The Seymour Area Farmers Market will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon in the Walnut Street Parking Lot located south of the railroad tracks near the Jackson County Public Library. The market also is open from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesdays.
Here’s a look at two of the vendors and their products.
Walls Farmily of 6
Names of people who sell at the Seymour market: Andrew and Michelle Walls
What items do you sell at the farmers market?
Pastured broiler chicken (whole and cutups), chicken eggs and dried egg noodles. We plan to have some blackberries and garden vegetables later in the season.
How long have you been producing the items that you sell at the market?
This is our second year.
Do you farm full time or is this a side business for you?
Side business.
What made you want to start farming?
We became interested after learning about pastured poultry and the benefits to the land and the animals. We love spending time outside and seeing the animals each day.
What’s your favorite item/items that you sell?
Our pastured chicken. The flavor and texture of a pasture-raised broiler are excellent.
What products from other vendors do you enjoy?
Poppin Toms kettle corn and Horselick Creek Apiary’s honey. Both are so good. Once you start eating, you don’t want to stop.
Where did you learn how to farm? Classes?
We are self-taught. We’ve learned a lot by experience and by reading and watching content from Joel Salatin (Polyface), John Suscovich (Farm Marketing Solutions) and Pete Larson (Just a Few Acres).
Do you have a favorite book or author that you recommend to your customers or other entrepreneurs?
“The Total Money Makeover” by Dave Ramsey was a game changer for us. The principles in the book apply to many areas of life and business.
Can we buy your products at any other locations or online?
You can find us on Facebook (Walls Farmily of 6) and reach out if you’d like to pick anything up directly from our farm in Reddington.
Anything else you want to say?
“Thank you” to all of our customers. As a young farm business, it’s hard to put into words how much your support and confidence means to us. Your business is truly appreciated.
Sydney’s Wood Creations
Names of people who sell at the Seymour market: Sydney Bullard
What items do you sell at the farmers market?
I sell wood signs, door hangers, decorative trays, stove top covers and wood projects. I cut everything out of wood and then I stain and paint them to transform them into beautiful decor.
How long have you been making the items that you sell at the market?
I have been making wood creations for a year now. This is my first experience at the market this year.
Do you do this full time or is this a side business for you?
This is a side business for me but I hope to open a store one day.
What made you want to start making your products?
I have always loved anything having to do with art ever since I was a little girl. Making something beautiful out of wood is so rewarding when it’s finished, and the process is very therapeutic for me, as well.
What’s your favorite item/items that you sell?
I really enjoy making door hangers. You can put anything on a door hanger, and then adding flowers and bows just makes it.
What products from other vendors do you enjoy?
I enjoy getting fresh vegetables from other vendors.
Where did you learn how to make your products?
I learned everything I know about wood from my dad. He has taught me so much, from how to cut the wood to how to attach wood pieces together to make a project as well as techniques and tricks to make the wood look close to perfect. I have always been involved in art. I took a couple of art classes in college, but as far as painting and designing the signs, I am self-taught.
Can we buy your products at any other locations or online?
I sell my products on Facebook @sydneyswoodcreations and on etsy@SydneysWoodCreations
Anything else you want to say?
I look forward to seeing everyone at the market.