The Missouri Legislature passed a law that allows for some goods at farmers’ markets to be exempted from sales tax. AgriMissouri has provided some guidance on this law; pages 19-21 in their newly revised Farmers Market Handbook. The pertinent pages are here, but feel free to view the full document as well.
DeSoto Farmers’ Market Trivia Night Recap
What a wonderful evening of community support. Sponsors for the evening included:
- Johnston Construction Co.
- Debbie Dunnegan-Recorder of Deeds
- First State Community Bank
- Bruce King-Sunnyhill
- Midwest Bank Centre
- Werner C. Stichling and Associates
- The Lowry Law Firm
- Hopson Lumber Company
- De Soto Muffler & Tom’s Towing
- Claudia & Jerry Lawrenz
- Steve & Cristy Heuer
- Mercy Hospital Jefferson
We had 14 teams at tables of 8 reserved. Participates included the following teams: The Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Debbie Dunnegan-Waters, Jim & Marsha
Foster, Rich & Ann Costello, Kevin & Amy Smith, Andy & Jen Held, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Steinberg, P.E.O. Chapter IX, Jerry & Marsha Greenstreet, Edgar & Karen Huffman, Werner C. Stichling & Associates, The Lowry Law Firm, Kelley & Joe Vollmar, and Cristy & Steve Heuer.
A wonderful variety of local articles were for sale for the live and silent auction. Donations were received from the following market vendors: Scrub Oak Forge-Bob & Bryanna Alexander; Terry Eiler; Turtle Ridge Carving-Tim Gagnon; Ray Underwood; Dawna Watkins; Dr. Lee Eavy; Barb Marco; Julie Ott; Padra’s Gallery-Bob Payne; and Margaret Pillen. Community business donations were also received from: Fountain City Grille-Kevin & Amy Smith; Lorenzo’s Italian Kitchen-Vito & Alyssa Chirco; Auto Zone; Hallmark Store & Metro Office Supply-Linda & Chris Hagen; The Giggle Box-Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Appleton; Werner C. Stichling & Associates; Drummond Florist; Hamel & Rowe Hardware; Sun Ray’s Tanning & Hair Salon.
The evening activities were organized and facilitated by Pat Hay and her crew of volunteers: Bruce King; Jillian Lutz; Jared Lutz; and Sean Hay. This group of volunteers did an excellent job of executing the event in a professional manner. Other volunteers included: Charles Campbell, Jim Foster, Bob & Darlene Payne, Bruce & Cindy Valle, Tiffany Wymore, Charlie DeClue, Claudia Lawrenz and Dawna & Xanthus Watkins.
Special thanks is extended to the Knights of Columbus Hall for allowing us to host our event on their premises and especially to Ray Choate for his attention to detail and Charlie DeClue for tending bar and making sure that all of our guests were taken care of throughout the evening. Working in this community is a pleasure. Get Healthy DeSoto appreciates the generous support of the De Soto community. Proceeds from this event in the amount of $3,470.32, are designated to pay for DFM operating expenses. Thank you to all who participated.
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Oh, and the winning team: Werner Stichling’s!
Meet the Buyers Event for Local Farmers
Farmers throughout Missouri and Illinois are invited to attend a Meet the Buyers event to meet local and regional food buyers. The event will take place March 3, 2015, at the St. Louis University campus in the Il Monastero Building, 3050 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo., from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
The event is a unique opportunity for farmers to meet with buyers one-on-one and learn what it takes to do business with the grocery and food service industries in the area. Extension representatives will present introductory information about two programs, MarketReady and Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs). Market Ready is a program designed to teach best commercial business practices between growers and various retail markets. GAPs are a set of recommendations that can help improve the quality and safety of the produce grown.
Representatives from a foodservice distributor, grocery retailer and school foodservice management company also will be on hand to share information on how those specific industries work and how farmers can tap into them. Rusty Lee, owner, Lee Farms, LLC, will demonstrate to farmers how to sort, grade and pack a produce box and how to distribute on a small scale.
Registration for the event is $15 and includes all event materials, a buffet lunch featuring several local and regional foods, and breaks. Due to limited seating, registration is first come, first served. Registration must be completed by Feb. 25, 2015. To register online, visit http://www.ilfb.org/ifb-news-and-events/conferences-events/meet-the-farmers,-meet-the-buyers.aspx. If registrants encounter problems paying online, please contact Charlene Blary at [email protected] to make special arrangements.
A limited number of AgriMissouri scholarships are available for AgriMissouri members to attend this event. Contact Catherine Bohnert at (573) 522-9213 or [email protected] for details. Registrations must be confirmed by February 25th to be eligible.
The following organizations are partnering to support the one-day event: Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Department of Agriculture, University of Missouri Extension, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Specialty Growers Association, Illinois Department of Agriculture and University of Illinois Extension.
Prep Work for Pesticide Workshop
Tuesday, February 10th will be the Environmentally Sound and Effective Pesticide Use workshop from 6-8 PM. If you plan on attending, please follow the directions below:
Dr. Lee Eavy has requested that you send the following to him by Friday, February 6th:
- list of all treatments that you are using on your garden and plants for protection.
- name of the product, formulation, and manufacturer; sending the label would be perfect since Dr. Eavy will be providing MSDS sheets.
- types and varieties of crops you’re planning to grow.
- send these directly to Dr. Eavy at [email protected].
Trivia Night
Sponsorship opportunities for the farmers’ market Trivia Night on February 27th are now available. Be sure to check it out!
Note: this is also how you sign up to participate. Start stacking your teams now!
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