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Wow, what a great event!  Today, Fresh Fork Market hosted a customer appreciation pig roast & pot luck.  It was quite the event.  It was held at Hill N Dale Club in Medina.  We arrived right at 2PM and there weren’t too many people there yet.  The kids headed straight for face painting.  Kirsten did a great job and the kids loved it.

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We didn’t have a mirror, so we took photos of the kids and show them to them.  Worked like a charm.  Next up was pumpkin carving.  Our kids aren’t quite old enough to work the tools, so I talked them into coloring them with a marker instead.

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There were 3 sets of corn hole set up.  Quite a few people enjoyed them.  We also had brought chairs for Nick and Sally.  For a while they carried them everywhere they went.

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There was a registration table.  We could get our deposit back or donate it to the Innovative Farmers of Ohio.  Mary Holmes their president and Parker Bosley staffed the table.

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Most of the attendees brought a dish to share.  The dishes were labeled and set out in the pavilion.  It was quite the spread.

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The pig was the main attraction.  Here, Trevor and Clark are checking the temperature.  It was a really big pig.

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Kelly was our emcee for the day.  She did a fabulous job organizing the signage and activities.

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Our family participated in and egg toss.

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They were strong eggs.  I love this one with the egg mid-air.

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Oh, and it rained!  But, Trevor put up and tent and the pig was fine.  We had tents to eat under and we didn’t let it ruin our festivities.

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Nick and Sally didn’t even know what a 3 legged race was until today.  Sally fell a couple of times.

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Nick didn’t want to stop, so Stephen swapped Sally and became his partner.

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The kids went back for round two of face painting.

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The played with (fought over) the umbrella.

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We played awesome Fresh Fork bingo for bacon!  And then there was the pie eating contest.  No thanks, those folks were crazy.

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We had a super excited winner too!  Before we headed home, Sally tried catching a few rain drops.

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I never tried to count the number of people who came out, but I’m sure it was at least 200.  I can’t wait for next year!  Although, Nick has announced plans for us to have one in our living room tomorrow.  He wants to run the games and thinks Trevor should cook a pig everyday.

 

Today, I worked the Fresh Fork CSA booth at Taste of Tremont.  I was able to park near Tremont and College streets.  I was told to look for the smoke.  It was easy to spot.

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I met up with some of the other crew and got to work.  It’s always nice to see Allison and Kelly.  In the background the roasting of corn had begun.

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Fresh Fork displayed some products for sale.  Mostly, we sold corn on the cob and pig roast platters.

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There were a couple of downpours, but it was hot and sunny most of the day.

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I think Trevor enjoyed a couple minutes away from the grill during one of rains.  Bean was a big help, but after a few hours started to get bored.  Later in the day, it was time for the second pig.

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It was fun to be a part of the crew today.  Maybe in a future year, I’ll visit a few of the other vendors.  This was the tenth year for the event which draws 20,000 people each year.