Dane County Farmers' Market
 Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter

Saturday, April 11, 2009
Madison Senior Center, 330 W. Mifflin St.
Market: 8:00 am - Noon
Breakfast: 8:30 am - 11:00 am

(Breakfast may end earlier if food runs out.)

Cheese from Bleu Mont Dairy. --Photo by Bill Lubing 
TopAnother first place win for Bleu Mont Dairy. Congratulations Willi. --Photo by Bill Lubing



In This Issue
This Week ...
Thank you Willy Street Coop and UW Law Students
Our Favorite Colors of the Market
AT MARKET THIS WEEK
Market Information
Looking Ahead ...

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thisweekThis Week ...

Variety of bread from Silly Yak Bakery. --Photo by Bill Lubing

You'll note a serious selection of bread, granola, and sweet treats
at Silly Yak Bakery
. They also carry an extensive line
of gluten-free products. --Photo by Bill Lubing


Dear DCFM Enthusiast,


With one more indoor DCFM of the Winter season we can say it's been a huge success. "Taste of the Market" breakfast attendance is up this year over last.  More people have discovered just how wonderful it is to be able to buy local products, many of which are fresh, throughout the winter.

As we close out the indoor season this coming Saturday, April 11, it's fitting that the meal will be prepared by DCFM volunteers and farmers under the direction of Tory Miller of L'Etoile Restaurant. This Saturday's breakfast features:

Honey Orange French Toast with cranberry syrup and a taste of yogurt (gluten free French toast is available)
  • Short ribs and potatoes hash topped with an egg;
  • Saut�ed spinach;
  • Apple bread;
  • Note: Vegetarian version includes meatless hash;
  • Tea or fair trade organic coffee; apple cider or cranberry juice; Blue Marble milk available.
Farmers supplying ingredients include:
  • Apple Bread-Pilgrim's Pantry Bakery
  • Bread-Silly Yak
  • Cranberries-Donated by Van Wychen's Cranberries
  • Eggs-Pecatonica Valley Farm
  • Honey-Marsden's Pure Honey and Blue Valley Garden
  • Potatoes-Butter Mountain Specialty Potatoes
  • Short Ribs-Sylvan Meadows Farm
  • Spinach-Snug Haven Farm

The cost for the breakfast is $7.50 for adults and $3.75 for children, which includes beverage. It runs from 8:00 am until 11:00 am or until the food runs out.

Music this week is provided by Paul Kienitz and friends, featuring fiddling and blue grass. Mr. Kienitz, steeped in the finest traditions of bluegrass fiddling, brings passion to the music and a broad repertoire of tunes.

Take care and I'll see you at Market. 

Bill Lubing
[email protected]
 

 

Bravo and Thanks to Willy Street Coop

for Last Week's Excellent Breakfast!


Last week's breakfast from Willy St. Coop. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Willy Street Coop. --Photo by Bill Lubing
 The breakfast last week prepared by Chef Josh Perkins and crew from the Willy Street Coop was delicious, plentiful, and attractive. We had a huge crowd that the kitchen crew moved through the line quickly. This was the first time that Willy Street presented a "Taste of the Market" breakfast and we're certainly counting on it to not be the last. Thanks again, Chef Josh and crew.

A contingent of UW law students showed up to volunteer in the kitchen, which we greatly appreciate. They've helped us out in the kitchen several times this year.

Muffins from Willy Street. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Willy Street Coop. --Photo by Bill LubingThe crowd at market. --Photo by Bill Lubing

--Photos by Bill Lubing


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recipeOur Favorite Colors of the
Winter Market ... Up Close
Sutter Ridge Raspberry Freezer Preserves. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Raspberry freezer preserves from Sutter's Ridge. --Photo by Bill Lubing

The colors, smells, and textures we find at the DCFM make a trip to the market satisfying, even before we take the first bite. While we can't explore the depths of people's attraction to the colors found at market, we can take a look at the products up close ... very close. Presented here are our favorite colors of the winter market, shown in intimate detail. And yes, you are correct--these folks use no food coloring!

Above, subtle bubbles, swirls, and chunks add depth and intrigue to raspberry freezer preserves from Sutter's Ridge.


Potato from Butter Mountain. --Photo by Bill Lubing

 Make no mistake, purple potatoes are really purple. What we may not notice with the naked eye is the variety of color in this potato from Butter Mountain.


An egg. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Is there a yellow that is any prettier than that from the yoke of a pasture chicken's egg? We doubt it. Compare the depth of the yellow of this egg from Tom Brantmeier with that of a typical factory-raised egg and you'll see why pasture eggs are in such demand.


Snug Haven Spinach. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Fresh spinach, a little sunflower oil and six minutes in a hot iron skillet produces the most beautiful shades of green you'll see this side of paradise. This is from Snug Haven Farm.

Photos by Bill Lubing

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At Market This Week

Matt Smith and patron. --Photo by Bill Lubing 
Matt Smith of Blue Valley Gardens with a patron. --Photo by Bill Lubing

 We strive to keep this list as accurate as possible. We probably  missed an item or two that is at the market or listed an item as available when it is not.  Please use this as a general guide to what's at the market this week.

The following are scheduled to attend the Saturday, April 11 market. Weather, product supply, and other factors can affect attendance. For more information on a specific vendor, search the DCFM directory.

Carrie Johnson, from Jordandal Farm emailed to let us know that they are planning on attending market this coming Saturday, April 11. They will have hams (boneless and bone-in) and roasts for Easter.

Joe Cabibbo
, of Cabibbo's Bakery emailed to let us know "We'll have Easter rings (our panettone with pastel ceramic easter eggs tucked in the folds), sugar cookie Easter baskets with pastel ceramic Easter eggs and a special Easter shape of our semolina bread called 'Corona di Spina' or Crown of Thorns."

Vendor Products
Black Earth Valley with mushrooms, spinach, onions, etc.
Bleu Mont Dairy with cheese, garlic
Blue Valley Gardens with chickens, onions, mushrooms, spinach
Butter Mountain Potatoes with potatoes
Cabibbo's Bakery with biscotti, panettone, semolina bread
Capri Cheesery with goat cheese
Don's Produce with greens, spinach, catnip
Fountain Prairie Farms & Inn with beef andpork
Future Fruit Farm with apples, fruit butters (organic)
Grace Cheesecake with cheesecake and baked goods
Granny's "Old Fashion" Bakery" with bakery
Hook's cheese with cheese and curds
Jordandal Farm with beef, chicken, pork
Pecatonica Valley Farm with  poultry, pork, beef, eggs
Pilgrim's Pantry Bakery with baked goods
Renaissance Farm with cinammon rolls, pesto, infused salts, other
Silly Yak Bakery with wheat and gluten-free baked goods
Snug Haven with spinach, arugual, rosemary
Sylvan Meadows with beef, lamb, pork, sourdough breads
Tomato Mountain with sauces, soups, salsas, preserves

Breads
Biscotti
Cheesecake
Cinnamon rolls
Cookies
Doughnuts
Sicilian Empanadas
Flat breads
Muffins
Panettone
Pastries
Ragusa style Sicilian semolina bread
Scaccia
Sweet breads
Tea breads
Torts


Cheese
Cheese curds
Goat cheese
Sheep milk cheese
World-class aged cheeses


Decorations

Candles
House plants

Butter Mountain potatoes. --Photo by Bill Lubing

What a variety we have in potatoes from Butter Mountain!
--Photo by Bill Lubing


Winter Vegetables
Carrots
Onions
Potatoes

 


Fresh Vegetables
Arugula
Herbs
Salad mixes
Spinach

Fruit

Apples
Jams, jellies, preserves
Pear and apple butter
Raspberries, frozen
Strawberries, frozen

Meats (Grass and grain fed)
Angus beef
Beef
Bison
Brats and sausage
Chicken
Conventional cuts
Duck
Ham
Highland beef
Lamb
Pork
Special cuts


Specialty Items
Bloody Mary mix
Butternuts
Candles
Eggs
Flavored sea salt
Flour
Hickory nuts
Honey
Hot sauces
Infused olive oil
Mushrooms
Pesto
Salsa
Soup
Sunflower oil
Tomato sauces
Vinaigrettes

 
Market Information

Bill Warner of Snug Haven. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Bill Warner of Snug Haven Farm chats with a customer,
as does John Aue of Butter Mountain in the background. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Saturday Indoor Market, Late Winter (In Progress, LAST ONE!)
Date: Every Saturday beginning January 3, 2009 through April 11
Hours: 8:00AM to Noon
Where: Indoors, Madison Senior Center, 330 W. Mifflin St.
Note: The Famous Market Breakfast is Served Here!

Saturday Outdoor Market Schedule (Starts April 18)
Date: Every Saturday during the Summer and Fall
Hours: 6:00am to 2:00pm
Where: Downtown Madison on the Capitol Square
 
Wednesday Outdoor Market Schedule (Starts April 22)
Date: Every Wednesday during the Summer and Fall
Hours: 8:30am to 2:00pm
Where: 200 Block of Martin Luther King Blvd. 
 
Parking
 
Questions About the Market?
 If you have any questions about the market or the vendors, please contact the market manager, Larry Johnson, at 608-455-1999 or email him at [email protected]. The  DCFM website provides much  information as well.
 
Dane County Farmers' Market
Volunteer Opportunities

Please contact Ruth Miller at [email protected] for information about volunteering at the market breakfasts (winter months only) or during the outdoor market at the information booth. It's fun, rewarding, and really appreciated by the market-going public.
 
Friends of the DCFM
For information on volunteering for any educational projects and programs on the Square or becoming a member of Friends of the Dane County Farmers' Market contact Danielle Wood at [email protected].
 

Looking Ahead ...
Breakfast with flowers. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Such a deal! An excellent breakfast at a reasonable price and
there are even flowers on the table. --Photo by Bill Lubing

We finish this Winter DCFM season on Saturday, April 11, heading out next week for the first outdoor market of the new season on Saturday, April 18. Without the "Taste of the Market" breakfast, those of us who volunteer for the market may feel a little disoriented with no dishes to wash, produce to chop, or coffee to brew. We'll get over that quickly. Especially since the need for DCFM volunteers continues during the summer. You might want to consider this worthy summer activity.

The main job of the volunteers during the summer involves the DCFM information table. Answering patrons' questions, selling bags to the vendors, and keeping the supplied literature available comprises most of the duties of the position. The great thing is that the shifts are around two hours long. If you choose to volunteer for the market you will still have time to get your market shopping done.

Another attractive aspect of volunteering for the Outdoor DCFM is that the schedule is flexible. Some people choose to volunteer every week. Others once a month. It's up to you.

If you love the market and would like to become more involved, your help would be greatly appreciated by your fellow DCFM Enthusiasts. Contact DCFM Volunteer Coordinator Ruth Miller. She can be reached via email at [email protected].

Until next week ...

Sincerely

Bill Lubing
DCFM
[email protected]