DIY Lip Balm & Deodorant Workshop

December 6, 2017 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Learn how to craft your own lip balm & deodorant with just a few healthy, affordable products. Each student takes home their own tube of lip balm and 4oz jar of deodorant. Sign up at Driftless Market! This workshop is $30 per person, covering both instruction and materials.

 

Kristen Martinek is a passionate organic farmer, DIYer, artist, and advocate of all things that nurture the healing of our planet & its inhabitants. She resides full time in Madison but finds complete solace on her family's farm, nestled in the beautiful rolling hills of Richland County in the heart of the Driftless. Kristen loves to share her passion for natural living by empowering others to take their health into their own hands by crafting their own. For more information, please visit Kristen’s website, enjoythisorganiclife.com.

 

Main Street Holiday Stroll

December 2, 2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

Stop by to enjoy complimentary hot, delicious drinks! We will be featuring Terra's Natural Designs, with a special 15% discount during the Holiday Stroll. Terra’s mission is to offer you an alternative in fashion accessories that will support you in mind and heart. "Our gorgeous pieces are made with love, and we pride ourselves on telling you all about the people who make them as well as the materials they use. So you can feel beautiful, proud and at peace with what you wear." Driftless Market is happy be your unique stop for handmade and sustainable gift items, alongside our local and organic grocery items. We can't wait to participate in Main Street's Annual Holiday Stroll!

Sounds of the Driftless: an after hours event

December 1, 2017 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Join us for Sounds of the Driftless, a special after hours event at Driftless Market. The evening will be full of music and spoken lyrical beauty, each of the three acts exploring this unique area of the country we call home.


Curt Meine, featured guest and co-editor of the The Driftless Reader, will read aloud from this newly published, acclaimed anthology. The Driftless Reader collects original source material from early travelers to the Driftless Region. Meine will be around afterwards to sign copies, available through Driftless Market. Check out the The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s stunning review to learn more.


John Peterson, assistant professor of biology at UW-Platteville, isn’t just your average professor. He’ll bring his smooth voice and favorite stringed instrument to the middle act of the evening. His folksy, original music can be found at http://johnpeterson.bandcamp.com/


Evan Larson, an associate professor of geography at UW-Platteville, will open the evening by reading a selection inspired by his work and passion for local nature. You can read his recent article, What is Wildness, in the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer magazine


This is a free event, open to ages 12+. Driftless will provide hors d'oeuvres and sparkling non-alcoholic drinks. For those interested in continuing socializing after the event, folks can head over to the new 2nd & Main Coffeehouse and Pub just down the street.


Sounds of the Driftless is from 7-9pm, on Friday, December 1st. Don’t be late! You’ll want to make sure you take your seat before the performance begins.

Chocolate Tasting with Annie, from Equal Exchange!

November 18, 2017 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

November is Farm to Table Month at Driftless Market! Come meet Annie, from Equal Exchange, and taste test a variety of organic, Fair Trade chocolates.

Annie can share info on the farmer coops Equal Exchange works with, and as well as the independent supply chain that gets the chocolate from farm to store to table. We love chocolate. Even more: we love chocolate that is good for both the environment AND the folks who help create it!

Chicken Keeping Workshop

November 4, 2017 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Come learn all about chickens!  Whether you are interested in a few backyard laying hens, raising some birds for your own meat, or just curious about these fascinating creatures  - join us on Saturday, November 4th at 1:30 p.m. to talk chicken!  Topics will include: getting started, health, housing, nutrition, and all-around general flock practices. Sign up to make sure you get a spot! The workshop costs $6, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Humane Society.

The facilitators are Angie and Bill Mitchell. Angie & Bill grow organic garlic at 3 Flat Acres and share their barnyard with 3 mini donkeys, 6 cats, and anywhere from 15 to 60 chickens.

Visit 3 Flat Acres website or follow them on facebook!

Book Signing with Sandra L. Frye

November 4, 2017 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Come stop by Driftless Market and meet Sandra Frye, author of the memoir African Dreams.*

Following a life-long dream to teach and serve others, twenty-three-year-old Sandra Frye served alongside her husband in the Peace Corps in Malawi, East Africa in 1969. They accepted what their Peace Corps director referred to as "the hard luck post," being the only white teachers in a small secondary school on remote Likoma Island. Sandy never let go of her desire to help others, despite battling loneliness, hunger, and lots of snakes. Relying on her passion for teaching and trips off the island to save her, Sandy discovered salvation in the friendship and love of two small Malawian boys.


Sandra's unique and inspiring travel memoir chronicles her time spent nurturing and learning from Goodwin and Hastings. From the first page, you'll be drawn to her story about love, loss, and redemption. The unexpected kinship between people of vastly different ages and cultures lies at the heart of this journey, offering hope that the search for peace is not in vain.

 

*Sandra wrote part of her memoir while sipping coffee Above the Market here at Driftless Market!

 

 

Sweet Treats on Main

October 28, 2017 - 11:00am to 1:00pm

We love participating in Sweet Treats on Main each year! This annual event is a free trick or treating adventure at the businesses along Platteville's Main Street. Come bring your little cuties to Driftless for organic candies and lots of smiles. See you then!

Open Jam (Acoustic Strings)

October 21, 2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Beginner's Yoga with Tom Pitcher

October 12, 2017 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Join Tom Pitcher, of Simple Self Yoga, every thursday night Above the Market! Classes are ongoing.  You can begin any time and come whenever you wish.

 

$10 per class. $70 for 10-class pass — class passes can be used any time or be spread over any period of time.

 

A Wisconsin Bird Alphabet Book Signing with Caitlynn Nemec

October 7, 2017 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

A collection of fun, little informative poems about bird species found in Wisconsin. One bird for every letter of the alphabet with information such as identifying markings, diet, habitat, and call mnemonics. Good learning for all ages!

Caitlynn Nemec graduated with a bachelors degree in Biology with a field emphasis and an environmental science minor from UW Platteville. And received her Master degree in Wildlife Ecology from UW Madison. She lives with her husband, two daughters, dog, cats, and chickens in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. In her spare time, she plays the flute, makes pottery, and is active in the community. She loves spending time outdoors teaching her daughters about nature and the world around them.

Pages