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What's Happening at the Ringwood Farmers' Market this Week?
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Greetings!
We hope you can join us this week for the first of three Artisans' Sales at the Market this season. Shop locally for your Dads and Grads and don't forget to pick up something for yourself.
"Meet Me at the Market!"
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Janet's Heavenly Croissants
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Vendor News
Pastabilities is bringing homemade Chimichurri sauce this week. Just in time for your Fathers' Day BBQ!
Janet's Baked Goods is bringing the first of the season - Fresh Blueberry Muffins made with local Blueberries from her market neighbors, Conklin Farms! She'll also have an assortment of fresh baked breads - Yes, there will be Almond & Almond Apple Croissants! Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's - enjoy your special day!
Walnut Grove Farms will be at the market this weekend; stock up on your favorite grass-fed beef cuts!
Orchards of Concklin will have fresh blueberries and sweet cherries for your edification this Saturday. The strawberries still are prime. And don't forget a pie for Fathers Day!
From Bialas Farms ~ The time is right for eating light! Salad greens abound on our tables this week - 6 different kinds of lettuce plus arugula, spinach and Asian greens. You'll find the perfect blend of greens, toss in some radishes, carrots, garlic scapes, and drizzle with this fabulously easy creamy dressing. Use a variety of fresh herbs (you DID make up a planter for your kitchen garden, didn't you?) to switch up the flavors of the dressing and complement your main meal.
We'll have some baby broccoli rabe, bok choy, fresh dill and cilantro, and... pause for effect... CARROTS! They're small, but they're local and DELICIOUS! Our potted herbs are selling quickly, so get yours this weekend. Perhaps create a planter for Chef Dad? Happy Father's Day!
Red Barn Farm ~ Along with our eggs and honey, we will be bringing a ton of garlic scapes, so garlic lovers come ready! Scapes are more peppery and have a milder garlic flavor. They can be stored whole or chopped in the freezer and can last up to a year. Throw them on your favorite pasta dish or sautee them in a little olive oil with salt and pepper and eat them right up. Get them before they're gone!
Where's the Knife Man? Edge of Knife will be at the market on the following dates: 7/21, 8/11 and 10/6. We'll remind you of that too!
Don't forget our other great vendors: B&B Jams, Conturso's Market,Fontanarosa's, Hudson Valley Pantry, The Joi of Pickles, Moon Doggie Coffee, R&L Greenhouses, Snoep Winkel Farm and Stefan & Sons.
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 Music at the Market*
This week we are joined by guitarist/vocalist
Rick Oberson
Enjoy Live Music from 10 am to Noon
*This project is funded, in part, by the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council at Passaic County Community College, through a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. |
 Recipe of the Week
True Blue Banana Pancakes
Don't forget to shop at the market for local ingredients first! The Orchards of Concklin have the perfect blueberries for the compote!
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2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup flour
1 cup finely ground blue corn flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp lemon zest, finely grated
1 cup blueberries
1 large or 2 small bananas, sliced thin
2 cups buttermilk
3 Tbls vegetable oil
3 Tbls sugar or splenda
1 tsp salt
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1. Whisk together the eggs, oil, and buttermilk.
2. Sift and combine dry ingredients. Add lemon zest.
3. Add dry ingredients to buttermilk mixture. Stir only enough to moisten dry ingredients, do not over mix.
4. Spray cooking spray on a heavy griddle, heat the grill, spoon the batter onto the hot griddle and add several blueberries and slices of bananas to each pancake. When edges of the pancakes are bubbly around the edges, turn and cook the other side.
5. Serve warm with blueberry compote
Blueberry Compote
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1 generous cup blueberries
1 heaping Tbls cornstarch
1/3 cup sugar
½ cup orange juice
1 tsp orange zest
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1. Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
2. Stir frequently until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
Recipe adapted from Jersey Fresh and created by Cynthia Dunham: http://www.state.nj.us/jerseyfresh/recipes/njblueberries05.htm.
Contributed by Melinda Leone, RD
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The Market is now accepting SNAP Benefit Cards (EBT) ~ In continuing our effort to bring fresh, local produce to the Ringwood community, the Ringwood Farmers' Market is happy to announce that they are now able to accept EBT (Food Stamp & Cash Assistance Benefits -- SNAP) cards. Beginning June 9th, EBT card holders can go to the Market Manager tent and use their benefits to purchase "Green Market Bucks". The "Green Market Bucks" can then be used to purchase eligible food and beverages at the market. Please direct questions to the Market Manager or email Eat Local.
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 The Ringwood Farmers' Market is a project of Eat Local, Inc. a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit.
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