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The Boulder County Farmers Markets are founded on the belief that local agriculture is important.  Issues of food quality, appropriate resource use, and local economic support are all elements of this belief.  As such, the Market attempts to support local agricultural producers by providing a direct market for their product and by educating the community about the importance of local agricultural production
 
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Boulder Farmers' Market
13th street between Arapahoe and Canyon in Downtown Boulder.
 
Longmont Farmers' Market
North lot of the Boulder County Fairgrounds
Hover Rd. and Boston Ave, Longmont CO.
 

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  • Cornucopia of Local a Farmers' Market at the Outlook Hotel  (11/18/2008)
  • A special event in a new location.
    11 special presentations
    35 Farmers and Specialty Food Vendorrs

  • Last Boulder Farmers' Market of the season  (10/29/2008)
  • Satisfying the localvore after the Farmers' Market season ends.
    Colorado Beer Cheese Soup
    The 2008 landgrab for food and financial security
    Menu for the Next Prez
    Food Labels

  • Last Longmont Farmers' Market of the season  (10/22/2008)
  • Apples-the All-American Fruit
    Pauline's Homemade Applesauce
    Laudisio family cooks
    Squash - a pictorial
    Naturally Boulder Days
    Long Term Apple Storage

  • Sausages and Fall Fruits  (10/15/2008)
  • Oktoberfest-Colorado Style
    Brown Sugar Ginger Crisps
    Chef Deb's blog
    Featured artist is Cyndi Buck
    Book review: The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved
    A fairly comprehensive history of food
    Spice's - Exotic Roasted Nuts

  • Butternut squash and Wednesday FM ended  (10/8/2008)
  • Bisque-You've Come A Long Way
    Butternut Squash Soup with Leeks and Fresh Thyme
    Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto
    Soy-Miso Vinaigrette
    Congratulations Abbondanza!
    Fall Harvest Festival at CU
    Colorado Bioneers
    Be a Farmer
    Bob Munson's squash adventures

  • Apples at the Farmers' Market  (10/1/2008)
  • Colorado Pears
    Roasted Pears
    Shoot Out in the food plaza
    Chanting, singing, and playing drums
    Three Sisters Stew
    Roasted Tomato Tartine w/ Greens in Tomato Vinaigrett
    The Global Warming Diet
    Book review: The Botany of Desire
    15 links to different Blogs on the Farmers' Markets
    Local Visions and Wide Horizons
    FAR OUT GARDEN SALSA:
    Abalon Guild - the only apple orchard left in Boulder
    New T-shirt Design!

  • Friends of BCFM - Grapes!  (9/24/2008)
  • Pattypan squash
    Pattypan Squash with Rice Stuffing
    Rustic Pear and Apple Galette
    Featured Artist - Yoko Massa
    Stocking Up on the Harvest
    Chef Deb
    Roasted "Bohemienne" w/ Spaghetti squash and fresh goat cheese
    Best Ways to Prepare Nature's Bounty
    define some key terms
    Whole Wheat Pasta with Arugula Pesto, Roasted Peppers & Goat Cheese
    Mark Menagh in Colorado Biz magazine

  • It is pepper time  (9/17/2008)
  • It is pepper time
    Cream of Potato Leek Soup
    Spicy Dill Quick Pickles
    Market Chef Michael Montgomery
    Bacon, Hazelnuts, Brussels Sprouts Penne Pasta
    Featured Artist - Diane Panetta
    Tomato Glut Sauce
    Book review: Renewing America's Food Traditions
    Chef Deb rocks the LFM
    Fresh Ricotta
    Pumpkin Bisque w/ Fresh Mushrooms
    Salted Caramel Sauce
    Tray-Freezing Apples Slices for Multiple Uses

  • Red pepper, eggplant and mint drinks  (9/10/2008)
  • For the Love of Farming
    Oven Roasted Red Pepper-Eggplant Spread
    The Mojito
    Stevens Farm
    Freezing Basil
    How bad brands happen to good people
    Freezing Garden Fresh Raw Tomatoes
    Backyard Bees returns
    The Dinner Table
    The food industry can be nuts

  • Heirloom and Edamame from our Farmers  (9/3/2008)
  • The largest selection of all time is at the market now!
    The Heirloom Tomato
    Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Salad with a Buttermilk Dressing
    Pachamama Farm organic edamame
    Peaches with Basil-Zinfandel Syrup
    Whiteside Honey
    Rustica Baking
    Summer Corn & Zucchini with Browned Butter & Sage
    Book review: The End of Food, by Paul Roberts

  • Labor Day Weekend Plans  (8/27/2008)
  • Featured Artist - Jeanne Connelly of Pixibilities
    New Farmers Start
    Confessions of a Reluctant Canner-Pretty in Peach
    Ginger Lime Peach Pie Filling Turned Compote Recipe
    Peach Butter Bliss Recipe
    Labor Day and Farm Worker Rights

  • Our Friends have written many Blogs  (8/20/2008)
  • Isabelle Farm
    Bloggers like to talk about the Farmers' Markets
    Heirloom Tomato Tart
    Featured Artist - Justin Bucciferro of Silver Spell
    Seen at the market
    Heart & Soil
    Prince Charles' views on GE crops

  • Zucchini and their flowers  (8/13/2008)
  • More Flower Nibbling
    Fried Zucchini Blossoms
    Melon Mania
    blood drive at the market
    Colorado Corn Gazpacho
    Book Review:
    Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
    definition of the use of the word heirloom
    Not a sweet proposition - GMO sugar beets

  • Mellons!  (8/6/2008)
  • Stop and Nibble the Flowers
    Salad Greens with Nasturtiums Blossoms and Fresh Strawberries
    USDA - It is national farmers market week
    Finding Ourselves in Food
    It's that time of year for Mellons
    Grilled Honey Butter Peaches
    Gary Schakelford and Music at the markets
    USDA TAKES ACTION ON MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING

  • Corn!  (7/30/2008)
  • Understanding CORN
    Tis the Season for Sweet Corn
    Fiery Roasted Corn on the Cob
    Dr Audrey says "Eat Your Veggies"
    Who's Your Farmer - Longmont Farmers' Market
    Zucchini Pancakes with Basil Chive Cream
    Fresh, Flavorful and Colorful
    How to ask hard questions of the people who grow your food
    what is for sale at the market
    On eating raw corn
    RAS Farms Polenta Pie

  • Peaches with Cherries  (7/23/2008)
  • Understanding "food miles"
    Intertwining Seasons-Peaches and Cherries
    Sliced Colorado Peaches and Vanilla Ice Cream with a Vanilla-Fig Cherry Sauce
    Fresh Peach Chipolte Salsa
    How Fair is Affordable?
    Credit and Debit Cards are accepted at the Boulder and Longmont Farmers' Markets
    Why are farmers an endangered species?

  • Peaches apricots and Red Amaranth  (7/16/2008)
  • Apricots are now available at Boulder County Farmers' Markets
    Red Amaranth-A Hard-to-Find Chinese Spinach
    Cheesy Ricotta Pie
    Peach Tomato Pork Chops
    Grilled Peaches and Cream
    Tread Light - Eco-Positive Gear
    On Zweck's Farm
    Bing Cherry Ice Cream with Chipped Chocolate
    You know it's really summer when:
    Eat Your Veggies
    Who's Your Farmer: Windsor Dairy
    100 mile diet based in Boulder County
    Book Review: A Garlic Testament

  • Golden Beets  (7/10/2008)
  • Chioggia Beets
    The Beet Goes On
    Roasted Golden Beets and Asparagus
    Rhythm on the River
    The G8 Summit leaders tackle Global Food Crisis
    Edible flowers
    Farmer Spotlight: Lladyhawk Llamas
    Interesting facts about beets
    Band on the Bricks
    Letter to the editor, re: Kohlrabi

  • Kohlrabi  (7/3/2008)
  • In case you needed another reason to eat cherries
    What In The World is Kohlrabi?
    Chinese Chicken Salad
    Book review: This Organic Life - Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader
    food safety guidelines, especially in light of the recent salmonella outbreak on tomatoes
    Sesame Sugar Snap Peas
    Longmont Vendor Spotlights: Frfroney's
    Linking Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
    virtual water - interesting concept


  • garlic scapes and waiters race  (6/25/2008)
  • Waiter Races Tonight at the Boulder Farmers Market
    Garlic Scapes - A Short Lived Culinary Treat
    Garlic Scape Pesto
    Penne Pasta with Chicken, Shitake Mushrooms, and Garlic Scapes
    Longmont Farmers' Market Donkeys Cart rides
    "Radishal" Solutions
    Asian Radish and Carrot Salad
    Featured Artist Magic Fairy Candles
    Chilled Carrot Soup with Dill Pesto
    Vendor Spotlights: Chidog Deli
    Home Grown Hits Home

  • Cherries this weekend  (6/18/2008)
  • Windsor Dairy's Line of Raw Milk Cheeses
    Grilled Salmon with Strawberry Salsa
    Longmont Vendor Spotlights: Taylor's Tinys
    Walk & Bike Month information booth at Boulder Farmer's Market
    Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art - BMoCA
    Book Review: Stuffed and Starved, by Raj Patel

  • Tomatoes, muffins and strawberries  (6/11/2008)
  • Apple spice muffin with local flour!
    Fresh Pea Hummus Crostini
    Wednesday's Farmers
    Colorado Beef - It's What's Most Men Want for Father's Day Dinner
    My Husband's Favorite Father's Day Steak
    Our beer or wine garden is open!
    L'Atelier Restaurant
    Use Locally Grown Tomatoes to Avoid Salmonell
    Featured Artist Wyncia Clute Wyncia's

  • Beer and Wine Garden starts on Wednesdays  (6/4/2008)
  • Mountain Valley Canning
    Food Preservation!
    Eat Your Veggies
    Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler
    Asparagus-the "Food of Kings"
    Grilled Asparagus with a Hazelnut Vinaigrette
    Grilled Chicken - with Sautéed Mushrooms and Asparagus
    Hay belly nation
    Book Review:
    Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty, by Mark Winne

  • Friends - Good weather is back  (5/28/2008)
  • FARMERS ATTENDING TODAY
    Risotto alla Boulder
    Family Farms, Local, Fresh
    About the rising cost of food

  • The Market is Busy!  (5/21/2008)
  • Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts
    Bus to the Longmont Market!
    Eat Your Vegetables for Cancer Prevention
    Book Review: In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan
    Creek Festival adds Excitement to the Market
    Credit and Debit Cards are accepted
    The Organic Orbit


  • Elk at the Boulder Farmers' Market  (5/16/2008)
  • Bus to the Boulder Farmers' Market!
    The Organic Center - science of organics
    NON-PROFITS AT THE FARMERS' MARKETS
    Take a walk on the Wild Side
    Elk Medallions
    with Caramelized Red Onions, Shitake Mushrooms, & Gorgonzola Cheese
    Secret Recipe Elk Steaks
    Drag and drop garden planning
    Looking for a few good reasons to go green
    The Farm Bill
    The Boulder History Museum


  • Here We Go!  (5/9/2008)
  • REAL FRESH TOMATO
    Gibson tractor at the market
    Lovely Spring Salad
    Book Review: Plenty, by Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon
    Tomatoes with a Homegrown Taste
    Gnudi with Tomatoes and Basil
    2 R's Farm Green Tomato Relish and Goat Cheese Bruschetta
    Bauman College Cooking Demos
    Monsanto's Harvest of Fear
    WHICH STATES TAX THE SALE OF FOOD
    Featured Fine Crafts Person Christina Christina BPacks

  • Longmont Opens  (5/2/2008)
  • Walking Onion
    Longmont Farmers' Market A ZERO-WASTE event
    Visit with Lynne Rossetto Kasper
    Life is Like an Onion
    Tequila Marinated Chicken Fajitas
    Carol Ann's Homemade Guacamole
    LiveWell Longmont

  • First FAFCF of 2008  (4/24/2008)
  • Featured art is Windmill Woodworks
    Veggie Check
    Green Garlic
    Grilled Garlic Greens
    Penne Pasta and Chicken with Ricotta Cheese and Green Garlic
    Herbed White Bean Garlic Spread
    Genetic Modification - What is it good for
    Food we are paying more for it
    Kipp Nash - Community Roots

  • 3rd market with Wine - taste of spring 2008  (4/17/2008)
  • Google Earth & Google Maps use Farmers' Market
    Best, freshest food in Boulder County
    New food plaza vendors
    New food vendors in the Atrium
    Returning packaged food vendors
    Spring is Sprouting Pea Shoots
    Pan-Grilled Tilapia on a Bed of Wilted Pea Greens
    Baby Spinach Salad
    with Pea Greens, Roasted Tomatoes, and Chevre Cheese
    Wine, Mead, Cheese, Chocolate and Cheer
    Prices rising, global production shaky, reserves depleted, countries banning export, what is happeing to our global food system
    Disappearing diversity

  • Spring 2008  (4/11/2008)
  • It is Spring time to get the starts started
    One of world's most troublesome weeds is now herbicide-resistant
    It is about the mindful life
    The market is OPEN
    Recipe: Arugula Pesto
    Farmers at the market - list
    The 2008 Boulder County Food Summit


  • Opening Day 2008  (4/3/2008)
  • NEW FARMERS JOIN BOULDER FARMERS' MARKET
    New packaged and prepared food this year
    The most locally focused extensive Crop list available in the country
    Links to amuse and inform
    The First to Market-Baby Greens
    Green Chile Tortillas with Braising Greens
    and Spicy Chicken Sausage
    Beat the crowds
    BMoCA to the rescue




Boulder County Farmers' Markets
P.O. Box 18745
Boulder, Colorado 80308
303-910-2236
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