Edge of Liberty Craft Fair - August 21, 2022

2022-07-18

As we move into the second half of our farm stand and craft fair season, it's another time of transition.

The furious frenzy of planning, planting, and tending in cold spring rains and an unbearably hot and dry summer, has turned to a time of bountiful harvest (and weeds) and coexisting with the nature that surrounds us here at the Edge of Liberty. We're overjoyed to see the monarchs on our milkweed and wonder at the eagles soaring over our squash field while begrudgingly cleaning up the deer-vastation of our hosta plantings and mourning the loss of our entire sweet potato harvest to evolved bunnies who've learned how to get through rabbit fencing.

Fifteen crafters and artisans will be joining us on Sunday, August 21 on what should be a glorious fall day for the fourth of the six craft fairs we have scheduled for 2022. Read all the details about them and their amazing products below.

We hope you will join us and be part of our community!

Where are you? (click for map)

We're conveniently located on old 49 (Calumet) a mile north of Valparaiso and a mile south of the drive-in theater, right on the edge of Liberty Township.

What crafts will be available? (click for gallery)

Committed vendors for this event and information about their products are detailed below with links to their personal pages. All vendors either accept credit cards personally, or can accept payments through our "Pay With Paypal" button on our home page, but would prefer cash.

Our Vendors For August 21

The Lunch Box

Steak, Pork, or Breakfast Burritos
Enchiladas
Cuban Fly
Cheeseburgers
Nachos, Churros, Sugar dots
...and more

Batshit Crazy Farms

A variety of hot pepper blends for the chilihead on your gift list
"Sanity Salt" bath salts made with herb infused coconut oil
Bat's Bees Lip balm made with our own beeswax and mint
Dried herbs - oregano, basil, peppermint tea, parsley, thyme, powdered Swiss chard
Men's T-Shirts (L, XL)

Bella Lena, LLC

Selectively crafted skin care products

lotions
body butters
creams
soaps

Carolyn's Crafty Creations

If you love beads and driftwood, come and see a variety of wind chimes and more handmade crafts. No two are alike, and most are made with earth-tone colors

CH Crafty Creations

Epoxy Tumblers
Keychains
Refillable epoxy pens
T-Shirts
Popsicle Koozies
Koozies
And much more!

GE Daisy LLC

My specialty is etched glassware, but I also enjoy up-cycling and giving new life to old objects through etching, painting, and customization. Custom orders for new glassware can be placed with me, or you can browse a selection of pre-etched glassware and home decor items at my booth!

Glass Stitches

Painted & etched glass
crotchet hats and blankets

Hawkins Full City Roast LLC

Husband and wife team serving our community with organically grown specialty coffee.

Roasted in small batches.

$1 per bag of coffee sold goes toward onetreeplanted.org.

Nature Inspired

dreamcatchers
walking sticks and canes
t-shirts
custom decals
wall decor
planters
Harley-Davidson and sports teams memorabilia

Sandy Goat Acres

We sell handcrafted all natural goats milk soaps made with essential oils and fresh goats milk from the goats raised on our farm. We also make herbal skincare products including balms, whipped body butters, lip balms, lotion bars, bath salts, and we have luffas grown here in our garden.

Three Little Babes

I create resin and acrylic keychains along with decorative trays and earrings. I also make a few t-shirts.

Tonia's Things Now

Soaps
body butters
candles
etc.

Wild Child Collective

Local honey
Gourd birdhouses
Handmade items
Art

Wooden It Be Nice/ Linda's Lumber

Handcrafted Wooden items
Woodburned art
Turned pens
keychains
bottle stoppers
Intarsia art

Your Small Business Listed Here

We're looking for home-based vendors selling products they make themselves who live in or near Porter county. Fill out this form to sign up! Reminder that the New Law went into effect on July 1 so we can now accept applications from those who sell non-potentially hazardous foods with a copy of food handler certification on file.

The Edge of Liberty

Fresh cut herbs from our pollinator garden
Fresh organic produce from our market garden
Click here for our Fresh Pick Menu updated weekly
The Edge of Liberty Farm Stand will be open every Sunday from May 15 through October 16 this year! Craft fairs are part of the fun every third Sunday.

About Us

The Edge of Liberty is a four acre farm that we purchased because the neighborhoods surrounding it wanted to preserve the rural feeling of Liberty Township and stop it from being developed. Since it was a community effort to keep it rural, we want the community to get a chance to enjoy it...together! Events and services at The Edge of Liberty are centered around creating and maintaining a sense of community and preserving that hometown rural feeling that made us all fall in love with this area. In addition to the community garden that we started last season and a weekly farm stand of produce grown in our market and pollinator gardens to help defray costs of maintaining the property, we're providing this monthly outlet for members of the community to sell their handmade goods and to give you an opportunity to share good times with friends and neighbors. Help us celebrate life and create happiness! See you on Sunday, August 21!