8/13/2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
9am to 1pm
In This Issue
At the Market this Week
Canning Recipe
News from Our Producers
Recipe...
Looking Ahead...

 

 

This Week at the Market

 

 

Music:    Dirk Quinn Band

  

Children's Activities: Kimberton Waldorf School 

  

 

Discover You Can: Bring your hot water bath canning questions to the market table where we will be showing you how to can pickles in a hot water bath.   



Producers:

(click on the names to read about them on our website)

 

Artisans' Gallery & Cafe 

Backyard Bison 

Birchrun Hills Farm 

Charlestown Farm 

Country Time Farm 

Dolly's Dish  

Fresh A-Peel Hummus 
Hoagland Farms

The Hungry Puppy
Jack's Farm

Jenny and Frank's Artisan Gelato
John and Kira's Chocolates
LOST Gourmet  
Mompops
Mountain View Poultry
Northstar Orchard

The Nut Shack
Oley Valley Mushroom

Paradocx Vineyard
Peachbottom Farm
Pureblend Tea
Quarryville Orchard
Saint Peter's Bakery
Shellbark Hollow Farm
Spotted Hill Farm
Sweetwater Baking Company
   

     

Artists:   

 

Abide 

Christine Shirley Styling Co. 

Good Samaritan Men's Shelter  

Debbie Snyder 

Kimberton Hills 

Pure Scents Candle Co. 

Victoria O'Neill 

 

Green Pad Living  

 

 


Canning Recipe   

Featuring This Week's Produce

 

Bruschetta in a Jar 

From the

Fresh Preserving Website  

What could be more welcoming than warm, freshly toasted homemade bruschetta? Just spoon
these zesty tomatoes onto a toasted baguette and garnish with grated cheese and a splash of
olive oil, if desired.
 

 

 Makes about 7 (8 oz) half pints  

 

Ingredients:

5 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup dry white wine

1 cup white wine vinegar 

1/2 cup water

2 Tbsp sugar

2 Tbsp dried basil 

2 tbsp dried oregano 

2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 

9 cups chopped cored plum tomatoes (about 4 lb or 12 medium)

 

 

Directions:

1.) PREPARE boiling water canner. Heat jars and lids in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Set bands aside.

 

2.) COMBINE garlic, wine, wine vinegar, water, sugar, basil, oregano and balsamic vinegar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 5 minutes or until garlic is heated through. Remove from heat.

 

3.) PACK tomatoes into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Ladle hot vinegar mixture over tomatoes leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe rim. Center hot lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fit is fingertip tight.

 

4.) PROCESS filled jars in a boiling water canner for 20 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lid should not flex up and down when center is pressed.

 

 

      
 
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Market Photos of the Week

  Green Earth Festival

Last Saturday was a spectacular day for the Green Earth FestivalYou can take a look at more photos at our facebook page   

 

Hello Market Shoppers!
 

It's the Second Saturday of the month and that means that we have artists and a band this week for our monthly festival!  And this month we are celebrating National Farmers' Market week!  

 

There will be lots of fruit at the market this week and lots of vegetables too.  Tomatoes are in abundance and they are sooo delicious.  If you are looking for some new ways to prepare these summer beauties, take a look at a great article here. 

 


Dirk Quinn and his band will entertain us with their incredible jazz/funk music.  Plan to stay a while and enjoy the show!    

 

 

Be sure to stop by the Market table this week to enter our free raffle and see our canning display.  We have already given away one Ball Canning Discovery Kit and will give another one away next week.  We'll also have FREE Coupons for $1.50 off Ball jars, and $2.00 off Ball Canning Kits. 

 

See you at the Market! 

 

News from our Producers

Aritsans Gallery & Cafe:

For a great summer drink this weekend, stop by Artisans for our "Arnold Palmer" speciality - 1/2 freshly brewed ice tea and 1/2 Alex's Lemonade!

 

Country Time Farm:

We will have our apple wood doubled smoked bacon, new canadian bacon great with egg's and home fries. We will have an assortment of sausage,for grilling and breakfast, also heat and serve pulled pork, smoked baby backs with cherry wood and mango tango sauce. Pork cutlets, cubes, chops, for the grill, hot dogs also our mango tango sauce witch goes great on anything.

 

Charlestown Farm:

We will have beautiful heirloom and cherry tomatoes, spring onions, cabbage, carrots, and so much more.  We'll also have wildflower bouquets....you can even make your own! 

 

Baues' Busy Bees:

We're bringing our raw honey in various size jars.  Bee pollen for that extra protein needed in your diet or if you suffer from pollen allergies. 

 

All of our creams, lotions and balms are made with beeswax and have a natural SPF of 15! 

 

We have beeswax candles in different sizes and shapes and we'll wrap your purchase for free if it's a gift.  

 

Birchrun Hills Farm:

I'm back to the market this week, fresh from a trip to the American Cheese Society Conference in Montreal.

 

This week we'll feature:

  • Honey & Sea Salt Spread
  • Summer Herb and Garlic Spread
  • Jan's Blue Cheese Dressing
  • Birchrun Blue
  • Fat Cat
  • Equinox
  • Red Cat

 

Think about grilling up Birchrun Bockwurst or Birchrun Franks for a fast meal.

 

Veal Cubes will also be on special for $10/lb. If you didn't get a chance to make the veal kabobs that were featured in the email a few weeks ago, you still can.  The cubes are tender and flavorful.

 

 

Jenny & Franks Gourmet Gelato: 

Jenny and Frank's Artisan Gelato is proud to be offering these

 

mouth-watering flavors this week at the Market: Chocolate Supreme,

Blueberry Basil, and Ginger Peach along with the debuts of Banana Nutella and our smoother-than-smooth Classic Vanilla!  

Come and get to know us - also feel free to contact us to reserve your favorites at

jennyandfranksartisan@gmail.com, or via Facebook.  Ciao!

 

 

LOST Gourmet:

This week LOST Gourmet's has global inspired entrees. For the omnivores they have Moroccan Spiced Meatballs that are made with grass fed beef from fellow market vendor Forks Farm. For the vegans, an Asian inspired cabbage salad with brown rice noodles.  This salad could easily become omnivore worthy by pairing it with pork from Countrytime Farm.  

 

Keep the grill busy this week. Make bison from from Backyard Bison a comfort food when it's served alongside LOST's green bean casserole. Grill up sausages or Oley Valley portobellos and complement them green cabbage & carrot sauerkraut or ginger peach chutney. The sweet yet slightly gingerly warm chutney would also be a wonderful accoutrement to Shellbark Hollow Farm's chevre. Some chutney, cheese LOST Gourmet's peach cardamom shrub would make for a relaxing evening on the porch. 

 

You can check out all of LOST Gourmet's weekly menu items at www.lostgourmet.com and pre-ordering is open until Thursday at 9p. You can also get LOST at  

www.facebook.com/lostgourmet. Be sure to go out and get LOST on Tuesday when Chef Olga brings her local, organic and gluten free menu to Roger's Bistro in West Chester.  

 

 

North Star Orchard: 

This weekend at market we'll have yellow peaches, apples, and hopefully some white peaches and/or nectarines. Heirloom tomatoes are in full swing, so stop by for a great selection of colors and flavors! We'll have other veggies such as sweet onions, potatoes, lettuce, eggplant, squash, and maybe some of the first colorful sweet peppers of the season.

 

 

See North Star's great recipes in the recipe section 

 

Pure Scents:

"Pure Scents is coming to market with many great summery scents, like Cool Citrus Basil, Skinny Girl Margarita and introducing a brand new scent, Lavender Sage & Rosemary. Come on by for your aromatherapy!"

 

Shellbark Hollow Farm:

Need Milk?  We have it~ raw goats milk. Shellbark Hollow Farm will be bringing milk to the market. be sure to get some.  Try our chévre~ Plain, Sharp 1 and BEST OF PHILLY WINNER Sharp 2.  These are great on crackers, in a salad or for cooking.     


Recipe

  

Tomato-mozzarella salad
Courtesy of North Star Orchard
1 sweet onion, thinly sliced
4 large tomatoes, sliced about
1/2 lb nonfat or part-skim mozzarella, thinly sliced
1/4 c chopped fresh parsley
2 tsp minced fresh basil
3 cloves garlic, minced
Salt and black pepper, to taste
2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tsp red wine vinegar
Place layer of onion on serving dish. Add layer of tomatoes and layer of mozzarella.
Sprinkle with some parsley, basil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Drizzle with a little oil and a splash of
vinegar.
Repeat layers until all ingredients are used. Serve at room temperature.



 


Looking Ahead  

  

Next Saturday we will focus on health as part of our regular 3rd Saturday tradition.  Be sure to stop by the Health Table for free screenings and useful information.

 

ICED by Betsy returns next week!  In the meantime, TODAY is the Last Day to vote for their cuppies! You can vote for them in the Philly's Best Cupcake competition at  http://ctvr.us/icedbybetsy.  

 

The following bi-weekly producers return next Saturday:

 

Forks Farm

Ellen April Soap

The Mill at Anselma