Saturday,May 5th , 2011

9am to 1pm

Phoenixville Farmers' Market Newsletter
In This Issue
This Week...
Recipe of the Week
Looking Ahead...
What's New....

There are too many NEW things this week to include them all, but here are a few:

  

We welcome the following NEW  producers:

  

Market Day Canele- Canele and other French delicacies 

 

Naught Nutty Love- Freshly ground artisan nut butters  

 

Vera Pasta - fresh pasta and sauce  

  

Here are some highlights from our farmers and artisans: 

  

Pureblend Tea is offering an Opening Day Special: Receive a coupon for Buy one ounce of whole leaf tea, get one FREE! Only at your next Phoenixville Market visit.     

 

Hoagland Farms  will have asparagus, rhubarb,onions,honey and pork

 

Paradocx Vineyard:

"You asked for it.  Your favorite paint cans, now in bottles."
Barn Red, Whitewash, and Pail Pink $14
 
Don't forget to return your empty paint cans for a $2/can refund.

 

Stop by the Paradocx table for a sample of our wine and ask how you can win a free tasting for 2   

 

Jacks Farm:  For your garden JACK will have lot's of USDA Certified Organic tomato and pepper transplants, potted herbs and small fruit plants.  For your table JACK will have USDA Certified Organic early spring greens including Arugula, Chard and Asian mix plus Spring Garlic, Radishes, Hakurie Turnips, Potatoes and more.

 

 

Countrytime Farm will have all cuts of pork for grilling, limited B.B. ribs, St. Louie and country style  

  

Ellen April Soap has been busy all winter creating new soaps and stocking up on your old favorites. Ellen & Dave are excited to see Spring and be back at the market. This week they'll have their large selection of luxurious soaps and body products including their Buttermilk Oatmeal & Honey soap in honor of our Honeybee Festival.

     

Dolly's Dish will  have our Custard Sweet Potato Pies in 3 sizes.  Our  3" 'Sweet Snacks' are great for portion control.  Or if your sweet tooth is craving a bit more try our 6" 'Middle of the Road'. And if the middle isn't enough, we have the 9" ' Sharing is Caring'. With any size pie you will taste a piece of heaven, so JUST TASTE IT!!        

 

Jenny and Frank's Gelato:

 For our first week back, we will proudly be serving our refreshing
Rustic Lemon, flavorful Banana Nutella, and our to-die-for Chocolate
Supreme.  And, we are excited to announce our newest Jenny and Frank's
hand-crafted flavor - Pistacchio Naturale (Natural Pistachio)!  Bold,
smooth, and intense.  Be sure to stop by and have a taste.      

  

ICED by Betsy:

Welcome to the wonderful month of May! It is full of reasons to celebrate with cupcakes: May Flowers, Cinco de Mayo, Kentucky Derby, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Birthdays, Graduations and the return of the regular season Phoenixville Farmers' Markets! We look forward to serving you this year! Make sure to stop by and enjoy our Bee Nuttee cupcake featuring local honey & celebrating our honey bees! You can pre-order any quantity of cupcakes from the flavors of the week! Place your order via email cupcakes@ICEDbyBetsy.com or phone (610)755-7062.

ICED by Betsy will have the following flavors at the market this week:  
PB & C - The most famous taste combination and our best seller! Our signature chocolate cake filed with a rich peanut butter center. Frosted with peanut butter buttercream and topped with a peanut butter cup.
Dark Side -  A rich dark chocolate cupcake filled with fluffy marshmallow cream. Topped with chocolate ganache, dark chocolate buttercream, and a twirl of marshmallow! *Also available in our gluten-free version this week!
Pure - A simple & elegant vanilla cupcake filled with vanilla mousse. Frosted with vanilla buttercream and topped with white sugar crystals, and a single white vanilla chip.
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.
Toffee Crunch-a-Bunch - Our signature chocolate cake filled with chocolate toffee mousse. Topped with chocolate buttercream, lots of toffee crunch, and a swirl of caramel buttercream!
Bee Nuttee - An almond-infused cake stuffed with an almond & honey pastry filling. Frosted with fresh, local honey cream cheese frosting and topped with a sugar honey bee.

  

Artisans Cafe:

In keeping with the theme of this weekend, Artisans Gallery & Café has selected a "Honey Orange Blossom" cake dessert in honor of the Festival of Honeybees.  The dessert is an individual cake made with Honey, Almond Nougat & Honey Lavender Crème Anglasie. It will be available at the Farmers' Market and at the Café. And why not add a little honey to your beverage.  It makes a great addition to our freshly brewed iced tea & mint, lemonade or hot tea with nutmeg or cinnamon.
 
Special for Market Opening Day........ "pairing of 2" products for 1 price.
 Quiche with fruit + 12 oz coffee for $5.00
 Breakfast scone + 12 oz coffee for $3.00        

Sandwich wrap + cold beverage for $7.00
 
For the month of May, the featured OVC is Honduras Marcala SHG.  This is definitely a coffee you can feel good about buying. Supporting children? Check. Supporting sustainable agriculture? Check. And it tastes great too! Grown in the La Paz region of Honduras at an average of 5,000 feet above sea level, this coffee is processed using the washed method producing a noticeable cleanness in the cup. Because of this coffee's Organic and Fair Trade certifications, its producers have been able to get a fair price which has led to the construction of some excellent schools, fair wages for the teachers, and a nutritious lunch program. But before lunch comes breakfast, which smooth transitions us to our final point: Honduras Marcala a great breakfast coffee. Fifty cents of each bag of coffee sold will be donated back to the La Paz region for its humanitarian projects.




 

 
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Hello Market Shoppers!
May 5th is the day we have been waiting for, and it looks like the weather will be beautiful for the Opening Day of our eleventh main season.  This week we will go back to our main season layout with producers on both sides of Mill Street.  If you have any trouble finding your favorite producer, stop by the market table, near the music, and we will help you find them.

We are celebrating with our opening day with  the second annual Festival for our Honey Bees! 

Many of our producers have created special items using honey for the festival:
  • Honey, Beeswax candles, beeswax skin care products, bee pollen from Baues' Busy Bees
  • Honey & Sea Salt Spread -  excellent on a toasted whole grain bread or bagel for breakfast, spread on crackers or use as a fresh fruit dip!
      Teaquinox - Rubbed with honey and aged in tea leaves. Complex and flavorful.
     from Birchrun Hills Farm  
  • "Honey Orange Blossom" cake from Artisan's Cafe
  • Buttermilk Oatmeal & Honey soap from Ellen April Soap 
  • Honey Roasted Peanut Butter from Naught Nutty Love
  • Iced Honey-Ginseng Matcha Lattes w/ Almond Milk - from Pureblend Tea
  • Almond Honey Bread (Gluten Free) and Honey Cornmeal Cake (Gluten, Dairy, and Egg Free) from Marci's Morsels
  • Honey Granola, Honey infused whole wheat bread and Honey Citrus Blossoms, a honey butter cookie, from St. Peters' Bakery & Café
  • Honey Bee Caramels from John and Kira's
  • Bee Nuttee - An almond-infused cup cake stuffed with an almond & honey pastry filling. Frosted with fresh, local honey cream cheese frosting and topped with a sugar honey bee from ICED By Betsy
The market will host a special guest when Jessica Long, 2012 Honey Queen of Pennsylvania comes to the market.  Jessica will tell us all about bees and beekeeping and answer any questions you have about our insect pollinators.

Bring your gardening questions too because we will have Chester County Master Gardeners on hand to answer them. 
 
The complete list of vendors, activities and schedule are listed in the section below.

See you at the Market!
 
This Week...
Music:    Joe Willson

Activities:
for children
-beeswax crafts by Sheltering Arms
-facepainting
-clowning
-11am puppet show

for everyone:

9am Music by Joe Willson

10am "Medicinal Secret of the Hive" a talk by Rosemary Baues followed by music by Joe Willson

11am "Queen of the Honey Bee" a puppet show by The Marionette Theater of the Stars followed by music by Joe Wilson

12pm A presentation about raising honey bees by The 2102 Pennsylvania Honey Queen and Dave Baues

 

 

-2pm  Roundtable Q & A about Bees, Honey and Beekeeping at Artisan's Cafe on Bridge Street

 

 

Special Guests:

 

2012 Pennsylvania Honey Queen, Jessica Long 

Chester County Master Gardeners 

Sugarbush Nursery  , specializing in native plants for bees and other wildlife 

 

 

Massage:

 Gateway Bodyworks 

Producers:  (click on the names to read about them)
Artisans' Gallery & Cafe

Artists: (click on the names to read about them)
 
Recipe

Shaved Asparagus and Goat Cheese Crostini drizzled with Honey

You can click on the title above for great photos and step by step instructions for this recipe.

 

Ingredients
  • 1 baguette  
  • 1/2 pound asparagus
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup goat cheese
  • 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
  1. Preheat broiler (or oven to 450˚.)
  2. Slice baguette in to 1/2 slices. Using one tablespoon of olive oil, lightly brush each piece (I had 10-12 slices.)
  3. Shave or thinly slice asparagus. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive and salt.
  4. You have two options for cooking: 1. Sprinkle goat cheese on top of each bread piece and broil until crispy and lightly browned or 2. Sprinkle with goat cheese and top with asparagus. Bake until crispy and lightly brown (just depends on if you want raw asparagus or not.)
  5. When ready to serve, lightly drizzle honey over asparagus.



 

Looking Ahead

 

Next week is the Second Saturday of the month and on each Second Saturday we feature a band and welcome a selection of artists to the market for a monthly festival.    

 

We will have lots and lots of items just in time for Mother's Day.

Here is a partial list of the artists attending next week:

  • Heather DeFeo
  • Mano's Material Creations
  • The Cob Studio
  • Richard Johnston
  • Artypanz Productions
  • Sidestitch by Ginny
  • Kimberton Hills

 

If you are looking for Northstar or Quarryville Orchards, they will come later in  the season when they have fruit.  Northstar expects to come in late May or the first week in June, and Quarryville will return later in the season.