The Great British Treat House brings jolly good sweets to local farmers markets
Market Basket
South Bend Tribune
For the past couple of weeks, David White has seen long lines outside his booth at the South Bend Farmer’s Market. Part of that is due to customers lining up to get their fill of sweet British treats, but others stay for the long conversations.
And that’s what White prefers.
“You go to Meijer and other grocery stores and it’s sterile, but then you go to market, and you get to talk and I like to talk,” White laughed. “My girls come and start kicking me to get on with it. So I thought about having two lines, one if you like talking and two if you don’t, where it’s a quick sale.”
Lauren Barry was nervous people would forget about her.
The owner of The Elder Bread, known for its breads and doughnuts, had closed operations at LangLab earlier this year along with Violet Sky Chocolates owner Hans Westerink and Mandy Krause of pastry business Love and Macarons. The group of entrepreneurs said they hit an impasse with the High Street building owners and decided it was time to go in their own direction, creating a brief lapse of when customers could regularly access their goods.
But people didn’t forget, with many regulars asking of plans and updates on where and when to get their favorite bread, chocolate and macarons.
Lauren Barry was nervous people would forget about her.
The owner of The Elder Bread, known for its breads and doughnuts, had closed operations at LangLab earlier this year along with Violet Sky Chocolates owner Hans Westerink and Mandy Krause of pastry business Love and Macarons. The group of entrepreneurs said they hit an impasse with the High Street building owners and decided it was time to go in their own direction, creating a brief lapse of when customers could regularly access their goods.
But people didnât forget, with many regulars asking of plans and updates on where and when to get their favorite bread, chocolate and macarons.
Coilin Walsh and his wife, Ashley, initially purchased 5 acres of land on the north side of Mishawaka to start a small farm as a way to teach their daughters
Coilin Walsh and his wife, Ashley, initially purchased 5 acres of land on the north side of Mishawaka to start a small farm as a way to teach their daughters the benefits of gardening and working with nature.
The family works on weeknights and weekends at Walsh Family Farms cultivating such produce as radishes, kale and tomatoes and has simply sold the items to the public at a roadside stand near their home.
But this year, they wanted to do more.
âThe real benefit we saw with this is that the farmers market serves as an effective means to set up a time and space to connect with the local community,â Coilin Walsh said. âAnd itâs close to where you are, and that was a big reason we decided to join.â