Wilsonville, Oregon's Only Farmers Market

Running May 23 through October 3, the Villebois Sunday Market offers a variety of local entertainment, seasonal produce, baked goods and other Oregon farm-fresh products.  Additionally, local artisans, florists and nursery vendors have booths at each event. The market is held in the Village Center in the heart of Wilsonville’s award-winning Villebois community.

Market Entertainment:

May 23rd AM: The Dixie Cups Coffee Appreciation Society Dixie Band are a motley collection of musicians who do not let their respectable lives get in the way of playing Dixie music. Their repertoire includes Dixie classics such as Rampart Street Blues and Just a Closer Walk with Thee, as well as Lynard Skynard’s They Call Me the Breeze and a Dixie version of Raffi’s Baby Beluga.

May 23rd PM: Michele van Kleef Michele has been singing for as long as she can remember. After piano and  voice lessons, theater and musicals through high school, she went to Oregon State University and minored in Vocal Performance.  *Michele has been one of my favorite vocalists since the mid 90’s.  You don’t want to miss her!!

Soon after graduating, she joined the very successful, NW-based Indie band Calobo. They started out playing the NW Colleges, house parties and local bars. After everyone was done with school they decided to go full time in 1994 and toured the country for the next 6 years. They played the Wetlands in NYC, House of Blues in Chicago, The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, and the epic music festival, Bumbershoot, on the Stadium Stage in Seattle. When all was said and done, Calobo released 5 full length records, the final being recorded Live at the Crystal Ballroom in our hometown of Portland, Oregon.

After Calobo, Michele joined up with LazyBones Recordings as Mackabella in Seattle. They released the self-titled album Mackabella in 2001. Many of these songs have been placed in the TV/Film Industry. Willing has had the most placements:   a  movie trailer for the Johnny Cash story Walk the Line, and spoof of the same film, Walk Hard, among many others.  Additional recent song placements includes VH1, Fox, NBC, T-Mobile, 90210, Lifetime, MTV, South of Nowhere, and Roswell.

Michele took some time off to start a family, but is thrilled to be playing music again. She’s been focusing on her own songs that are true from her heart, sometimes funny, and she is more than ready to share them.
Call 541.206.2471 or email villeboissundaymarket@gmail.com to learn more.

The Village Center itself will be a mix of condominiums, row homes, cafés and shops as well as other retail services, such as a dental office, spa, specialty grocery store and boutique hotel. There will also be a farmer’s market opening this spring in the Piazza Villebois – a lively plaza and dedicated community space in the heart of the community.

Visit ChangeHowYouLive.com or call 866-580-2836 to learn more about the Villebois Village Center.

Come & see the Villebois Sunday Market at the Keeping it Local Fair.

The Villebois Sunday Market, Wilsonville Oregon’s only farmers market, is excited to take part in the City of Wilsonville’s Keeping it Local Fair.

Villebois Sunday Market

The Villebois Sunday Market is the only farmers’ market in Wilsonville, Oregon. The 2010 season will run on Sundays from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. May 23^rd to October 3^rd.

About the Villebois Sunday Market

The Villebois Sunday Market is created to establish operations of a seasonal, open-air market at the Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville.

The objectives of the market are:

(a)   To provide an informal, social gathering place in an open-air setting for the Villebois Sunday Farmers Market community and our neighbors;

(b)   To enhance the Wilsonville business community;

(c)   To give the community access to a wide variety of fresh, local, in-season farm products direct from the producer and to provide a centralized location for local producers to market directly to the buying public.

Additionally, the Villebois Sunday Market is committed to hosting a green market and ensuring that all environmental aspects are considered in the planning and execution of the Market.  We are approaching our events with a pollution prevention perspective in mind in order to reduce its overall environmental impact.

Click here for driving directions to the Villebois community & the Villebois Sunday Market.

Take advantage of the local farmers market in the beautiful Villebois community. For more information about the Villebois Sunday Market, visit VilleboisSundayMarket.com. You may also call 866.580.2836 or email villeboissundaymarket@gmail.com.

Interested vendors can download application and handbook at www.villeboissundaymarket.com .  You can also email us at  villeboissundaymarket@gmail.com or pick up the phone and call  (503)913-3114.

Deadline for new and returning applications are due Friday, March 5th.

Take advantage of the local farmers market in the beautiful Villebois community. For more information about the Villebois Sunday Market, visit VilleboisSundayMarket.com. You may also call 866.580.2836 or email villeboissundaymarket@gmail.com.

Imagine…riding the WES commuter train home from work, on your short walk to your new home, you pass trails and sidewalks shaded by towering trees, there are families in the park, laughing playing together. You stop to pick up some fresh pastries in Piazza Villebois or fresh vegetables at the Villebois Sunday Market.

As you step out onto the cobblestone street, you exhale “Life is good.”

The award-winning Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon, has been designed to feel and live like a cozy and vibrant village, with timeless European-inspired architecture and 160 acres of parks and beautiful landscaping.

At the heart of Villebois resides Piazza Villebois, where friends from the entire community come to relax and mingle together on the streets; you will always see a friendly face in Piazza Villebois.

An exceptional, award-winning diverse design and sustainable, social community, Villebois is proud to live a green lifestyle with its innovative rainwater management plan. In Villebois, you are connected to the area’s natural features.

Change how YOU live.

Go to ChangeHowYouLive.com and visit the Villebois Living section, then come and visit in person just west of downtown Wilsonville. For directions visit ChangeHowYouLive.com or call 866.580.2836. You can also email Blog@CostaPacific.com for more details about this exceptional, new community.

Monsters, fairies, witches and clowns: Join neighbors in Wilsonville, Oregon’s Villebois community for the best parade in town! On Halloween, all costumed Villebois residents and anyone else who cares to join – kids or adults – are invited to congregate at the Sofia Park Pavilion in the Villebois neighborhood to march, stroll, ride or roll on a short parade route to kick off the Halloween festivities. The parade starts at 6 p.m. and ends with refreshments and activities. The Villebois community hopes you can join in a ghoulishly good time!

Homeowners throughout the Villebois neighborhood regularly come together for a variety of fun and exciting community activities.

Here are just a few of the many events planned at Villebois:

-          Villebois Sunday Market – Wilsonville’s only farmers market runs every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May through October

-          Easter Egg Hunt – Bring the kids and search for treats in Sofia Park

-          Community Garage Sale – Feel good about getting rid of the items you no longer want

-          4^th of July Parade – Watch neighbors get creative with floats and decorations as you celebrate our nation’s independence  

-          Campout Movie Night in the Park – Join neighbors as you watch old favorites on a projection screen in Palermo Park

-          Oktoberfest – Enjoy German fare while celebrating the festival with friends

-          Potluck Concert in the Park – Bring your favorite side dish and dine al fresco with other Villebois homeowners while listening to local musicians

-          Christmas Caroling – Celebrate the holidays by caroling throughout the neighborhood

-          Bunco and Poker Nights – Try your hand at game night with one of the many groups in the community

-          Ladies Night Out – Meet new friends while you tour area restaurants and bars or meet at neighbors’ homes each month

-          Book Clubs – Join one of the community book clubs and catch up on the latest bestsellers

-          Weekly potluck block parties

Call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com today to learn more about life in Villebois. Or visit www.ChangeHowYouLive.com.  

The Villebois Sunday Market has been fortunate enough to attract a number of high-quality vendors, and with the help of Costa Pacific Communities and Arbor Custom Homes, Wilsonville, Oregon’s farmers market was able to expand onto a gravel area off Villebois Drive in the heart of the award-winning Villebois neighborhood.

Unfortunately, gravel is not wheelchair-accessible, and so the Villebois Sunday Market has had to restructure its market map, reducing the number of available spaces to vendors.

The Villebois Sunday Market is committed to standing by its founding objectives:

- To provide an informal, social gathering place in an open-air setting;
- To provide a community-building event in Wilsonville’s Villebois Village Center;
- To give the community access to a wide variety of fresh, local, in-season farm products direct from the producer; and
- To give local producers a centralized location to provide customers with a wide variety of fresh, local, in-season farm products.

This means that the Villebois Sunday Market has had to re-evaluate some of its non-farmer vendors, so that the market could make more space for farmers who sell produce. So, if you are missing a vendor who is no longer at the market, please feel free to contact the Villebois Sunday Market Manager at villeboissundaymarket@gmail.com, and she will do her best to put you into contact with the vendor you miss.

Speaking of vendors… Don’t miss the fresh strawberries that are currently for sale in the Villebois Sunday Market. Visit the United Farm booth next to Café Fratelli’s coffee stand. United Farm picks its strawberries fresh every Sunday morning before the market, so you can rest assured you are getting the very freshest fruit possible!

Take advantage of the local farmers market in the beautiful Villebois community before it closes for the winter on October 18^th. For more information about the Villebois Sunday Market, visit VilleboisSundayMarket.com. You may also call 866.580.2836 or email villeboissundaymarket@gmail.com.

This Sunday, August 30^th, the Children Cancer Association (CCA) will be in attendance at the Villebois Sunday Market in Wilsonville, Oregon’s Villebois neighborhood selling raffle tickets to individuals interested in winning a new 2009 Mini Cooper valued at $28,700 and equipped with premium packages. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the CCA, so you know you’ll be making a difference in your community.

The winner of the new Mini Cooper will be announced at the CCA’s 13th Annual Celebration of Courage Family Festival on Sunday, September 13^th from Noon to 4 p.m. at One World Trade Center in downtown Portland. Come celebrate the heroism and bravery of the children and teens the CCA serves with a fun-filled afternoon of free arts & crafts, face-painting, balloon art, live music and much, much more.

The CCA will also unveil its Wall of Courage display, featuring the portraits of 25 local children and teens selected for their grace and courage in battling a serious illness. Many of these “Community Heroes” are on hand at the festival to greet guests, celebrate with their families, and enjoy their “Hero” status.

For more information about the Celebration of Courage Family Festival presented by Parker Johnstone’s Wilsonville Honda, email events@joyrx.org. Admission is free!

In the meantime, visit your future Mini Cooper in person at the Villebois Sunday Market this Sunday and purchase your $35 raffle tickets! Only 5,000 tickets will be sold. To purchase tickets online, click here or call CCA at 503-244-3141.

Don’t forget! The drawing for the new 2009 Mini Cooper will be held on September 13, 2009. Hurry! Tickets are going fast!

For more information about the Villebois Sunday Market or the Villebois community, please visit www.ChangeHowYouLive.com; call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com.

According to Salem-News.com, over the past 10 years the number of Oregon farmers markets has more than doubled. This success is due to the support and resources of OFMA. Farmers markets in Oregon provide income for more than 1,000 local family-owned farms and supply fresh produce to more than 100,000 customers each week during peak market season. Farmers markets in Oregon also help support low-income families through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Senior Farm Direct Coupons. They also give customers the opportunity to learn about locally grown, fresh food.

With the help of the Health Hunger Nutrition Initiative from the Governor’s Office and the Department of Human Services, more than half of Oregon’s farmers’ markets participate in the Oregon Trail Supplemental Nutrition Access Program (SNAP) program. This includes several new markets founded in 2009. According to an article by Salem-News.com, the Oregon Farmers’ Market Association’s (OFMA) mission is to sustain and promote Oregon farmers’ markets while building community support and economic stability for Oregon’s family farms, small food producers, processors and artisans. To read the full article or to watch a video of the news coverage of the Governor’s declaration, please click here.

The Villebois Sunday Market in Wilsonville, Oregon’s award-winning Villebois community was founded in 2009 and offers a variety of fresh food and Northwest-grown goods for neighbors to sample and purchase. From fresh vegetables and herbs to homemade crafts and tasty treats like kettle korn, barbeque and gelato, Wilsonville’s farmers market is a great place for local residents to shop for everything from groceries to gifts. Click here to watch a video featuring the Villebois Sunday Market. To see a full list of market vendors, visit www.VilleboisSundayMarket.com.

THIS WEEKEND AT THE VILLEBOIS SUNDAY MARKET!

Goldenwood Farm, which sells goat milk soap at the Villebois Sunday Market, recently celebrated the birth of two goats! Come to the market this Sunday, August 9th, to meet them yourself!

For more information about the Villebois Sunday Market, including driving directions and details about volunteering or participating in the farmers market, visit www.VilleboisSundayMarket.com. Or call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com for additional information.