Harvest Time: Pittsburgh South Side Farmers Market

Here is an example of our Harvest Pumpkin logo. Here we show it with a town name.

 It reminds me of one of my favorite times of year, the fall harvest season. In the South Side of Pittsburgh, from mid-May to Thanksgiving week, we are lucky to have a weekly Farmers Market on Tuesdays. From May to November, it's interesting to see the evolution of produce that appear every week with May being pretty sparse with booths and selection, to the beautiful August tomatoes and summer fruit, to the abundant root vegetables, apples and cider that prevail in October.

 Fresh baked artisanal bread.

Along the way, it's funny how it becomes a place to meet and run into friends as you pick your vegetables for the week.

Tuesdays

3:30 – 7:30 p.m. South Side

20th and Sidney Streets

http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/farmers_market.htm

Spotlight On: Our Distelfink Symbol

In the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch areas of Zotter the Potter's home state, it was common practice to decorate homes and barns with hex symbols. Chosen by each family for it's aesthetic and meanings, the symbols were used to represent and decorate. It is from these hex symbols that we got our "Distelfink" logo.

MC with Distelfink logo

While it's always funny to me when it is referred to as that "chicken" thing, the  Distelfink was the good luck bird of the Pennsylvania Germans. It actually was a stylized version of the goldfinch. The goldfinch eats thistle seed and uses thistle down for its nest and was called a thistlefinch from which comes the Pennsylvania Dutch "Distelfink". This single distelfink sign is a symbol of good luck and happiness. The heart adds a measure of love. We wanted to include the Distelfink to our logo selection because of it's meaning, and because most people don't have barns to decorate.- Jo