Warner Area Farmers Market

We are very proud of what we were able to accomplish thanks to the inspiration of KAEL. The official Warner Fall Foliage Festival food tents enjoyed a 25% increase in revenues thanks to the Eat Local commitment. If you can just imagine, we were actually “out of order” for ½ day in the food tent (technical glitches with the grills prevented us from cooking and selling food); had that not happened we are certain increased revenues would have been a minimum of 40%. The Festival is a major community event and we see it as an excellent opportunity to put a "white hot light" or a “green light” on the importance of supporting our local economy. With the current economic conditions and the rising awareness of supporting local farms for food sources it only made sense that the festival supports the Eat Local initiative. Many thanks to the small army who participated in making this all happen. Without you it would not have happened at the level we were able to bring this - seriously we made 18 gallons of pickles/relish, 4 1/2 gallons of ketchup, 200 pounds of coleslaw and 50 pounds of potato salad. Let’s not forget the chopping and slicing of 200 pounds of peppers and onions; all sourced from our local farms. Spectacular!