On the show today is a special episode where I get to interview multiple vendors from the Oak and Ivy Family Market, which is located at Oak and Ivy Park in the Wright-Dunbar Neighborhood in Dayton. My first interview is with Aimee Plesa, the market manager for the market who is also a vendor at 2nd Street Market downtown. Oak and Ivy started as a way for vendors to have an additional place to sell their goods and is pretty new, so join me as I talk with all of the vendors who were there the same night I was! Oak and Ivy goes from 4-8pm every last Thursday of the month now through October. You can find them on oakandivymarket.com. 

Aimee’s own business is also the owner of Speakeasy Sweets, a local candy company featuring traditional and trendy candy and baked goods recipes. Find out more at speakeasysweets.com. 

Erica is the owner of Royal Mischief Creations, and she had her first debut as an artist at the Oak and Ivy Market the night I spoke with her. You can find her at @royal_mischief on Instagram to see some of her amazing artwork!

Next up I spoke with Clarissa Patterson, owner of Eclore Candle Co, a local candle company that arose from her making candles during the pandemic. She makes soy candles in particular and has some amazing scents. Learn more at eclorecandleco.com!

Up next I spoke with Invictus Omnia, a local handcrafted jewelry and other creations based here in Dayton. You can find them at @invictusomnia on Instagram. 

After that I spoke to Erin, the Upcycling Librarian. She makes handmade products like journals and bookmarks out of old books. She’s also on Etsy at etsy.com/shop/UpcyclingLibrarian, or you can just type in upcyclinglibrarian.com.

I spoke next with Marty Watson of Cabin Fever Confections, which is another 2nd Street Market vendor as well who is just starting to put up shop at Oak and Ivy Market as well. You can find her at cabinfeverconfections.com. 

Heather Bryant, Owner of HD Fine Arts and a co-owner of Speakeasy Sweets was next. Heather is an artist who likes to do some amazing paintings. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram @fineartbyhd. 

I talked with Cassie next, who owns a macrame fiber art business called Knotted Design Co, which started during the pandemic. She makes some amazing stuff and I have one of her hanging basket nets, which I love! You can find her on Facebook and Instagram and Etsy by searching Knotted Design Company. 

Jenny from Jennie's Turtle Nails was up next. You can find her at jenniesturtlenails.com. 

I talked with Mark Tarziers (again) after that, who I’ve also had on the show previously. You can find more about them at daytonmicrogreens.com. 

I talked with Brad Garrett of Corner Hill Farm next, a produce grower in New Vienna. You can find them online at cornerhillfarm.com.

I talked with Nicole next, who is the owner of Billie Gold Bubble Tea, which is one of my favorite beverages and favorite places to get bubble tea. You can find them online at billiegoldbubbletea.com!

Up next was another repeat guest, which was Kathleen, owner of Pink Moon Goods, a cool home goods and paper goods shop here in Dayton. She had some big news to share though since my last interview that you won’t want to miss! Visit pinkmoongoods.com for more information. 

And finally I spoke with Christine, who wasn’t a vendor (yet), but may be soon! She gave me some cookies and is the owner of Magic Gem Sweets, a local baking company. You can find her at @magicgemsweets on Instagram!

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