by Cori Hilsgen
news@thenewsleaders.com
Cooler weather brought a slightly smaller crowd to the St. Joseph Farmers’ Market Oct. 10 on the Resurrection Lutheran Church grounds.
College of St. Benedict freshman Kaelyn Dabney and Abigail Miller were busy working the Common Ground Gardens stand. Dabney is from Longmont, Colo. and is studying business and biology; Miller is from Howard Lake and is studying nursing. Both students said they only began working with the Gardens this fall. They did not help plant the produce but were able to help harvest it.
“It’s a great change of pace from studying,” Dabney said.
“It’s so much fun,” Miller said. “It’s slower than normal tonight.”
Arts and craft teacher Lisa Wallin had her stand set up in the middle of the market as usual. Wallin has been doing crafts with market visitors for about 10 years.
Emily Holt, 7, daughter of Kate Holt of St. Cloud, was busy at Wallin’s stand, making a Halloween ornament from netting, buttons and ribbons.
About 16 stands offered visitors choices of potatoes, pumpkins, beets, tomatoes, goat-milk cheese, pork, beef, lotions, soaps, popcorn, honey, flowers, breads, mushrooms, pottery and more.
photo by Cori Hilsgen
College of St. Benedict students Kaelyn Dabney (left) and Abigail Miller work at the Common Ground Gardens stand Oct. 10 at the St. Joseph Farmers’ Market.
photo by Cori Hilsgen
Emily Holt, 7, (left) creates a Halloween ornament from netting, buttons and ribbons at Lisa Wallin’s Arts and Crafts stand at the Oct. 10 St. Joseph Farmers’ Market.
