Barbara Shelly brings organic poultry, sausages, broths, chilis and eggs to market. Her chickens and turkeys are raised in an open pasture without the use of antibiotics or any other chemicals. In addition to grass, the chickens and turkeys are fed organic grains, vitamins and minerals. All the sausages are made with sea salt, unrefined sugar and organic seasonings.

 

Sue and Andrea grow vegetables, flowers, and herbs in Charlestown Township. Using compost and green manures, Charlestown Farm employs farming practices that nourish the land and produce healthy fruits and vegetables bearing no chemical pesticides or herbicides.

 

After this week, Soap by Pat will return to the market on Sept. 13.

Soap by Pat sells handcrafted soap, lotion, and lip balm using quality ingredients such as olive and other vegetable oils, shea butter, botanicals (locally grown when possible), and either essential oils or scents. Soaps include jewelweed for poison ivy, goat's milk for sensitive skin, and soap made with beer. Varieties include lavender, mint, rosemary, tea tree, lemongrass, orange- ginger and more.

Paul and Ember Crivellaro raise their hogs feeding them natural grain in a humane setting. All of their delicious pork products including pancetta, bacon, sausage, ribs, tenderloin, and nitrate-free hotdogs are free of antibiotics, growth hormones, preservatives and MSG. Ember brings theirfull line nitrate free bacon, hot dogs, chop, sausage patties, sausuge Italian and chrioze , ground pork, cuttlets, roast, and more.
 

Artisans has invited One Village Representative, Michael Manney to join us this week at the Farmers Market.  Michael will be bringing samples of One Village's locally roasted Fair Trade & Organic coffee beans.  Learn more about the many humanitarian projects One Village is committed to through out the world. Michael will bring 1 lb bags available for purchase along with our "Artisans" blend.  One pound whole bean bags sell for $10.95.  In addition, with your purchase you will receive a  free 2 oz. cup of our Italian Blood Orange Gelato.

Don't forget to join our "Coffee Club".  receive a free 1/2 pound bag of coffee with the purchase of 6 (1) pound bags.  "Coffee Club" cards are available at the Farmers Market or at Artisans Gallery & Caf�. About our coffee..... 

Artist Gallery & Caf� will be bringing our coffee, Nantucket juices, bottled water, and freshly brewed iced coffee & tea.  In addition, we will be offering a variety of sandwich wraps for lunchtime.  Plan on stopping by to try one of our freshly made wraps, all made with the finest ingredients.  Wraps will be available when the market opens.  This week, we are featuring HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN, HAM AND BRIE, ROAST VEGETABLES & MEDITERRANEAN VEGGIE.  Also try our delicious summer soup "GAZPACHO"!   Great to take home for lunch or dinner during the hot summer months! 

Hi!! We are Jim Blumenstock & Kim Alexander, owners of the Great Harvest Bread Company. We are a local, family bakery making the best in whole grain and specialty breads, muffins, scones, and many other baked goods from "scratch' everyday. We grind wheat daily to make our own fresh whole wheat flour and use no artificial preservatives. We love our bread, the milling of wheat, the free slices that bring us close to our customers, the feeling of being close to the earth, the simplicity, creativity, and freedom. Stop by our new market site, say hi and step up to our world famous breadboard to get a free slice of the best fresh, hot bread on the planet. This week: we will bring along our regular fresh baked breads, muffins, scones and cookies as well as a new bread for this season, Irish Soda Bread.Winner of Best Bread on the Main Line 2003-2007!
 

Marci's Morsels sells delicious toffee and cookies which are locally
handmade with organic ingredients. They can create custom party favors and gift boxes to fit your needs. Marci's Morsels include Russian Tea Cakes, Pfeffernuesse, Toffee Crunch Cookies, Appalachian Spice Cookies, Lemon Shortbread, Traditional Toffee, and weekly specials.

 

Sweetwater is a small, family-owned bakery making cinnamon rolls, biscotti, and naturally leavened bread in a wood fired brick oven. They use only the best organic ingredients and strive to make products of the highest quality, both in taste and nutrition.

Rod brings naturally raised American Plains buffalo and does not use hormones, steroids, antibiotics or commercial cattle feed.

Birchrun Hills Farm is a family owned dairy farm in the highlands of Birchrunville, Chester County. Sue Miller and her family caringly handcraft raw milk cheese from the milk of their Holstein cows. Birchrun Hills Farm features Birchrun Blue, a raw milk natural rind semi-soft cheese that is rich and creamy with delicate blue flavors; and Highland Alpine, a raw milk washed rind traditional mountain-style cheese that features nuttiness combined with a hint of sharpness. Sue also sells humanely-raised veal.

Dave and Rosemary Baues have been beekeeping since 1999. The honey they harvest is raw - they only strain it to remove the wax.We have honey and bee pollen; new candles; beeswax hand cream, body lotion and  lip balm. See you on Saturday the 23rd and Sat the 6th of Sept.

JACK'S FARM strives to be your first choice for reasonably priced, good tasting, organically grown (not government certified) vegetables, pasture raised chicken and eggs, a variety of annual and perennial berries and a selection of ornamentals including cut flowers and potted herbs.JACK'S FARM Grows Great Food!

Shepherd's Pie offers all-natural treats that dogs love while getting the benefit of healthy ingredients. Plus there are a few treats for cats and fun accessories for both cats and dogs. With products handcrafted locally, this is a great stop for your pets or unique gifts for your friends and family. Shepherd's Pie Dog Bakery will be at the market every Saturday.

We will be bringing the following items to the market this week: 
 
Fresh Local Blueberry, Peach, & Apple pies
Chocolate Macadamia pies
Pie Babies in most flavors
Our new and improved Sticky Buns
Our sell out Sour Cream Cherry Scones
This week's Muffin flavor:  Apple Oat Streusel 
A New Lemon Bar recipe that we hope will be less gooey but  just as flavorful
Super Fudgey Brownies with or without walnuts!  woo  hoo!
Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate  Biscotti
Our usual selection of cakes:  Carrot, Banana, Jewish  Apple, Chocolate, and Casein/Dairy Free Pound cake,
Cookies:  Buckeyes, Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter,  Gingersnaps, Raisin Oaties, Vegan Chocolate Chip, Gluten Free Double Chocolate  Peanut Butter and Casein/Gluten Free Double Chocolate Peanut Butter,   Celtic Shortbread, and last but not least, our gluten free Chocolate Hazelnut  Naughty Biscotti
 
We have started using ghee in our gluten free items.  Ghee is a product found in Indian cooking.  Basically it is clarified butter, which means the butter is melted and separated from the milk solids.  With all the milk solids  removed it becomes 100% casein free.  This is our first attempt at commercially baking with ghee.  Please be patient while we tweak our recipes and as always, give us your feedback.  Ghee is very expensive.  Right now we are using organic ghee, which is more than 3 times the price of the butter we use.  We will have to raise our prices accordingly on products with ghee.  Ghee butter cream has a very lovely yellow hue to it.
 
I tried a new approach to the blueberry pies last week - add grated apples.  The hope is the pectin in the apples will help gel the liquid.  I have also switched from thickening blueberries pies with tapioca flour instead of spelt flour to make them less starchy.  I don't want the pies to be gooey clumps nor do I want them to run all over your plate.  We are striving for a happy medium.
 
We get a lot of requests for Vegan products.   Personally I feel that there are a lot of Vegan alternatives out there but not so many delicious gluten/casein free items, particularly fun things for children on special diets.  We will continue to make our Vegan Chocolate Chip cookies.  However, our secondary focus is going to be on gluten/casein free baking, not Vegan.  I prefer to eat and to bake with items that are closer to the way they appear in nature.  I usually do not make what I will not eat. I do NOT like Earth Balance or spreads that have to be whipped into butter looking substances.  We use Earth Balance to  make our Vegan Chocolate Chip cookies because I want to have at least one Vegan alternative, especially for Vegan children, but those cookies are going to be the exception, not the rule.
 
We are going to  keep our primary focus on conventional baked goods made with unconventional goodness!   Our secondary focus will be on gluten/casein free items.  My heart goes out to all gluten and casein allergy sufferers.  I hope I can bring some sweetness to your life!
 
P lease go to our website, www.WholeHeartedBaking.com to read my thoughts and get updated on what is happening in our lives and business.

See you at the market!

Contact Info:
Whole Hearted Bakery
484-716-0636
bakequery@aol.com 

Stargazers Vineyard and Winery are owned and operated by Alice and John Weygandt. The vinifera vineyard, planted in 1979, is located just north of Unionville, in Newlin Township, Chester County, PA. The winery was built into the hillside in 1996. Following the European model of growing, the grapes are grown and made into wine by the owners of the vineyard. Stargazers uses Integrated Pest Management and sustainable practices in the vineyard and the winery.Stargazer's will be at the market on selected Saturdays.

 

Lynn and Carol operate a produce, hay, grain, and hog farm 85 miles northwest of Phoenixville. Lynn was raised on the farm and has been the owner/farmer for over 30 years. A small orchard compliments the vegetables and berries grown on the farm. Lynn brings a variety of delicious fruits including melons and grapes in addition to traditional vegetables, and maple syrup. Hoagland Farm will be at the market selected Saturdays. This week: peaches, plums, sweetcorn, tomatoes, onions, pork, and other items.

Aaron Esch brings peaches and apples to the market at the peak of freshness and flavor. He also brings fresh apple cider, plums, berries, canned pickles, preserves, and pies. Quarryville Orchard will be at the market every Saturday beginning in August.

Contact Info:

Freshly made prepared foods.

 

Peter Demchur started Shellbark Hollow Farm ten years ago with just two goats he received as a Father's Day gift. As his herd grew, so did his hobby of cheese making, leading to the birth of the farm. Shellbark Hollow Farm is a family-operated business in Chester County, PA where our herd of Nubian goats are fed a special dies which helps produce a high quality milk.

We offer a variety of goat milk products including fresh chevre, sharp chevre I and II, eight flavored chevre spreads, yogurt, kefir, ricotta, honey biscuits and milk.

 

Top with scoops of vanilla ice cream and a couple of shortbread cookies if you like.

Makes 6 servings.

Jamie Purviance

2 1/4 cups (lightly packed) fresh raspberries (about 13 ounces)
3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
6 medium-size ripe but firm peaches, halved, pitted

Puree 2 1/4 cups fresh raspberries along with 3 tablespoons water in food processor until puree is smooth. Strain raspberry puree through fine-mesh strainer, pressing on solids to release as much liquid as possible; discard solids in strainer. Stir in 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice until blended. DO AHEAD Fresh raspberry sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.

Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Melt butter with brown sugar in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Remove skillet from heat. Brush peach halves all over with melted butter mixture. Grill until tender, about 8 minutes, turning occasionally. Serve with sauce.