having issues there are 3 administrators at this time. Message one of us. We will work the best we can to get it resolved.
• Please only paint and place Rocks.
• -When hiding rocks around town, please make sure you keep them out of the grass, do not place in trees, statues, fountains, monuments, or walkway's. The workers who cut the grass don't want to hurt anyone while mowing.
• Please do not place Rocks in medians or close to busy intersections and roads. Kids are out looking for these rocks and we want to keep everyone safe. Please keep that in mind when you place or hide your rocks. If you have to question if its a dangerous spot to place your rock, it probably is.
• Since kiddos will see the rocks as well as these FB posts, please no inappropriate paintings or comments. Any inappropriate posts will be deleted immediately.