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Saturday, May 28th, 2011
9am to 1pm

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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Ridge Valley Farm:  We will have our usual syrup, maple coated nuts, granola snack mix and new for this market maple coffee cake.  This is a from scratch recipe from my grandmother that I substituted some maple sugar for the white sugar.  This is Jim"s favorite cake.

 

Forks Farm returns with their pastured meats.  You can order online by clicking here until midnight, Thursday May 26th

 

Birchrun Hills Farm: We'll have spreads this week for Memorial Day Weekend.
Honey & Sea Salt , great with strawberries.
Summer Herbs and Garlic, for your veggie tray.

 

Mountain View Farm:   I will have an ample supply of my wonderful sausages and pastured chicken for the grill. I'll also have a bounty of my pastured eggs from my happy hens, as 1 of my customers called them last week. I've been busy marinating my poultry for the holiday grilling festivities. and of course, I'll have everything else on my bountiful menu.

 

Jack's Farm:  We will bring the first light picking of peas and beans, spring garlic, lettuce heads, spinach and more!
All USDA Certified Organic. 

 

The Hungry Puppy returns with their all natural dog treats

 

Pure Blend Tea: Pureblend offers 2 New Organic Smoked Sea Salts (Durango and Hickory), Iced Matcha Lattes and Vanilla Chai Lattes.  As always, Buy 3 oz of Matcha and receive 1 oz FREE!

Please welcome Ashley at the Pureblend booth.  She will be selling our teas and making our delicious iced lattes for Pureblend at the PFM until the end of June when she's off to study abroad in Australia!

 

Spotted Hill Farm: We will be offering our Beat It, Bug! Spray and Lotion. This product is made from a blend of essential oils that do a great job keeping bugs away! And the scent is pleasing to people!

 

Country Time Farm:  We will have heat and serve pulled pork and our smoked baby backs with apple wood and our own mango tango sauce. 

 

North Star:  We'll have an assortment of green leafies, including lettuce, kale and/or purple peacock, and arugula. Plus maybe some kohlrabi, carrots and beets. We'll also have eggplant and pepper plants for sale, as well as our fruit butters and cider applesauce.

   

Charlestown Farm:  We'll have strawberries, radishes, carrots, spring garlic, basil, other herbs, and many types of greens this week.  We will also have a large selection of heirloom tomato plants!  Get those gardens ready!

 

Hoagland Farms:  I plan to be at market on Saturday with asparagus, rhubarb, pork, honey, and maybe a few strawberries.  

 

Lost Gourmet:  This week's menu was designed with the upcoming Memorial Day weekend in mind. Whether you are entertaining friends and family or you just want to relax and not think about dinner, this menu is a healthy LOCAL celebration of food to kick off summer.

We'll have Pulled Pork with Heritage Yorkshire pork from Green Meadow Farm, Vegetarian Baked Beans, Spiced lentils with spinach & rhubarb and Kale salad with dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds and smoked goat cheese and basil rice pudding with honeyed strawberries. We'll also have homemade (vegan) barbecue sauce. And folks can pre-order quart sizes of the pulled pork and baked beans.

Online orders are open until Thursday at 9p at our website. We'll have limited quantities available at the market. 

 

Mompops:   We are going to have Watermelon as our new Mompop flavor and If you could also put on your email that we are running a living social deal on the 31 of this month... $10.00 worth of pops for $5.00 www.livingsocial.com and they can redeem them at all 5 of our farmers markets. Tell them to check out our website www.mompops.net for the locations of the markets.

   

ICED by Betsy: We will continue to do the happy dance for the arrival of strawberry season and will be featuring our newest cupcake, Chocolate Da'Vine! ICED by Betsy will also have a gluten free option, the fan-favorite Twisted Lime. If you are planning a Memorial Day cookout or picnic, pre-order a delicious dozen of our cupcakes for your family & friends. You can pre-order by calling 610.755.7062 or by email cupcakes@ICEDbyBetsy.com.

ICED by Betsy will have the following flavors at the market this weekend:
Chocolate Da'vine - Our signature chocolate cake filled with chocolate mousse studded with chopped fresh strawberries. Frosted with chocolate buttercream and topped with a just picked "off da'vine" strawberry!
Stony Street - Our dark chocolate cake filled with fluffy marshmallow cream. Generously topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting, and all the traditional Rocky Road fixings: marshmallows, chocolate chips, and nuts!
Twisted Lime - My favorite pie turned cupcake! Lime infused cupcake filled with key lime curd. Frosted with key lime cream cheese frosting and topped with graham cracker crumbles and a slice of lime. (Will be available in both regular & gluten-free!)
24 Karat - Delicious carrot cake baked with organic freshly grated carrots. Frosted with velvety smooth cream cheese frosting and topped off with walnuts and a sugar carrot.
Life by Chocolate - Our signature chocolate cake filled with rich chocolate mousse. Frosted with decadent chocolate buttercream and topped with dark chocolate curls.
PB & V - A slightly different version of our best seller (PB & C)! Moist and delicious white cake filled with a rich peanut butter center. Frosted with peanut butter buttercream. Topped with a swirl of white chocolate and peanut butter chips.


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Hello Market Shoppers!

It looks like we will have great weather again for the market this coming Saturday!  two of our regular producers will joining us this week for the first time during the main market season:

Ridge Valley Farm will bring delicious local maply syrup made from trees tapped in Montgomery County and Dolly's Dish returns with her to-die-for sweet potato pies- yum!

We also welcome special guest, The Charlestown Playhouse, who will sell plants that they have raised.  Be sure to check out their stand.

If you have always wanted to preserve some of the market bounty for the dark days of winter, you will want to check out the Market Information Table this week as we launch our Discover You Can Program, sponsored by the makers of Ball jars and the Farmers' Market Coalition.  In the coming weeks and months, we will have canning workshops and provide canning information as well as coupons for discounts on jars!  This week,  stop by to receive a free canning booklet to help you get started.

The Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer and the GRILLING SEASON!  This is a great week to pick up burgers, mushrooms and steaks for the grill.  If you make something you really like, send us the recipe or post a photo on our Facebook Page.  And if you are looking for inspiration, check out this page from Fine Cooking.  It is packed with burger recipes including a Bison Burger, Bacon Wrapped Turkey Burger and a Portabella Burger

Don't forget to check out our recipe of the week below. It uses lots of ingredients available this week!

This Week...
Music:   Chris Adams!  
Activities:
Kimberton Waldorf School

Massage:

Back to Health

Producers:
  (click on the names to read about them)

Artisans' Gallery & Cafe
Backyard Bison
Birchrun Hills Farm
Charlestown Farm
Country Time Farm
Dolly's Dish
Forks Farm
Hoagland Farm
The Hungry Puppy
Iced by Betsy
Jack's Farm
John and Kira's Chocolates
Longview Center For Agriculture
LOST Gourmet  
 Mompops
Mountain View Poultry
North Star Orchard
Oley Valley Mushroom
Peachbottom Farm
Pureblend Tea
Saint Peter's Bakery
Shellbark Hollow Farm
Spotted Hill Farm
Stargazers Vineyard
Sweetwater Baking Company 
Charlestown Play House (Plant Sale) 

Recipe of the Week

(Ingredients in italics are available at the market)  

Swiss Chard/Spinach, Green Garlic and Barley Gratin

1 generous bunch Swiss chard or spinach, stemmed and washed
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped (or fresh local scallions)
4 shoots green garlic,  sliced
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
3 farm fresh eggs
1/2 cup 2 percent milk
Freshly ground pepper
1 cup cooked barley (regular pearled or purple), brown rice or arborio rice
1/2 cup grated Experimental  cheese (2 ounces) From Birchrun Hills Farm
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oil a 2-quart gratin dish with olive oil. Blanch the greens for one minute in a large pot of generously salted boiling water, or steam over 1 inch of boiling water for two to five minutes until wilted and tender. Rinse with cold water, squeeze
out water and chop medium-fine. Set aside.
2. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet. Add the onion or scallions, and cook, stirring,
until tender, about five minutes. Add the garlic and a generous pinch of salt. Continue to cook
for another minute or two until the garlic is fragrant. Stir in the cooked greens and the thyme,
and toss together. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
3. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and milk. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and freshly ground
pepper to taste. Stir in the greens mixture, the barley or rice, and the cheeses. Mix together
well. Scrape into the oiled baking dish.
4. Bake 35 to 40 minutes until sizzling and lightly browned on the top and sides. Remove from
the heat, and allow to sit for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Yield: Serves four to six.
Advance preparation: The gratin will be good for three or four days. It is as good served
cold or at room temperature as it is hot.

Adapted from the New York Times


 

Looking Ahead


Next Saturday is Wine Day!   

 

Two local Vineyards, Paradocx and Frecon Farms will join us with delicious wines to taste.  We will have suggestions for paring the wines with our great local cheeses and chocolates. 

 

Returning Producers Next Week:

Baues' Bees

The Mill at Anselma

The Budding Moon

Sidestich by Ginny

 

 

 




Looking Ahead


Next Saturday is Wine Day!   

 

Two local Vineyards, Paradocx and Frecon Farms will join us with delicious wines to taste.  We will have suggestions for paring the wines with our great local cheeses and chocolates. 

 

Returning Producers Next Week:

  • Baues' Bees
  • The Mill at Anselma
  • The Budding Moon
  • Sidestich by Ginny