Would you like to sell your homegrown vegetables or tryout your new business idea? North Naples United Methodist Church is accepting applications for vendors for its entrepreneur- friendly Market featuring local produce,arts, crafts and homemade items.
"The market gives our congregation and local entrepreneurs an opportunity to promote their businesses with very little overhead and helps us service our community," coordinator Lesley Marr says.
Download a vendor application Here. For more information, call Ms. Marr at (239) 398-8623 or e-mail: madnaples@gmail.com.
Ready to clean out your garage?
Live in a Gated Community? Want an excuse to hang out with your friends. Reserve a "Estate/Yard Sales" space at the market on March 12th for only $10.00! Display your used treasures & take advantage of the market's heavy foot traffic to get that extra cash in your pocket or donate your items to the Church Youth for them to sell. Contact us for an available space!
Special Events Calender
Dear 3rd grade parents please select one of the dates this month to help your child earn their leadership project for their Junior Master Gardener certification. A parent must come and join the fun. Come to our NNUMC farmer’s market and report to our outside garden classroom. The 5th and 26th will be teaching days for your child. The 5th will be a selling day of our organic vegetables and herbs and our homemade worm castings. Please arrive fifteen minutes early so we can set up and assign duties that morning.
| Date | Event | Description |
| Every Saturday | Youth Car Wash | Have the cleanest car in town and help the youth raise funds. |
| Oct 3-31, 2010 | Pumpkin Patch | Come find the Perfect Pumpkin for your Family. |
| Oct 16, 2010 | Market opens with Pumpkin Festival | Family Friendly Event featuring Apple Bobbing, Pumpkin pie eating contest, Pumpkin carving contest, Pumpkin Bowling, Coloring & Chalk area, Costume Contest for both Kids & Pets, Bounce house and so much more. |
| Oct 23, 2010 | Boy Scouts Popcorn Sale | Support the Boy Scouts and enjoy yummy popcorn for family movie nights. |
| Oct 30, 2010 | Mischief Night at the Market | Come celebrate the day before Halloween (Mischief or Cabbage Night) with the vendors at the market. Wear your costumes and trick or treat for candy. |
| Nov 6, 2010 | Kids Against Hunger Packaging Event & Thanksgiving Food Drive for Local Charities | Sometimes helping the poor can seem overwhelming. There’s so much need, and it often seems like one person could hardly make a difference. But we also know that when we work together in collective charity, amazing things can happen. NNUMC & The Rotary Club of Naples hosts from 9am to 11am in the Community Center a food packaging event. The goal is to raise $16,000 and package 100,000 meals. Great event for all ages. The average cost per person is about $36, but every donation is appreciated. 100% of all money raised goes to pay for the cost of the meals. This event meets Collier County Public & Private school community service requirements for youth participating. To donate or sign up contact Kristin Cibelli at 821-5590 OR BRING Bottled water; Peanut butter, Jelly Canned goods-all varieties;Non-dairy creamer Canned tuna fish and chicken;Dry beans Coffee; Canned and dry soups;Dry cereal; Spaghetti and sauce; Powdered milk; Sugar; Evaporated milk; Fresh produce; Instant potatoes; Macaroni & cheese; Oatmeal and Publix Certificates for Turkey Purchases. |
| Nov 12, 2010 | NNUMC Bazaar in Wesley Center | Plan to spend the morning shopping for holiday gifts at the NNUMC Bazaar. Then stay for lunch at the Farmers Market enjoying one of our fine vendors offering quality food products. |
| Nov 20, 2010 | Arts, Crafts & Fun Thanksgiving | Little ones will be gobbling for joy at the Farmers Market. Bounce house, face painting and craft projects. First 50 kids to visit our craft table get to make a Thanksgiving turkeys! Older children are invited to Color Your Own! Spirit of the Seas Mayflower 17" x 14" poster. These goofy birds and posters make great decorations for your Thanksgiving dinner celebration. |
| Nov 27, 2010 | Celebrate 'Black Saturday' at the Market | Celebrate 'Black Saturday' at the Market and kick off your Christmas shopping craze. You'll find lots of great gift ideas and also have the chance to win an early Christmas gifts for yourself. |
| Dec 4, 2010 | Dec 4th and through the Month Toys for Tots Collection | Each year, from Oct. – Dec., Toys for Tots collects new, unwrapped toys and then distributes them as Christmas gifts to children in need. The Farmers Market on Goodlette will have a collection box at the Entrance to the market for your donations. It is our goal to collect 100 unwrapped toys to help those children in our community this holiday season. |
| Dec 11, 2010 | Dec 11th - Christmas at the Market | You're invited to be one of Santa's guests at his holiday celebration at the market with Way-FM and bounce house fun. This social gathering will include a pancake breakfast in the Wesley Building , games, crafts and a visit with Santa from 9am to 11am. Then Santa will move to the market for pictures with Santa taken by Jim Baker Photography. Strolling Christmas Carolers, Bounce house, face painting, hair braiding and more kid fun available till 1pm. |
| Dec 18, 2010 | Miss SW Florida Contestant Search | Miss Southwest Florida will be here for photographs and to tell young ladies between the ages of 17 and 24 about how they can earn college scholarships. |
| Jan 1, 2011 | Kick Those Bad Habits in 2011 | The first day of the New Year marks the end of caffeine, sugar, fast food, karaoke — basically the end of every bad habit you love! What better way to start the New Year than one last binge on your favorite treats and pastimes? Come indulge your guilty pleasures one last time! Come enjoy the market foods, join the "Cake Walk", sing karaoke or get professional tips on kicking those bad habits. |
| Jan 8, 2011 | "Colors of the World" Coloring Contest | Our Colors of the World Coloring Contest is a contest for all color lovers. We're looking for the boldest, most beautiful, most colorful photo. Bring your own photo with you or come and color one at the market. Photos will be displayed from Noon to 1:00pm for market guests judging. Winner will receive a fun, crafty gift basket. |
| Jan 15, 2011 | Beary Thoughtful Fundraiser promoting the appreciation of family, the community and a salute to our military. | Bring a new or gently used Teddy Bear to the market. We’ll distribute them to local Law Enforcement for use on domestic violence calls and to returning military for their children. |
| Jan 22, 2011 | Fall into the Habit of Giving Blood Drive | Local charities and NCH will be on hand to give tips on how to make family giving a habit for life. Learn about local volunteer opportunities and give blood at the NCH Blood Mobile. Get tips on implementing family strategies, like committing to donating blood. Its a great idea to take your children with you; so they see you as a model for giving. Talk to them about why you choose to donate blood and what you hope it will accomplish to do so. What to know more? Come to the Market for 8 more great ideas! www.givebloodcbc.org |
| Jan 29, 2011 | Party at the Market | Come to the Market and receive tips on hosting that "Perfect Party" from local event planners. Shop your favorite Home Party businesses for ONE DAY conveniently located at the Market. All those great products and you don’t have to clean your home. | Feb 12, 2011 | Bike to Market Day | First 50 bikers to visit the market get a gift
bag with donations from local merchants. Big Momma’s Bikes will be here to offer free tune ups, minor repairs and advise of purchasing a new bike. Collier County Sheriff department will offer bike safety information and show how a helmet should fit properly. |
| Feb 19, 2011 | UMW Rummage Sale in the gym | One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. |
| Feb 26, 2011 | Dog Days of Season | Bring your pets to the market and enjoy treating them to a massage, receive tips on keeping them healthy and happy and wise. |
| Mar 5, 2011 | No Dig Gardening | No Dig Gardening ECHO Style , Elan Brown at 10:00 am. Location: The NNUMC Farmer’s Market Tent |
| Mar 12, 2011 | Youth Estate Sales & Cookout | Need to clean out your garbage or extra bedroom before heading up North. Donate your unwanted items to the Youth Group to help them raise money for summer trips. Or get a booth yourself for only $10 and make some extra dough. While your there enjoy lunch at the Youth Cookout or from one of our other fine vendors offering quality food products.
Affordable easy Worm Farms for the beginner 10:00 am Garden at EDEN Location: The NNUMC Farmer’s Market Tent and Children’s Garden Please rsvp to elanb@villageschoolnaples.org to reserve your materials. |
| Mar 19, 2011 | Health & Wellness | Featuring NCH Blood Drive, health and wellness experts there to guide you on nutrition, fitness and health. ECHO Farm Field Day. Reserve your spot on our church van to elanb@villageschoolnaples.org. |
| Mar 26, 2011 | Make and Take Earth Boxes | Village School Junior Master Gardeners Location: The NNUMC Farmer’s Market Tent Please rsvp to elanb@villageschoolnaples.org to reserve your materials. |
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Events Still in Planning
| Girl Scout Cookie Sale | Support the Girl Scouts and secure your favorite cookies. |
| Christian Motor Cycle Club Show | |
| Classic Cars Show | |
| Eat In, Act Out | Promote public awareness about local agriculture. Educated the public about how and why to eat locally. Host a vegetable tasting to introduce them to youth. “Eat in” refers to using local food, cooking food yourself instead of eating fast food, and “Act Out” means speaking up and taking action to change our food system and promote local food! |
| Local Chefs Cookbook Signing | Local Chefs offering advice on using local produce to prepare wonderful meals. |
| What's for Dinner? | Shoppers pick up recipes at the market information tent that have specific ingredients that can be found at the market. The recipe indicates which vendor has the product using a color-coding system. |
