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MAY 21, 2025
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Birdsboro Farmers Market opens for 10th season BY FRANCINE FULTON
Eagle Scout candidate to host gluten-free dinner BY FRANCINE FULTON
Novella Freeman, 16, a 10th-grader at Twin Valley High School and a member of BSA Scout Troop 543G, will hold a celiac awareness event on Saturday, May 31, at 5 p.m. at Robeson Lutheran Church, where the troop meets. Attendees will learn about celiac disease and enjoy a gluten-free meal. Novella explained that people who have celiac disease are unable to eat gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. See Dinner pg 8
Organizers include (from left) Chris Eckert, a member of the farmers market committee, and Debbie Mettler
See Farmers market pg 2 and Christen Thompson from the Birdsboro Parks and Recreation Department.
Novella Freeman
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he B irdsb oro Far mers Market, offering a range of goods from fresh produce and honey to homemade jewelry, crafts and pet items, opened for its 10th season on May 10. The outdoor market is open every other Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon through Oct. 25 at Main Bird Park, 226 N. Water St., Birdsboro. The farmers market committee presents the event, with support from the Birdsboro Parks and Recreation Department. âWe also have a sponsor this year,â said department president Christen Thompson. âAmerican Legion Post 626 sponsors the market along with Stonersville Social Club to help keep costs low for our vendors and bring in more entertainment.â This yearâs market includes returning favorites, as well as new vendors. âWe have KJM Produce and New Life Coffee Company joining us for their first season,â T h o m p s o n s a i d . â We h av e MA3D4U Fidget Factory, who makes fidgets from a 3D printer and Hidden Pearl Homestead.â Hidden Pearl Homestead offers tomato and hot pepper plants, strawberry plants and organic chicken and quail eggs.
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