DeKalb church to host winter farmers market Dec. 14

DeKALB – The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of DeKalb will host the first of its two winter farmers market fundraisers to finance two new furnaces.

The fundraiser will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at the church, 158 N. Fourth St., DeKalb.

Admission to the fundraiser is $1 for adults and free for children.

“UUCD winter markets have long been an annual DeKalb tradition that people in our community look forward to for their holiday shopping,” Unitarian Universalist Congregation of DeKalb market coordinator Dorothy Coleman said in a news release.

The fundraiser features humanely raised, hormone-free pork, lamb, poultry, grass-fed beef, organic eggs, sausage and cheese from the Hasselmann Family Farm; honey products from Charter Grove Honey and Ihm Family Farm; organic French pastries from St. Roger’s Abbey; and soup, baked goods, and beverages from church cooks.

Locally made artisan crafts will be for sale. The market also will feature a used book sale. The book prices range from 50 cents to $1. Live music will be performed by local musicians.

“It is important to shop local,” Coleman also said in the release, “because when you buy directly from a local artist or farmer, the money you spend multiplies throughout the community instead of leaving the county.”