Mo's Market Morsels 
Tidbits from the Market Manager
What's old
and smelly
and super
and delicious?
See
"What's Fresh!" (below right)
for the answer to this riddle and more on the pick of the week.
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Five More Ways to Celebrate:
1. Wake up and smell the coffee and grab a quick breakfast to-go from Lunch Box on Main, 454 East Main St.
2. Start your market day with some joie de vie by stopping by to see the folks from Saint Peter's Bakery.
 Their preservative-free, fresh breads and pastries are baked daily in French, steam- injection ovens.
This week they have:
traditional baguettes,
apple raisin walnut,
rustic white,
multi grain,
and
pumpernickel.
Plus, they'll have a variety of sweet and savory croissants and sticky buns with pecans.
She has a something for every taste, including a gluten-free treat.
This weeks flavors include:
Twisted Lime,
Toffee Crunch-a-Bunch and her famous PB & C, a delectable delight with signature chocolate cake, a rich peanut butter center, peanut butter-buttercream frosting and a peanut butter cup for a topper.
See her full flavor line-up here.
The week's flavors:
-Chocolate Supreme
-Rustic Lemon
-Banana with NutellaŽ
-Natural Pistachio
5.Take some joy home with you with original, affordable artwork from Annie Pod Press.
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Oh my, how we've grown!
| Last year, we opened the season with 9 vendors. This Saturday, 24 vendors will be at our opening day, offering the best of the season right from the start. So we have a great reason to celebrate and and awesome day planned with friends, food and fun that you won't want to miss.
Savor and shop
Our unique collection of fresh, foods -- all grown, raised and produced in local communities and hand-crafted products from local artisans will delight and inspire you. (See our website for a full list of who's coming and what they'll be offering.)
Enjoy free "locally-grown" live entertainment
 Pottstown-native and 2010 NBC 10 Talent Search finalist , Kendal Conrad, has kicked up her heels at the White House and alongside some of our favorite country singers and hometown sports teams. She'll play her original music on Saturday to create a happening how-down right here in Collegeville. Play fun family activities together
Plant a sunflower, pretend to be farmer for a day and meet the Good NeighBear and our new Rooster mascot. Grow with us! Buy healthy, local seedlings, ready to plant in your garden.
Collegeville Farmers' Market Spring Celebration
460 E. Main Street in the large parking lot
behind the AmeriGreen Gas Station.
Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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What's Fresh?
(Our Pick of the Week)
Today's' Riddle:
What's old and smelly and super and delicious?
Kale, of course!
As an edible plant species, it's old, dating back 2,000 years to ancient Rome and Greece. The leafy greens to be sold at our market by Down Home Acres and Longview Agricultural Center this Saturday will certainly not be old, however. They will be fresh from the fields, and ready for your table, just like the other spring veggies they'll be offering.
The kale might be a bit smelly though. It's like that sometimes, although fans of this versatile vegetable might insist otherwise. To me, however, there is no denying that, like cabbage and Brussels sprouts and its other cousins in the brassica family, kale has a distinct sulferic odor. It doesn't bother me, though. What it lacks aromatically, it more than makes up for in taste and nutrition.
And nutritionally, its super! Really, kale is a super food. It's packed with beta-carotine for good eye-sight, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C, and one serving provides 70% of the calcium adults need every day. Plus, it contains compounds that help lessen the risk of some cancers.
But, you say, "How does it taste?" In short, delicious. Use it in all sorts of stews and salads or saute' it as a side veggie. Plus, if you love variety you'll love kale. There are so many different kinds of kale that it is nearly impossible to name them and it's just as difficult to name the many delicious ways to cook it.
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 Over the Fence (News from our neighbors)
will be super-busy this weekend. Not only will they be bringing their artisanal goat cheese to our market, they are throwing a party of their own. Their Open Farm Days and Native Plant Sale will be held May 5-6 at 1165 Yellow Springs Rd., Chester Springs, PA. The event features cheese tasting and a chance to meet the goats, that make their delicious cheeses possible. Plus, if you are planning a new garden, or just can't get enough native plants, they'll have wildflowers, grasses, ferns, shrubs and trees to buy. Free admission. Rain or shine. Please leave your pets at home. Up the road in Trappe, the Keystone Grange No. 2 is celebrating local mothers with a Mothers' Day Event at historic Grange Hall, 192 West Main Street, featuring lite refreshments and smooth acoustic music . Free admission for women. Men pay $10. For more information, call 484-948-6916. | |
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