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Applications for the 2012 LCFM are closed. However, if you would be interested in selling with us as a temporary vendor for the fall season (mid-September to October 27), please contact the Larimer County Extension Office at 970-498-6000 to receive an application. Please note that preference does go to vendors selling produce. All items must be grown, produced or made by the seller. No re-sale of products is allowed!

2012 Applications Available!

Applications for the 2012 Larimer County Farmers' Market are now available from the Larimer County Extension Office. If you are an interested vendor and not on our mailing list, please call the Extension Office at 970-498-6000 to request an application.

Applications are due Friday, February 17, 2012. The application fee is $50. Vendors will be notified of their status by early March.

The market opens May 19 and will operate from 8am-noon through October 27 on Saturdays.

Dates set for 2012!

The 37th Annual Larimer County Farmers' Market will open on Saturday, May 19, 2012. This is five weeks earlier than usual and we're looking forward to the delicious spring produce (lettuce, peas, asparagus and rhubarb), baked goods, early flowers and all the value-added foods our vendors have to offer.

The market will be open through October 27--this is 24 glorious weeks of Getting Fresh in Old Town on Saturdays!

We look forward to seeing you next season. For our vendors, applications will be mailed to you in January.

Vendor Profile: Weezr's Butters

By: Patrick Miller, Master Gardener

If there is one thing you have to be impressed by, it's her enthusiasm! Enthusiastic about the produce she delivers, and why not? Alex Wieser, owner and creator of Weezr’s Organic Butters is making food with a F.L.O. (Fresh! Made in small batches; Local! Made with as close to home ingredients as possible; and Organic! It’s not just a word! She knows who her farmer is!)

Committed to creating delicious and healthful foods, Alex is a vendor at two markets in Fort Collins, one in Loveland and one in Estes Park. Currently, peanuts, cashews and almonds are what constitute the backbone of her butters, but I can see that changing, with a greater demand for premium quality products, without the big expense. These hand-made nut butters are carefully paired with an agave and honey mixture, dark chocolate, dried fruits, cinnamon or my favorite, coffee.

If you can’t get to a local farmers market, look for her product at local grocery stores like Beavers Market, the Food CO-OP in Fort Collins, Buckwheat Organic Market, Aisle 2 Bakery or Country Supermarket in Estes Park. Go with the F.L.O.! weezrsbutters@gmail.com

Vendor Profile: GG's Recipes

By: Patrick Miller, Master Gardener

As you enter the farmers market, you can’t help but get a feeling like you're entering a fair. It’s EXCITING! All your senses kick-in and you see happy faces, smell wonderful foods, hear the sound of peppers roasting and people chatting. It’s almost a sensory overload for me.

Then my nose starts to “hone-in” on a delicate, and very different scent--one of fragrant Asian spices. It is a sweet but tangy smell that is unique. I can almost taste the chili peppers in this wonderful concoction, drifting on the air. Then I look up (after wandering through the market with my eyes closed, trying to locate the smell using just my olfactory glands)!

Finally I find it and I think I’m in heaven. G.G’s Recipes is the place! Red Dragon Asian Sauce and Dressing is locally made by business co-owner chef George Gastl. With three years at the LCFM, George has plans to open a restaurant in Old Town, expanding his product list available at this market and stores throughout the Front Range. This would be a great addition, based on the results of their first product, which is a proven winner. It's so good, I can't get enough!

Visit their website at: http://www.ggrecipes.com/