What's New...
Two Cool Cookies, a
producer that has been with us in previous seasons will be back at the
market this week! They will have organic ice cream cookie sandwiches
as well as eight ounce take-home
containers of ice cream and ice cream with cookies mixed-in. The ice
cream is made using fresh, organic and locally produced ingredients,
including cream from Seven Stars Farm in Kimberton. Seasonal and
traditional flavors will be sold at the market including strawberry ice
cream (using organic strawberries from Willow Creek Orchards) with
shortbread cookies, apple pie ice cream with graham cookies, lemon
mascarpone ice cream with vanilla cookies, peanut butter ice cream with
chocolate cookies and vanilla ice cream with chocolate chip cookies.
Their website can be checked for updates and flavors to be featured at
the
upcoming market.
Stargazer Vineyard will be at market on
June 12 and will be introducing their latest release Gruener Veltliner GV
2009. It is a white wine popular in Austria similar to Sauvignon Blanc
and Pinot Gris. They will also have our Sparkling Rose of Pinot Noir and their Cabernets Sauvignons for tasting. All wines will be available for
sale.
Lisa Montgomery, a local raw foods chef and author of Raw Inspiration: Living Dynamically with Raw Food will be demoing some recipes from her book!
Hoagland Farm will be at the market this week with strawberries, cherries, asparagus,honey,peas, pork, and hopefully
rhubarb and raspberries.
Jim Rendi will also be back this week demonstrating his fine woodworking skills by crafting stunning windsor chairs.
John and Kira's Chocolate have produced a great video on their company which stirred my heartstrings (dark chocolate + urban farms = love). After viewing their video, think giving your Dad drunken figs for Father's Day. Did you know how John proposed to Kira?
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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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Phoenixville Farmers' Market Saturdays 9am-1pm Under the Gay Street Bridge Accessed from Taylor Alley Behind Family Dollar Phoenixville, PA ********* Artists at the Market on Second Saturdays ********* Health Screenings by Phoenixville Hospital on Third Saturdays
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Hello Market Shoppers,
It is second Saturday and we are happy to feature some of the area's best artists, just in time to find the perfect Father's Day gift. You can read about the individual artists via the links below.
Also, this week we are welcoming Two Cool Cookies back to the market! You may remember their wonderfully local ice cream sandwiches from a few years ago, now they will have containers of local ice cream for sale too.
Lisa Montgomery will be doing a raw food demo from her book AND we have John Costello, finger picking his soulful blues and spirituals. It is not to be missed!
There is a great benefit coming up that you should know about: On Sunday June 27th, dine with Sue Miller of
Birchrun
Hills and Pete Demchur of Shellbark Hollow while enjoying a 5- course
tasting menu prepared by Chef Eric Yost of the White Dog Cafe in the bucolic setting
of Fox Hollow Farm. Eric's menu will feature products from local
farms including Shellbark Hollow and Birchrun Hills. Eric has
paired unique American wines to be served with each course. $125
per person supports Fair Food. Please call (215) 386-9224
to make a reservation to this benefit.
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Producer of the Week St. Peter's
Bakery Caf�, Bakery,
& BYOB www.saintpetersbakery.com [email protected],
610.469.7501
On
the banks of French Creek, Melanie Melle, executive pastry chef for
St. Peter's Bakery, creates delicious, healthy
fresh breads. She uses unbleached and bromate-free flour, and
avoids the use of artificial coloring, preservatives, stabilizers, and
additives. Her breads include Rustic White, Multi-Grain, Apple
Raisin Walnut, French Baguette and Calamata
Olive (which is in high demand; come early to get
yours). Now that summer is upon us, these breads, which have been
shaped by hand, and are as much a feast to the eye, as they are
a delight to the palate, make superb gifts for hosts of
barbecues and picnics.
Melanie entices
market shoppers with more than her wondrous breads. She brings
to market muffins, scones, and croissants (try the ham and cheese
croissant
with rich, dark coffee; breakfast-on-the-go becomes a culinary
delight). At the bakery proper, cookies, brownies, pies, and cakes abound. And because it is run as BYOB, on a Friday night
you can swing by with your favorite wine to St. Peter's Bakery and
enjoy their signature Semolina pizza while listening to the serenading
local musicians.
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Recipe
Pork Medallions with Cherry Sauce
1 pound Country Time Farm pork tenderloin 3/4
cup cranberry juice or apple juice 2 teaspoons
spicy brown mustard 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 cup Hoagland Farm cherries, halved
and pitted Salt Freshly ground black
pepper
Trim fat from pork. Cut
pork crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices. Place each slice between 2
pieces of plastic wrap. With the heel of your hand, press each slice
into a 1/2-inch-thick medallion. Remove plastic wrap. Sprinkle lightly
with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Coat
an unheated large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat skillet
over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook for 6 minutes or until pork is
slightly pink in center and juices run clear, turning once. Transfer to a
serving platter; keep warm. Combine cranberry
juice, mustard, and cornstarch; add to skillet. Cook and stir until
thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Stir cherries
into mixture in skillet. Serve over pork. Makes 4 servings.
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Looking Ahead
Dirk Quinn Band is going to be with us next week- get your dancing shoes ready!
Angela Miller grew up in Coventryville and became a NYC publisher before she followed her dream of owning and running farm in Vermont. The award winning cheese making farm is the subject of her memoir, Hay Fever, which she will share with us next week. You might hear her being interviewed for WHYY in the meantime!
Lisa Kerschner of North Star Orchard is writing a 3 part blog series on the myth of high prices at farmers markets. Her first article is available here: You Get What You Pay For
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