Please come visit us this Saturday at the Carmel Farmer's Market
Calling all friends of Balanced Harvest Farm & CSA, lovers of art and especially lovers of vintage vegetable crate art! As many of you know our market truck is a red 1965 International Harvester with a wooden refrigerated box built on the back. Ever since we started the truck project we have searched for an artist who could paint the sides of the refrigerated truck body in a style resembling vintage vegetable crate art. Well, we’ve found him - local artist Tim Levandoski – and you are all invited to come to the Carmel Farmer’s Market this Saturday, July 17th, to watch Tim begin transforming the big white wall formerly known as the truck body into a rolling billboard and a beautiful piece of art. The market is located at One Civic Center in Carmel just north of Carmel Drive on the west side of Rangeline Road. The market is open from 8-11:30 and we hope you’ll stop by and enjoy the experience and the Market!
On a sad note, if you have not already heard, our dear friend Kelly Funk, wife of John Ferree and co- owner of Seldom Seen Farm, was struck by lightning last week while working in the fields. Kelly is in the ICU at Methodist Hospital. Her care at the hospital has been outstanding, but there is no quick fix for the injuries she sustained. Her recovery is expected to be long, sometimes slow, and expensive. They are welcoming emails, cards, voice mails, face book posts website comments, etc. However, flowers are not allowed in the ICU, and for the time being they’re only allowing immediate family to visit.
This Saturday, July 17th we at Balanced Harvest Farm will be donating 25% of our farmer’s market sales towards Kelly’s recovery. We will also have a donation can in our booth at the Carmel Farmer’s market for anyone who would like to contribute. Our Slow Food Indy chapter will be hosting some fund raising events for Kelly as well including a Lobster Dinner on August 22nd. If you or anyone you know would like to attend or support this event here’s a link where folks can purchase tickets. Please forward the link to others who might be interested too. Also, the Kelly Funk Recovery Fund has been set up at Huntington Bank. An online link should be available by next week.
Please keep Kelly, John, and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
Until next time… hope to see you at the market!
Eat well & be well,
Todd & Kathleen