Local treasures at the Mapleton Farmer's Market Block Party

MAPLETON - Stephanie Craig, right, of Tullamore Lavender Company (TLC), chats with a customer at the Mapleton Farmer’s Market Block Party on July 27. TLC is a small-scale lavender farm and products company working to bring a little more “TLC” into the world by offering products that are useful in people’s everyday lives while creating a business that is environmentally and socially conscious.

Tia Fischer of Drayton started a candy business from home with her siblings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last She brought Tia’s Candy Shop to the Mapleton Farmers Market Block Party on July 27. The market is held on the last Thursday of each month from May to September from 4 to 7pm at the Drayton Fairgrounds.