Plum Pies

05/31/2026

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💚 WOW... THANK YOU, EFFINGHAM! 💚

What an incredible Opening Day for the 2026 Effingham Farmers Market season!

We are overwhelmed by the support shown by our community on Saturday morning. The turnout was absolutely amazing and, without a doubt, one of the largest crowds we've seen in years. Many of our vendors were completely sold out by 10 AM—or even earlier! 🥕🍓🧁

To every customer who came out to shop, visit with vendors, enjoy the entertainment, and support local businesses, THANK YOU. Your support means more than you know.

What many people don't see are the countless hours spent behind the scenes planning, organizing, recruiting vendors, coordinating entertainment, designing layouts, solving challenges, and working to make the Effingham Farmers Market the very best it can be. Seeing so many smiling faces and such an incredible turnout makes all of that hard work worthwhile.

Saturday's success wasn't just a win for the Effingham Farmers Market—it was a win for every farmer, baker, maker, artist, small business owner, and customer who believes in supporting local. We are incredibly grateful and excited to see our community come together in such a big way.

As wonderful as Opening Day was, we're just getting started! We hope you'll continue to make the Effingham Farmers Market part of your Saturday morning routine each week through October 31st.

Join us every Saturday from 8 AM–12 PM on the Old Courthouse Lawn in Downtown Effingham and help us continue building something special for our community.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for making Opening Day such a tremendous success. We cannot wait to see what the rest of the season brings! 🌻🛍️💚

05/23/2026

One more week and we will be at the Effingham Farmers Market every Saturday morning from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm. Come on out and spend the morning with all of our magnificient vendors. We have the best!!! While you're there, you can pick up the freshest produce, local honey, baked goods, fresh flower bouquets, garden plants, house plants, wood products, etc. We are anxious to see all our friends!

🎉 THE COUNTDOWN TO OPENING DAY IS ON! 🎉

We are SO excited to kick off the 2026 Effingham Farmers Market season on
🌽 Saturday, May 30th, 2026 🌽

Join us on the Old Courthouse Lawn from ⏰ 8AM–12PM for a morning packed with:
🥕 Fresh local produce
🍞 Homemade baked goods
🎨 Amazing arts & crafts
🚚 Delicious food trucks
🛍 Unique local vendors
🎶 LIVE music & family fun in the pavilion!

We’ve got an exciting lineup of entertainment planned for opening day:

🎸 Ripley Peterson | 8AM–10AM
🎤 Jancin Cronkhite | 10AM–11AM
🧘 Family-Friendly Yoga with Flying Buddha Fitness | 11AM–12PM

🍩 The Downtown Effingham Business Group will be giving out FREE DONUTS while supplies last!

☕ Grab your morning coffee from Izy’s Shiver Shack and enjoy the perfect Saturday morning atmosphere while you shop local and support your community 💚

Bring the family, meet your local vendors, enjoy fresh finds, and help us kick off another amazing market season! 🌻

05/11/2026

There are times in this business that stand out and make it all very special. I call them "God Winks." This last weekend, we delivered our pies to a wedding venue. The bride's mother was so easy to work with, and during the course of the planning, I learned we had so many past tenacles that had united us for years. Some meetings are just meant to be. Then, at delivery, we met a couple from Pine and Pearls Events who arrived at the same time. Low and behold we had serviced their wedding a few years ago. What a blessing! At times like these, I am in awe of how great our God is! Thank you, Justy and Aaron, for choosing us to be a part of your special event!

05/07/2026

🌻 We are SO excited to kick off our 2026 Effingham Farmers Market season! 🌻
Get ready for an amazing lineup of:
🥕 Fresh produce
🍞 Delicious baked goods
🎨 Unique arts & crafts
✨ And so much more!
🎶 We’ve also got some incredibly talented musicians lined up to bring those perfect Saturday morning vibes while you shop, stroll, and enjoy the market atmosphere!
🛍 Plan to join us on the Old Courthouse Lawn in Effingham!
⏰ Every Saturday | 8AM – 12PM
We can’t wait to see all your smiling faces back at the market! 🌽🍓🎶

04/30/2026

04/20/2026

Attention brides and wedding planners. This is just a reminder and hasn't happened yet, but I believe it may happen soon, and I want to get an explanation posted beforehand. I try my very best to take all the special events that request my pies for those events. But I can not continue to do the chasing after event hostesses to collect the deposits. Your date is penciled in for three weeks only! If you do not pay the deposit within that 3-week window, or at least contact me when more time is needed your date will not be saved and I will take other events that may desire that date ahead of yours.

So, starting today and hereafter, I am going to stick to that rule. I am simply too busy to do the chasing after brides who request my services and then don't communicate effectively. Believe me, I simply adore the wedding planners, brides, grooms, and the families who are easy to work with. Your business is important to me, and I make it my highest priority. 😊

01/29/2026

🌱 Vendor Friends — A Quick Market Update! 🌱
We LOVE the excitement and interest in joining the Effingham Farmers Market 💚
We love your enthusiasm but, we will not be accepting new vendor applications until mid-March/April.
👀 Thinking about becoming a vendor?
Now’s the perfect time to:
✔️ Follow our page
✔️ Turn on notifications
✔️ Keep watching right here for step-by-step info and application details
🚚☕ BUT… we are actively looking for FOOD TRUCKS & COFFEE VENDORS!
If that’s you (or someone you know 👀), we’d love to hear from you!
📧 Please email:
[email protected]
📌 Important to know:
When general vendor applications open, we accept EMAILS ONLY — no phone calls please 📵
(All instructions and guidance will be posted clearly on our page when the time comes.)
Thanks for your patience, your enthusiasm, and your love for local 💚
✨ Good things are growing… stay tuned! 🌽🥕🧺

01/07/2026

I have put off raising prices as long as possible, but with the rising cost of fruit and other supplies, I will be raising the price of full-sized pies to $16.00, effective January 10th. Thank you for your continued support and have a blessed day!

01/01/2026

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01/01/2026

To all our friends and family, 2025 was definitely a challenge for us! But, we made it with God's help! We are looking forward to what 2026 will bring. So, we want to wish everyone a new year full of good health, much happiness, and prosperity.