On the Town Common, Saturdays, 9:30 - 1:30
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Dear :
Come celebrate the Fourth of July weekend at the farmers market! If you are planning a special feast for the Fourth, try some lobsters from Lane's Lobsters or Lawton's Farm hot dogs made from grass-fed beef, along with the first sweet corn and peaches of the season from E. L. Silvia Farm. Flats Mentor Farm, a favorite vendor from previous years specializing in Oriental produce, will join the market again this week. Stop by the market manager's tent to talk to high school students about their garden at the high school and buy some of the produce they are growing. You can also enter a raffle to win a beautiful quilt made by members of the Winchester Artists Network. After the scheduled musicians perform at the market this week, there will be an informal jam session on the common with some of the farmers, market organizers, and any musically inclined customers at the market. Bring your instruments and join the fun! If you haven't already seen it, be sure to check out the article about the farmers market that appeared in yesterday's Winchester Star.This week we launched our system for advance ordering from participating farmers
and other vendors. Customers will be able to place an order through the farmers market website between Wednesday morning and Thursday evening and make only one payment
online, then just stop at the market manager's tent at the market on Saturday and pick everything up all
at once. We hope this system will make shopping at the market easier for
people who have busy schedules on Saturday or on days when rain is
predicted. Check the farmers market website for additional information
about the market, including vendor profiles, frequently asked questions,
and the schedule for artists, entertainers, and the rotating business, food, and community group tents. Visit
the website for Sustainable Winchester, the sponsor of
the farmers market, to get information about current projects, monthly
meetings, and volunteer opportunities. Remember that the market will take place rain or shine throughout
the season. Try to bring your own shopping bags to the market, and
please ride your bike or walk to the market if you can. If you
drive, park your car in the Aberjona or Shore Road lot to leave parking
spaces surrounding the common open for short-term parking near downtown
businesses. The Aberjona lot, which runs along the commuter rail track
across from the post office, is free on weekends, including the permit
spaces in the end of the lot. We look forward to seeing you on the common on Saturday.
Sincerely, Winchester Farmers Market Organizing Committee |
This Week at the Market
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Vegetables: beans (green, wax), beets (golden, red), bok choi, broccoli, chard (green, red), collard greens, corn, cucumbers (pickling, salad), escarole, kale (green, red), kholrabi, lettuce (Boston, green leaf, red leaf, romaine), peas (english, sugar snap), radishes, spinach, squash (summer, zucchini), greenhouse tomatoes (cherry, grape, yellow, red), vegetable plants
Fruit: apples (Mcintosh), apple cider, black raspberries, blueberries, currants, golden raspberries, gooseberries, peaches, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries
Herbs: basil (green, purple, Thai), chives, cilantro, dill, mint, sage, stevia, thyme, dry herb and spice
blends, herbal tea, herb plants
Other products: grass-fed beef, bread, homemade candy, chocolate, cheese, eggs, fish, flower plants, herb plants, honey, jams and preserves, lobster, maple syrup
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Featured Vendor: Fiore di Nonno
| | Fiore di Nonno of Somerville has joined the market this year with handmade mozzarella cheese made fresh daily by Lourdes Fiore Smith. Fiore di Nonno's small batch mozzarella is a cows milk mozzarella handcrafted from curds produced by small family farms in upstate New York. It is soft in texture, and its flavor is milky sweet,
highlighted by a hint of salt.
When Lourdes's great-grandfather's family came to
America from Italy in 1908, they brought generations of Italian cheese
making tradition with them. As a child, Lourdes was mesmerized by her
grandfather's store, Fiore's of Hoboken. She would watch fresh
mozzarella being carefully stretched, anticipating the moment when her
grandfather's hand would offer the first bite of freshly made cheese. Lourdes apprenticed with the current owner of Fiore's, John
Amato, who had apprenticed under her grandfather. The fundamental
knowledge that she brought back to Massachusetts is now the foundation
of Fiore di Nonno.
(Photo and text adapted from the Fiore di Nonno website.)
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Backyard Poultry Workshop Day
| | On July 10, the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Massachusetts is sponsoring their first annual Backyard Poultry Workshop Day. If you have been curious about raising backyard poultry for eggs and meat, this is your chance to learn more. Workshops will be held at several locations throughout Massachusetts, including Pete and Jen's Backyard Birds in Concord. Visit the NOFA/Mass website for more details and to register. NOFA/Mass is a community of farmers and educators striving for greater
self-reliance and freedom in feeding our families and communities.
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Mass Farmers Markets Strawberry Dessert Festival
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Mass Farmers Markets STRAWBERRY DESSERT FESTIVAL is going on now!
Friday, June 11 through Sunday, July 4, 2010.
It's strawberry
season! The 3rd annual Mass Farmers Markets Strawberry Dessert Festival,
a fun and tasty fundraiser for the over 200 farmers markets state-wide,
is
back! When you order a dessert featuring the sweet tastes of local
berries from
one of our participating restaurants or bakeries, you'll be doing good
for
local farmers--berry good!-- and treating your taste buds at the same
time.
From June 11 to July 4, the following eateries will be
donating a percentage
of sales from specially prepared strawberry desserts to the Federation
of Mass
Farmers Markets, the only non-profit tasked with supporting and
promoting the
over 200 markets in our state: 51
Lincoln(Newton), Beacon
Hill Bistro(Boston), The
Beehive (Boston), Bistro 5
(Medford), Bistro
Les Gras (Northampton), Burton's Grill (Boston), Evoo
(Cambridge), The
Fireplace (Brookline), Cuisine en Locale's ONCE Cheese
event, June 19 (Cambridge), Flora
(Arlington), Garden at the Cellar(Cambridge), Grill
23 (Boston), Haley House Caf�(Roxbury), Harvest (Cambridge), Henrietta's Table (Cambridge), Highland Kitchen (Somerville), KO Prime (Boston), Lineage (Brookline), North 26 (Boston), Oleana(Cambridge), Orzo
(North Andover),
Pejamajo Caf� (Holliston), Pizzeria Posto (Somerville),
Post 390 (Boston), Prose
(Arlington), The Bakery at Smolak Farms (N. Andover), Sofra Bakery & Caf� (Cambridge),
The Summer Shack (Boston + Cambridge
locations), Sweet
(Worcester), Tastings Wine Bar and Bistro (Foxboro),
Tatte Fine Cookies & Cakes(Brookline),
Tomasso Trattoria(Southborough), Watch City Brewing Company
(Waltham), Woodstar Caf� (Northampton), and 14
Whole Foods Market locations
state-wide: Andover, Bedford, Bellingham, Brighton,
Dedham, Framingham, Fresh Pond (Cambridge), Hadley, Medford,
Newtonville,
Prospect Street (Cambridge), River Street (Cambridge), Swampscott, and
Symphony
(Boston).
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Farmers Market Lawn Signs
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A special opportunity is available to support the farmers
market during the 2010 season by displaying a lawn sign in your yard to
help promote the market. We are looking for several people who live in Winchester or
surrounding towns who would be willing to display a lawn sign on their
property from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon each week
during the market season. If you would be willing to have a sign in your
yard but do not want to have to remember to put it out every week, we
will arrange to have a volunteer put out the sign on Friday afternoon
and remove it on Saturday afternoon. All you have to do is make a few
inches of lawn space available!
If you are interested in supporting the market by displaying a
lawn
sign, stop by the market manager's tent at the market to pick up a sign. Thank you to everyone who has already agreed to display a lawn sign!
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Follow the Farmers Market on Facebook and Twitter | | Visit the farmers market Facebook page to share your photos of the market, post comments, and get updates about the market. Follow the market on Twitter to get the latest updates from the market on Saturday mornings. |
Volunteer at the Market
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We need volunteers this week (and every week) to help with the
farmers market, especially for setup before the market between 8:30
and 9:30 and takedown after the market between 1:30 and 2:30. If you are
able to help, please sign up at our online signup sheet to let us know when
you are coming. Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered to help. Your
assistance is especially important in keeping the market running
smoothly, and we appreciate everything you do!
We also have some short-term volunteer positions
to fill for the next Environmental Fair, which will be held on the town common on October 16. Be a part of this
fun, informative, and community-building event! Planning starts in July, with some of the legwork already
underway.
We
need Publicist/Marketing, Fundraiser Liaison, Volunteer Coordinator, IT/Website Specialist, and a Recycling Coordinator. Please
email Fred Yen at [email protected] for
more information.
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