.
Strawberries, sweet
potatoes, squash, cucumbers,
new potatoes, zucchini,
broccoli, cauliflower,
turnip greens, kale, mustard
greens, collard greens,
cabbage, lettuce, radishes,
onions, pecans, all types of
bedding plants, herbs, cut
flowers and house plants, a
variety of baked goods and
crafts and more.
EXPANDED MARKET
ACTIVITIES
Festhalle Market staff and
vendors will serve up FREE
samples of grilled
squash and zucchini on
Saturday, June 15. FREE
samples will be available
for marketgoers while
supplies last beginning at
10 a.m. The market will host
“Potatoes & Dumplings Day”
at the Festhalle on
Saturday, June 22,
compliments of Festhalle
vendor John Wright. FREE
Demonstrations begin at 10
a.m. and will continue each
Saturday through September
with a different market item
featured each week. Copies
of recipes will also be
available. Remember, all
cooking demonstration
samples are FREE.
With fresh new produce
coming to the market daily
“Canning Season” is
officially underway. Agents
with the Cullman County
Office of the Alabama
Cooperative Extension
Service will be at the
Festhalle Market on Tuesday,
June 18, from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. and Thursday, June 20,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to
test pressure canner gauges
to make certain your
favorite canner is sealing
properly and holding the
correct pressure.
Festhalle Market will also
host a visit by participants
in the annual “Touring Farms
for Kids” program Thursday,
June 20. The program
designed with fun and
educational activities for
kids ages 7 to 13, is
sponsored through the Agriplex Heritage
Center in Cullman.
The Festhalle will also host
live entertainment each
Saturday when available.
Individuals and musical
groups interested in playing
at Festhalle Market Platz
should contact Manager Jimmy
Simms at (256) 590-2003 or
send an Email to
jsimms@cullmancity.org.
Members of the Cullman
County Master Gardeners are
at the market the second and
last Saturdays of each month
to accept soil samples for
testing. They will also
attempt to answer any
questions you may have about
lawn and garden care. The
Master Gardeners will next
be at the Festhalle on
Saturday, June 29.
SPACE RENTAL
Market
spaces are available for $10
a day. For information
contact Market Manager Jimmy
Simms at (256) 590-2003 or
(256) 734-9157 extension 18.
Checks
should be made payable to: Cullman City Parks
and Recreation. If you are
interested in securing a
space for the season please
contact Manager Jimmy Simms.
PUBLIC & PRIVATE
RENTALS
Festhalle Market Platz is
available for public and
private rentals throughout
the year. Daily rental of
the Festhalle is $200. A $50
refundable cleanup deposit
is required. For available
dates and details contact
Jimmy at (256) 590-2003 or
send an Email to
jsimms@cullmancity.org.
SENIOR NUTRITION
PROGRAM VOUCHERS
Senior Nutrition
Program Vouchers are
accepted at Festhalle
Market. For information on
how you can qualify for the
Senior Nutrition Program
vouchers call the Cullman
County Commission on Aging
Office on
Sportsman Lake Road
at (256) 734-1241. If you
are a vendor and would like
to be able to accept
vouchers for your produce
visit the Alabama Farmers
Market Authority website at
www.fma.state.al.us.
MARKET CONTACT INFO
Jimmy
Simms, Market Manager
256-590-2003 or
256-734-9157 extension 18
jsimms@cullmancity.org.
