April 7th Market
Happy Easter!
Stop by the Longview Farm Store on Saturday for your holiday gifts! Their Easter flowers include miniature lilies, Gerber daises and tulips in an array of colors. They are also well-stocked with pansies in beautifully arranged hanging baskets and pansies in six-packs and flats. And for your Easter celebration, they carry John & Kira's home-made chocolates and white eggs for dying.
This amazing weather has produced a bumper crop of fresh vegetables at Longview Farm from their hoop houses! Stock up on just-picked flavorful greens, kale and Swiss Chard .
You can visit the following Collegeville Farmers' Market vendors this Saturday at the Longview Farm Store:
Yellow Springs Farm has returned to our winter market this week bringing their award-winning artisan chevres! Once you taste these fresh, organic, handmade cheeses, you won't buy supermarket cheeses again! This week Catherine is bringing three of her fresh chevres, as well as Yellow Springs' amazing aged cheeses: Cloud Nine, Red Leaf and Nutcracker. She also will have their caramel sauces available.
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Creamy Yellow Springs Farm
Goat Cheese
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Mountain View Poultry Farm -- This weekend the farm will have fresh chicken and turkey for your holiday meal, along with their full menu of prepared foods and Barb's delicious sausage.
Spring is here so don't forget their mouth-watering marinated chicken and turkey--totally awesome on the grill! Also try their new infused sea salts to make all your meals a delight!
And just in time for Easter, this will be the last weekend for their egg special of two dozen for 8.00, with the regular price being $4.95 a dozen. Marie looks forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!
Marcy's Granola--Stop by and sample a different flavor of Marcy's six original flavors of artisan granola. Also check out Marcy's packaging which now includes Nutritional Facts. Marcy's granola is made with oats, dried fruits, nuts and seeds, and she uses only the finest oil and vegan-friendly sweeteners to make it slightly sweet.
Our Collegeville Farmers' Market vendors sell inside the Longview Farm Store each Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. through April 28th, 2012.
The Longview Center for Agriculture is located at the former Willow Creek Farm, 3215 Stump Hall Road in Collegeville.
While visiting our farmers and vendors this week, check out the variety of local, sustainably produced products at the farm store, including freshly picked green kale, rainbow Swiss chard, red beets, lettuce, arugula and harvest mix, scallions, herbs, carrots, garlic, and the many varieties of onions, potatoes, apples, and pears.
Longview's store, which is operated by the non-profit Greener Partners, is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and is open Wednesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Note: The store will be closed on Easter Sunday.
