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| Plenty to Do, See & Sample at the Caledon Farmers' Market | | | The Caledon Farmers' Market is a fantastic way to find and sample a variety of healthy foods while supporting local growers, producers and artisans.
 Our food vendors feature high quality products that represent the best of the season, including: fruit, vegetables, lamb, beef and cured meats, honey, baked goods, fudge and chocolate products, herbs and plants. Our artisan vendors offer an intriguing range of wares: ranging from clothing and unique glasswork. And, there is always something for the kids to enjoy.
Local Sweet Corn is in...enjoy it while it lasts!!
Shoppers are welcome every Thursday between 3:00 and 7:00pm until October 7. Activities for Thursday, August 12 - Cooking demonstration with free samples using local sweet corn
- Pet rocks at the children's craft table
- Story Time by the Caledon Public Library (4:00 to 5:00)
- Specialty mushrooms, baked goods, homemade dips/sauces/marinades (new vendor), fresh produce, artisan crafts and much, much more!
Activities for Thursday, August 19 - Corn Roast & Country Festival - Corn-on-the-Cob and Back Bacon on a Bun available
- Live Music by The Caledon Country Boys
- Face-painting (4:00 to 6:00) and Country Craft in the Children's Area
- Water Smart Peel providing landscaping tips, free seeds, and book a Free home landscaping consultation
- Make your own Corn Salsa at the CCA booth
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| What's in Season | | |
 Summer in Ontario brings more fresh produce with each passing week. In August you can expect corn, beans, onions, beets, carrots, cucumbers, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, zucchini, garlic, mushrooms and you can still get some lettuces, radishes and spinach. With the heat in our region this year some crops are excelerated. Potatoes, for example, are now available.
And lets not forget our local fruit... apricots, peaches and pears are coming into the Market now as well. |
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| Vendors at the Caledon Farmers' Market | | |
Whether food or crafts, at the Caledon Farmers' Market we are fortunate to have vendors selling the highest quality products. In each newsletter we'll feature three of our vendors.
Spirit Tree Estate Cidery is owned and operated by husband-wife team Thomas Wilson and Nicole Judge. After years of running a successful family-run farm market and pick your own operation at Wilson's Orchard on Dixie Road, they wanted to expand their business.
In 2005, they sold the original farm and began their quest for the perfect location for their new venture. Their vision was of an upscale location with a beautiful view that would be a true destination for food lovers. At the centre would be a wood fired oven from which they would produce artisanal pastries and bread. Apples would take centre stage.
They found the ideal location on Boston Mills Road, just outside of Cheltenham, a very picturesque area. The land had only been used to grow hay in the past and testing revealed that the soil would be perfect for apples. The proof of this was in the hundreds of wild apple trees, spread throughout the property.
When it came time to build the farm market and cider facility, they went with environmentally-friendly design, using straw-bale construction and installing a geothermal heating and cooling system.
The Cidery officially opened in September 2009, with the wood-fired oven and sweet apple cider-making in full swing. Earlier this summer, the first batch of hard cider was ready to sell!
Products: Artisan breads, pastries, pies, cookies, scones, apples, sweet and hard apple ciders & more!
 "Our beef is smokin'", promises Wayne when describing the meat from his red & black Angus herd. Raised on the Speers family farm which dates back to 1841, today, Wayne is thoroughly modern, with membership in the Environmental Farm Plan & Nutrient Management Program. He credits the satisfaction that customers demonstrate to the fact that his stock are on grass in Summer, a Total Mixed Ration feed program in Winter & receive no growth hormones or antibiotics.
Products: Angus beef, sausages, franks, pepperettes, smoked & breakfast beef
 Debbie knew from a very early age that she had a passion for creativity. After working at Lewiscraft during high school, she spent three years at Sheridan School of Crafts and Design. She also attended George Brown University for Retail Merchandising and Window Display and literally blossomed while taking Floral Design at Seneca College. Through contacts made during that time period, she spent the next fifteen years working as a prop designer for a major dinnerware company, handling up to ten trade shows per year. From there she moved on to work with an event planning company, from which she gained her love of bold and oversized items. Debbie continually takes evening courses and weekend workshops to expand her knowledge of Art and Design.
A few years ago, she and her family moved to Nobleton, and she was able to set up a small home studio. Since then, she has been directing her creative energies into hand painted, innovative, decorative accessories and custom furniture, often utilizing recycled wooden objects and paper mache. |
| Featured Recipe - Caramelized Corn with Sage and Onion | |
 Corn is good source of folate and contains fibre, Vitamin C, niacin and thiamine. An average ear of corn has 83 calories. Also known as maize, grain corn was the chief source of nourishment for the Mayas, Aztecs, Incas and the Indian peoples of North and South America sustaining them thousands of years.
After the early settlers arrived in America, corn was introduced to Europe and is now cultivated in Africa, China, Russia and other parts of the globe.
Originally corn was grain corn; now it's used for cattle feed and a variety of industrial applications. Sweet corn, as such, is a relatively recent development, becoming popular chiefly since the mid 1800s.
Caramelized Corn with Sage and Onion (recipe courtesy of Foodland Ontario) It's hard to make fresh sweet corn taste any better, but a splash of light cream does it by adding a nutty flavour. The peppers, onions and sage turn it into a perfect side dish to serve with meat or poultry. Preparation Time: 10 Minutes  Cooking Time: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 2 tbsp (25 mL) butter 1 Ontario Onion, chopped 4 cups (1 L) Ontario Sweet Corn Kernels (4 to 5 ears) 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped Ontario Sweet Red Pepper 1 small bunch Ontario Green Onions, chopped 2 tbsp (30 mL) chopped fresh sage or 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried sage 1/2 cup (125 mL) light cream 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper Preparation: In large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until softened. Add corn and red pepper; cook, stirring frequently, for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in green onions, sage, cream, salt and pepper; cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve warm. |
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| Did You Know? | | Lamb has a high nutritional value and is an especially good source of easily absorbed zinc and iron, and at least half of the fat in lamb is monounsaturated, which is the fat that is good for you. Consumer demand for Ontario lamb far exceeds the supply - we are fortunate at the Caledon Farmers' Market to have a lamb vendor. Bert Nieuwenhuis is passionate and very knowledgeable about his lamb, which is raised humanely and with no hormones or antibiotics.  Lettuce belongs to the sunflower family. Etchings in Egyptian tombs suggest cultivation dates back some 4500 years. The darker the leaf, the more nutrients: romaine is 6 to 8 times richer in vitamins A and C than iceberg. |
| Cash, Credit & Interac Options Available at the Market | | |
Some of our vendors, particularly those that you may want to make a substantial purchase from, are now offering alternatives to paying cash.
Speers Farms - beef (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, & Interac)
Arthur Greenhouses - plant material and vegetables (VISA & MasterCard)
We continue to promote cash transactions, as most of our vendors can only accept cash.
However, if you are interested in making a purchase of the products listed above, there are other payment options. |
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