Photo by Lucian Dixon FATHER’S DAY DRAWS NEAR - Find unique gifts at the Market he is sure to love! Beautiful woodwork, awesome art and gourmet food items. The fresh organic produce is arriving. Stop by Saturday for free range eggs, baked breads, condiments and desserts. Handcrafted items and/or art, too! Pick up your fresh brewed cup of coffee provided by HENRY LaROSE REALTORS, pause under a Market umbrella and enjoy breakfast and live music this week by THE NOUVEAU STRING BAND aka TIM AVALON & FRIENDS. FLOURS BY CHRIS will have her delicious home baked specialties – a variety of breads, rolls and cakes - she will be bringing her usual like Sourdough White, Wheat, Cheese, Jalapeno Cheese, Braided Garlic, Cheese rolls, Jalapeno cheese rolls. For your sweet tooth she will have Cinnamon rolls, Cream cheese rolls, Sticky rolls, Brownies. Cookie flavors include Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, Oatmeal Pecan. Cake offerings will be Cream Cheese Pound, Coconut Pound, Fresh Blueberry Pound, Hershey Bar Pound, Caramel Cake, and Apricot Nectar. HATS BY CONNIE will be at the Market this week with her colorful creations. Go GREEN or Yellow, BLACK, White, Purple, Gold, Paprika BLUE MIX, OR BROWN/TEAL MIX with her new crocheted all cotton MARKET BAGS. Forget the plastic or paper sacks. Also Triangle Shawls for evening wear. Baby shower gifts– Lacy Baby Blankets. 3 SISTERS & AND GARDEN will be back at the Market this week with their incredible selection of delicious condiments. From jelly to salsa. Stop by for a sample and meet these industrious young ladies who do it all! FLYING M FARM will have A La Carte limited offerings of certified organic fresh vegetables. Stop by and visit with Charlie about Flying M Farm's CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and about placing your order for grass-fed beef and lamb. You may email Charlie at flying_m_farm@hotmail.com. WINDHAM’S WOODWORKS is back this week with Steve’s incredible large salad bowls, peppermills and salad servers along with spoons, cutting boards (small and large), bread knives and other woodturnings. Visit Steve’s website at www.windhamswoodworks. EARCINE EVANS OF FRANCIS FLOWERS & HERBS FARM will be back and will be bringing her Handmade Organic; Biodynamic Wild crafted Hair & Skin Care Products. MOOZART, a member of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, will be back with Molly’s incredible mixed media stained glass art – wind chimes, fan pulls, abstract faces and more. Be sure and see her newly designed stained glass frogs. They are enchanting! CLEO ROGERS will be on hand this week with her famous caramel cakes, pies, cupcakes and her unique salsa. Stop by for chat with Cleo – she loves to share samples of her delicious baked goods and salsa! SUZANNA MCMAHAN is a new vendor this Market season. Stop by and visit with this delightful young woman and see her beautiful jewelry creations. KELEIGH NICHOLS will be back at the Market this week with her beautiful colorful jewelry creations. VICKIE GILBERT will be at the Market with her wonderful and fun painted windows. Stop by and visit with this classic Southern artist, see her creative talents and hear about her Storybook Cottage! ABBY FARMS will have more Granola and Pumpkin Bread some great Free Range Eggs from their happy chicks and summer squash. LUMPKIN’S will return to the Market featuring their awesome hickory smoked BarBQ beef brisket by the pound or on a sandwich. Their Pork Ribs are incredible, too! Stop by for a sample and a visit with this charming family. PHYLLIS HURLEY will be at the Market this week, in support of UWEC, a non-profit organization - Uganda Women Empowerment through Crafts. This week a new shipment of circle purses as featured in Cottage Living Magazine. She will also have hand-made cloth dolls in traditional African dress featuring batik and tie-dye. Also wall hangings, decorative balls, woven fiber baskets and jewelry made of paper and nuts. APRIL SHOWERS - Soaps and Sundries offers cold-processed soaps handcrafted for your comfort and pleasure. Featured this week for Father's Day are manly man soaps including earthy chunks of Redneck Soap, invigorating Peppertree, woodsy Cedarwood, rustic Birchbark and lathering shaving soaps. And for everyone to try this summer is cooling Verbena with just a twist of Lemon. CHINQUAPIN FARM will return with fresh "vidalia" sweet onions, potatoes, rainbow swiss chard, free range Easter eggs, super sugar snap peas, and garlic flowers. Also, Joseph will be bringing all three tamale flavors, with roasted garlic jalapeno cheese grits and fresh salsa. ELIZABETH ROOT will be back at the Market this week and bringing a selection of hearty whole grain breads & delicious treats. For a list of current products check her website at http://www.thefoodroots.com/. CHUCK JETT will be on hand. Chuck will create pencil portraits from your photographs - professionally and artistically recreated by hand on acid free 9"x12" archival Bristol board. Chuck brings 20 years of experience as a fine and commercial artist. slm CREATIONS will be there with new jewelry pieces using semi-precious gemstones, pearls, shell, wood and bone. BETTY'S GOURMET DELIGHTS – Ms. Betty is back! She will be bringing her Eggplant & Artichoke Capanota, Sicilian Tomato Sauce with Anise & Mushrooms, Apple Cider BBQ Sauce, and many other specialty items. Stop by early before she sells out! For a list of items and prices, visit www.bettysgourmetdelights.com. FUDGE etc. will be at the Market this week and bringing their HUGE variety of yummy fudge. Stop by for a sample. You will have a hard time deciding on your favorite flavor! STUFFINGS will be back this week with his delicious Stuffed French Breads. Be sure and stop by for a sample. Paul will also have his tasty sweet breads, Italian twist breads in addition to his varied selection of frozen breads – spinach and cheese, muffaloaf, crawfish, and shrimp. Don't forget to pick up a package of his crawfish sausage. Chef’s Specials this week is Paul’s Date Nut Cake and Diabetic Date Nut Cake. SALUTATIONS will be back this week. Elise custom designs and creates personalized custom cards, invitations, announcement and social stationery. Each made to order to fit your style. If you can imagine it, she will create it. A portion of all net proceeds are donated to the MS SIDS Alliance to assist educational efforts and to provide bereavement support to families who have lost a child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. NINA PAGE will be at the Market this Saturday. New creations this year include, but aren’t limited to: hobo bags, tote bags of varying sizes and mini bookmarks. MELTON STUDIOS will be back this week. Stop by and check out Courtney’s handbuilt and thrown stoneware. She is also certified as an art instructor and offers private lessons, as well. Visit her website at meltonstudios.com HOT MAMA will be back with their tasty Hot Mama Jalapeno Pepper Sauce. Stop by for a sample and take a jar home – what a wonderful condiment. Also, her handcrafted aprons & Mom is bringing her baby blankets. SISTER STONES will be back this weekend with gorgeous, handcrafted jewelry made from genuine stones and sterling silver. They carry turquoise, coral, jasper, agate, freshwater pearls, and many more! You don't want to miss this unique jewelry at unbelievable prices! ‘COVERINGS FOR BABY’ Robbie Barmer is back this Spring with exclusive hand crafted baby items including adorable baby bibs, burps, diaper/wet wipe holders and baby pillows. Also available are small, medium and large loopie blankies. They will have wonderful new and bright fabrics plus all your favorites. LORRIN WEBB is a new vendor this Market season bringing many wonderful items to the Market. Stop by her booth and see her colorful paintings and magnets, wire wrapped crystal pendants, handmade turquoise earrings and clothing. She also has a selection of herbal tea blends. UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS Cooking demonstrations by James of Ro’Chez Dining and Nathan of Basil’s Belhaven. Each week is a new and different Market as vendors and products vary with the time and the seasons. Since changes occur after ‘What’s Fresh’ goes to press, we often have surprising last minute additions and other adjustments.