Farmers market has full harvest of offerings
Michelle Leitinger, right, and her mother-in-law, Margaret Leitinger, staff their booth Saturday selling locally raised pork along with pork lard and soap, baked goods, eggs and a few veggies. Sunleit Family Farms off of Sloway Road has been in business for three years and will be at the Superior Saturday Market through September. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
The Superior Saturday Market closes Sept. 28, and Jill Davis, owner of Wood and Welding Custom Metal Signs said that this year has been good for her business. Once a commercial gardener she went from farm equipment to plasma cutting when she moved to Superior. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Chris Hitchcock with Heritage Premium Pork in Tarkio has been a staple of the Superior Saturday Market and said that this year has been her busiest believing that the Shyrock RV Community off of east Mullan has been a big factor in her sales. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Peggy Stewart is finishing up her 16th summer as market manager of the Superior Saturday Market held on the old Superior School lawn along River Street.
The maple trees that have provided shade over the summer are beginning to change colors and vendors are wearing layers of clothing, but there are two more weeks remaining for local produce, meats, eggs, knitted clothing, jewelry, soaps, baked goods, breads, wooden novelties, raffle tickets and whatever goods you’d hope to find locally.
At her vendor booth, Chris Hitchcock explained what rendering was and the end product.
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