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We are Open for Orders until 8pm Sunday!


What might you find on the market to add to your holiday table?
Smoked hams, beef roasts, gingerbread, Christmas cookies, pies, salads…

So many stocking stuffers, and unique gifts!
Custom-roasted coffee, gift certificates, holiday soaps, gift baskets, teas, cutting boards…

The market is open until 8pm Sunday!

Market closes 8pm tomorrow, Sunday, night!!


You’re on track to make this our best market so far – we are thrilled,
and grateful for your support of our 100% local offerings!!

And we are still open until Sunday night at 8pm :-)

THANK YOU!!!

We are Open for Orders!


We are glad to be back after our Thanksgiving Break! And our vendor spotlight this week is on Karen Purke, of McGuffey Herb and Spice Co!

An artist by trade and a familiar face around town, Karen began to craft blends of herbal teas, dips, and spreads five years ago, when the sluggish economy resulted in a decrease of patrons for her art classes.

When she began to look for something additional to do, her first thought was, “All people have to eat”… that led to using her favorite herbs to play around with concepts and recipes – with some, such as Berry Good Tea, she hit the mark on the first try. And others just made sense… she wanted something that tasted like an after-dinner mint, and voila – enter her Chocolate Mint Tea!

As we talked about her growing business, Karen smiled slyly and showed me her ingenious storage area – what was once a massive and useless VCR storage cupboard is now home to her impeccably labeled and organized herbs and blends!

Along with her customers, I appreciate Karen’s dedication to using only organic ingredients. I listened to Karen describe how her daughter became horribly sick 6 years ago, and improved remarkably, but only after the doctor put her on an all-organic diet. Being able to see that kind of impact firsthand makes her that much more committed to providing quality, healthful products.

The descriptions on her products are so interesting – Being a mother of four, when I read her info on “Sleepy Town Tea”, I could just picture a mother sending her children off to bed with that analogy. And I love that historic sources inspire many of her blends, such as her Liberty Tea.

But her Normandy mix is my personal favorite – very unique – I’m smiling just thinking how fast my five year old can polish off an entire cucumber with it’s help!

I came away with such a respect for both her creativity and just how devoted she is to quality. There is a solid reason behind everything she does, and she incorporates that healthy dedication into each of her yummy products. What can I say? I love these vendors!!

The market may be closed this week, but great news!


The market will NOT open this week while we enjoy our families and appreciate all we have to be thankful for… including Mosquito Creek Farm, who will join the market with their famous Pizza Crusts!!

If you’re not familiar with this wonderful family from the Downtown Troy farmer’s market, you’ll come to appreciate them and their products as so many others do! We’re thrilled they’ll join our market family when we reopen for orders next Tuesday, November 29th!!

Wishing everyone a beautiful Thanksgiving holiday!

Market Closes at 8pm Tonight!!


Rolls, spices, salads, pies, roasts – There’s still time to place orders you need for Thanksgiving!

Family festivities for me mean extra time to order for you –

The market will be open til 9pm!

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Planning your Thanksgiving Feast? Need some LOCAL help?

Salads… Rolls… Desserts… Drinks… Breads, Jams and Dips… so much to add to your dining pleasure!

Whether a regular customer or placing your first order, look at all we offer and let us deliciously simplify part of your meal!

We are Open for Orders! And presenting... Sugar Pie Bakery!


Tonight’s featured vendor, just in time to be part of your holiday meal planning…

SUGAR PIE BAKERY!

As I stood in Kim Davis’ bright kitchen, watching her make 9 cinnamon streusel coffee cakes to deliver with many other goodies around town, I found myself unable to stop smiling. Or smelling. Goodness, that scrumptious smell followed me to my car! This mother of four had everything set up so conveniently, and could talk so freely about her goals, it was impossible to believe she would not be completely successful!

Kim and husband Ben, who is a trained chef, have both worked in the business for years, so it was only natural they’d eventually start their own bakery. When a Gettysburg baker taught her to make marbled fondant for her sister-in-law’s wedding cake, Kim admired the way this woman taught classes and made her living creating baked goods from her home-based business, while being so open about sharing her knowledge with others – including Kim!

Her goal ever since? To own her own business – what could be better than setting your own hours and being your own boss while doing what you loved? And Kim has always loved both the beauty and creativity of desserts. While she enjoys cooking, she says she loves how baked goods can be pretty, unique, AND taste amazing! She worked at a restaurant in Versailles, and decorated the dessert plates with delicious sauces – that yummy artistry is what draws her to baking.

She may be very content with baking from home for now, but Kim envisions a beautiful building for their restaurant where she and Ben could make their vocation their vacation, creating desserts both gorgeous and delicious that will set them apart.

Sugar Pie Bakery makes weekly deliveries to Haren’s Market, Troy Bulk Barn, Bakehouse, Sunset Meats, and Winner’s Meats, as well as filling custom orders from Facebook and phone customers.

My three-year-old took his first bite of Kim’s incredible peach pie with that signature pastry crust, and queried why Mommy hadn’t ever made him one, while my silent husband nodded and gave me that, yeah, how come? look. She had my five-year-old ready to go out and plant a peach orchard.

You have to admire someone who obviously loves what she does, and has such a clear vision for the future. And just wait until she can offer her beautiful cheese Danish, cheesecakes, pumpkin pies, and more when the fridge is in place for the market!!

Market Closes at 8pm Tonight!!


Why not place your order with us before stopping in beautiful downtown Tipp on this gorgeous fall day for their annual shopkeeper’s open house?

Shop with us for your holiday meals!


Keep us in mind when planning your holiday get-togethers!

Our bakers and artisans can simplify your meals and events with their delicious, ready-made baked goods!

Need a roast? Steaks? Check out the Buehler’s beef and pork offerings!

How about Innisfree’s many coffee selections, or one of McGuffey’s teas?

Honey-glazed ham? Maple sugared nuts? Sorghum caramelized carrots?

Herb mixes for cheese spreads or bread dips…

Endless possibilities await you on the market, until Sunday at 8pm!

We are Open for Orders!


Tonight we feature the Buehler Family with their amazing beef and pork!!

When I got home from the Buehler family’s farms, I told my husband how refreshing it was to meet such NICE people… the kind who start the visit as strangers and by the end make you feel part of the clan.

I first met Josh and Stephanie who, with their three adorable children, raise the beef so many of you have been enjoying on the market! And what a great set-up they have for the calves they raise on the hay, non-gmo corn, and soybeans grown on the family farms… lots of room, and such a beautiful farm – no wonder their meat is delicious!

My tour continued over to the home of Josh’s parents, Phil and Joan, who gave me a shock when I stepped into their garage and had freezer-envy – a huge, five door freezer with glass fronts just brimming with mouth-watering cuts of Josh’s beef, and the incredible pork Phil raises with son Matt.

Touring their farm, I loved seeing so many sets of mother pigs out in the sunshine with their piglets. To think I was looking at animals whose lineage began over 40 years ago with Phil’s father!!

Their sprawling acreage was simply beautiful, and I was in for another pleasant surprise when we got to Matt’s farm just down the road and before my eyes was the corncrib of my dreams – freezer and corncrib envy in the same afternoon!

I may have come home hours later than I intended, but all was forgiven as I cooked up some of the bacon Phil had given me to sample. Our whole family LOVED the ham steaks, and we made such a flavorful soup with their beef soup bone!

If you want to taste tender, fresh meat from an animal that was both raised locally and well cared for, try out the Buehler’s this week when you’re shopping for breakfast or dinner!!

And thank you to Philand Matt for bringing their great freezer van down each week so we can offer meat on the market even before we secure our own freezer! I’m so glad to have you!