PHOENIXVILLE
FARMERS' MARKET
Regular Season
Saturdays
May 9, 2009
to
November 21, 2009
9am-1pm
Special Holiday Markets
(Food and Artists)
Nov 28, Dec 5, 12 & 19:
10am to 12pm
Winter Markets
2nd & 4th Saturdays,
January through April:
10am to 11am
Bridge St. & Taylor Alley
Behind Family Dollar
Phoenixville, PA
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The
Phoenixville Farmers' Market is a producer/grower market committed to
providing locally grown, fresh food; to preserving our agricultural
heritage; and to building community.
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What's New....
The Mitchell Program is back with gourd bird feeders and some indoor houseplants!
Several Artists will be joining us this week: Cara Graver will be selling her beautiful earthy pottery, TonyaLov Jewelery will be featuring hand crafted porcelain jewlery, Wendy Walton will be have her Enchanted pottery, and Camphill Village Kimberton Hills will have lovely items from their weavery and craft shop.
Mountain View Poultry is now taking orders for pasture raised Thanksgiving turkeys.
Country Time Farm will be back with their delicious pork!
The Gold Rush Rush is on at North Star Orchard! This is the week for picking up Gold Rush orders, so order now if you are interested in having some tasty apples this winter!
Artisan Cafe will be selling raffle tickets for the Phoenixville Foundry Gingerbread Raffle.
Soap by Pat will bring limited amounts of pear, spiced apple and bay
rum soap as well as the usual variety of handcrafted soap, lavender
lotion and doggie sprays.
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Hello Market Shoppers,
Thank you to all that donated candy to the Operation Gratitude campaign, people were amazingly generous and we collected 40 lbs of candy in just a few hours! On Friday night there is an opportunity to make a difference locally. Artisan Cafe is holding their third annual Empty Bowls Dinner to benefit Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS) Participants receive their choice of soup and bread served in a
handcrafted bowl made by a local artist or ceramic student. They take
home the bowl as a remembrance of the hunger that exists throughout the
world.
This Saturday is Second Saturday and we have some very gifted local artists sharing their jewelery, pottery, fiber arts, and woodwork at the market. This is a great opportunity for buying some beautiful, local, handmade gifts for the holidays.
Will we continue to give a Winter Market Dollar for every turkey order and this week will add apple cider to the list! Also, if you can answer the trivia question at the end of the newsletter you can come to the information area for your chance to win more Winter Market Dollars!
Do you have any favorite Thanksgiving recipes to share? We would love to have a collection of community favorites for next week's newsletter! You can email your favorite recipe or drop it off at the market, thanks!
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Of
course, we have all been hearing about the flu, as it is rampant in our
area. At the market, we have many items that can help you boost your
immune system through the season. Several Studies show that raw honey had anti bacterial, anti fungal, and anti viral properties and a Penn State study
showed that honey can actually improve respiratory conditions at
bedtime in children over over the counter cough medicine (and possibly
adults too)! Honey is also easily absorbed in the digestive system so
it doesn't interfere with digestion in the same way that other sugars
do. It is certainly one of natures miracles.
Another market remedy is the shiittake mushroom. The shiitake has been
used medicinally for thousands of years in Chinese Medicine. It has
been popularized over the past few decades as an immune booster. I
have heard many anecdotal accounts of the benefits of shiitakes and it
only took me a minute to find a study linking
small dosages of an active chemical in the shiitake to increased immune
response to influenza. I enjoy the process of linking food and
medicine, stories and science, and I am sure we have many possiblilities to do so on Saturday at the market. Real food really does a body good!
Aside from chicken soup, which we all could use a little of these days,
we have another item at the market that you might not have tried
before...
The juice of this Japanese plant acts as a decongestant, it's enzymes aid in the break down of mucus and phlegm. It can be eaten in many
ways, including in a tea with shiitake mushrooms. Can you guess what
it is? Can you guess that I am leading you into a trivia contest? If
you can figure out the answer, let me know at the information area Saturday and I will enter you in a
chance to win some Winter Market Dollars.
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Looking Ahead
Next week is our last regular market of the season, but don't worry, we are not going away! Our hours just get a little bit shorter leading up to the holidays. Dirk Quinn Band welcomed us on our first day of the market this year and he will play for our last "official" day, too!
We are pleased to announce that the Phoenixville Farmers' Market will be open for limited hours during the winter and early spring! Our schedule is as follows:
Weekly Holiday Markets:
(Food and Artists)
Nov 28, Dec 5, 12 & 19:
10am to 12pm
Winter Markets
2nd & 4th Saturdays,
January through April:
10am to 11am
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