Dane County Farmers' Market
 Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter

March 5, 2011

8:00 am - 12:00 Noon

Link to Madison Senior Center Location Map  

Downtown Madison Parking Map
(Private ramps and street parking are also available.)
 

Blue cheese from Hook's. --Photo by Bill Lubing


In This Issue
This Week ...
'Taste of the Market' breakfast menu
Thank You Kitchen Volunteers
Recipe: Toasted Sesame Spinach
At Market This Week
This Week's Music: Hoot 'n Annies
Market Information
Looking Ahead ...

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This Week ...
Watercress from Blue Valley Garden. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Crisp and Spicy ...

... watercress from Blue Valley Gardens really adds to
a salad. It's also great sauteed with spinach for a little
added zip. --Photo by Bill Lubing  


Dear DCFM Enthusiast,


Yes, there's plenty of parking
We're not too sure how large the protest crowd on the Capitol Square will be this Saturday. Even if it's as large or larger than last week's crowd of an estimated 100,000, there is plenty of parking available for those attending the Winter Dane County Farmers' Market at the Madison Senior Center.

We arrived at the market around 9:15 last week and found there was plenty of parking in the ramp adjacent to the Senior Center. We also spotted a few empty metered parking spots on the street.

The long and the short is this: Come on down, enjoy the great selection of produce, meats, bakery, and cheeses. Treat yourself to a fantastic breakfast. Support those dedicated vendors who bring the best of seasonal Wisconsin products to the Winter DCFM!

 


Bill Lubing
[email protected]


 

'Taste of the Market'
UW-Madison Dietetics
and Nutrition Students
Features Breakfast Pizza!

UW- Madison Dietetics and Nutrition Students will be the guests in the kitchen for the March 5 "Taste of the Market" breakfast under the direction of David McKercher of the Mermaid Cafe

 

The breakfast runs from from 8:30 am to 11 am, unless the food runs out first, at the site of the Winter DCFM, the Madison Senior Center, 330 West Mifflin Street. The cost is $7.50 or $3.75 for kids and those who can't eat an adult portion

The menu includes:  

  • Breakfast pizza dressed with tomato sauce and pesto spread, creamy cheese, eggs, mildly spiced beef, and topped with a dollop of sungold tomato preserves;
  • Tender fresh mixed greens with pea sprouts and a light dressing;
  • Rosemary and thyme roasted root vegetables including sweet potatoes, rainbow potatoes, carrots, garlic, and more, and;
  • A taste of chocolate biscotti.
  • Vegetarian option will be seasoned mushrooms in place of the meat on the breakfast pizza.
  • A gluten free option will be available upon request.
  • Beverages: Organic fair trade coffee using the Friends of the Dane County Farmers' Market blend or tea; and cranberry juice.  Milk is available upon request.    
Additional seating can be found on the second floor, accessed via stairway and elevator found to the right upon entering the Senior Center. There are also additional vendors found through the double doors found inside the center towards the front.

 

While we try to serve the menu that is listed in our promotion, and this is most often the case, parts of this menu may be substituted or changed.


DCFM Suppliers for this week's breakfast include:

Pecatonica Valley Farm - Eggs

Marr Family Farm - High Quality Beef

Cabibbo's Bakery - Biscotti and Bread

Renaissance Farm - Pesto

Don's Produce - Fresh Mixed Greens and Sweet Potatoes

Silly Yak Bakery - Bread for Pizza and Gluten Free Bread

Bleu Mont Dairy - Garlic Cheddar and Garlic

Brantmeier Family Farm - Garlic and Eggs

Garden To Be - Pea Sprouts

Hook's Cheese Co. - Cheese

Driftless Organics - Sweet Potatoes, Carrots and Potatoes

Butter Mountain Potatoes - Rainbow Potatoes

Cherokee Bison Farms - Sunflower Oil

Tomato Mountain Farm - Sungold Preserves and Tomato Sauce


Volunteers for the "Taste of the Market" breakfast are always welcomed. If you're interested please contact DCFM Volunteer Coordinator Ruth Miller at [email protected].



 

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Thank You DCFM Kitchen Volunteers,
Underground Catering, UW Dietetics and
Nutrition Students, and FH King Students
for Last Week's Super Delicious 'Taste of
the Market' Breakfast!
DCFM breakfast. --Photos by Bill Lubing



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Recipe: Toasted Sesame Spinach
Toasted Sesame Spinach --Photo by ms_bold 

Toasted Sesame Spinach --Photo by ms_bold 

 

There will be a decent supply of fresh, frost-sweetened spinach at the market this Saturday. Whether you saut�, use it in a salad, soup, or casserole, this fresh, rich green is one of the delights found at the Winter DCFM. Here are a few more spinach [RECIPES].

Toasted Sesame Spinach

 by Mercy


Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (we suggest sunflower oil from Driftless Organics)
  • 2 teaspoons chopped ginger
  • 12 ounces spinach or 12 ounces other leafy greens
  • 1/4 cup vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

 

Directions

  1. Place a large pan over high heat until hot.
  2. Add oil, swirling to coat bottom. Add ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 10 seconds.
  3. Add spinach and broth; stir once, then cover.
  4. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring once, until greens are wilted, about 2 minutes.
  5. Add sesame oil, soy sauce, and sesame seeds.
  6. Toss to distribute seasonings and serve.

   

Adapted from  www.food.com  

  

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At Market This Week
Turnips from Driftless Organics. --Photo by Bill Lubing

 

Turnips and Sunflower Oil...

... from Driftless Organics present many
culinary possibilities.  --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. Chances are not all items mentioned or listed below will be at each market. The vendor list below was accurate as of February 23, 2011.

 

 Due to inclement weather, product availability, and other factors, some vendors listed below may need to cancel participation in this week's market.

   

This Saturday Mark Olson from Renaissance Farm makes his monthly stop at the Winter DCFM. If you've been jonesing for some great pesto, cinnamon rolls, or other products from Mark do stop by. Next week the farm will be launching a new eNewsletter and Facebook page. If you're interested Mark will have an email signup sheet at his table.

 

We talked with Tom Brantmeier earlier this week. He'll be coming to this week's market bringing eggs, garlic, and soap.

 

Jordandal Farms will be bringing their great meats to market while Marr  Family Farm and McClusky Brothers will be taking some time off. Look at the list below to find other vendors who offer meat, including beef, bison, duck, pork, fish, and chicken.

 

Numerous vendors still have a good supply of garlic.

 

As we so often mention in our recipes, Driftless Organics will have sunflower oil. They're also offering a great deal on carrots.

 

Cindy and Leroy from Cherokee Bison Farms will be enjoying their role as grandparents this Saturday. So they will not be at the market. It's a rare opportunity when the grandkids visit from Texas. 

 

 

DCFM Roster  


To find a vendor or product
you can: 1) check the DCFM website or take a leisurely stroll through the market. If you'd like to check with your favorite vendor about product availability, go here, then do a search for contact information.

 


Breads

Biscotti

Cheesecake

Cinnamon rolls

Cookies

Flat breads

'Mpanata

Muffins

Panettone

Pastries

Ragusa Style Semolina Bread

Scaccia

Scones

Sweet breads

Tea breads

Torts

Tortillas 

Whole wheat sourdough



 

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



 
                    
 
Fresh Cut, Dried Flowers
Cut Flowers
Dried Arrangements    
Fresh Vegetables  Beets
Brocholi
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celeriac
Collard Greens
Garlic
Herbs
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Micro greens
Onions (several varieties)
Parsnips
Potatoes
Radishes
Shallots
Salad mixes
Scallions
Spinach
Tomatoes, canned
Tomatoes, fresh
Turnips
Winter Squash  
 

Fruit

Apples
Jams, jellies, preserves
Raspberries (frozen)
Strawberries (frozen)
Tomatoes, canned  

  
Meats (Grass and grain fed)
  
Angus beef
Beef
Bison
Brats and sausage
Chicken
Conventional cuts
Emu
Ham
Highland beef
Lamb
Pork
Rabbit
Special cuts
Fresh and smoked trout
Smoked salmon

 


 
Specialty Items  
Baklava
Bloody Mary mix  
Candles
Eggs
Flavored sea salt
Goat Milk Soap
Honey
Hot sauces
Infused olive oil
Maple syrup
Mushrooms
Pasties (frozen)
Pesto
Salsa
Soup (canned and frozen)
Sunflower oil
Tomato sauces
Tortillas
Vinaigrettes


 
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This Week's Music: Hoot 'n Annies

Featuring Sally Bennett on fiddle and Colleen Foley on guitar the "Annies" play hard-driving tunes and songs with down to earth country harmonies from a time that marked the beginnings of recorded country music. They will be joined by Karen Holden on electric bass.

As comfortable with hoedowns, rags and jigs as with a honky-tonk country ballad, a performance of the Hoot 'n Annies generates contagious good humor for all audiences, city and country, young and young at heart.




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Market Information

Fresh eggs from Brantmeier Family Farm. --Photo by Bill Lubing


Freshly Washed ...

 
...and ready to be boxed and sold at the DCFM. These eggs
from Brantmeier Family Farm are extremely fresh, as are all of the
other eggs sold at the DCFM. Eggs are a popular item at the market--so much
so that most folks who sell them sell out or nearly so whenever
they're offered. 
--Photo by Tom Brantmeier



Late Winter Schedule
Date:
January 8, 2011 through April 9, 2011
Hours:
8:00 am to 12:00 Noon
Where: Madison Senior Center
Last Session: April 9, 2011  


2011 Saturday Outdoor Market Schedule  
Date: Begins April 16, 2011  
Hours: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm  
Where: Downtown Madison on the Capitol Square  

2011 Wednesday Outdoor Market Schedule  
Date: Begins April 20, 2011  
Hours: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Where: 200 Block of Martin Luther King Blvd.
Last Session: November 3, 2010   
   Parking  
Click Here for Madison Parking Information
(Private ramps and street parking are also available.) 

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 ...
Sjplash of yellow from Indian Trail Greenhouses. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Splash of Color ...
... from Indian Trail Greenhouses.
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-Photo by Bill Lubing

 

Keep Your Carrots Perky

A few weeks back we asked Noah Engel at Driftless Organics about a little problem we've been having with carrots. In the cool basement our carrots have been stored for weeks. They're as crisp as the day we put them down there. When we put them in the refrigerator they tended to begin deteriorating pretty quickly. Noah suggested we keep them in a plastic bag while in the refrigerator. This prevents them from losomg moisture.

 

Noah says that carrots are quite susceptible to moisture loss in the refrigerator. We've taken his advice. Now our carrots remain crisp and perky while in the refrigerator ... those their time from frig to plate is brief because they're so darn great tasting!

 

So, You Miss the Farm?

Ask Paul at JenEhr Family Farm about the party they're having this Sunday at the farm. It's a great time to come out in the dead of winter. You can  see the growth in the hoop houses, view the farm under snow, and of course visit with farmers Paul and Kay.    

 

Until next week ...

 

Sincerely

 

Bill Lubing
DCFM

[email protected]