Bio. Regional. Genuss." this Saturday, May 21 - Experience sustainability.
Pleasure.” on the Oberursel market square, with various cultural events. At the stands of the plastic-free* old town market, sustainable and regional products as well as organic products are offered. It will be a market for strolling and lingering, with gastronomic dellights and places to sit, meet and start the weekend with good conversations. From this Saturday the market takes place weekly.On Saturday, May 21, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the new "Altstadtmarkt - Bio.Regional.
Genuss." on Oberursel's market square, additionally with a cultural program. At the stands of the plastic-free* Altstadtmarkt sustainable and regional products as well as organic products will be offered, it will be a market to stroll and linger, with gastronomic offers and seating possibilities to meet and to ring in the weekend with good conversations. Starting on Saturday, the market will be held weekly.
"With its regional and ecological offerings, the new Old Town Market complements our very popular weekly market, which remains on Epinay Square on Wednesdays and Saturdays - this two-market concept revitalizes our city center as a whole. Combined with the Saturday flea market in the Adenauerallee, our city is filled with life. Together with our active stores and their high-quality offerings and expertgood advice, we invite all Oberursel residents and guests to join us," Mayor Antje Runge explains about advertises the launch of the new Old Town Market.
Through a changing program, led by committed Oberursel residents, the topic of sustainability can be experienced through practical demonstrations. There will also be opportunities to obtain information and exchange ideas.By a changing program of engaged Oberurselern the topic lastingness becomes beyond that experiencable by demonstrations and it gives the opportunity to inform and exchange itself.
The relocation of the Saturday market away from the historic market square at the beginning of the Corona pandemic had sometimes dramatic economic consequences for shops in the old town. "As a city, we have a special responsibility. We made sure to consult with suppliers of the weekly market, the residents around the market square and the trade association fokus O." says Mayor Antje Runge, explaining the process of developing the new market concept.The relocation of the Saturday market to the histo-rical market square at the beginning of the Corona pandemic¬mie had partly dramatic, economic consequences for the stores in the old town. "As a city, we have a special responsibility and have also brought on board the market vendors, the residents around the marketplace and the trade association fokus O.," says Mayor Antje Runge, explaining the development process of the new market concept.
In the future, the closure of the Eppsteiner Strasse is to be incorporated into the concept of the Old Town Market and athe trial closure is to be carried out as part of the road repairconstruction of Eppsteiner Strasse.
Market vendors and stalls
The quality and variety of the products on offer isare the top priorityies for the stalls at the Altstadtmarkt. Organic and sustainable products are clearly in vogue and in order to ensure the range of topics "regional, sustainable, organic quality", criteria and guidelines for the allocation of the stands were drawn up by the city administration.Organic and sustainable products are clearly in vogue., and Iin order to ensure the thematic palette of "regional, sustainable, organic quality", criteria and guidelines for the allocation of stalls have been established by the city administration.
The following food stalls will be present on a weekly basis:
Querbeet: organic fruit + vegetables
ApfelweinagenturCider agency Johannes Döringer
Brian'sBrians Best: sauces, salsas, unfilterednaturally cloudy beer
Fahrrad Grill Valentino Micieli & Sarah Muzzamil: homemade sausages from own production
Josefs Biofleisch: beef, lamb, chicken, turkey
Delicatessen Gümüs: Homemade southern specialties with regional products
Ziegenhof Waldrode: organic goat cheese from goats
Metzler wines: Organic wines
Bottega Italian Slow food art: Italian olive oil from own cultivation and Sugo
At cooperative intermittentchanging stands (not every week) the following market suppliers offer their goods:
Jürgen Ochs: apple cider, apple juice, calvados
Bokashi Pellets Manufaktur Miriam Gernhard: organic fertilizer pellets on pellet basis
Artist group "Der Rote Schwan": art, cards and gifts
Fahr.bar Gastro-Bike: Barrista coffee, organic iced tea, mead summer cocktails and Orscheler cookies
Holzwild Petra Langeneckert: wooden decoration + wooden furniture, fruit, jam, spreads
Die Schütte: solid natural cosmetics, cleaning agents, gift articles, books- without packagingun-packed
Medicinal herbs & teas Verena Herzberger, medicinal herbs expert
Hand weaving mill Christine Herbig: textiles made from natural yarns
Local Oberursel climate initiative LOK e.V.: Information booth
Accompanying program on 21 May for the opening
The Oberurseler Jürgen Ochs processes local apples at the Schaukeltern(demonstration apple pressing) and invites you to taste the freshly produced apple juice. Here everything revolves around the question: How does the juice come from the apple?
When shopping, you can also look forward to the pop and jazz band Evas Apfel. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the market, expect spectacular interactions and a wide variety of voices. The musicians move playfully in the midst of the commotion of the market, an amazing atmosphere is guaranteed. Evas Apfel is a special kind of cover band. Featuring female musicians is one of their trademarks! Their speciality is to interpret all pop styles from 1922-2022 in an authentic and original way. Not only do they have the right costumes and choreographies for every musical decade, they also have a repertoire of over 400 songs.While shopping, you can also look forward to the pop and jazz band Eva's Apple. In the midst of the market hustle and bustle you can expect spectacular interaction and a great variety of voices. The musicians move playfully throughout the in the midst of the market hustle and bustle, so that pure atmosphere is guaranteed. Eva's apple is the special kind of cover band. Not only the high proportion of women is one of the trademarks! The main criterion is to interpret all pop styles from 1922-2022 authentically and at the same time originally. So they have not only the right costumes and choreographies for each music decade, but meanwhile a repertoire of over 400 songs.
AdditionalFurther market operators are welcome to apply!
Other interested parties for market stalls are invited to apply to the Economic Development Department of the City of Oberursel. Artists and associations who would like to participate in the cultural program are also welcome to apply. Contact is Citymanager Marcus Scholl, Tel. 06171 502-294, E-Mail marcus.scholl@oberursel.de.
*plastic-free with exception of the packing of meat and delicaciesbenefit, whose packing is leak-proof and hygienicallyhygenically secureperfect as products with special requirements do not have an alternativealternativlos.
Antje Runge
Mayor