Summer Solstice 2022The first day of summer arrives with the solstice on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 5:14 a.m. EDT. 
The summer solstice is an annual astronomical phenomenon that brings the longest day of the year and the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere (and the shortest night). The solstice was an important cultural event in many ancient societies, and it remains one for some contemporary groups.
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Earth is tilting mostly toward the Sun. As seen from Earth, the Sun is directly overhead at noon 23.5 degrees north of the equator, at an imaginary line encircling the globe known as the Tropic of Cancer, its northernmost point. 
For those who live in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the shortest day of the year and the arrival of winter. The solstice happens at the same moment for everyone, everywhere on Earth.
Solstice means “sun standing still” in Latin, a reference to the fact that the sun appears to linger at its highest point in the sky for the year at midday on the summer solstice.
To this day, the solstice is still a critical time of year for the American farmers because of it's significance in the growing season.  As daylight hours slowly wane post-solstice, crops begin to mature and farmers begin preparations for the harvest. 
Are you ready for the summer? 

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Article provided by: The USDA Farmers Market Newsletter June 16th 2022 

Host Groups are so important to the continued success of the market! We want to Thank you for all your hard work putting up the barricades, directing traffic, and making sure the market is a weekly success.  This weeks host group was fantastic! Thank you  4H Boltonville Firecrackers for setting up and breaking down the West Bend Farmers' Market!

                      ~Just to go over a couple things ~ 
Non Market Vehicles
 If you notice a vehicle parked on Main Street, 6th,
Mill, or Cedar that does not belong there, please call me at 262-325-9466 so I
can call the police to have the owner called to move it. We need this done
ASAP, once we close the market at 7am, we can not do anything and
someone may need to relocate their stall. It is important that myself or Gena
call the police, we will ask for location and license plate to give to the WBPD.
If you have someone in your stall, please do not confront them, come to the
DWBA tent and let us handle it. Sometimes stall numbers may be confusing
and we are all human, we can figure it out!

Welcome your Hosts!
They will be setting up the barricades and ringing
those cow bells at the start and the end of the market! We appreciate these
groups for waking up early in the morning to help us with set up and
breakdown of the market.

The Market closes at 11:00am sharp!
We ask that you have your stall vacated by 11:15am, when the Host group pulls the barricades.
Garbage - Please clean your stall up of any debris and take your garbage with you to be disposed of, the trash cans are for the use of the guests that shop and dine downtown.

We still have some open stalls, if you know of anyone looking for a Seasonal, Community or Daily Space, please have them contact me at events@downtownwestbend.com and I can get them the paperwork!
We are still looking for Fresh Juice/Smoothies, Ice Cream, Food Trucks or Prepared Foods(proper licenses are required), or Handmade Garden Ornaments/Furniture!

Educational Stall is available, This is something new at the market that we thought would be a good fit! This Free Stall is available to businesses or organizations that want to educate our guests on Health and Wellness, Gardening, Crafts/Arts, Recycling, etc. If you know or have an organization that would like to educate at the Market, please have them contact me at events@downtownwestbend.com.

Business Stalls,   To the Downtown West Bend Businesses, I still have stalls
available for reservation, email me if you are interested in reserving a stall!
Attendance- If you know you are not going to be at the market, please let us
know ASAP. We like to keep the stalls full. If we have someone to fill the
empty stall, we will have them fill it.

It is going to be an amazing season at the market!

Downtown West Bend Association
120 N. Main St. Suite, 170
West Bend, WI. 53095