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Converted from paper version of the Broad Ripple Gazette (v11n11)
Round the Ripple by Bill Malcolm
posted: May 30, 2014
Best garden stores in the Ripple
It's time to get that garden planted as the cold spring is finally behind us. Looking for flowers or vegetables for your summer garden? We have a lot of places to find them in the Ripple. Here's a round - up:
Broad Ripple Farmers Market
Many vendors sell both flowers and vegetables every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon behind Broad Ripple High School. Silverthorn Farms has great tomato plants for just $2. Another great vendor is Bloomers Greenhouse which has petunia baskets. Both vendors are from the Lafayette area.
Weavers
Weavers has been a mainstay for 54 years. You can find them on Broad Ripple Avenue east of the Village. Tom Weaver is the owner. His sister Pam Cossell also has been with the nursery the whole time. They are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They offer great "combo planters" from local growers - something that you may not find at the big box stores. Weavers get fresh items almost daily.
Johnny's Market
Owned by Johnny Dueser and his wife, Johnny's has been in business for 39 years. Their new tent this year replaces their previous structure which was damaged last year when a truck hit it. They offer flowers, hanging baskets, and more. Soon produce will be available (and vine ripened tomatoes are already being sold). Currently Johnny's is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays (although after Father's Day they sometimes eliminate Sunday hours). You can find them on College just north of the Village.
image courtesy of Bill Malcolm
Habig
Two Village locations -- on 86th Street west of the Nora Kroger and south of the Village on College. They also sell produce later in the season and are open year round with house plants and indoor flowers.
Farmers Market News: Fresh juice available through June
Through the month of June only, the Natural Born Juicers "food truck" will be parking at the Broad Ripple Farmers Market every Saturday morning per owner Laura Beatus.
Shelby Rushmore and Dean Fallis
image courtesy of Bill Malcolm
Nate Silverthorn Farms
image courtesy of Bill Malcolm
Laura Beatus of Natural Born Juicers
image courtesy of Bill Malcolm
Broad Ripple Author Releases New Book
Long time BR resident Ruth Ann Ingraham has released a new book "Cap" Cornish, Indiana Pilot. Clarence "Cap" Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. He began flying at the age of nineteen, piloting a "Jenny" aircraft during World War I, and continued to fly for the next seventy-eight years. The book is available from Purdue University Press.
www.thepress.purdue.edu/titles/format/9781557536846
Art Fair a Success
Despite the cool weather on Saturday, the Broad Ripple Art Fair 2014 was a success with vendors reporting brisk sales, attendees enjoying the art, food, and (new this year) Sun King Beer. Dan Handskillz was one of 2 artists painting an IndyGo bus which featured a picture of their new terminal which opens in 2015. Dan works for Fab Crew (www.fabcrew.com).
image courtesy of Bill Malcolm
Music, Truck touching, Food Trucks, swimming and more!
There is a lot to do in BR Park this summer!
On Friday May 30, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., the Tad Robinson Band will play at a concert in Broad Ripple Park. Then on June 13, 2014, the Michael Kelsey Group Acoustic Rock will be featured.
Other BR Park Happenings:
The BR Pool will be open for Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26), closed May 27-30, 2014, and will reopen for the season May 31 with an early close August 3, 2014.
Cluster Food Truck every Wednesdays in May-September from 6-9pm. (This means food trucks will be in the BR Park parking lot.)
Love to throw some shrimp on the BBQ? The Park has a new "grilling symposium" for ages 18+ for $10. Next session is May 28th, 2014, from 6-8pm plus two sessions in June (11th and 25th).
For more information including their great classes like tennis, contact Taylor O'Neal, Recreation Coordinator Broad Ripple Park (Taylor.Oneal@indy.gov).
Garlic mustard invasion blunted at Marott Park
Don Miller of Indy Parks led a group of Indiana Native Plant Society (INPAWs) volunteers in an "attack" on the invasion of the garlic mustard at Marott Park on Mar 17, 2014. The group spent 3 hours which also included pulling out the invasive and non-native amur honeysuckle, the invasive cranberry, and the non-native burning bush. All four crowd out the native wildflowers.
Rita Hupp, Mary Durkin, and Ruth Ann Ingraham, co-founder of INPAWS, attacking the garlic.
image courtesy of Tom Durkin
Trail renovations completed at Holliday Park
Friends of Holliday Park (FHP) funded and completed extensive trail renovations to one of the park's most visible trails located just beyond the popular Holliday Park playground. A beautiful new stone staircase replaces the decayed wooden steps. 15 Eastern Cedar trees and 6 Pagoda Dogwoods were planted at the top of the trail. To learn more about the Save the Ruins capital campaign, please visit www.hollidaypark.org/pricelessasset.
Mark your calendars
June 20, 2014 - Touch a Truck (for children) at Broad Ripple Park. Pre-registration required.
Bill Malcolm also writes a travel column in The Midwest Eagle and is a reporter for All Aboard Indiana (as a volunteer for both). He advocates for fair and affordable utility rates for a national association based in Washington, D.C. He welcomes reader feedback and story ideas. Send to Bill@BroadRippleGazette.com
bill@broadripplegazette.com
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