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Greetings!
I hope you plan to join us this Saturday at the Emporia Humanitarian Center for Indoor Winter Market. This will be your last chance of the season for delicious homemade soup by Friends of the Emporia Farmers Market. This weekend we can look forward to Split Pea with Ham, Steak and Potato Soup, and a delicious Vegetable Barley.
As well, we are welcoming back a market favorite musician, young Anton Zouplna, who plays a mix of guitar instrumentals. If you have not had a chance to listen to this young man play before, stop by the market on Saturday.
At the last market one of our regular shoppers was telling me about serving her husband wilted lettuce salad. "Fresh lettuce in January!," she said. "Can you ever remember having lettuce in January?"
Extending the season has long been the goal of the Emporia Farmers Market, and we are truly succeeding this year. We have had greens at every indoor winter market thus far and the outlook is good for continued growth (veggie growth AND market growth).
I hope you've heard the good news by now that the Indoor Winter Farmers Markets have received funding for a third season and we are already making plans for a winter 2012-13 season.
Many thanks to the Emil Babinger Charitable Trust for making our indoor winter markets possible. Included in this year's gift is $2,200 in matching funds for Vision Cardholders, as well as funds for both consumer and producer education.
I'll try to keep you up to date with those programs and more through this newsletter and on our website, www.emporiafarmersmarket.org.
See you at the market!
Tracy Simmons
Market Manager
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February Market Schedule
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Saturday, February 4, Open at 10am
Indoor Winter Market
Emporia Humanitarian Center
(former Lowther South School)
Enter through the southeast door.
215 W. 6th Avenue
Live Music!
Young Anton Zouplna will be playing a tasteful mix of guitar instrumentals for our listening pleasure.
Serving Soup for Lunch!
Serving
Split Pea with Ham
Steak & Potato
Vegetable Barley
~ a fundraiser by
Friends of the Emporia Farmers Market ~
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Saturday, February 18, Open at 10am
Indoor Winter Market
Emporia Humanitarian Center
(former Lowther South School)
Enter through the southeast door.
215 W. 6th Avenue
Live Music!
Local music legend, Eric Martin, will be at the market playing with some of his gifted students.
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Recipes for The Season
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Since Chinese (Napa) Cabbage is prevalent at the market right now, I thought I'd share this recipe from the Savor the Season collection at KS Farmers Markets.
Asian Napa Cabbage Salad
Description
A cool, crunchy option when the weather turns warm.
Ingredients
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1
medium head of napa cabbage -
1/2
cucumber, sliced thinly -
1
yellow bell pepper, chopped -
1/4
candied walnuts, coarsely chopped -
2
rice vinegar -
1
honey -
2
toasted sesame oil -
2
olive oil
Instructions
Slice the whole head of cabbage crosswise into ½ to ¾ inch sections, discarding the bottom two inches of the cabbage. Rinse the cabbage and spin the leaves dry in a salad spinner. Toss cucumber, pepper, and walnuts with cabbage.
Whisk together vinegar, honey, sesame oil and olive oil. Toss with salad. Adjust seasonings to taste, adding more vinegar if needed.
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Sow What? Girl Scouts Share Food Journey at the Market on Saturday, 1/21/2012
| from Our Local Food: Twin Rivers
In addition to the wonderful Farmers Market fare that Emporians are beginning to get used to, in this, the second year of Winter Markets, a bright and shining feature of today's market was the informational booth staffed by members of Girl Scout Troop 30050.
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These highly articulate and enthusiastic young ladies have recently completed their Sow What? Journey and were at the market to share what they've learned. In their journey, they learned about the Food Network (not the TV one, but the one we all need to live!), explored scientific, economic and social aspects of today's global food system, and gained a strong appreciation for Local Foods, among many other things. At the market, they handed out free Kansas Grown Cookbooks, with recipes featuring Kansas crops all tested and compiled by the troop members. It was so marvelous to see these lovely young people at the market this morning!
Many thanks to Tracey Graham, of OLF:TR, for sharing this piece about the Emporia Farmers Market.
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Dine with the Dirty Kanza Bikers
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Don't miss the fun! You are invited to the
Pasta Palooza for Dirty Kanza riders!
Coming: June 1, 2012, 5:30-8:30pm
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
click here to buy your tickets online
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January Indoor Winter Market Report
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Two markets were held in January.
January 7 = 17 vendors
January 21 = 14 vendors
The following produce & goods were for sale:
Fresh Farm Eggs (lots of eggs!)
Local Honey
Lettuce (several varieties), Spinach, Bok Choy
Mixed Greens, Radishes, Kale, Arugula
Chinese Cabbage, Turnips
Herbs: Chives, Marjoram, Rosemary, Sage, Oregano
Apples & Apple Buttter
Vinegars, Jams & Jellies
Homemade Pasta
Macaroons, Sugar Cookies, Caramel Corn, Brownies
Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, Kiss Cookies
Cinnamon Rolls, Tea Rings, Pecan Rolls
Wheat Breads, Sour Dough Bread, Muffins
Homemade Fruit Pies
Quick Breads: Banana, Zucchini
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, & Yeast Free Cupcakes & Donuts!
Meats: Beef, Pork, Venison
Homemade Lotions, Lip Balms & Soaps
Handmade Jewelry
Dog Biscuits
Baby Quilts, Lap Quilts, Bags, Rag Rugs
Wooden Yard Ornaments, Bird Houses
Potpourri, Bird House Guords
See photos of Indoor Winter Markets and more on our Facebook page.
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| EFM Vendor Notes | |
New Vendors in January:
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 | | Fowler Hobby Farm |
Vendor Websites
Flavoricious
The Karr Orchard
Just Picked Farms
Kuchera Rub
Interdependent Web
Pendarvis Photography and Art
If you are a vendor who has news you would like to share, please email Tracy at emporiaFM@gmail.com or leave a message on the market office machine at 620-343-6555. Newsletter deadline is the Wednesday prior to the first of each month.
Also, feel free to send me your website address or links to pages on Local Harvest or other local foods directories.
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| Also in Emporia | |
Have you checked out the courses being offered at Community Connections this season? What a great resource for Emporia. Be sure to check out their many offerings.
2012 Walk Kansas will start on March 18th and run through May 12th. Start putting your team together!
Emporia Chamber Calendar
Emporia Gazette Calendar
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| Thank YOU for Shopping Emporia Farmers Market. | |
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The Indoor Winter market is brought to you via a generous gift from the Emil Babinger Charitable Trust
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Thanks also to the market's lead sponsor
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1st & 3rd Saturdays
10 am - 1 pm
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Shop early for the best selection!
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NOW AT
NEW LOCATION
215 W. 6th Ave.
Emporia
Humanitarian
Center
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| We Accept Vision Cards and Debit Cards |
2-for 1 is back!!
For all Vision Carholders, as of January 7, you can again receive 2 market tokens for every dollar swiped on your Vision card. Please see an EFM volunteer for details.
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Thank You to our Farmhands
The Market could not run without you!
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January Market Volunteers:
Janet Brassart
Ellen Hansen
Fannie Harrell
Ruthann Resch
Mark Sherman
Evie Simmons
Maddie Simmons
Rand Simmons
Becky Smith
Anna Tall
Anniina Tall
Eustice Tall
Market Musicians:
Bill Ihling
Jane McCoy
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| 2011 Market Sponsors | |
Winter Market & Vision Card Enhancement Sponsor:
The Emil Babinger Chartiable Trust
Facilities Sponsors:
The City of Emporia
Lyon County K-State Research & Extension
Flint Hills Music
Media Sponsors:
KVOE
The Emporia Gazette
The Flint Hills Shopper
Community Partner & Event Sponsors:
Country Mart North
EFM burrito fundraiser sponsor
Emporia Community Foundation
market buck give-away sponsor
Emporia Main Street
Flint Hills Community Health Center
market buck give-away sponsor
Emporia Area Local Food Network
Helpful Harvesters:
James & Kay Calvert
The Henrikson Team
James & Theresa Muckenthaler
Simmons Law Office
Don & Ruth Wise
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Many Thanks to the
2011 Friends of the Emporia Farmers Market
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Cade Amend
Kim Botkin
Janet Brassart
Ele Browning
Judy Conway
Emporia Gardeners
of America
Courtney Gagan
Got Your Attention?
Steve Graham
Tracey Graham
Ellen Hansen
Fannie Harrell
Beth Henrikson
Bill Ihling
Janice Jaggard
Brian & Amy Jordan
Logan Ave. 4-H Club
Jim & Ruthann Resch
Gretchen Russel
Evie Simmons
Becky Smith
Lisa Storrer
Pam Thuma
Lisa Tosti
Suzanne Worthen-Miller
Barbara Younger
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Become a friend of the market today!
Donations up to $99 become Friends of the market.
Donations of $100 and up become Helpful Harvesters and can be listed in our weekly (in season) newsletters, as well as on our website.
To become a friend of the market, please go to our website to donate online or see a volunteer at the market information table or visit the market office during office hours.
Your donations support the market's operating budget, enabling us to sustain a viable and successful market that is an asset to the Emporia community.
The market is operated by The Learning Connection of the Flint Hills, a non profit coporation in the State of Kansas that has been designated as a federal 501(c)(3) organization by the IRS.
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| Contact EFM | |
EFM Market Office
702 Commercial, B3
Emporia, KS
Market Manager Office Hours are currently in Limbo, please call ahead or email for appointment.
620-343-6555
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