Every Saturday Beginning in mid March, and running till Thanks Giving the Growers Market is a must do for the residents and visitors to the Grants Pass area. Every week it Showcases the finest fresh fruits and vegetables growing in the Southern Oregon region, as well as secondary wood products, gourmet specialty foods, artists and crafters. Members attend from Medford, Butte Falls, Winston, Canyonville, Gold Hill, Roseburg and the Illinois Valley.

You really should check it out. When you do you’ll find what a great event it is and well worth returning time and time again. Located at F & 4th street, the hours are 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For Information about Grants Pass Growers Market Call 476-5375

Here are a couple of our favorite Vendors we visit every Saturday.

Maria’s Tamales
The best authentic Tamales you will find anywhere. Like so many others, we are there every Saturday morning for a Tamale. Pork, Chicken, Beef, and Spinach, add a little red and green salsa …..”What a great way to start out the day”. It pays to get there early. The line forms early and stays that way most of the morning. Customers will get 1 or 2 to eat right there at the market or buy them by the bag full to take back home for later. If you can’t make it to Grants Pass on Saturday morning, you will find Maria’s Tamales on Tuesday at the Ashland Growers Market or on Thursday at the Medford Growers Market. Truly a wonderful treat.

White Hare Ranch – Fresh Brown Eggs
We haven’t seen Earl at the market since last year, but I wanted to add him here in our list of favorites. He has great eggs. Always fresh and some of the largest chicken eggs I have ever seen. When we would comment about it he would just beam. His eggs were so popular that often by 10:00 AM he would be sold out. When shopping should you find eggs on the shelf from the White Hare Ranch you may be assured they are of excellent quality.

Mapco Industries
Mapco is an Oregon Family Handcrafted wood products company located in White City, Oregon. The products they produce are constructed from Native Oregon woods derived from salvage and tree farms. A portion of the materials used are cut from logs in their own sawmill. The balance is remanufactured at the mill work site.

Products produced by Mapco consist of everything from planter boxes to tables, chairs and swings. They are a regular at the Grants Pass Growers Market every Saturday. Stop by and say Hello Tell them you heard about them on the Web.
Here is an address & phone number for more information:
Mapco Industries
PO Box 2217
White City, OR 97503
541-826-9170

These pictures were taken Monday Morning

These pictures were taken Tuesday Morning

I believe Mother Nature is playing with us here in Southern Oregon. As you can see from the pictures above both mornings started out beautiful. Lots of sun shine and blue sky. The kind of morning that makes a person want to get out and enjoy all the great things life has to offer. Check out what the pictures don’t show.
This is What was happening in between the time these pictures were taken.

If you don’t like the weather that’s  happening right now… stick around… it will change.

Way to go Southern Oregon Skiers and Snowboarders. According to Kim (Mt. Ashland GM), more than 1900 skiers and snowboarders made their way to the mountain over the weekend. The mountain will be open next weekend for another chance to enjoy the great spring skiing avail this year at Mt. Ashland.

Just got back from Mt. Ashland.

What a beautiful day. Sunshine, snow and spring in Southern Oregon …….. what a great combination. Very possibly this will be the last weekend of skiing at Mt Ashland for the season. If there is enough interest, Kim the GM said they will go ahead and open next weekend as well. Reminds me of my younger days. I can remember snow skiing at Mt. Ashland in the morning and water skiing at Emigrant Lake in the afternoon. Yes I’m sure the water was cold, but years later you overlook the details and just tell the story.

Get out and support Mt. Ashland this weekend. It’s great having the mountain so close at hand.

Looks like another typical February day

39 degrees this morning and the river looks very fishable.

Have a good Friday!

for more on the weather at Grants Pass:

Grants Pass Weather

The 15-year FRM this week averaged 4.95 percent with an average 0.4 point, down from last week when it averaged 5.21 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 5.98 percent. The 15-year FRM has not been lower since the week ending April 1, when it averaged 4.84 percent.

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