The Local Dirt: Senior Day!

May 20, 2010

Vol 4, Issue 5

Market Updates

Sylvan Valley Acres starts at the market this Saturday with their delicious hot house tomatoes. Persephone Farm also returns to the market this Saturday with certified organic pastured eggs and produce.

This Saturday is Senior Day at the Hollywood Farmers Market. Are you a senior? Do you know a senior? Celebrate Older Americans Month by visiting the market! More information on Senior Day below.

We are also pleased to promote the Hollywood Loaves & Fishes Good For Your Health Fair, also happening this Saturday. Get your hearing checked, find out about fitness programs, and more, all while shopping at the market!

We look forward to seeing you at the market this Saturday!

Recipe of the Week

Savory Raw Kale Salad
1-2 bunches kale (or collard greens)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced. Adjust to taste.
1/2 teaspoon salt
Feta Cheese

After washing your hands, remove the kale stems and tear greens into smallish pieces.
Drizzle the kale with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Massage the kale with your fingers to soften it, then allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes.
Toss with desired amount of feta cheese (available at the market).
Allow to marinate for 10 minutes in order to allow kale to wilt.
Serve and enjoy!

-- Tyson, Winter Green Farm

Another Tip on Slugs

Don't like slugs but hate to see beer go to waste? Here's another helpful tip on how to deal with slugs from the folks at Gales Meadow Farm.

A good slug bait can be made from water and flour mixed to the consistency of heavy cream. Add yeast and a spoonful of sugar to get the yeast going. Pour it about an inch deep in deli containers sunk in the ground in your garden. We put them about 6 feet apart in our rows. The slugs will be attracted to the alcohol, crawl in, and die happy. Refresh the traps with a new mix about once a week or if it rains enough to fill the containers. We did a scientific experiment at Gales Meadow Farm and found that this mix attracted five times as many slugs as Coors Light.

-- Anne Berblinger, Gales Meadow Farm

This Week at the Market

Music:
Cloud Nine
Rose City Timberliners

Community Booths:
Hollywood Loaves & Fishes

Special Events:
Senior Day
Good For Your Health Fair

Featured Products

May 22nd, 2010

Spring Chinook Salmon
Columbia River Fish Co.
Treaty 1855

Certified Organic Pastured Eggs
Persephone Farm

Lacinato Kale
Winter Green Farm

Red & Green Shiso
Glass Jade Nursery

Carrot Madras Honey
Nature's Best -- Oregon Honey

Market Pics

Volunteer Laura is amazed by Deep Roots' gorgeous collard greens.

Senior Day

The Hollywood Farmers Market has been working with the Hollywood Senior Center and Hollywood Loaves & Fishes to find ways to make the market more accessible to seniors. To kick off our efforts, we present the market community with Senior Day. Loaves & Fishes will also be at the market presenting their Good For Your Health Fair, so be sure to check it out.

The following vendors are providing a senior discount at their booths this Saturday, so if you consider yourself a senior, feel free to ask for the discount!

Blooming Goodies
Buns on the Run - 50¢ off
Columbia River Fish Co. Treaty 1855
Dancing Light Ranch - 10% off
Deep Roots Farm
Delphina's Bakery - 25¢ off
Gabriel's Bakery - 50¢ off
Gales Meadow Farm - 1 free plant with purchases over $5
Gilson Marine Farm - $6/dozen oysters
Herr's Family Farm
Lady Lane Farm - 25¢ off
Mocha Roma's - $1 drip coffee
Nourishment - $1 off burritos
Olympic Provisions - $1 off
ProFarm Produce
Sol Pops - 2 for 1 popsicles
Sweet Briar Farm - 15% off
Sweet Leaf Farm - 10% off
THINK Unique Gardens - 50¢ off all tomato, pepper, & eggplant starts
Village Crepery - 50¢ off crepes

The Hollywood Farmers Market is open Saturdays, May through Thanksgiving from 8am - 1pm. (November Markets begin at 9am).

We are located on NE Hancock Street between 44th and 45th Avenues (one block South of Sandy Blvd).

For more information, check us out online at www.hollywoodfarmersmarket.org.

See you Saturday!

Hollywood Farmers Market