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Vol. 15 No. 6
| May 12, 2011
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The Market is open rain or shine, every Saturday morning from early May to mid-November,
from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. We're located in the parking lot behind
Broad Ripple Magnet High School, 1115 Broad Ripple Avenue. View Map.
The Broad Ripple Farmers Market is a non-smoking market.
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This Week at the Market:
Rhubarb, Lettuces, Asparagus,
Farm Fresh Eggs,
Poultry, Artisan Oils,
and Goat Cheese
 
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Wednesday Market Coming in June!
The secret is out!!! The Broad Ripple Farmers Market is expanding to Wednesday evenings in the main parking lot of Broad Ripple Park, just a few blocks from our Saturday location at Broad Ripple Magnet High School.
Starting June 1st, those of you who have Saturday morning ball games or other commitments that keep you from visiting us will be able to come out to the park mid-week from 5-8 p.m. and enjoy the Market experience.
The new Wednesday Market will be comprised of many of the same vendors who make up our Saturday Market, but there will be some new additions, as well. The first Market will launch with about 30 vendors, be family and dog-friendly, and staffed by the same volunteers who support the Saturday Market.
"We are very excited to make a mid-week Market available to the greater Broad Ripple community." says Barbara Wilder, Market Master. "We understand that not everyone is able to participate in our Saturday Market, and we hope by offering a midweek Market, more people will have access to the local produce, good food and good fun that the Saturday Market is known for."
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Market Trivia: Rhubarb
Early records of rhubarb in America identify an unnamed Maine gardener as having obtained seed or root stock from Europe in the period between 1790-1800. He introduced it to growers in Massachusetts, where its popularity spread and by 1822, it was sold in produce markets.
Rhubarb originally came from China.
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Adopt A Yard Sign!
For $5, you can support and promote the Broad Ripple Farmers Market by adopting a sign and displaying it in your yard. The $5 covers half the cost of the sign to the Market and helps us spread the word to friends and neighbors around town. Signs are available at the Information Booth at the Market each week. |
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Focus On: Rhubarb
When I was a child, rhubarb plants grew all along the fence in our back yard. Everyone's grandma had a recipe for rhubarb pie, and those pies were a common feature at church festivals, while stewed rhubarb graced many a Hoosier dinner table every spring. I came to love that tart/sweet tang and the sight of the fresh stalks on the kitchen counter were enough to start my mouth watering in anticipation.
Thankfully, with the rise in popularity of farmers markets and the local food movement, rhubarb is coming back in a big way! If you live in Indiana, you probably have a recipe for a rhubarb dessert, or can easily get one from your mother or grandmother. That just isn't enough for me. I think rhubarb deserves a whole meal devoted to it!
We offer here a menu for a spring-time meal that gives the ruby-red stalk top billing:
Cold Rhubarb Soup with Fresh Mint
Arugula Salad with Rhubarb Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese
Chicken Smothered in Rhubarb
Rhubarb Punch
Ingredients:  - 6 C. finely chopped fresh rhubarb
- 6 C. water
- 1 (12 oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate
- 1 C. sugar
- 1 liter lemon-lime soda, chilled
Procedure: In large saucepan, combine rhubarb, water, lemonade and sugar. Cover and cook about 20 minutes until rhubarb is very soft. Strain to remove pulp. Chill liquid. Just before serving, pour rhubarb mixture over ice cubes in punch bowl. Carefully pour in chilled soda. Garnish with additional ice cubes. Just click on the menu items above to link to the recipes - and enjoy your rhubarb feast topped off with your own rhubarb dessert. In fact, send us your favorite rhubarb dessert recipe and we may choose it to to complete this menu on our recipe blog!!! |
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This Week's Vendors
To view a map of this week's vendors and the locations of their booths, click here. Or stop by the BRFM Info Booth on Saturday, and we'll be happy to help you find your favorite vendors. |
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Musical Guest: Ted Yoder
 Don't forget to stop by the entertainment booth and catch the complex rhythms and unusual harmonics of Indiana native and 2010 National Hammer Dulcimer Champion, Ted Yoder. Learn more about Ted and his music by clicking here. As always, the entertainment is provided at no cost to the BRFM. If you like what you hear, please consider purchasing a CD and/or leaving a tip. |
 The Market is back in full swing! Don't forget . . . we are here rain or shine from 8 a.m. until 12 noon every Saturday from May to November! |
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 About the Market
With more than 50 vendors, you'll find just about everything you need at the Broad Ripple Farmers Market (BRFM). We are open rain or shine, every Saturday from May through November, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. We're located behind Broad Ripple Magnet High School, 1115 Broad Ripple Avenue.
Market Master: Barbara Wilder
Newsletter Coordinator: Jinny Sauer Bastianelli
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