The Bending Farmers Market will be held on July 21 (Sunday) at the NCCU Public and Business Administration Education Center.
7/21 (Sun) 10:00-17:00 | NCCU Center for Public and Business Administration Education | No. 187 Jinhua St., Da'an District, Taipei, China
*Hello, new friends*
Six Households of Xiaocun ~ A fresh crew from Hualien, bringing first-crop rice from the East Rift Valley, handmade wood-fired bread, and Pingfang's handmade bath soap, free of any synthetic surfactants, for good living that is also kind to the environment.
Chimmuwa handmade textiles from the Thai-Myanmar border~ A Taiwan team on the Thai-Myanmar border encourages local women to grow environmentally friendly cotton and make herbal-dyed handmade crafts, with the proceeds going back to local families and children's education. Chimmuwa will bring a variety of tote bags, chopstick sleeves and book covers.
Yuanli Anti-Wind Turbine Self-Rescue Association~ Taiwan's West Coast Highway is lined with rows of large wind turbines. Can you imagine living day and night alongside these large turbines? What is flicker shadow? What is a "safe distance"?
*Long time no see, old friends*
NewsMarket Online Shop~ We meet again, with everything you could want!
*Freshest of the season*
In summer, the most melons (snake gourd, luffa, bitter gourd, cucumber, pumpkin, wild bitter gourd), plump fresh shrimp of the season, eggplant, Meinong melon, leafy greens (Chinese chives, amaranth, water spinach, sweet potato leaves), plantain bananas, first-crop rice
*Specialties worth eating*
Wheat Etude, plum fruit leather from returning home, Sun Moon Old Tea Factory black tea, Xiyuan flour, Keya handmade jam, hand-roasted peanuts, peanut butter, handmade wood-fired bread
*Easy to use*
Organic cotton T-shirts, handmade folk crafts, bath soap with no chemical additives
Partners taking part this month (click to get to know them a little better)
Six Households of Xiaocun|Chimmuwa handmade textiles from the Thai-Myanmar border|NewsMarket Online Shop|Yuanli Anti-Wind Turbine Self-Rescue Association|Yuanhe Green Farm|Anan Farm|Gongliao Nature Is Priceless|Brown Sugar Moments|NTU Guyu Club|Taiwan Rural Front|Chu Nan Qi Ding|Sea Breeze Wild Flavors|Taoyuan Fragrant Plum - The Taste of Miruhu|Guoben Mountain Farmers' Collective & Rainforest Coffee|Hui's Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden|Shuizei Lin|Flower Field House|Green Rabbit|Yelü Organic Cotton|Taiwan-Tibet Family|Happy Losheng|Master Alin's Peace-of-Mind Shrimp|Tribal E-Go|Shun'an Beekeeping|Brown Sugar Moments|Gangkou Indigenous Sustainable Development Association
And one more thing... Announcement, announcement
Crop growth is closely tied to the natural environment, and Bowto farmers join the market according to different factors such as the season and conditions at their place of production, offering different kinds of fresh products. If there is a farmer you cannot find this month, you are welcome to find the farmer's contact information directly in the Farmer Profiles section of the Bowto blog and give them a call to ask about the farmer and the crops!
Spend NT$600 or more at the market and you can go to the service desk to exchange it for one Bowto eco-friendly shopping bag (limited to 50 per month). We also remind everyone that you can bring your own shopping bag to carry the products you buy, and as for the plastic bags you get on site, don't rush to throw them away; just wash them and let them dry at home and they can be reused!
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