Two enterprising women from nearby towns displayed similar homegrown and home-baked items, for the first time at Morrison Farmers’ Market. On Saturday, September 9, 2017, each brought seasonal muffins, tomatoes, herbs, and her son.
Kim Langloss lives in Fulton, IL, and sells under the name “Kimsters Kreations.” She has “been selling for only a couple months [at] the Fulton Farmers’ Market until it closed.” The size of her garden is 500 square feet, but she hopes to expand it “five times bigger.”
Produce included cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, ground cherries, cherry/grape tomatoes, bell peppers, and an assortment of tiny purple orange, yellow, and red peppers that “change color.” They make an attractive decoration, too. Fresh herbs were basil, dill, rosemary, and oregano.
Pumpkin muffins and rhubarb cake were an addition. Langloss uses only ingredients from her garden to make them. She grew the pumpkins, which had to be cooked and pureed, and the rhubarb.
“It’s a new adventure for me,” she added. Three generations are involved in Kimsters Kreations. She and her father, Bob Newton, craft natural, rustic wood items. She will have some for sale on Saturday, September 16, along with fall decor and pumpkins. Bob made the display sign. Her mother, Pat, at left, and son, Max, “almost 12,” center, helped Langloss at her booth.
Carla Jaquet lives in Erie, IL, and sells under the name “Wild Hare Farmers.” Like Langloss’ business, Jaquet’s farm, produce sales, and store are a three-generation enterprise. Her mother, Gloria McKenna, of Erie, owns the land on which a variety of vegetables, herbs, appe trees, chickens, and florals are nurtured using natural, environmentally safe, organic methods. The inspiration for the family-based cooperative, which began in 2007, was Corey Jaquet, 29. After high school graduation, he expressed an interest in becoming a farmer, so Jaquet helped her son realize his vision. By 2016 Wild Hare Farmers became a full-time, year-round business.
On Saturday the team sold home grown zinnias; dried lavender and “Sweet Annie” bouquets; botanicals/potpourri, Autumn Spice, scented with essential oils of vanilla and cloves, and packaged in charming, 1950’s berry boxes.
Produce included tomatoes, mini bell peppers, and kale. Those were grown inside the “high (covered) tunnel” that extends the growing season.
Corey mixed the Apple Spice muffins, using eggs from his hens and organic apples grown on the farm. Eggs are not sold, but chicks are.
This was Jaquet’s last September visit to Morrison’s Farmers’ Market, because the farm hosts a popular Harvest Open House on Saturday, September 30. Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m; the address is 8060 Elston Road, Erie. Call 309-236-0281 for information or visit Wild Hare Farmers. Look for Corey’s pumpkins and gourds; autumn decor; honey; mums; handmade crafts and other seasonal items, while enjoying a cup of organically-grown coffee.
Carla and Corey Jaquet return to the Morrison Farmers’ Market Saturday, October 7, 14, and 21.
