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Dear :
This week at the market, local mom Amy Rindskopf, a foodie who gets her inspirations for family meals and snacks by the produce she gets from weekly local markets, will demonstrate how to make pestos and refrigerator pickles. Siraco Knife Sharpening will be parked alongside the common. Bring your kitchen knives and garden tools for sharpening!
Cocoa Express will again be selling their delicious chicken curry wraps.
Are you following the farmers market on Facebook and Twitter? You can get additional information about the market during the week and on market day, and post your pictures and comments about you favorite part of the market.
Stop by the market manager's tent to buy one of our new farmers market canvas bags for only $15.
You can 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
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This Week at the Market
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Vegetables: arugula, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, chard, collard greens, cucumbers, garlic scapes, kale, lettuce, peas, peppers, potatoes, radishes, summer squashes, tomatoes, turnips Fruit: blueberries, gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries
Herbs: basil, cilantro, dill, mint, dry herb and spice blends, herbal tea, herb plants Other products: flowers, grass-fed beef and veal, chicken, duck, pheasant, quail, lamb, pork, eggs, sausage and hot dogs, cookies, candy, bread, cheese, fish, pasta, flower plants, herb plants, vegetable plants
Entertainment: 9:30 Linda Emmanuel (Winchester Community Music School), 12:00 Blue Hotel
Artist: Betty Stone, photos, cards
Community Tent: First Congregational Church Business Tent: Funtastic Soaps
Cooking/Nutrition Demonstration: Amy Rindskopf, pestos and refrigerator pickles
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| Featured Artist: Betty Stone | | |
  
In February 1996, bjstone cards was born when Betty began marketing her stunning original photograph note cards. "The first flower series was photographed on Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum. I decided to share them as gifts for my friends." Betty's expanded Lilac Sunday series continues to be a popular standard at the Arboretum gift shop.
While bjstone cards initially made its splash with close-up shots of colorful blooms found in local gardens, the collection today is comprised of more than 600 compositions shot in a variety of cultures, and includes flowers, architectural details, portraits, food, animals, and other visual stories which attract the photographer's attention because of their color, texture or whimsy. Formats include framed triptychs and single images as well as the ever popular greeting cards. Other recent work reflects Betty's interest in quilting and "deconstructing" images.
Betty's work is currently on display at 13FORESTgallery in East Arlington, The Arnold Arboretum gift shop, Cambridge Art Association Art Fair at University Place, Harvard Square, and Winchester Stained Glass.
 Betty is delighted that "Nice Touch!," one of her favorite photographs from Cuba, was selected for the 2011 Cambridge Art Association Northeast Prize Show.
She has also exhibited at Winchester Artists' Network and Cambridge Art Association events, the Arlington Center for the Arts (Heart of the Arts and Holiday Fairs); the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park Art in the Park Festival; Book Ends, Winchester; the (former) Barnes Gallery, West Medford; and The Eliot School Holiday Fair, Jamaica Plain.
Betty is a member of Locally Grown, a collective of Boston-area artists, the Arlington Center for the Arts, the Cambridge Art Association, and the Winchester Artists' Network.
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This year, vendors at the Winchester Farmers Market have volunteered to donate a portion of their weekly harvests to a local community soup kitchen, The Dwelling Place. Fresh food donations are collected from market vendors near the close of market each Saturday, and delivered later that afternoon to the soup kitchen, where they are either used in the dinner prepared, or given to patrons to take home.
The Dwelling Place, which operates out of the United Methodist Church in Woburn, has been an anchor for food and friendship for over two decades, and is presently the only soup kitchen serving those in Winchester, Woburn, Wilmington and Burlington. They offer hot dinners on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, year round. All are welcome, and no questions are asked. To date, over 70,000 meals have been served.
The Dwelling Place was founded in 1987 by a group of clergy and laity who wanted to tackle hunger at the local level. It is unique in that it is completely funded and operated by local churches, businesses, and individuals from Woburn and surrounding towns, and receives no public aid or grant money. Each dinner is prepared, served and paid for by a different group of volunteers. This year's volunteers include the First Congregational Church and Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church (Winchester), Hope Christian Church (Burlington) and Burlington Presbyterian Church, Wilmington United Methodist Church, North Congregational Church (Woburn), the Greek Orthodox Church (Woburn), St. Charles Church (Woburn), the United Methodist Church (Woburn), First Congregational Church of Woburn, and the Social Capital Youth Initiative (Woburn), one business group, a Hindu group, occasional scout groups, and one family.Thank you, farmers and volunteers for making a huge difference!
With the downturn in the economy, Dwelling Place volunteers and patrons are even more excited to receive the fresh produce. Not only is there an increase in those needing assistance, but volunteers are having more difficulty meeting the financial obligations of funding a meal.
If you are interested in volunteering with this project, please contact Shelley Ayervais at sayervais@yahoo.com. Or to support the Dwelling Place with a contribution, checks may be made out to The Dwelling Place, and mailed to the Dwelling Place in care of the United Methodist Church, 523 Main St., Woburn, MA 01801.
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Mass Farmers Markets Membership | | |
Mass Farmers Markets (MFM) is launching a Consumer Membership Program! Now market shoppers can join a dedicated community of market fans while deepening their support of our state-wide farmers market network.
Mass Farmers Markets is the non profit organization that works behind the scenes to make sure that the farmers market movement continues to gain momentum and that fresh, local produce is available to a growing, diverse community.
The number of marekts in Massachusetts has more than doubled in the past 5 years and MFM has been there every step of the way. This year alone MFM will advise over 40 "rookie" markets on navigating their first season (MFM was instrumental in helping Winchester Farmers Market get off the ground), while helping existing markets maintain sustainability and implementing programs that make healthy farm fresh produce available to low income market shoppers state wide.
Please go to the MFM website for more information: http://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/
One third of the membership fee will go to the MFM member market of your choice
- Individual Memberships $40
- Family Memberships $60
- VIP Memberships$125
- Student + Senior Memberships $25
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Support the farmers market during the 2011 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. 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 my 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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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. We also have many additional volunteer opportunities in which you can use your extertise to help the farmers market, including planning for the environmental fair, maintaning the traffic island, promoting the market, and conducting market research. Please email Fred Yen at fredyen@winchesterfarmersmarket.org for more information. 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! |
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"Like" the farmers market Facebook page to get updates about the market, post comments, and share your photos of the market.  You can also follow the market on Twitter to get the latest updates from the market on Saturday mornings.  |
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