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Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market
fresh, local & healthy for our community
Look at what's fresh this week!!!
Apples
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Celeriac
Chestnuts
Cider
Collards
Eggplant
Green Tomatoes
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuces
Napa Cabbage
Onions 
Hot Peppers
Potatoes
Radishes
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard
Turnips
Winter Squash

And also always available: cheese, eggs, breads, honey, maple syrup, tamales, coffee, teas, and baked goods.

Chard Frittata!

 
Chard growing in hoophouse  
From Alice Waters, the Art of Simple Foods

Wash and separate stems from one bunch of chard. Cut stems into 1/4" slices and coarsely chop leaves.

Heat in heavy pan, med. heat, 1 TB olive oil
Add one med. onion, sliced thin.
Cook for 5 miinutes, then add chard stems and season with salt.
Cook for 4 minutes and add leaves, cooking until leaves are tender, adding a splash of water if the pan dries out.

Turn out of the pan onto a plate.

Crack into a large bowl 6 eggs.

Add salt, 2 tsp olive oil, pepper, cayenne, 4 chopped garlic cloves. beat lightly.

Gently squeeze chard with your hands, wringing out most (not all) of liquid.
Stir the chard into the beaten eggs. Thoroughly preheat 10" heavy or non-stick pan over med-low heat.
Pour in 2 TB olive oil.
After a few seconds, pour in the egg mixture. As the eggs set on the bottom, lift the edges to allow the uncooked egg to flow underneath. Continue to cook until mostly set. Invert a plate on top of the pan; turn the plate and pan upside down to turn out the frittata onto the plate.

Pour in, 1 tsp. olive oil.
Slide the frittata back into the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes more. Slide onto a plate and serve warm or at room temperature.

All photos on EBlast courtesy of Amanda Edmonds. Thanks, Amanda!
Peeking in at the Market this Winter
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herbs from
Growing Hope

Karpo Apples
Steve Karpo apples

Stone Hearth Bakery
Stone Hearth Bakery

Valley Family Farm
Valley Family Farm

Zingerman's Cheeses
Zingerman's Cheese
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Exciting Events at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers' Market...

Something for everyone! Bring the whole family because there are great things happening for all.

Apples and Sweet Potatoes

DEMONSTRATIONS:
  • This week from 3-5pm Ashley Bishop, Growing Hope's current Community Organizer and fermenting of foods extraordinaire, will be demoing how to preserve some of those seasonal winter crops by making kimchi. Recipes will be available and Ash is available to answer questions!
  • And from 5-7pm Sylvia of Pilar's Catering is sampling her tamales and curtido salad. She'll show us some of the secrets to mastering this simply delicious and healthy raw salad that can even be made from local produce in the winter!
KIDS:
  • A nutrition grad student from the University of Michigan will be offering some great and entertaining activities that are good for both fun and learning! Look for Ofra in the back south corner of the indoor market.
GIVEAWAYS:
  • This week Pilar's Catering is offering an amazing free gift to one lucky market shopper! A full family meal, valued at $55, that you can redeem with Sylvia through March 31, 2010. Look for details at the market info table.
  • We'll also be giving away a DYFM market tote bag, bright and cheerful, with five free market dollars. Come sign up to win!
 
Meet the DYFM vendors at the Farmers' Market & on our website!
Our Winter Market  and Vendors!

Our first Downtown Ypsilanti Winter Farmers' Market was an absolute success! We were amazed with the variety of products and produce local growers and vendors were able to bring. The entire room was aglow with color, enthusiasm, holiday spirit, and local offerings. Thanks to everyone who made it to the first market and supported this local venture.

Don't miss out on this coming week, Nov 24th, with phenomenal Thanksgiving possibilities. The pumpkin pies and desserts smell (and taste!) fresh and amazing, the chestnuts are grown in Michigan and ready for roasting, the coffee from Ugly Mug is ready to be sampled, bacon, beef, buffalo, chicken have been a huge hit, and so much produce from our local growers is available! See side bar for inspiration!

The Winter Market is held at the Corner Brewery, 720 Norris Street, Ypsilanti, from 3-7pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays of November and December:
November 10th (success!) & 24th,
& December 8th & 22nd!


Peanuts and Onions

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

Lois Tyler with L & L Farms, eggs and winter produce
Richard Andres with Tantre Farms, winter produce
Mary Ann Blaszak, Blaszak Greenhouses, squash, leeks, cabbage

Baked Goods
Magnolia Minor with Maggie's Baked Goods
Adam Ulbin with Stonehearth Breads
Julie and 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!!!
Meet the DYFM vendors at the Farmers' Market and on our website!
L and L Farms Picture






Please join us!!!
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.