What's black and white and red all over? The Cleveland Farmers Market, silly! We've got pearly white eggplants and juicy red tomatoes. And, thanks to the continuing support of customers and friends, the market and the farmers are operating in the black. (I know, I'm stretching it.) Anyhoo. Two busy weeks for the market.

Don't forget that next week's market on August 16 will have a bake sale tent to benefit Serenity Animal Sanctuary. While you're picking up your wholesome fruits and veggies, why don't you buy some sugary goodness from the bake sale and help out some needy doggies and kitties?

Here's the recap for August 2:

• Patrice Chandler and Eric Atchison held down the Friends Tent. Thanks, y'all, for coming in on such short notice!
• Nancy Sellers made a deeee-licious watermelon salsa for everybody to snack on. It was so popular, in fact, that she sold five jars of it at the August 9 market.
• Farmers present/represented: The Apple Farm, Mr. Smitty, Mr. Toole, the Sellers Gang, and the Gregorys. The Gregorys were new to the market, and they brought two hundred pounds of gorgeous tomatoes!
• Customers counted: 122
• Approximate total farmer revenue: $680
• Products sold: Green and red tomatoes, shelled and unshelled butterbeans, shelled and unshelled purple hull peas, okra, corn, sweet potatoes, basil, rosemary, white eggplant, purple eggplant, peaches, sliced and whole yellow squash, figs, banana peppers, hot peppers, jams, jellies, preserves, pickled fruits and vegetables, cucumbers, apples, watermelons, cantaloupes, zucchini, bell peppers, and hot sauces.
• Just for show and conversation: Nancy and Mickey's crazy three foot long green beans!

Here's the recap for August 9:

• The Green clan (John, Eleanor, and Edye) greeted customers with big smiles and Eleanor's yummy sweet potato bread. There were t-shirts and bags for sale as well as brand new Cleveland Farmers Market stickers, perfect for your car's bumper, for free.
• Farmers present/represented: Mr. Toole, Mr. Smitty, Patrice "the Egg Lady" Chandler, the Gregorys, the Sellers Gang, the Apple Farm and new farmers Bonnie and Jene Hutchins from Mound Bayou. The Hutchins heard about the market from Mr. Toole. Great word-of-mouth is bringing more farmers to the market!
• Customers counted: 118
• Approximate total farmer revenue: $500
• Products sold: Watermelons, cantaloupes, shelled and unshelled butterbeans, shelled and unshelled purple hull peas, apples, peaches, banana peppers, figs, sliced yellow squash, okra, zucchini, Bantam hens' eggs, jams, jellies, preserves, watermelon salsa, tomato juice, green tomatoes, red tomatoes, hot peppers, hot sauce, eggplants, corn, cucumbers, and pickled fruits and vegetables.
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• Just for show and conversation: Nancy and Mickey's two pumpkins!