Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market
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Apples
Beets
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cider
Collards
Kale
Lettuces
Napa Cabbage
Onions
Peppers
Potatoes
Radishes
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Winter Squash
And also always available: coffee, cheese, eggs, breads, honey, tamales, coffee, teas, baked goods, and crafts.
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Pumpkin Soup!
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Ingredients
1 lb of chopped pumpkin.
1 oz of butter.
1 medium onion, finely chopped.
2 cloves of garlic, crushed.
3 cups of chicken stock.
1 tablespoon of tomato paste.
1 tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese.
Salt and pepper. Directions
Chop the pumpkin into large cubes (not using the skin and seeds).
Sweat the onion and garlic in butter in a large saucepan until the onion is clear.
Add the pumpkin and garlic and sweat for a minute.
Add three cups of chicken stock and the tomato paste.
Cover and simmer for twenty minutes or until the pumpkin is tender.
Rinse a blender in boiling water to warm and blend the soup mixture.
Serve sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese.
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Thanks are due....
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In this last week of the season, much appreciation is due to the 49
vendors who made this market possible, and to the market partners for
all the work and creativity they shared.
Thank you, Ypsilanti Food Co-op,
for your continued partnership and donation in leading the EBT and
Credit/Debit initiative, making our market a leader in the state of Michigan for EBT success at a farmers' market.
Thank you, Washtenaw County Public Health, for your
amazing programmatic additions, and continually fueling programs such as
Prescription for Health and the matching Bonus Bucks for EBT users.
Thank you, MSU-Extension, for the work you put into Project FRESH, the coordinating and training that you so professionally lead in
nutrition and healthy food cooking, handling, and demonstrating.
And thanks, Growing
Hope, for spearheading and leading the day to day managing, marketing,
and funding of the market.
What a beautiful thing it is to have so many
parties working to make this, local, healthy, fresh, and accessible
food possible.
Community of Ypsilanti, thank you for shopping, sharing, and supporting this 2009 season!
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The Winter Indoor Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market is going on NOW inside the Corner Brewery! Tuesday, November 10, 3- 7 pm.The food is amazing looking-- we're even surprised how much late-season bounty there is! Many of our regulars, in addition to a few more organic growers, a local meat vendor, coffee, and more are here! Come join us! |
Our Winter Market and Vendors!
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Our
Downtown Ypsilanti Winter Farmers' Market includes an
amazing line-up of local food vendors! There will also be children's activities and a fantastic basket
of giveaways each week, along with every other week blood pressure screenings
through MICHR. This week's free raffle giveaway features a beautiful totebag from Eat Local Food!
The
Winter Market will be held at the Corner Brewery, 720 Norris Street,
Ypsilanti, from 3-7pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays of November and
December:
November 10th & 24th,
& December 8th & 22nd!
Produce
Pat Huling, Valley Family Farm, winter produce
Norris Stephens, Good Medicine Farm, winter produce
Greg Kindig with The Ant & Grasshopper Farm, winter produce
Growing Hope, winter produce
Sam Parise, Fairview Farms, maple syrup, honey, and produce
Tony Scampa & Mike Smith, eggs and winter produce
Steve Karpo with Karpo Farms, apples and cider
Richard Andres with Tantre Farms, winter produce
Baked Goods
Magnolia Minor with Maggie's Baked Goods
Adam Ulbin with Stonehearth Breads
Kelli Joyce with Bijou Beaute baked goods
Ypsilanti Food Co-op with breads, baked goods, and hard cheeses
Other Foods
Sylvia Nolasco with Pilar's Tamales & Catering, tamales to go home
Garry Kuneman, various local meats
Aubrey Thomason with Zingerman's Creamery Cheese
Ugly Mug, hot coffee and coffee beans
....and various great craft vendors!!!
Please join us!!!
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2009 DYFM Successes!
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This season in 2009 we saw great heights in sales, attendance, and EBT/food stamp growth! Overall sales will have increased by more than 58% over last year. EBT sales will have jumped more than 111% over last year, and that doesn't even include the additional $2500 in matching bonus bucks that were given to EBT users during the months of July-September.  The final numbers are in, and total sales have exceeded $108,000, and that is something remarkable! Of total sales, 20% came from either EBT (food stamp), Project FRESH, Prescription for Health, or the Bonus Bucks program. That's 20% of our total sales that contributed to bringing better access to healthy and local food to the lower income population in Ypsilanti! | |
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Who runs the market? Our Ypsilanti Farmer's Market Community Advisory Board gives input to an executive committee including Growing Hope, MSU-Extension, Washtenaw County Public Health, and the Ypsilanti Food Co-op. Growing Hope manages the Tuesday market. Do you want to get involved? Do you have something to sell? Call Growing Hope at 734-786-8401 or email to sarah@growinghope.net and learn how you can join the effort! www.growinghope.net. Thanks for financial support from Washtenaw Steps Up (through the Michigan Dept of Community Health & Washtenaw County Public Health), Growing Hope, MSU-Extension, and other partners. |
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