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Dear :
This week is National Farmers Market Week. Check out some of the great things going on at the market this week.
- Foodie mama Amy Rindskopf is back again and this time she's doing the salsa! Got tomatoes? Got peppers? At 11:30, she'll show you how easy it is to combine these abundant summer vegetables into a tasty salsa treat.
- A representative from Mass Farmers Markets will be at the market to provide information about their consumer membership program and MFM activities, and to answer your questions.
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At 9:30, enjoy the music of singer/guitarist Julia Cirignano, and at 12:00 pianist Bob Baughman will play an insouciant mix of jazz, classical, popular, ragtime and show music. -
Artist Mary Hart will demonstrate calligraphy. - Cocoa Express will have their cracked wheat and tomoato salad (vegan), curry chicken wraps, and baba ganoush made from Eggplant from E. L. Silvia Farm.
- Soluna Garden Farm will again have their cool and tasty berry lime rickey and strawberry lemonade popsicles.
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 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: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, chard, collard greens, corn, cucumbers, garlic scapes, kale, lettuce, peas, peppers, potatoes, radishes, summer squashes, tomatoes, turnips Fruit: blueberries, gooseberries, peaches, nectarines, raspberries, watermelon
Herbs: basil, dill, mint, dry herb and spice blends, herbal tea
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, popsicles
Entertainment: 9:30 Julia Cirignano; 12:00 Bob Baughman Artist: Mary Hart, calligraphy, cards Community Tent: to be announced Business Tent: Sarah Clark Designs
Cooking/Nutrition Demonstration: Amy Rindskopf, salsas
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Featured Artist: Mary Hart | | |
 
Winchester artist Mary Hart will demonstrate calligraphy at the market this week. Mary will be in the WAN artist tent demonstrating the art of beautiful writing. Calligraphy is something she learned in college and has used ever since, for over 35 years working as a designer and teaching graphic design have led to various applications of hand lettering, even with "competition" from computer type. Mary will have signs and prints for sale as well as hand printed greeting cards and collage work.
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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.
This week, a representative from Mass Farmers Markets will be at the market to provide information about the consumer membership program and MFM activities, and to answer your questions.
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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Farmers' Generosity Benefits Local Soup Kitchen | | |
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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| Farmers Market Lawn Signs | |     
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! |
| Follow the Farmers Market on Facebook and Twitter | | |
"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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