Ramstein Farmers Market offers regional products

The 20th Ramstein Farmers Market will take place Sunday, when Germans celebrate their Thanksgiving.

The market will open at 10:30 a.m. under the auspices of Ramstein-Miesenbach’s city mayor Ralf Hechler and the Rheinland-Pfalz Agricultural Chamber’s vice director, Herbert Metternich, in the conference and culture center, Haus des Buergers. A festive ecumenical worship service to celebrate Thanksgiving will follow. The Kusel Hunting Horn Blowers will provide the musical entertainment and local females will turn the performance stage into a festive Thanksgiving altar.

The market in the center of town will feature more than 30 regional farmers and vendors presenting their products in the center of town, an animal show, historical tractor displays, demonstrations and musical entertainment from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Also, businesses and trades will open their stores and shops 1 to 6 p.m.

Visitors can buy fresh regional products such as wurst, cheese, marmalade, vinegar, oil, honey, fruit, corn, potatoes, pumpkins, wine, liquors and game specialties.

Vendors will also serve culinary specialties such as game bratwurst, soup, pot dishes, smoked trout and fried artichokes.

The farmers market also features ideas for presents such as nicely decorated glasses with jellies made of local fruit, honey wine, rose products, baskets, woolen socks and art and craft items.

Near the museum, there will be demonstrations by a blacksmith, basket maker, turner, wool spinner and potter as well as a vintage tractor display.

Children can enjoy a petting zoo and face painting. The fortune wheel can be turned and net profits will be donated to the local Youth Red Cross and a kindergarten.

In the Haus des Buergers, nutrition advisers and the Otterberg forestry office will have information stands. Starting at noon, children and adults can take part in pumpkin carving.

The Ramstein Street Musicians will entertain visitors with brass music in the streets.